Moving to Mountain Lake, Minnesota

Population: 2,082. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,008 (-3.6% change)
Males: 998 (47.9%), Females: 1,084 (52.1%)

Cottonwood County

Zip code: 56159

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $29,146
Median house value: $42,800

Population by Race

Races in Mountain Lake:

• White Non-Hispanic (83.5%)
• Other Asian (6.3%)
• Hispanic (5.8%)
• Other race (4.3%)
• Two or more races (3.5%)
• American Indian (0.8%)
• Black (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (47.1%), Norwegian (7.7%), Dutch (7.3%), English (3.5%), Swedish (3.4%), United States (2.9%).

Elevation: 1305 feet

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mountain Lake

• High school or higher: 74.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
• Unemployed: 3.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 11.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mountain Lake city

• Never married: 19.6%
• Now married: 60.1%
• Separated: 0.9%
• Widowed: 13.2%
• Divorced: 6.2%

7.9% Foreign born (5.5% Asia, 1.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +195 (+10.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mountain Lake:

• WINDOM AREA HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WINDOM, MN)
• ST JAMES HEALTH SERVICES (about 21 miles; ST JAMES, MN)
• SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CTR/MAYO HLTH SYS (about 21 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mountain Lake:

• FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 109 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
• MASON CITY MUNI (about 125 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
• ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 126 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mountain Lake:

• WINDOM MUNI (about 13 miles; WINDOM, MN; Abbreviation: MWM)
• SPRINGFIELD MUNI (about 20 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MN; Abbreviation: D42)
• JACKSON MUNI (about 21 miles; JACKSON, MN; Abbreviation: MJQ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mountain Lake:

• SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 64 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
• MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 67 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
• SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
• GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 71 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
• RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 82 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
• BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
• IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 112 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)

Schools

Public high school in Mountain Lake:

• MOUNTAIN LAKE SEC. (Students: 223; Location: 450 12TH ST.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Private high school in Mountain Lake:

• MT LAKE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 154; Location: 710 NORTH 11TH STREET; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Mountain Lake:

• MOUNTAIN LAKE EL. (Students: 303; Location: 450 12TH ST.; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Mountain Lake:

• MOUNTAIN LAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $115,294; Location: 1054 4TH AVENUE; 22,723 books; 465 audio materials; 592 video materials; 117 serial subscriptions)