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:
- NEW ULM MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; NEW ULM, MN)
- SIBLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; ARLINGTON, MN)
- GLENCOE AREA HEALTH CENTER (about 21 miles; GLENCOE, MN)
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)