Hettinger, North Dakota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,307. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,231 (-5.8% change)
Males: 581 (44.5%), Females: 726 (55.5%)
Adams County
Zip code: 58639
Demographics
Median resident age: 46.2 years
Median household income: $27,689
Median house value: $39,700
Population by Race
Races in Hettinger:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
Ancestries: German (44.7%), Norwegian (26.5%), English (9.2%), Irish (8.8%), Swedish (8.8%), Russian (5.9%).
Elevation: 2700 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hettinger
- High school or higher: 81.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hettinger city
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 53.5%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 18.9%
- Divorced: 8.3%
2.1% Foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.3% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: -258 (-16.5%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Hettinger:
- WEST RIVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1000 HIGHWAY 12)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hettinger:
- FIVE COUNTIES HOSPITAL-CAH (about 32 miles; LEMMON, SD)
- SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE SERVICES – CAH (about 55 miles; BOWMAN, ND)
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL/HEALTH CENTER (about 62 miles; DICKINSON, ND)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hettinger:
- ELLSWORTH AFB (about 133 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RCA)
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 139 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RAP)
- BISMARCK MUNI (about 142 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Abbreviation: BIS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hettinger:
- HETTINGER MUNI (about 2 miles; HETTINGER, ND; Abbreviation: HEI)
- MOTT MUNI (about 33 miles; MOTT, ND; Abbreviation: 3P3)
- BISON MUNI (about 36 miles; BISON, SD; Abbreviation: 6V5)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hettinger:
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 135 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 138 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 141 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
- BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 142 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)
- MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 180 miles; MINOT, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 221 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 289 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
Schools
Public high school in Hettinger:
- HETTINGER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 191; Location: 209 S 8TH; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Hettinger:
- HETTINGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 170; Location: 209 S 8TH; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in Hettinger:
- ADAMS COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $35,494; Location: 103 N 6TH STREET; 21,903 books; 558 audio materials; 461 video materials; 22 serial subscriptions)