Moving to Beardsley, Minnesota
Population: 262. Estimated population in July 2024: 237 (-9.5% change)
Males: 123 (46.9%), Females: 139 (53.1%)
Big Stone County
Zip code: 56211
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.0 years
Median household income: $26,429
Median house value: $15,000
Population by Race
Races in Beardsley:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (58.0%), Norwegian (13.4%), Irish (9.2%), Swedish (7.6%), English (5.7%), Dutch (5.0%).
Elevation: 1098 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Beardsley
- High school or higher: 72.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Beardsley city
- Never married: 13.5%
- Now married: 58.1%
- Separated: 5.2%
- Widowed: 19.2%
- Divorced: 3.9%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -34 (-11.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Beardsley:
- HOLY TRINITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; GRACEVILLE, MN)
- COTEAU DES PRAIRIES HOSP (about 25 miles; SISSETON, SD)
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; SISSETON, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Beardsley:
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 55 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 87 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
- HECTOR INTL (about 94 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Beardsley:
- KAPAUN-WILSON FIELD (about 19 miles; GRACEVILLE, MN; Abbreviation: 00Y)
- WHEATON MUNI (about 20 miles; WHEATON, MN; Abbreviation: ETH)
- SISSETON MUNI (about 21 miles; SISSETON, SD; Abbreviation: 8D3)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beardsley:
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 50 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 93 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 93 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 97 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 120 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
Public primary/middle school in Beardsley:
- CLINTON-GRACEVILLE-BEARDSLEY MID. (Students: 101; Location: 189 S. MAIN ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)