Moving to Cologne, Minnesota
Population: 1,012. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,197 (+18.3% change)
Males: 530 (52.4%), Females: 482 (47.6%)
Carver County
Zip code: 55322
Demographics
Median resident age: 31.0 years
Median household income: $54,583
Median house value: $129,000
Population by Race
Races in Cologne:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Other Asian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (53.8%), Irish (14.4%), Norwegian (12.7%), Swedish (7.7%), United States (4.0%), French (3.5%).
Elevation: 948 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Cologne
- High school or higher: 90.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Cologne city
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 64.5%
- Separated: 0.1%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 8.6%
3.1% Foreign born (1.4% Asia, 0.9% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +432 (+74.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Cologne:
- RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; WACONIA, MN)
- ST FRANCIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; SHAKOPEE, MN)
- QUEEN OF PEACE HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; NEW PRAGUE, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cologne:
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 40 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 56 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 108 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cologne:
- A.R.S. SPORT STRIP (about 9 miles; BELLE PLAINE, MN; Abbreviation: 7Y7)
- GLENCOE MUNI (about 20 miles; GLENCOE, MN; Abbreviation: GYL)
- WINSTED MUNI (about 23 miles; WINSTED, MN; Abbreviation: 10D)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cologne:
- NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 34 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
- HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 37 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
- NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,097)
- MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,857)
- AUGSBURG COLLEGE (about 40 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES (about 41 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 36,289)
Private primary/middle schools in Cologne:
- ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 94; Location: 14715 COUNTY ROAD 153; Grades: PK – 8)
- ST BERNARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 43; Location: 300 CHURCH ST E; Grades: 1 – 6)