Canby, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,903. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,784 (-6.3% change)
Males: 900 (47.3%), Females: 1,003 (52.7%)
Yellow Medicine County
Zip code: 56220
Demographics
Median resident age: 45.4 years
Median household income: $27,533
Median house value: $42,500
Population by Race
Races in Canby:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (44.8%), Norwegian (31.0%), Polish (6.7%), Swedish (5.1%), Irish (4.4%), Danish (3.6%).
Elevation: 1230 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Canby
- High school or higher: 70.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Canby city
- Never married: 25.9%
- Now married: 48.1%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 16.2%
- Divorced: 9.4%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -37 (-1.9%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Canby:
- SIOUX VALLEY CANBY CAMPUS (112 ST OLAF AVE S)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Canby:
- DIVINE PROVIDENCE HEALTH CENTER (about 17 miles; IVANHOE, MN)
- HENDRICKS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; HENDRICKS, MN)
- JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HOME (about 22 miles; DAWSON, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Canby:
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 47 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 62 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 85 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Canby:
- MYERS FIELD (about 2 miles; CANBY, MN; Abbreviation: 27D)
- MADISON-LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY (about 21 miles; MADISON, MN; Abbreviation: DXX)
- CLEAR LAKE MUNI (about 29 miles; CLEAR LAKE, SD; Abbreviation: 5H3)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Canby:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 90 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 110 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 139 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 151 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 151 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
Schools
Public high school in Canby:
- CANBY SEC. (Students: 356; Location: 307 1ST ST. W.; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Canby:
- CANBY EL. (Students: 282; Location: 307 1ST ST. W.; Grades: PK – 06)
Private primary/middle school in Canby:
- ST PETER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 52; Location: 410 RING AVENUE NORTH; Grades: 1 – 6)
Libraries
Library in Canby:
- CANBY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $82,250; Location: 110 OSCAR AVENUE N; 44,323 books; 377 audio materials; 420 video materials; 90 serial subscriptions)