Moving to Russell, Minnesota
Population: 371. Estimated population in July 2024: 342 (-7.8% change)
Males: 189 (50.9%), Females: 182 (49.1%)
Lyon County
Zip code: 56169
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $32,045
Median house value: $55,600
Population by Race
Races in Russell:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- Hispanic (3.5%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (44.2%), Norwegian (11.6%), Polish (11.6%), Swedish (9.4%), English (8.9%), Irish (7.8%).
Elevation: 1527 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Russell
- High school or higher: 76.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Russell city
- Never married: 24.0%
- Now married: 58.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 11.7%
- Divorced: 6.4%
2.4% Foreign born (1.3% Europe, 0.5% Latin America, 0.5% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: -22 (-5.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Russell:
- TYLER HEALTHCARE CENTER, INC (about 13 miles; TYLER, MN)
- WEINER MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; MARSHALL, MN)
- DIVINE PROVIDENCE HEALTH CENTER (about 23 miles; IVANHOE, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Russell:
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 60 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 75 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 93 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Russell:
- SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA RGNL MARSHALL/RYAN FLD (about 13 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Abbreviation: MML)
- TYLER MUNI (about 14 miles; TYLER, MN; Abbreviation: 63Y)
- TRACY MUNI (about 25 miles; TRACY, MN; Abbreviation: Y68)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Russell:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 84 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 125 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 127 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 133 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 136 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
Public primary/middle school in Russell:
- R.T.R. MID. (Students: 125; Location: 111 THIRD ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)