Moving to Lake Park, Minnesota
Population: 782. Estimated population in July 2024: 830 (+6.1% change)
Males: 388 (49.6%), Females: 394 (50.4%)
Becker County
Zip code: 56554
Demographics
Median resident age: 31.9 years
Median household income: $32,857
Median house value: $63,800
Population by Race
Races in Lake Park:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
- American Indian (2.9%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (49.5%), German (32.0%), Swedish (15.9%), Irish (6.9%), French (4.9%), English (3.6%).
Elevation: 1340 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lake Park
- High school or higher: 82.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 9.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lake Park city
- Never married: 23.8%
- Now married: 58.3%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 10.6%
- Divorced: 6.8%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +143 (+22.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Park:
- ST MARYS REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 18 miles; DETROIT LAKES, MN)
- MAHNOMEN HEALTH CENTER (about 35 miles; MAHNOMEN, MN)
- FERGUS FALLS REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER (about 42 miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake Park:
- HECTOR INTL (about 49 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)
- THIEF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL (about 81 miles; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: TVF)
- BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 91 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Abbreviation: BJI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Park:
- DETROIT LAKES-WETHING FIELD (about 16 miles; DETROIT LAKES, MN; Abbreviation: DTL)
- PELICAN RAPIDS MUNI-LYON’S FIELD (about 18 miles; PELICAN RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: 47Y)
- HAWLEY MUNI (about 18 miles; HAWLEY, MN; Abbreviation: 04Y)
Amtrak station near Lake Park:
- 18 miles: DETROIT LAKES (116 PIONEER ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Park:
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 29 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 29 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 56 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 61 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 95 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 99 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Full-time enrollment: 9,935)
Schools
Public high school in Lake Park:
- LAKE PARK AUDUBON SEC. (Students: 327; Location: 429 LAKE ST.; Grades: 07 – 12)