Moving to Jasper, Minnesota

Population: 597. Estimated population in July 2024: 574 (-3.9% change)
Males: 271 (45.4%), Females: 326 (54.6%)

Pipestone County

Zip code: 56144

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.2 years
Median household income: $25,521
Median house value: $34,300

Population by Race

Races in Jasper:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Black (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (40.2%), Norwegian (34.2%), Dutch (8.7%), Irish (7.7%), Swedish (5.5%), English (5.4%).

Elevation: 1550 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Map of Jasper, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Jasper

  • High school or higher: 77.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jasper city

  • Never married: 13.6%
  • Now married: 60.6%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 17.5%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +1 (+0.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Jasper:

  • PIPESTONE COUNTY MED CTR & ASHTON CC (about 13 miles; PIPESTONE, MN)
  • LUVERNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LUVERNE, MN)
  • FLANDREAU MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 19 miles; FLANDREAU, SD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jasper:

  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 31 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 43 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • WATERTOWN MUNI (about 89 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Jasper:

  • PIPESTONE MUNI (about 11 miles; PIPESTONE, MN; Abbreviation: PQN)
  • FLANDREAU MUNI (about 17 miles; FLANDREAU, SD; Abbreviation: 4P3)
  • QUENTIN AANENSON FIELD (about 22 miles; LUVERNE, MN; Abbreviation: D19)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jasper:

  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 81 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 119 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 121 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 128 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)