Moving to Alvarado, Minnesota

The current estimated population of Alvarado, Minnesota is 355, with 49.8% male and 50.2% female. The town has maintained a stable population, typical of small, rural communities in northern Minnesota.

City Facts

• Year founded: 1905
• County: Marshall
• Land area: 1.0 square mile
• Population density: Approximately 355 people per square mile
• Area code: 218
• Zip code: 56710

Geography and Location

Alvarado, Minnesota is located in Marshall County, in the northwestern part of the state, about 30 miles northeast of Grand Forks, North Dakota. The town is situated in the Red River Valley, a fertile agricultural region known for its wheat and sugar beet production. Alvarado is a quiet, rural community surrounded by farmland and open plains. The town’s location near U.S. Highway 75 provides access to larger cities in the region while offering a peaceful, small-town lifestyle.

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $40,625
Median house value: $61,300

Population by Race

Races in Alvarado:

• White Non-Hispanic (89.5%)
• Hispanic (10.2%)
• Other race (7.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Norwegian (50.9%), Swedish (29.9%), German (17.3%), Irish (10.2%), Czech (5.4%), Polish (4.0%).

Elevation: 812 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Alvarado

• High school or higher: 79.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
• Unemployed: 3.3%
• Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alvarado city

• Never married: 23.8%
• Now married: 63.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 7.5%
• Divorced: 5.7%

3.2% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.8% North America, 0.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +16 (+4.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Alvarado:

• NORTH VALLEY HEALTH CENTER (about 18 miles; WARREN, MN)
• ALTRU HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND)
• RICHARD P STADTER PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 21 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alvarado:

• GRAND FORKS INTL (about 22 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Abbreviation: GFK)
• THIEF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL (about 58 miles; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: TVF)
• HECTOR INTL (about 89 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Alvarado:

• STEPHEN MUNI (about 21 miles; STEPHEN, MN; Abbreviation: D41)
• WARREN MUNI (about 21 miles; WARREN, MN; Abbreviation: D37)
• MINTO MUNI (about 28 miles; MINTO, ND; Abbreviation: D06)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alvarado:

• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 20 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Full-time enrollment: 9,935)
• NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 87 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
• MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 96 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
• CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 96 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
• NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 135 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
• NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 155 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
• BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 155 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)