Moving to Ortonville, Minnesota
Population: 2,158. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,011 (-6.8% change)
Males: 989 (45.8%), Females: 1,169 (54.2%)
Big Stone County
Zip code: 56278
Demographics
Median resident age: 45.4 years
Median household income: $30,614
Median house value: $45,000
Population by Race
Races in Ortonville:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (48.7%), Norwegian (26.7%), Swedish (11.5%), Irish (11.0%), English (4.3%), French (3.8%).
Elevation: 1020 feet
Land area: 3.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Ortonville
- High school or higher: 77.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Ortonville city
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 61.8%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 6.1%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -128 (-5.6%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Ortonville:
- ORTONVILLE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (750 EASTVOLD AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ortonville:
- ST BERNARDS PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL – CAH (about 14 miles; MILBANK, SD)
- HOLY TRINITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GRACEVILLE, MN)
- MADISON HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; MADISON, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ortonville:
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 57 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 74 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
- HECTOR INTL (about 114 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ortonville:
- ORTONVILLE MUNI-MARTINSON FIELD (about 2 miles; ORTONVILLE, MN; Abbreviation: VVV)
- MILBANK MUNI (about 10 miles; MILBANK, SD; Abbreviation: 1D1)
- KAPAUN-WILSON FIELD (about 17 miles; GRACEVILLE, MN; Abbreviation: 00Y)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ortonville:
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 68 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 98 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 109 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 109 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 119 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
Schools
Public high school in Ortonville:
- ORTONVILLE SEC. (Students: 381; Location: 200 TROJAN DR.; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Ortonville:
- KNOLL EL. (Students: 230; Location: 200 TROJAN DR.; Grades: PK – 06)