Moving to Chokio, Minnesota
Population: 443. Estimated population in July 2024: 441 (-0.5% change)
Males: 203 (45.8%), Females: 240 (54.2%)
Stevens County
Zip code: 56221
Demographics
Median resident age: 46.7 years
Median household income: $34,107
Median house value: $45,300
Population by Race
Races in Chokio:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)
Ancestries: German (58.9%), Norwegian (27.5%), Irish (12.6%), Swedish (6.8%), Dutch (5.9%), Danish (4.5%).
Elevation: 1125 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Chokio
- High school or higher: 80.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Chokio city
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 65.7%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 5.8%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -77 (-14.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Chokio:
- STEVENS COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MORRIS, MN)
- HOLY TRINITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; GRACEVILLE, MN)
- ORTONVILLE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; ORTONVILLE, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chokio:
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 82 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 99 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
- HECTOR INTL (about 102 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chokio:
- MORRIS MUNI (about 15 miles; MORRIS, MN; Abbreviation: MOX)
- HERMAN MUNI (about 17 miles; HERMAN, MN; Abbreviation: 06Y)
- KAPAUN-WILSON FIELD (about 20 miles; GRACEVILLE, MN; Abbreviation: 00Y)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chokio:
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 57 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 85 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 94 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 94 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 109 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
Public primary/middle school in Chokio:
- CHOKIO-ALBERTA EL. (Students: 96; Location: 311 1ST ST. W.; Grades: PK – 06)