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Moving to Hayward, Minnesota

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Population: 249. Estimated population in July 2024: 242 (-2.8% change)
Males: 120 (48.2%), Females: 129 (51.8%)

Freeborn County

Zip code: 56043

Demographics

Median resident age: 45.5 years
Median household income: $33,750
Median house value: $54,300

Population by Race

Races in Hayward:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
  • Hispanic (4.0%)
  • Other race (4.0%)

Ancestries: Norwegian (37.3%), German (36.9%), Danish (6.8%), Dutch (5.2%), Czech (4.8%), Irish (3.6%).

Elevation: 1250 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Map of Hayward, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hayward

  • High school or higher: 75.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hayward city

  • Never married: 16.3%
  • Now married: 63.3%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 14.8%
  • Divorced: 4.6%

2.0% Foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +3 (+1.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hayward:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hayward:

  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 35 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 56 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 84 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hayward:

  • ALBERT LEA MUNI (about 9 miles; ALBERT LEA, MN; Abbreviation: AEL)
  • NORTHWOOD MUNI (about 16 miles; NORTHWOOD, IA; Abbreviation: 5D2)
  • AUSTIN MUNI (about 22 miles; AUSTIN, MN; Abbreviation: AUM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hayward:

  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 56 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
  • ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 62 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 63 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 67 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 70 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)

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