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

Map of Canby, MN

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)