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Moving to Butterfield, Minnesota

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Population: 564. Estimated population in July 2024: 526 (-6.7% change)
Males: 287 (50.9%), Females: 277 (49.1%)

Watonwan County

Zip code: 56120

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $29,904
Median house value: $34,900

Population by Race

Races in Butterfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.4%)
  • Hispanic (15.1%)
  • Other Asian (7.1%)
  • Other race (5.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

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

Ancestries: German (42.7%), Norwegian (13.3%), Swedish (6.4%), United States (3.9%), Dutch (2.5%), Irish (2.3%).

Elevation: 1180 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Butterfield, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Butterfield

  • High school or higher: 60.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Butterfield city

  • Never married: 22.1%
  • Now married: 60.3%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 8.1%

17.7% Foreign born (10.3% Latin America, 6.6% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -148 (-20.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Butterfield:

  • ST JAMES HEALTH SERVICES (about 12 miles; ST JAMES, MN)
  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CTR/MAYO HLTH SYS (about 24 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MN)
  • SLEEPY EYE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; SLEEPY EYE, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Butterfield:

  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 106 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 117 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 120 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Butterfield:

  • ST JAMES MUNI (about 17 miles; ST JAMES, MN; Abbreviation: JYG)
  • SLEEPY EYE MUNI (about 20 miles; SLEEPY EYE, MN; Abbreviation: Y58)
  • WINDOM MUNI (about 22 miles; WINDOM, MN; Abbreviation: MWM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Butterfield:

  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 55 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 58 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 62 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 82 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 109 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)

Schools

Public high school in Butterfield:

  • BUTTERFIELD SEC. (Students: 95; Location: 440 HUBBARD AVE.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Butterfield:

  • BUTTERFIELD EL. (Students: 103; Location: 440 HUBBARD AVE.; Grades: PK – 06)

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