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Good Thunder, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 592. Estimated population in July 2024: 570 (-3.7% change)
Males: 287 (48.5%), Females: 305 (51.5%)

Blue Earth County

Zip code: 56037

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.0 years
Median household income: $42,500
Median house value: $71,500

Population by Race

Races in Good Thunder:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)

Ancestries: German (58.8%), Irish (14.9%), Norwegian (10.3%), English (7.4%), Swedish (6.8%), United States (5.2%).

Elevation: 990 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Map of Good Thunder, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Good Thunder

  • High school or higher: 89.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Good Thunder city

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 65.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +22 (+3.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Good Thunder:

  • IMMANUEL-ST JOSEPHS-MAYO HEALTH SYSTEN (about 4 miles; MANKATO, MN)
  • SOUTHERN ST OPERATED SERVICES NETWORK (about 24 miles; SAINT PETER, MN)
  • ST PETER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL & HCC (about 24 miles; ST PETER, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Good Thunder:

  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 79 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 84 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 101 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Good Thunder:

  • MANKATO REGIONAL (about 19 miles; MANKATO, MN; Abbreviation: MKT)
  • WELLS MUNI (about 28 miles; WELLS, MN; Abbreviation: 68Y)
  • BLUE EARTH MUNI (about 29 miles; BLUE EARTH, MN; Abbreviation: SBU)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Good Thunder:

  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 12 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 13 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 24 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 70 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
  • NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 86 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,857)

Public primary/middle school in Good Thunder:

  • MAPLE RIVER WEST EL. (Students: 191; Location: 311 WILLARD ST.; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Good Thunder:

  • ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 56; Location: BOX 37; Grades: PK – 8)

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