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Moving to Jeffers, Minnesota

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Population: 396. Estimated population in July 2024: 383 (-3.3% change)
Males: 194 (49.0%), Females: 202 (51.0%)

Cottonwood County

Zip code: 56145

Demographics

Median resident age: 45.0 years
Median household income: $29,286
Median house value: $23,900

Population by Race

Races in Jeffers:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (52.0%), Norwegian (16.2%), Dutch (7.6%), English (5.3%), Danish (5.1%), Irish (3.8%).

Elevation: 1480 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Jeffers, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Jeffers

  • High school or higher: 70.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jeffers city

  • Never married: 15.6%
  • Now married: 59.7%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 14.1%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -45 (-10.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Jeffers:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jeffers:

  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 112 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 114 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 126 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Jeffers:

  • WINDOM MUNI (about 13 miles; WINDOM, MN; Abbreviation: MWM)
  • SPRINGFIELD MUNI (about 19 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MN; Abbreviation: D42)
  • TRACY MUNI (about 31 miles; TRACY, MN; Abbreviation: Y68)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jeffers:

  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 74 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 81 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 84 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 86 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 113 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)

Public primary/middle school in Jeffers:

  • RED ROCK CENTRAL EL. (Students: 229; Location: BOX 68; Grades: PK – 05)

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