Shelly, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 266. Estimated population in July 2024: 255 (-4.1% change)
Males: 126 (47.4%), Females: 140 (52.6%)
Norman County
Zip code: 56581
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $28,750
Median house value: $26,400
Population by Race
Races in Shelly:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.3%)
- Hispanic (13.2%)
- American Indian (7.1%)
- Other race (6.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Norwegian (59.8%), German (9.8%), Swedish (6.4%), Danish (5.6%), Irish (1.9%), English (1.5%).
Elevation: 865 feet
Land area: 0.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Shelly
- High school or higher: 78.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 14.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Shelly city
- Never married: 27.2%
- Now married: 51.3%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 10.8%
- Divorced: 8.2%
11.3% Foreign born (9.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +46 (+20.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Shelly:
- HILLSBORO MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; HILLSBORO, ND)
- BRIDGES MEDICAL SERVICES (about 23 miles; ADA, MN)
- RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME (about 27 miles; CROOKSTON, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shelly:
- HECTOR INTL (about 38 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)
- GRAND FORKS INTL (about 41 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Abbreviation: GFK)
- THIEF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL (about 60 miles; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: TVF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shelly:
- HILLSBORO MUNI (about 18 miles; HILLSBORO, ND; Abbreviation: 3H4)
- CROOKSTON MUNI KIRKWOOD FLD (about 30 miles; CROOKSTON, MN; Abbreviation: CKN)
- NORMAN COUNTY ADA/TWIN VALLEY (about 33 miles; ADA/TWIN VALLEY, MN; Abbreviation: D00)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shelly:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 37 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Full-time enrollment: 9,935)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 37 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 45 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 45 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 83 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 135 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 135 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)