Moving to Nicollet, Minnesota

Population: 889. Estimated population in July 2024: 991 (+11.5% change)
Males: 454 (51.1%), Females: 435 (48.9%)

Nicollet County

Zip code: 56074

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $42,500
Median house value: $93,500

Population by Race

Races in Nicollet:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (63.7%), Norwegian (18.2%), Swedish (7.6%), Irish (7.1%), French (4.7%), Czech (2.7%).

Elevation: 980 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Nicollet

  • High school or higher: 88.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 1.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Nicollet city

  • Never married: 25.7%
  • Now married: 61.5%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 5.5%

1.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +93 (+11.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Nicollet:

  • SOUTHERN ST OPERATED SERVICES NETWORK (about 15 miles; SAINT PETER, MN)
  • ST PETER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL & HCC (about 15 miles; ST PETER, MN)
  • IMMANUEL-ST JOSEPHS-MAYO HEALTH SYSTEN (about 18 miles; MANKATO, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Nicollet:

  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 79 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 88 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 98 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Nicollet:

  • MANKATO REGIONAL (about 20 miles; MANKATO, MN; Abbreviation: MKT)
  • NEW ULM MUNI (about 22 miles; NEW ULM, MN; Abbreviation: ULM)
  • LE SUEUR MUNI (about 23 miles; LE SUEUR, MN; Abbreviation: 12Y)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nicollet:

  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 12 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 15 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 16 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
  • SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 72 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
  • MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 79 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,857)
  • HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 81 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)

Schools

Public high school in Nicollet:

  • NICOLLET SEC. (Students: 161; Location: 1 PINE ST.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Nicollet:

  • NICOLLET EL. (Students: 135; Location: 1 PINE ST.; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Nicollet:

  • TRINITY EVANG LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 130; Location: BOX 387 520 6TH ST; Grades: PK – 8)