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:
- LAKESIDE MEDICAL CENTER, INC (about 22 miles; PINE CITY, MN)
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MOOSE LAKE, MN)
- BURNETT MEDICAL CENTER INC 205 (about 30 miles; GRANTSBURG, WI)
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)