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
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:
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; PARK RAPIDS, MN)
- TRI COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; WADENA, MN)
- LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM (about 33 miles; STAPLES, MN)
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)