Moving to Deer Creek, Minnesota

Population: 328. Estimated population in July 2024: 327 (-0.3% change)
Males: 167 (50.9%), Females: 161 (49.1%)

Otter Tail County

Zip code: 56527

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.0 years
Median household income: $28,558
Median house value: $37,800

Population by Race

Races in Deer Creek:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
• American Indian (1.5%)
• Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (35.4%), Norwegian (11.0%), Swedish (8.5%), Irish (7.6%), United States (3.7%), French Canadian (3.4%).

Elevation: 1393 feet

Land area: 4.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Deer Creek

• High school or higher: 73.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
• Unemployed: 9.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Deer Creek city

• Never married: 16.5%
• Now married: 59.7%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 10.6%
• Divorced: 12.3%

2.4% Foreign born (1.8% Asia, 0.6% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +25 (+8.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Deer Creek:

• TRI COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; WADENA, MN)
• MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; PERHAM, MN)
• DOUGLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; ALEXANDRIA, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Deer Creek:

• BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 81 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Abbreviation: BJI)
• BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 83 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
• ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 106 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Deer Creek:

• NEW YORK MILLS MUNI (about 8 miles; NEW YORK MILLS, MN; Abbreviation: 25Y)
• WADENA MUNI (about 10 miles; WADENA, MN; Abbreviation: ADC)
• HENNING MUNI (about 10 miles; HENNING, MN; Abbreviation: 05Y)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Deer Creek:

• CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 81 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
• NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 83 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
• BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
• MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 89 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
• CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 89 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
• NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 90 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
• RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 90 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)