Moving to Jenkins, Minnesota

Population: 287. Estimated population in July 2024: 340 (+18.5% change)
Males: 146 (50.9%), Females: 141 (49.1%)

Crow Wing County

Zip code: 56456

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $34,167
Median house value: $69,600

Population by Race

Races in Jenkins:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (32.4%), Norwegian (19.2%), Swedish (9.8%), English (8.0%), French (4.5%), Polish (4.2%).

Elevation: 1260 feet

Land area: 4.3 square miles

Map of Jenkins, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Jenkins

  • High school or higher: 94.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jenkins city

  • Never married: 25.8%
  • Now married: 55.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 3.8%
  • Divorced: 14.8%

0.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +20 (+7.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Jenkins:

  • BRAINERD REGIONAL HUMAN SERVICES CTR (about 24 miles; BRAINERD, MN)
  • MINNESOTA NEUROREHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; BRAINERD, MN)
  • ST JOSEPHS MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; BRAINERD, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jenkins:

  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 23 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
  • GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 69 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
  • BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 72 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Abbreviation: BJI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Jenkins:

  • PINE RIVER REGIONAL (about 6 miles; PINE RIVER, MN; Abbreviation: PWC)
  • BACKUS MUNI (about 17 miles; BACKUS, MN; Abbreviation: 7Y3)
  • EAST GULL LAKE (about 20 miles; EAST GULL LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: 9Y2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jenkins:

  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 24 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 70 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 75 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 117 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 124 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)