Moving to Mapleton, Minnesota
Population: 1,678. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,653 (-1.5% change)
Males: 813 (48.5%), Females: 865 (51.5%)
Blue Earth County
Zip code: 56065
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $38,790
Median house value: $81,500
Population by Race
Races in Mapleton:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
- Hispanic (3.5%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (52.3%), Norwegian (14.9%), Irish (10.0%), Swedish (6.4%), French (4.8%), English (4.7%).
Land area: 1.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mapleton
- High school or higher: 83.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mapleton city
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 62.4%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 7.1%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +118 (+7.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Mapleton:
- IMMANUEL-ST JOSEPHS-MAYO HEALTH SYSTEN (about 12 miles; MANKATO, MN)
- UNITED HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 23 miles; BLUE EARTH, MN)
- SOUTHERN ST OPERATED SERVICES NETWORK (about 29 miles; SAINT PETER, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mapleton:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 70 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 83 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 96 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mapleton:
- WELLS MUNI (about 19 miles; WELLS, MN; Abbreviation: 68Y)
- MANKATO REGIONAL (about 21 miles; MANKATO, MN; Abbreviation: MKT)
- BLUE EARTH MUNI (about 26 miles; BLUE EARTH, MN; Abbreviation: SBU)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mapleton:
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 16 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 19 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
- SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 66 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
- NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
- MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 86 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,857)
Schools
Public high school in Mapleton:
- MAPLE RIVER SR. (Students: 439; Location: 101 6TH AVE. NE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Mapleton:
- MAPLE RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY (Students: 245; Location: 101 6TH AVE. NE; Grades: PK – 05)