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Moving to Kiester, Minnesota

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Population: 540. Estimated population in July 2024: 510 (-5.6% change)
Males: 261 (48.3%), Females: 279 (51.7%)

Faribault County

Zip code: 56051

Demographics

Median resident age: 45.9 years
Median household income: $32,768
Median house value: $32,800

Population by Race

Races in Kiester:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (47.8%), Norwegian (46.5%), Danish (5.9%), Dutch (4.8%), Polish (3.9%), Swedish (3.3%).

Elevation: 1250 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Kiester, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kiester

  • High school or higher: 87.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kiester city

  • Never married: 20.8%
  • Now married: 62.3%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

0.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -113 (-17.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Kiester:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kiester:

  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 39 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 76 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 89 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kiester:

  • WELLS MUNI (about 14 miles; WELLS, MN; Abbreviation: 68Y)
  • LAKE MILLS MUNI (about 18 miles; LAKE MILLS, IA; Abbreviation: 0Y6)
  • FOREST CITY MUNI (about 22 miles; FOREST CITY, IA; Abbreviation: FXY)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kiester:

  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 47 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 51 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 59 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 74 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)

Public primary/middle school in Kiester:

  • USC MID. (Students: 297; Location: 501 W CENTER ST.; Grades: 05 – 08)

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