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

Map of Chokio, MN

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:

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)