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Ghent, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 315. Estimated population in July 2024: 331 (+5.1% change)
Males: 146 (46.3%), Females: 169 (53.7%)

Lyon County

Zip code: 56239

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $43,125
Median house value: $60,800

Population by Race

Races in Ghent:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • American Indian (1.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (41.9%), Norwegian (16.8%), French (9.2%), Irish (8.9%), Dutch (8.3%), Polish (4.8%).

Elevation: 1164 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Map of Ghent, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ghent

  • High school or higher: 89.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ghent city

  • Never married: 28.7%
  • Now married: 58.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-2.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ghent:

  • WEINER MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; MARSHALL, MN)
  • TYLER HEALTHCARE CENTER, INC (about 23 miles; TYLER, MN)
  • DIVINE PROVIDENCE HEALTH CENTER (about 24 miles; IVANHOE, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ghent:

  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 66 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 88 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • WATERTOWN MUNI (about 91 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ghent:

  • SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA RGNL MARSHALL/RYAN FLD (about 7 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Abbreviation: MML)
  • TYLER MUNI (about 24 miles; TYLER, MN; Abbreviation: 63Y)
  • TRACY MUNI (about 28 miles; TRACY, MN; Abbreviation: Y68)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ghent:

  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 72 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 130 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 131 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 132 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 134 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)

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