Montrose, South Dakota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 460. Estimated population in July 2024: 476 (+3.5% change)
Males: 216 (47.0%), Females: 244 (53.0%)

McCook County

Zip code: 57048

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $31,250
Median house value: $64,700

Population by Race

Races in Montrose:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (48.7%), Irish (24.8%), Norwegian (12.4%), United States (7.2%), Dutch (4.1%), Danish (3.3%).

Elevation: 1480 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Montrose

  • High school or higher: 81.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Montrose city

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 51.6%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 10.9%
  • Divorced: 14.6%

2.4% Foreign born (2.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +40 (+9.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Montrose:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Montrose:

  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 33 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 49 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 56 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Montrose:

  • MADISON MUNI (about 22 miles; MADISON, SD; Abbreviation: MDS)
  • MARV SKIE-LINCOLN COUNTY (about 32 miles; TEA, SD; Abbreviation: Y14)
  • HOWARD MUNI (about 33 miles; HOWARD, SD; Abbreviation: 8D9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Montrose:

  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 64 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 103 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 110 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 111 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 126 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 152 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)

Schools

Public high school in Montrose:

  • MONTROSE HI SCH (Students: 77; Location: 309 S CHURCH AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Montrose:

  • MONTROSE ELEM (Students: 85; Location: 309 S CHURCH AVE; Grades: PK – 06)
  • MONTROSE JR HI (Students: 35; Location: 309 S CHURCH AVE; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • ORLAND COLONY (Students: 32; Location: 309 S CHURCH AVE; Grades: KG – 08)