Moving to Center City, Minnesota
Population: 582. Estimated population in July 2024: 597 (+2.6% change)
Males: 308 (52.9%), Females: 274 (47.1%)
Chisago County
Zip code: 55012
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $48,594
Median house value: $140,100
Population by Race
Races in Center City:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
- Black (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (37.1%), Swedish (18.6%), Norwegian (17.9%), Irish (15.3%), Italian (4.6%), French Canadian (4.3%).
Elevation: 920 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Center City
- High school or higher: 82.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 33.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Center City city
- Never married: 30.1%
- Now married: 61.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 1.4%
- Divorced: 7.6%
2.6% Foreign born (2.1% Europe, 0.5% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +109 (+23.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Center City:
- OSCEOLA MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; OSCEOLA, WI)
- ST CROIX REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR INC (about 15 miles; ST CROIX FALLS, WI)
- FAIRVIEW LAKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; WYOMING, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Center City:
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 46 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 86 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 100 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Center City:
- L O SIMENSTAD MUNI (about 12 miles; OSCEOLA, WI; Abbreviation: OEO)
- FOREST LAKE (about 16 miles; FOREST LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: 25D)
- RUSH CITY RGNL (about 22 miles; RUSH CITY, MN; Abbreviation: ROS)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Center City:
- HAZELDEN FOUNDATION (Location: 15245 PLEASANT VALLEY RD; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master’s degree)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Center City:
- CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 26 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,381)
- METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
- BETHEL COLLEGE (about 35 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)
- ST PAUL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,587)
- ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)
- HAMLINE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,847)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 40 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,491)