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Moving to Cochrane, Wisconsin

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Population: 435. Estimated population in July 2024: 406 (-6.7% change)
Males: 214 (49.2%), Females: 221 (50.8%)

Buffalo County

Zip code: 54622

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.9 years
Median household income: $37,019
Median house value: $70,700

Population by Race

Races in Cochrane:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (66.7%), Norwegian (9.2%), Polish (8.7%), Irish (7.8%), French (6.0%), Scottish (4.4%).

Elevation: 680 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cochrane

  • High school or higher: 83.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cochrane village

  • Never married: 19.5%
  • Now married: 68.5%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 1.9%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -38 (-8.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cochrane:

  • ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; WABASHA, MN)
  • COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WINONA, MN)
  • FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR-ARCADIA HOSP (about 25 miles; ARCADIA, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cochrane:

  • LA CROSSE MUNI (about 48 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Abbreviation: LSE)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 50 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 51 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cochrane:

  • WINONA MUNI-MAX CONRAD FLD (about 15 miles; WINONA, MN; Abbreviation: ONA)
  • RUSHFORD MUNI (about 30 miles; RUSHFORD, MN; Abbreviation: 55Y)
  • BLAIR (about 43 miles; BLAIR, WI; Abbreviation: 5E6)

Amtrak station near Cochrane:

  • 19 miles: WINONA (65 E. MARK ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cochrane:

  • WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
  • SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 19 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,969)
  • ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 45 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 46 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 46 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 52 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)

Private primary/middle school in Cochrane:

  • BUFFALO LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 14; Location: 401 SOUTH MAIN; Grades: KG – 6)

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