Moving to Dakota, Minnesota

Population: 329. Estimated population in July 2024: 322 (-2.1% change)
Males: 159 (48.3%), Females: 170 (51.7%)

Winona County

Zip code: 55925

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $50,156
Median house value: $83,800

Population by Race

Races in Dakota:

• White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)

Ancestries: German (49.2%), Norwegian (33.4%), Irish (10.6%), English (8.5%), United States (8.5%), Polish (6.7%).

Elevation: 691 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dakota

• High school or higher: 78.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
• Unemployed: 6.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dakota city

• Never married: 12.1%
• Now married: 66.1%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 13.4%
• Divorced: 7.5%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -100 (-23.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Dakota:

• FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR LACROSSE (about 14 miles; LA CROSSE, WI)
• LA CROSSE LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; LA CROSSE, WI)
• COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; WINONA, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dakota:

• LA CROSSE MUNI (about 9 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Abbreviation: LSE)
• CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 65 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
• VOLK FIELD (about 77 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; Abbreviation: VOK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dakota:

• HOUSTON COUNTY (about 25 miles; CALEDONIA, MN; Abbreviation: CHU)
• WINONA MUNI-MAX CONRAD FLD (about 26 miles; WINONA, MN; Abbreviation: ONA)
• BLAIR (about 28 miles; BLAIR, WI; Abbreviation: 5E6)

Amtrak station near Dakota:

• 10 miles: LA CROSSE (601 ST. ANDREW ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dakota:

• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 14 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
• WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 14 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
• WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
• SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 22 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,969)
• LUTHER COLLEGE (about 49 miles; DECORAH, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,566)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 61 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
• CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 61 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)

Public primary/middle schools in Dakota:

• DAKOTA EL. (Students: 68; Location: 220 GOLDEN RULE RD.; Grades: KG – 04)
• DAKOTA AREA COMMUNITY CHARTER SCH (Location: 960 FRONTAGE ROAD; Grades: N – N )

Private primary/middle school in Dakota:

• ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 72; Location: RT 1 BOX 152 A; Grades: KG – 8)