Moving to Pequot Lakes, Minnesota

Population: 947
Males: 417 (44.0%), Females: 530 (56.0%)

Crow Wing County

Zip code: 56472

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $23,812
Median house value: $82,400

Population by Race

Races in Pequot Lakes:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • Black (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (40.0%), Norwegian (17.8%), Irish (12.2%), Swedish (9.3%), English (7.7%), Polish (4.8%).

Elevation: 1280 feet

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pequot Lakes

  • High school or higher: 81.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pequot Lakes city

  • Never married: 23.0%
  • Now married: 48.9%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 13.3%
  • Divorced: 14.6%

1.1% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Pequot Lakes:

  • BRAINERD REGIONAL HUMAN SERVICES CTR (about 21 miles; BRAINERD, MN)
  • MINNESOTA NEUROREHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; BRAINERD, MN)
  • ST JOSEPHS MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; BRAINERD, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pequot Lakes:

  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 20 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
  • GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 70 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
  • BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 75 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Abbreviation: BJI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pequot Lakes:

  • PINE RIVER REGIONAL (about 9 miles; PINE RIVER, MN; Abbreviation: PWC)
  • EAST GULL LAKE (about 17 miles; EAST GULL LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: 9Y2)
  • BACKUS MUNI (about 20 miles; BACKUS, MN; Abbreviation: 7Y3)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pequot Lakes:

  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 21 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 73 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 114 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 121 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)

Schools

Public high school in Pequot Lakes:

  • PEQUOT LAKES SR. (Students: 429; Location: 30805 OLSON ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Pequot Lakes:

  • PEQUOT LAKES EL. (Students: 588; Location: 30805 OLSON ST.; Grades: PK – 05)
  • PEQUOT LAKES MID. (Students: 367; Location: 30805 OLSON ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)