Moving to Crookston, Minnesota

Population: 8,192. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,929 (-3.2% change)
Males: 3,957 (48.3%), Females: 4,235 (51.7%)

Polk County

Zip code: 56716

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $34,609
Median house value: $62,400

Population by Race

Races in Crookston:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.8%)
  • Hispanic (8.8%)
  • Other race (4.6%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Black (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (33.9%), Norwegian (33.5%), French (11.4%), Irish (8.5%), Swedish (6.1%), Polish (4.7%).

Land area: 4.9 square miles

Map of Crookston, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Crookston

  • High school or higher: 82.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 11.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Crookston city

  • Never married: 32.9%
  • Now married: 48.1%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

4.3% Foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 0.9% Asia, 0.9% North America, 0.8% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +74 (+0.9%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Crookston:

  • RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME (323 SOUTH MINNESOTA)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Crookston:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Crookston:

Other public-use airports nearest to Crookston:

  • CROOKSTON MUNI KIRKWOOD FLD (about 5 miles; CROOKSTON, MN; Abbreviation: CKN)
  • RED LAKE FALLS MUNI (about 25 miles; RED LAKE FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: D81)
  • FERTILE MUNI (about 28 miles; FERTILE, MN; Abbreviation: D14)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Crookston:

  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-CROOKSTON (Full-time enrollment: 1,831; Location: 105 SELVIG HALL; Public; Website: www.crk.umn.edu/)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crookston:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 34 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Full-time enrollment: 9,935)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 62 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
  • CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 62 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 63 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 104 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 122 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 122 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)

Schools

Public high schools in Crookston:

  • CROOKSTON SEC. (Students: 628; Location: 402 FISHER; Grades: 08 – 12)
  • NEW PATHS AREA LEARNING CTR. (Students: 56; Location: 121 E 3RD ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • RED RIVER JUVENILE CENTER (Students: 5; Location: 600 BRUCE ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Crookston:

  • HIGHLAND EL. (Students: 512; Location: 801 N. CENTRAL; Grades: 03 – 07)
  • WASHINGTON EL. (Students: 222; Location: 724 UNIVERSITY; Grades: 01 – 03)
  • LINCOLN EL. (Students: 94; Location: ALEXANDER ST.; Grades: PK – KG)

Private primary/middle schools in Crookston:

  • CATHEDRAL SCHOOL (Students: 124; Location: 702 SUMMIT AVE; Grades: KG – 7)
  • OUR SAVIORS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 74; Location: 217 S BROADWAY P O BOX 477; Grades: PK – 6)