Moving to Lancaster, Minnesota

Population: 363. Estimated population in July 2024: 328 (-9.6% change)
Males: 188 (51.8%), Females: 175 (48.2%)

Kittson County

Zip code: 56735

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $33,750
Median house value: $32,500

Population by Race

Races in Lancaster:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
• Hispanic (1.1%)
• American Indian (0.6%)
• Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: Swedish (43.8%), German (18.7%), Norwegian (17.9%), Polish (17.6%), Irish (6.9%), English (4.4%).

Elevation: 905 feet

Land area: 2.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lancaster

• High school or higher: 74.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
• Unemployed: 6.9%
• Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lancaster city

• Never married: 22.3%
• Now married: 56.8%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 13.6%
• Divorced: 7.2%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +23 (+6.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lancaster:

• KITTSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; HALLOCK, MN)
• NORTH VALLEY HEALTH CENTER (about 46 miles; WARREN, MN)
• UNITY MEDICAL CENTER – CAH (about 52 miles; GRAFTON, ND)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lancaster:

• GRAND FORKS INTL (about 69 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Abbreviation: GFK)
• THIEF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL (about 71 miles; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: TVF)
• HECTOR INTL (about 134 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lancaster:

• HALLOCK MUNI (about 12 miles; HALLOCK, MN; Abbreviation: HCO)
• KARLSTAD MUNI (about 28 miles; KARLSTAD, MN; Abbreviation: 23D)
• STEPHEN MUNI (about 29 miles; STEPHEN, MN; Abbreviation: D41)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lancaster:

• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 68 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Full-time enrollment: 9,935)
• NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 133 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
• MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 137 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
• CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 137 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
• NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 163 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
• BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 163 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
• NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 179 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)

Schools

Public high school in Lancaster:

• LANCASTER SEC. (Students: 98; Location: 401 CENTRAL AVE. S.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Lancaster:

• LANCASTER EL. (Students: 115; Location: 401 CENTRAL AVE. S.; Grades: PK – 06)