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)