Sauk Centre, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,930. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,915 (-0.4% change)
Males: 1,855 (47.2%), Females: 2,075 (52.8%)
Stearns County
Zip code: 56378
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $37,644
Median house value: $74,500
Population by Race
Races in Sauk Centre:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (59.1%), Norwegian (16.2%), Irish (7.5%), Swedish (4.1%), United States (4.0%), Polish (3.9%).
Elevation: 1246 feet
Land area: 3.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Sauk Centre
- High school or higher: 78.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Sauk Centre city
- Never married: 23.2%
- Now married: 61.3%
- Separated: 0.1%
- Widowed: 9.6%
- Divorced: 5.7%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +238 (+6.4%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Sauk Centre:
- ST MICHAEL’S HOSPITAL (425 NORTH ELM STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sauk Centre:
- MELROSE AREA HOSPITAL CENTRACARE (about 12 miles; MELROSE, MN)
- LONG PRAIRIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL C & NC (about 18 miles; LONG PRAIRIE, MN)
- ALBANY AREA HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; ALBANY, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sauk Centre:
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 65 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 73 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
- BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 122 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Abbreviation: BJI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sauk Centre:
- SAUK CENTRE MUNI (about 3 miles; SAUK CENTRE, MN; Abbreviation: D39)
- TODD FIELD (about 12 miles; LONG PRAIRIE, MN; Abbreviation: 14Y)
- BROOTEN MUNI (about 21 miles; BROOTEN, MN; Abbreviation: 6D1)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sauk Centre:
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 43 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 54 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 70 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 117 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
- HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 118 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
Schools
Public high schools in Sauk Centre:
- SAUK CENTRE SEC. (Students: 353; Location: 903 STATE RD.; Grades: 10 – 12)
- WEST CENTRAL ALC (Students: 45; Location: 933 STATE RD. S.; Grades: 08 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sauk Centre:
- SAUK CENTRE EL. (Students: 474; Location: 903 STATE RD.; Grades: PK – 06)
- SAUK CENTRE JR. (Students: 327; Location: 903 STATE RD.; Grades: 07 – 09)
- SAUK CENTER MID. ALC PROGRAMS (Location: 933 STATE RD.; Grades: 00 – 00)
- WEST CENTRAL TARGETED SERVICES (Location: 933 STATE RD.; Grades: 00 – 00)
- CORRECTIONAL FACILITY-SAUK CENTRE (Location: BOX C; Grades: 00 – 00)
- ALBANY MID. LEVEL ALC PROGRAMS (Location: 933 STATE RD.; Grades: 00 – 00)
Private primary/middle school in Sauk Centre:
- HOLY FAMILY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 281; Location: 231 SINCLAIR LEWIS AVE; Grades: KG – 6)