Moving to Underwood, Minnesota
Population: 319. Estimated population in July 2024: 325 (+1.9% change)
Males: 149 (46.7%), Females: 170 (53.3%)
Otter Tail County
Zip code: 56586
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $29,000
Median house value: $51,300
Population by Race
Races in Underwood:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (45.8%), German (30.4%), Irish (6.9%), English (4.7%), Danish (4.4%), United States (4.1%).
Elevation: 1330 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Underwood
- High school or higher: 70.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Underwood city
- Never married: 15.6%
- Now married: 63.6%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 7.2%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +36 (+12.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Underwood:
- FERGUS FALLS REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER (about 14 miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN)
- LAKE REGION HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN)
- ELEAH MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; ELBOW LAKE, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Underwood:
- HECTOR INTL (about 78 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)
- BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 106 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Abbreviation: BJI)
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 121 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Underwood:
- FERGUS FALLS MUNI-EINAR MICKELSON FLD (about 20 miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: FFM)
- ELBOW LAKE MUNI (about 23 miles; ELBOW LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: Y63)
- PERHAM MUNI (about 29 miles; PERHAM, MN; Abbreviation: 16D)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Underwood:
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 52 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 61 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 61 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 89 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 99 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 109 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 109 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
Schools
Public high school in Underwood:
- UNDERWOOD SEC. (Students: 230; Location: 100 SOUTHERN AVE.; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Underwood:
- UNDERWOOD EL. (Students: 245; Location: 100 SOUTHERN AVE.; Grades: PK – 06)