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Moving to Plato, Minnesota

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Population: 336. Estimated population in July 2024: 323 (-3.9% change)
Males: 166 (49.4%), Females: 170 (50.6%)

McLeod County

Zip code: 55370

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $55,179
Median house value: $89,700

Population by Race

Races in Plato:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (67.0%), Norwegian (8.6%), Irish (8.0%), Swedish (6.0%), French (2.7%), United States (2.7%).

Elevation: 990 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Plato

  • High school or higher: 87.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Plato city

  • Never married: 20.8%
  • Now married: 63.8%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 5.4%

1.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -20 (-5.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Plato:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Plato:

  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 53 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 58 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 111 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Plato:

  • GLENCOE MUNI (about 3 miles; GLENCOE, MN; Abbreviation: GYL)
  • WINSTED MUNI (about 12 miles; WINSTED, MN; Abbreviation: 10D)
  • A.R.S. SPORT STRIP (about 20 miles; BELLE PLAINE, MN; Abbreviation: 7Y7)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Plato:

  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 31 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 41 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 43 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
  • HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 52 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
  • NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,097)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)

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