Moving to Darwin, Minnesota
Population: 276. Estimated population in July 2024: 301 (+9.1% change)
Males: 136 (49.3%), Females: 140 (50.7%)
Meeker County
Zip code: 55324
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $34,286
Median house value: $63,200
Population by Race
Races in Darwin:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.0%)
- Other race (5.8%)
- Hispanic (5.1%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Black (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (44.2%), Swedish (18.5%), Norwegian (13.4%), Irish (12.7%), English (6.5%), French (6.2%).
Elevation: 1132 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Darwin
- High school or higher: 63.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 8.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Darwin city
- Never married: 19.0%
- Now married: 62.5%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 11.1%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +24 (+9.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Darwin:
- MEEKER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; LITCHFIELD, MN)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; HUTCHINSON, MN)
- GLENCOE AREA HEALTH CENTER (about 28 miles; GLENCOE, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Darwin:
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 39 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 84 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 91 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Darwin:
- LITCHFIELD MUNI (about 7 miles; LITCHFIELD, MN; Abbreviation: LJF)
- HUTCHINSON MUNI-BUTLER FIELD (about 18 miles; HUTCHINSON, MN; Abbreviation: HCD)
- WINSTED MUNI (about 26 miles; WINSTED, MN; Abbreviation: 10D)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Darwin:
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 45 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 60 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 68 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 71 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)