Moving to Winthrop, Minnesota

Population: 1,367. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,290 (-5.6% change)
Males: 641 (46.9%), Females: 726 (53.1%)

Sibley County

Zip code: 55396

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.6 years
Median household income: $34,812
Median house value: $68,900

Population by Race

Races in Winthrop:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.7%)
  • Hispanic (6.9%)
  • Other race (4.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (51.9%), Swedish (15.6%), Norwegian (10.0%), Irish (6.0%), United States (3.4%), English (3.4%).

Elevation: 1018 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Winthrop

  • High school or higher: 75.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Winthrop city

  • Never married: 20.5%
  • Now married: 57.0%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 14.1%
  • Divorced: 7.6%

2.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +84 (+6.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Winthrop:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Winthrop:

  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 72 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 83 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 121 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Winthrop:

  • NEW ULM MUNI (about 19 miles; NEW ULM, MN; Abbreviation: ULM)
  • HUTCHINSON MUNI-BUTLER FIELD (about 22 miles; HUTCHINSON, MN; Abbreviation: HCD)
  • GLENCOE MUNI (about 26 miles; GLENCOE, MN; Abbreviation: GYL)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Winthrop:

  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 30 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 34 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 37 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 62 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)

Schools

Public high school in Winthrop:

  • G.F.W. SR. (Students: 330; Location: N COTTONWOOD ST; Grades: 09 – 12)