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Moving to Melrose, Minnesota

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Population: 3,091. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,145 (+1.7% change)
Males: 1,502 (48.6%), Females: 1,589 (51.4%)

Stearns County

Zip code: 56352

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $34,432
Median house value: $81,600

Population by Race

Races in Melrose:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.8%)
  • Hispanic (12.3%)
  • Other race (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (62.4%), United States (5.1%), Norwegian (5.0%), Irish (4.1%), Polish (3.9%), English (2.2%).

Elevation: 1213 feet

Land area: 2.8 square miles

Map of Melrose, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Melrose

  • High school or higher: 70.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Melrose city

  • Never married: 25.6%
  • Now married: 58.9%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 11.0%
  • Divorced: 4.1%

9.2% Foreign born (8.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +520 (+20.2%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Melrose:

  • MELROSE AREA HOSPITAL CENTRACARE (11 NORTH FIFTH AVENUE WEST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Melrose:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Melrose:

  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 54 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 68 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 124 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Melrose:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Melrose:

  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 42 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 65 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
  • HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 107 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
  • NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 107 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,097)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)

Schools

Public high school in Melrose:

  • MELROSE SEC. (Students: 846; Location: 546 N. 5TH AVE. E.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Melrose:

  • MELROSE EL. (Students: 647; Location: 566 N. 5TH AVE. E.; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle schools in Melrose:

  • ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 207; Location: 320 SOUTH FIFTH AVE E; Grades: PK – 6)
  • ST JOHN’S-ST ANDREW’S CATHOLIC (Students: 69; Location: 115 CO RD 13E-MEIRE GROVE; Grades: KG – 6)

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