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Population: 278. Estimated population in July 2024: 256 (-7.9% change)
Males: 133 (47.8%), Females: 145 (52.2%)

Yellow Medicine County

Zip code: 56237

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.0 years
Median household income: $27,656
Median house value: $24,400

Population by Race

Races in Echo:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • American Indian (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)

Ancestries: Norwegian (32.7%), German (31.3%), Swedish (6.1%), Irish (4.3%), English (2.9%), Scottish (2.9%).

Elevation: 1080 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Map of Echo, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Echo

  • High school or higher: 80.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Echo city

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 54.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 17.7%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

5.4% Foreign born (1.8% Oceania, 1.4% Europe, 1.4% Asia, 0.7% Africa).

Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-8.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Echo:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Echo:

  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 100 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 114 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 117 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Echo:

  • GRANITE FALLS MUNI/LENZEN-ROE MEMORIAL FLD (about 14 miles; GRANITE FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: 1G2)
  • REDWOOD FALLS MUNI (about 25 miles; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: RWF)
  • TRACY MUNI (about 30 miles; TRACY, MN; Abbreviation: Y68)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Echo:

  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 43 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 100 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 101 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 104 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)

Public primary/middle school in Echo:

  • E.C.H.O. CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 158; Location: 101 ROCKET AVENUE, BOX 158; Grades: KG – 12)

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