Moving to Mahnomen, Minnesota

Population: 1,202. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,176 (-2.2% change)
Males: 562 (46.8%), Females: 640 (53.2%)

Mahnomen County

Zip code: 56557

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.8 years
Median household income: $26,000
Median house value: $48,100

Population by Race

Races in Mahnomen:

  • White Non-Hispanic (73.8%)
  • American Indian (25.6%)
  • Two or more races (9.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (49.0%), Norwegian (23.5%), Irish (6.7%), Czech (6.2%), Swedish (5.4%), French (3.3%).

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Map of Mahnomen, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mahnomen

  • High school or higher: 71.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mahnomen city

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 49.0%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 20.9%
  • Divorced: 7.6%

2.1% Foreign born (1.3% Asia, 0.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -23 (-1.9%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Mahnomen:

  • MAHNOMEN HEALTH CENTER (414 JEFFERSON AVE W, PO BOX 396)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Mahnomen:

  • FIRST CARE MEDICAL SERVICES (about 24 miles; FOSSTON, MN)
  • ST MARYS REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 36 miles; DETROIT LAKES, MN)
  • BRIDGES MEDICAL SERVICES (about 39 miles; ADA, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mahnomen:

  • THIEF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL (about 53 miles; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: TVF)
  • HECTOR INTL (about 64 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)
  • BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 73 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Abbreviation: BJI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mahnomen:

  • MAHNOMEN COUNTY (about 6 miles; MAHNOMEN, MN; Abbreviation: 3N8)
  • FOSSTON MUNI (about 24 miles; FOSSTON, MN; Abbreviation: FSE)
  • FERTILE MUNI (about 28 miles; FERTILE, MN; Abbreviation: D14)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Mahnomen:

  • WHITE EARTH TRIBAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Location: 202 MAIN ST S; Public)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mahnomen:

  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 48 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
  • CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 48 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 74 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 78 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 85 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 87 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Full-time enrollment: 9,935)

Schools

Public high school in Mahnomen:

  • MAHNOMEN SEC. (Students: 372; Location: 209 1ST ST. W.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Mahnomen:

  • MAHNOMEN EL. (Students: 273; Location: 310 WEST MADISON AVE.; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Mahnomen:

  • ST MICHAELS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 74; Location: RR 1 BOX 23; Grades: KG – 6)