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

Map of Dalton, MN

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:

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)