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Population: 1,787. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,028 (+13.5% change)
Males: 914 (51.1%), Females: 873 (48.9%)

Blue Earth County

Zip code: 56024

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.5 years
Median household income: $46,413
Median house value: $110,200

Population by Race

Races in Eagle Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (54.3%), Norwegian (19.4%), Irish (8.6%), Swedish (5.2%), English (4.3%), United States (3.9%).

Elevation: 1014 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Map of Eagle Lake, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Eagle Lake

  • High school or higher: 90.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Eagle Lake city

  • Never married: 26.6%
  • Now married: 61.4%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 2.4%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

3.2% Foreign born (1.3% Asia, 0.8% Latin America, 0.7% Africa).

Population change in the 1990s: +22 (+1.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Eagle Lake:

  • SOUTHERN ST OPERATED SERVICES NETWORK (about 15 miles; SAINT PETER, MN)
  • ST PETER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL & HCC (about 15 miles; ST PETER, MN)
  • IMMANUEL-ST JOSEPHS-MAYO HEALTH SYSTEN (about 15 miles; MANKATO, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Eagle Lake:

  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 67 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 80 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 95 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Eagle Lake:

  • MANKATO REGIONAL (about 5 miles; MANKATO, MN; Abbreviation: MKT)
  • LE SUEUR MUNI (about 19 miles; LE SUEUR, MN; Abbreviation: 12Y)
  • WASECA MUNI (about 24 miles; WASECA, MN; Abbreviation: ACQ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Eagle Lake:

  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 8 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 12 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 15 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 54 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
  • NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
  • MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 70 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,857)
  • BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 71 miles; MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,171)

Public primary/middle school in Eagle Lake:

  • EAGLE LAKE EL. (Students: 270; Location: 500 LESUEUR AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)

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