Moving to Milroy, Minnesota

Population: 271. Estimated population in July 2024: 256 (-5.5% change)
Males: 149 (55.0%), Females: 122 (45.0%)

Redwood County

Zip code: 56263

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.9 years
Median household income: $33,625
Median house value: $47,800

Population by Race

Races in Milroy:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • Korean (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (36.5%), Norwegian (12.2%), Irish (7.4%), Danish (5.9%), Dutch (5.2%), Czech (4.8%).

Elevation: 1090 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Map of Milroy, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Milroy

  • High school or higher: 79.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 8.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Milroy city

  • Never married: 26.7%
  • Now married: 53.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

1.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -25 (-8.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Milroy:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Milroy:

  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 88 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 101 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • WATERTOWN MUNI (about 116 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Milroy:

  • TRACY MUNI (about 14 miles; TRACY, MN; Abbreviation: Y68)
  • SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA RGNL MARSHALL/RYAN FLD (about 19 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Abbreviation: MML)
  • GRANITE FALLS MUNI/LENZEN-ROE MEMORIAL FLD (about 23 miles; GRANITE FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: 1G2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Milroy:

  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 60 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 106 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 109 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 110 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 121 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)

Public primary/middle schools in Milroy:

  • MILROY EL. (Students: 64; Location: 103 PROSPECT ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • MILROY JR. (Students: 20; Location: 103 PROSPECT ST.; Grades: 07 – 08)