Sandstone, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,549
Males: 684 (44.2%), Females: 865 (55.8%)

Pine County

Zip code: 55072

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $40,265
Median house value: $64,800

Population by Race

Races in Sandstone:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
  • American Indian (3.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)

Ancestries: German (32.2%), Swedish (13.6%), Norwegian (11.2%), Irish (10.1%), English (7.2%), Danish (5.1%).

Elevation: 1090 feet

Land area: 5.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sandstone

  • High school or higher: 67.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sandstone city

  • Never married: 19.6%
  • Now married: 55.7%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 12.9%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

0.8% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Sandstone:

  • PINE MEDICAL CENTER (109 COURT AVE S)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Sandstone:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sandstone:

  • DULUTH INTL (about 68 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)
  • GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 86 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
  • CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 87 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sandstone:

  • MOOSE LAKE CARLTON COUNTY (about 21 miles; MOOSE LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: MZH)
  • GRANTSBURG MUNI (about 29 miles; GRANTSBURG, WI; Abbreviation: GTG)
  • RUSH CITY RGNL (about 32 miles; RUSH CITY, MN; Abbreviation: ROS)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sandstone:

  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 66 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 66 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 67 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 72 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
  • CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 73 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,381)
  • ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)
  • BETHEL COLLEGE (about 76 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)

Schools

Public high schools in Sandstone:

  • EAST CENTRAL SR. (Students: 290; Location: 214 EAGLE DR.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • CROSSROADS ALC (Students: 66; Location: 130 ORIOLE AVE. E.; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • SANDSTONE ST. CROIX (Students: 53; Location: RT. 2; Grades: 07 – 12)

Private high school in Sandstone:

  • HARVEST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 60; Location: BOX 646 21 MINNESOTA ST; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Sandstone:

  • EAST CENTRAL EL. (Students: 360; Location: 501 COURT AVE. N.; Grades: PK – 05)