Saint Peter, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 9,747. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,529 (+8.0% change)
Males: 4,791 (49.2%), Females: 4,956 (50.8%)

Nicollet County

Zip code: 56082

Demographics

Median resident age: 24.7 years
Median household income: $40,344
Median house value: $106,300

Population by Race

Races in St. Peter:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
  • Hispanic (3.0%)
  • Black (1.6%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (38.3%), Norwegian (17.4%), Swedish (12.5%), Irish (10.5%), English (5.2%), Danish (2.9%).

Land area: 5.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in St. Peter

  • High school or higher: 88.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. Peter city

  • Never married: 42.4%
  • Now married: 43.2%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 6.8%

3.7% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 1.2% Asia, 0.6% Europe, 0.4% Africa).

Population change in the 1990s: +165 (+1.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near St. Peter:

  • SOUTHERN ST OPERATED SERVICES NETWORK (about 3 miles; SAINT PETER, MN)
  • ST PETER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL & HCC (about 3 miles; ST PETER, MN)
  • MINNESOTA VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; LE SUEUR, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St. Peter:

  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 64 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 84 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 93 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)

Other public-use airports nearest to St. Peter:

  • MANKATO REGIONAL (about 9 miles; MANKATO, MN; Abbreviation: MKT)
  • LE SUEUR MUNI (about 9 miles; LE SUEUR, MN; Abbreviation: 12Y)
  • A.R.S. SPORT STRIP (about 26 miles; BELLE PLAINE, MN; Abbreviation: 7Y7)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Peter:

  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 3 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 12 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 12 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 56 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
  • NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
  • MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 65 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,857)
  • AUGSBURG COLLEGE (about 67 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)

Schools

Public high schools in St. Peter:

  • ST. PETER SR. (Students: 621; Location: 100 LINCOLN DR.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • GREEN ACRES (Students: 5; Location: 100 FREEMAN DRIVE; Grades: 11 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in St. Peter:

  • SOUTH EL. (Students: 490; Location: 1405 S. 7TH ST.; Grades: KG – 03)
  • NORTH INTERMEDIATE EL. (Students: 432; Location: 815 N. 9TH ST.; Grades: PK – 06)
  • ST. PETER MID. (Students: 311; Location: 100 LINCOLN DR.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD (Students: 41; Location: 801 DAVIS ST.; Grades: PK – PK)
  • MINNESOTA VALLEY ED. DISTRICT (Students: 38; Location: 801 DAVIS ST.; Grades: 02 – 12)
  • HOFFMAN LEARNING CENTER (EBD) (Students: 20; Location: 2001 SHEPPARD DR.; Grades: 05 – 12)
  • ST. PETER ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM (Students: 1; Location: 100 LINCOLN DRIVE; Grades: 11 – 11)
  • HOFFMAN LEARNING CTR.(NORTH COTT) (Location: 2001 SHEPPARD RD.; Grades: 00 – 00)