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Moving to Kerkhoven, Minnesota

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Population: 759. Estimated population in July 2024: 711 (-6.3% change)
Males: 357 (47.0%), Females: 402 (53.0%)

Swift County

Zip code: 56252

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $32,375
Median house value: $59,100

Population by Race

Races in Kerkhoven:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
  • Hispanic (4.7%)
  • Other race (4.2%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (40.4%), Norwegian (35.3%), Swedish (20.0%), Irish (5.3%), English (4.5%), United States (3.6%).

Elevation: 1109 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Map of Kerkhoven, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kerkhoven

  • High school or higher: 80.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 5.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kerkhoven city

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 64.1%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 7.6%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +28 (+3.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Kerkhoven:

  • RICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; WILLMAR, MN)
  • WILLMAR REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER (about 20 miles; WILLMAR, MN)
  • SWIFT COUNTY-BENSON HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BENSON, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kerkhoven:

  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 91 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 116 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 121 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kerkhoven:

  • MURDOCK MUNI (about 7 miles; MURDOCK, MN; Abbreviation: 23Y)
  • WILLMAR MUNI-JOHN L RICE FIELD (about 18 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Abbreviation: ILL)
  • BENSON MUNI (about 25 miles; BENSON, MN; Abbreviation: BBB)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kerkhoven:

  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 20 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 82 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 109 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 113 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 113 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)

Schools

Public high school in Kerkhoven:

  • KERKHOVEN SEC. (Students: 298; Location: 302 15TH ST. N.; Grades: 07 – 12)

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