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Parkers Prairie, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 991. Estimated population in July 2024: 998 (+0.7% change)
Males: 472 (47.6%), Females: 519 (52.4%)

Otter Tail County

Zip code: 56361

Demographics

Median resident age: 45.3 years
Median household income: $28,618
Median house value: $55,700

Population by Race

Races in Parkers Prairie:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (50.1%), Norwegian (16.4%), Swedish (15.6%), Irish (8.3%), English (6.4%), Polish (4.0%).

Elevation: 1464 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Parkers Prairie

  • High school or higher: 69.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Parkers Prairie city

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 54.2%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 18.9%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

2.4% Foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.5% Latin America, 0.5% North America, 0.4% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +35 (+3.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Parkers Prairie:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Parkers Prairie:

  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 85 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
  • BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 97 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Abbreviation: BJI)
  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 99 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Parkers Prairie:

  • HENNING MUNI (about 13 miles; HENNING, MN; Abbreviation: 05Y)
  • CHANDLER FIELD (about 22 miles; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Abbreviation: AXN)
  • WADENA MUNI (about 23 miles; WADENA, MN; Abbreviation: ADC)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Parkers Prairie:

  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 74 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 82 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 89 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 89 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 96 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
  • CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 96 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)

Schools

Public high school in Parkers Prairie:

  • PARKERS PRAIRIE SEC. (Students: 340; Location: 411 S. OTTER AVE.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Parkers Prairie:

  • PARKERS PRAIRIE EL. (Students: 245; Location: 518 SOUTH MCCORNELL; Grades: PK – 06)
  • PARKERS PRAIRIE TS (Location: 518 S. MCCORNELL; Grades: 00 – 00)
  • PARKERS PRAIRIE MIDDLE ALC (Location: 411 S. OTTER AVE; Grades: 00 – 00)

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