Moving to Grove City, Minnesota
Population: 608. Estimated population in July 2024: 600 (-1.3% change)
Males: 286 (47.0%), Females: 322 (53.0%)
Meeker County
Zip code: 56243
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $29,312
Median house value: $61,800
Population by Race
Races in Grove City:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- Hispanic (3.0%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
Ancestries: German (39.3%), Norwegian (26.8%), Swedish (21.9%), Irish (11.8%), French (5.1%), United States (4.9%).
Elevation: 1180 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Grove City
- High school or higher: 83.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Grove City city
- Never married: 23.8%
- Now married: 55.7%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 9.8%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +35 (+6.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Grove City:
- MEEKER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; LITCHFIELD, MN)
- PAYNESVILLE AREA HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; PAYNESVILLE, MN)
- RICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; WILLMAR, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grove City:
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 52 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 93 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 104 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grove City:
- LITCHFIELD MUNI (about 14 miles; LITCHFIELD, MN; Abbreviation: LJF)
- WILLMAR MUNI-JOHN L RICE FIELD (about 28 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Abbreviation: ILL)
- HECTOR MUNI (about 30 miles; HECTOR, MN; Abbreviation: 1D6)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grove City:
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 26 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 74 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 80 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 84 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
Schools
Public high school in Grove City:
- A.C.G.C. SEC. (Students: 448; Location: 27250 MN HWY. 4; Grades: 07 – 12)
Private primary/middle school in Grove City:
- RIVERVIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 14; Location: 31225 C S A H 25; Grades: 1 – 10)