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

Map of Cologne, MN

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:

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)