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Granite Falls, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 3,070. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,988 (-2.7% change)
Males: 1,420 (46.3%), Females: 1,650 (53.7%)

Yellow Medicine County

Zip code: 56241

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.2 years
Median household income: $32,031
Median house value: $64,400

Population by Race

Races in Granite Falls:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.0%)
  • American Indian (6.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)

Ancestries: Norwegian (41.9%), German (34.4%), Swedish (9.9%), Irish (8.1%), English (3.8%), Dutch (3.6%).

Elevation: 920 feet

Land area: 3.4 square miles

Map of Granite Falls, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Granite Falls

  • High school or higher: 85.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 7.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Granite Falls city

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 54.3%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 13.1%
  • Divorced: 7.9%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -63 (-2.0%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Granite Falls:

  • MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL & GRANITE MANOR (345 TENTH AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Granite Falls:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Granite Falls:

  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 95 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • WATERTOWN MUNI (about 112 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 115 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Granite Falls:

  • GRANITE FALLS MUNI/LENZEN-ROE MEMORIAL FLD (about 5 miles; GRANITE FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: 1G2)
  • MONTEVIDEO-CHIPPEWA COUNTY (about 16 miles; MONTEVIDEO, MN; Abbreviation: MVE)
  • MURDOCK MUNI (about 30 miles; MURDOCK, MN; Abbreviation: 23Y)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Granite Falls:

  • MINNESOTA WEST COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,990; Location: 1593 11TH AVE; Public; Website: www.mnwest.mnscu.edu)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Granite Falls:

  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 41 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 107 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 113 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 113 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)

Schools

Public high school in Granite Falls:

  • GRANITE FALLS SR. (Students: 397; Location: 450 9TH AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Granite Falls:

  • BERT RANEY EL. (Students: 414; Location: 555 7TH AVE.; Grades: PK – 06)
  • MINNESOTA VALLEY COOP. (Location: 450 9TH AVE.; Grades: 00 – 00)

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