Moving to Barnesville, Minnesota

Population: 2,173. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,295 (+5.6% change)
Males: 1,061 (48.8%), Females: 1,112 (51.2%)

Clay County

Zip code: 56514

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $35,814
Median house value: $76,100

Population by Race

Races in Barnesville:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
• Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (43.7%), Norwegian (41.4%), Swedish (10.0%), Polish (7.0%), Irish (5.7%), English (4.6%).

Elevation: 1025 feet

Land area: 2.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Barnesville

• High school or higher: 79.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
• Unemployed: 7.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Barnesville city

• Never married: 18.8%
• Now married: 60.9%
• Separated: 0.6%
• Widowed: 9.3%
• Divorced: 10.5%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +108 (+5.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Barnesville:

• ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; BRECKENRIDGE, MN)
• INNOVIS HEALTH (about 32 miles; FARGO, ND)
• PRAIRIE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 32 miles; FARGO, ND)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Barnesville:

• HECTOR INTL (about 33 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)
• THIEF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL (about 98 miles; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: TVF)
• GRAND FORKS INTL (about 103 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Abbreviation: GFK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Barnesville:

• HAWLEY MUNI (about 17 miles; HAWLEY, MN; Abbreviation: 04Y)
• MOORHEAD MUNI (about 21 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Abbreviation: JKJ)
• PELICAN RAPIDS MUNI-LYON’S FIELD (about 22 miles; PELICAN RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: 47Y)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Barnesville:

• MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 18 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
• CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 18 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
• NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 30 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
• NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 43 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 99 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Full-time enrollment: 9,935)
• NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 122 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
• BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 122 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)

Schools

Public high school in Barnesville:

• BARNESVILLE SEC. (Students: 368; Location: 302 3RD ST. S.E.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Barnesville:

• BARNESVILLE EL. (Students: 412; Location: 305 5TH ST. S.E.; Grades: KG – 06)