Moving to Menahga, Minnesota

Population: 1,220. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,197 (-1.9% change)
Males: 549 (45.0%), Females: 671 (55.0%)

Wadena County

Zip code: 56464

Demographics

Median resident age: 45.6 years
Median household income: $22,232
Median house value: $57,200

Population by Race

Races in Menahga:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)

Ancestries: German (24.4%), Norwegian (16.7%), Swedish (4.9%), Irish (4.6%), Dutch (2.7%), English (2.5%).

Elevation: 1400 feet

Land area: 3.7 square miles

Map of Menahga, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Menahga

  • High school or higher: 66.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Menahga city

  • Never married: 19.8%
  • Now married: 48.6%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 18.5%
  • Divorced: 12.3%

2.2% Foreign born (1.1% Europe, 0.6% North America, 0.5% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +147 (+13.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Menahga:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Menahga:

  • BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 53 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Abbreviation: BJI)
  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 72 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 111 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Menahga:

  • PARK RAPIDS MUNI-KONSHOK FIELD (about 11 miles; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: PKD)
  • WADENA MUNI (about 22 miles; WADENA, MN; Abbreviation: ADC)
  • NEW YORK MILLS MUNI (about 24 miles; NEW YORK MILLS, MN; Abbreviation: 25Y)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Menahga:

  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 55 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 71 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 98 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
  • CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 98 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 103 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)

Schools

Public high school in Menahga:

  • MENAHGA SEC. (Students: 339; Location: 216 ASPEN AVE. S.E.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Menahga:

  • MENAHGA EL. (Students: 398; Location: BOX 160, 216 ASPEN AVE. S.E.; Grades: PK – 06)