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Moving to Cottonwood, Minnesota

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Population: 1,148. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,123 (-2.2% change)
Males: 594 (51.7%), Females: 554 (48.3%)

Lyon County

Zip code: 56229

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $39,792
Median house value: $79,600

Population by Race

Races in Cottonwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • Other race (2.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)

Ancestries: German (43.6%), Norwegian (28.8%), Swedish (7.1%), Irish (6.4%), English (5.5%), Dutch (5.1%).

Elevation: 1080 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Map of Cottonwood, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cottonwood

  • High school or higher: 84.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cottonwood city

  • Never married: 20.8%
  • Now married: 67.3%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 5.6%

2.7% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 0.6% Asia, 0.3% Europe, 0.3% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +144 (+14.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cottonwood:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cottonwood:

  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 82 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 103 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • WATERTOWN MUNI (about 105 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cottonwood:

  • GRANITE FALLS MUNI/LENZEN-ROE MEMORIAL FLD (about 13 miles; GRANITE FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: 1G2)
  • SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA RGNL MARSHALL/RYAN FLD (about 15 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Abbreviation: MML)
  • MONTEVIDEO-CHIPPEWA COUNTY (about 25 miles; MONTEVIDEO, MN; Abbreviation: MVE)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cottonwood:

  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 56 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 117 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 118 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 121 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)

Schools

Public high school in Cottonwood:

  • LAKEVIEW SEC. (Students: 276; Location: 875 BARSTAD RD. N.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Cottonwood:

  • LAKEVIEW EL. (Students: 288; Location: 875 BARSTAD RD.N.; Grades: PK – 06)

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