Moving to Hardwick, Minnesota

Population: 222. Estimated population in July 2024: 209 (-5.9% change)
Males: 105 (47.3%), Females: 117 (52.7%)

Rock County

Zip code: 56134

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.0 years
Median household income: $29,583
Median house value: $31,800

Population by Race

Races in Hardwick:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • American Indian (2.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (40.5%), Dutch (19.8%), Norwegian (17.6%), Irish (6.8%), Polish (5.4%), United States (3.6%).

Elevation: 607 feet

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Map of Hardwick, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hardwick

  • High school or higher: 75.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hardwick city

  • Never married: 17.3%
  • Now married: 65.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 10.1%
  • Divorced: 6.7%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -12 (-5.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hardwick:

  • LUVERNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; LUVERNE, MN)
  • PIPESTONE COUNTY MED CTR & ASHTON CC (about 20 miles; PIPESTONE, MN)
  • MERRILL PIONEER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ROCK RAPIDS, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hardwick:

  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 40 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 57 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 96 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hardwick:

  • QUENTIN AANENSON FIELD (about 11 miles; LUVERNE, MN; Abbreviation: D19)
  • PIPESTONE MUNI (about 15 miles; PIPESTONE, MN; Abbreviation: PQN)
  • ROCK RAPIDS MUNI (about 23 miles; ROCK RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: RRQ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hardwick:

  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 85 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 122 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 122 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)