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

Map of Beardsley, MN

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:

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)