Moving to Lonsdale, Minnesota

Population: 1,491. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,409 (+61.6% change)
Males: 744 (49.9%), Females: 747 (50.1%)

Rice County

Zip code: 55046

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.1 years
Median household income: $50,054
Median house value: $113,100

Population by Race

Races in Lonsdale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: Czech (39.0%), German (33.1%), Norwegian (11.9%), Irish (10.5%), English (5.9%), Swedish (5.0%).

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Map of Lonsdale, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lonsdale

  • High school or higher: 86.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lonsdale city

  • Never married: 25.8%
  • Now married: 59.9%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +220 (+17.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lonsdale:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lonsdale:

  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 31 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 77 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 85 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lonsdale:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lonsdale:

  • SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 19 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
  • NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
  • BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 34 miles; MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,171)
  • MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,857)
  • AUGSBURG COLLEGE (about 37 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS (about 37 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 7,652)
  • COLLEGE OF SAINT CATHERINE-SAINT PAUL CAMPUS (about 37 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,492)

Private primary/middle school in Lonsdale:

  • LONSDALE NEW MARKET VESELI ARE (Students: 236; Location: 108 1ST AVENUE S E P O BOX 10; Grades: PK – 8)