Montevideo, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 5,346. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,365 (+0.4% change)
Males: 2,520 (47.1%), Females: 2,826 (52.9%)

Chippewa County

Zip code: 56265

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.9 years
Median household income: $32,447
Median house value: $62,500

Population by Race

Races in Montevideo:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

Ancestries: Norwegian (44.6%), German (36.8%), Swedish (9.2%), Irish (7.0%), English (3.9%), Dutch (3.9%).

Land area: 4.5 square miles

Map of Montevideo, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Montevideo

  • High school or higher: 82.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Montevideo city

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 56.5%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 12.2%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

1.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -153 (-2.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Montevideo:

  • CHIPPEWA COUNTY MONTEVIDEO HOSPITAL (824 NORTH 11TH STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Montevideo:

  • MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL & GRANITE MANOR (about 15 miles; GRANITE FALLS, MN)
  • JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HOME (about 23 miles; DAWSON, MN)
  • SWIFT COUNTY-BENSON HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; BENSON, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Montevideo:

  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 88 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • WATERTOWN MUNI (about 99 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 118 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Montevideo:

  • MONTEVIDEO-CHIPPEWA COUNTY (about 2 miles; MONTEVIDEO, MN; Abbreviation: MVE)
  • GRANITE FALLS MUNI/LENZEN-ROE MEMORIAL FLD (about 19 miles; GRANITE FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: 1G2)
  • BENSON MUNI (about 26 miles; BENSON, MN; Abbreviation: BBB)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Montevideo:

  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 49 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 110 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 112 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 114 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 127 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)

Schools

Public high schools in Montevideo:

  • MONTEVIDEO SR. (Students: 463; Location: 1501 WILLIAM AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MINNESOTA VALLEY ALC-SEATBASED (Students: 60; Location: BOX 471; Grades: 08 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Montevideo:

  • MONTEVIDEO MID. (Students: 474; Location: 2001 WILLIAM AVE.; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • RAMSEY EL. (Students: 293; Location: 501 HAMILTON AVE.; Grades: KG – 04)
  • SANFORD EL. (Students: 235; Location: 412 S. 13TH ST.; Grades: PK – 04)
  • BELVIEW LEARNING CENTER (Students: 6; Location: 301 NORTH 1ST ST.; Grades: 05 – 11)
  • MN RIVER VALLEY ALC-SUMMER (Location: BOX 471; Grades: 00 – 00)
  • MN VALLEY TS (Location: BOX 471; Grades: 00 – 00)