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Pipestone, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 4,280. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,161 (-2.8% change)
Males: 2,006 (46.9%), Females: 2,274 (53.1%)

Pipestone County

Zip code: 56164

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $30,412
Median house value: $51,500

Population by Race

Races in Pipestone:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.8%)
  • American Indian (3.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (38.6%), Norwegian (19.2%), Dutch (13.9%), Irish (8.3%), Danish (5.6%), English (5.4%).

Elevation: 1738 feet

Land area: 3.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pipestone

  • High school or higher: 77.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 1.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pipestone city

  • Never married: 22.4%
  • Now married: 55.1%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 11.8%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

2.2% Foreign born (1.5% Asia, 0.3% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -324 (-7.0%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Pipestone:

  • PIPESTONE COUNTY MED CTR & ASHTON CC (PO BOX 370, 911 FIFTH AVE SOUTHWEST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Pipestone:

  • FLANDREAU MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 20 miles; FLANDREAU, SD)
  • TYLER HEALTHCARE CENTER, INC (about 24 miles; TYLER, MN)
  • LUVERNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; LUVERNE, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pipestone:

  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 41 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 42 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • WATERTOWN MUNI (about 85 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pipestone:

  • PIPESTONE MUNI (about 3 miles; PIPESTONE, MN; Abbreviation: PQN)
  • FLANDREAU MUNI (about 19 miles; FLANDREAU, SD; Abbreviation: 4P3)
  • TYLER MUNI (about 23 miles; TYLER, MN; Abbreviation: 63Y)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pipestone:

  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 93 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 112 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 117 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 122 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 132 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)

Schools

Public high schools in Pipestone:

  • PIPESTONE SR. (Students: 423; Location: 1401 7TH ST. S.W.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • PIPESTONE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM (Students: 29; Location: 101 4TH AVE. N.E.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Pipestone:

  • PIPESTONE MID. (Students: 400; Location: 1401 7TH ST. SW.; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • HILL EL. (Students: 258; Location: 900 6TH AVE. SW.; Grades: 02 – 04)
  • BROWN EL. (Students: 198; Location: 701 7TH ST. SE.; Grades: PK – 01)

Libraries

Library in Pipestone:

  • PIPESTONE COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $146,942; Location: 400 2ND AVENUE SW; 37,131 books; 403 audio materials; 1,115 video materials; 169 serial subscriptions)

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