Minnesota Lake, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 681. Estimated population in July 2024: 659 (-3.2% change)
Males: 349 (51.2%), Females: 332 (48.8%)
Faribault County
Zip code: 56068
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.5 years
Median household income: $34,896
Median house value: $55,900
Population by Race
Races in Minnesota Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (55.9%), Norwegian (13.8%), Polish (8.8%), French (7.2%), Irish (6.9%), United States (5.3%).
Elevation: 1040 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Minnesota Lake
- High school or higher: 83.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Minnesota Lake city
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 63.0%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 6.2%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +2 (+0.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Minnesota Lake:
- IMMANUEL-ST JOSEPHS-MAYO HEALTH SYSTEN (about 23 miles; MANKATO, MN)
- UNITED HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 24 miles; BLUE EARTH, MN)
- WASECA AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; WASECA, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Minnesota Lake:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 60 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 83 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 93 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Minnesota Lake:
- WELLS MUNI (about 10 miles; WELLS, MN; Abbreviation: 68Y)
- WASECA MUNI (about 25 miles; WASECA, MN; Abbreviation: ACQ)
- BLUE EARTH MUNI (about 25 miles; BLUE EARTH, MN; Abbreviation: SBU)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Minnesota Lake:
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 25 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 28 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 36 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
- SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 63 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
- NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
- BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 86 miles; MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,171)
Public primary/middle schools in Minnesota Lake:
- MAPLE RIVER EAST MID. (Students: 141; Location: 126 HIGBIE AVE. S.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- MAPLE RIVER EAST EL. (Students: 102; Location: 126 HIGBIE AVE. S.E.; Grades: KG – 05)