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

Map of Mapleton, MN

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)