Moving to Dalton, Minnesota
Population: 258. Estimated population in July 2024: 249 (-3.5% change)
Males: 126 (48.8%), Females: 132 (51.2%)
Otter Tail County
Zip code: 56324
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $29,750
Median house value: $41,700
Population by Race
Races in Dalton:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- Black (1.2%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (63.2%), German (26.7%), Irish (8.1%), Swedish (6.6%), United States (4.7%), English (3.5%).
Elevation: 1370 feet
Land area: 0.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Dalton
- High school or higher: 74.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 10.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Dalton city
- Never married: 23.0%
- Now married: 44.1%
- Separated: 5.6%
- Widowed: 15.0%
- Divorced: 12.2%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +24 (+10.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Dalton:
- FERGUS FALLS REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER (about 13 miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN)
- LAKE REGION HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN)
- ELEAH MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; ELBOW LAKE, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dalton:
- HECTOR INTL (about 80 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)
- BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 114 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Abbreviation: BJI)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 123 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dalton:
- ELBOW LAKE MUNI (about 14 miles; ELBOW LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: Y63)
- FERGUS FALLS MUNI-EINAR MICKELSON FLD (about 18 miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: FFM)
- HERMAN MUNI (about 30 miles; HERMAN, MN; Abbreviation: 06Y)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dalton:
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 49 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 64 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 64 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 90 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 95 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 117 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 117 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)