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Moving to Breckenridge, Minnesota

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Population: 3,559. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,373 (-5.2% change)
Males: 1,661 (46.7%), Females: 1,898 (53.3%)

Wilkin County

Zip code: 56520

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $37,054
Median house value: $67,800

Population by Race

Races in Breckenridge:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (49.5%), Norwegian (30.1%), Irish (9.6%), Swedish (7.4%), Czech (5.5%), English (4.9%).

Land area: 2.3 square miles

Map of Breckenridge, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Breckenridge

  • High school or higher: 82.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Breckenridge city

  • Never married: 24.2%
  • Now married: 55.6%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 11.3%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -165 (-4.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Breckenridge:

  • ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (415 OAK STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Breckenridge:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Breckenridge:

  • HECTOR INTL (about 48 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)
  • WATERTOWN MUNI (about 102 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
  • GRAND FORKS INTL (about 122 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Abbreviation: GFK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Breckenridge:

  • HARRY STERN (about 3 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Abbreviation: BWP)
  • FERGUS FALLS MUNI-EINAR MICKELSON FLD (about 31 miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: FFM)
  • WHEATON MUNI (about 35 miles; WHEATON, MN; Abbreviation: ETH)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Breckenridge:

  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 2 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 44 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
  • CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 44 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 54 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 119 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Full-time enrollment: 9,935)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 133 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)

Schools

Public high school in Breckenridge:

  • BRECKENRIDGE SR. (Students: 310; Location: 710 N. 13TH ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Breckenridge:

  • BRECKENRIDGE EL. (Students: 385; Location: 810 BEEDE AVE.; Grades: PK – 05)
  • BRECKENRIDGE MID. (Students: 197; Location: 810 BEEDE AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Breckenridge:

  • ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 202; Location: 210 NORTH FOURTH STREET; Grades: PK – 8)

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