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Population (year 2000): 2,839. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,861 (+0.8% change)
Males: 1,407 (49.6%), Females: 1,432 (50.4%)
Washington County
Zip code:
55001
Median resident age: 42.2 years
Median household income: $89,095 (year 2000)
Median house value: $225,600 (year 2000)
Races in Afton:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (37.2%), Irish (16.5%),
English (15.6%), Norwegian (12.0%), Swedish (11.4%), French
(6.6%).
Elevation: 710 feet
Land area: 25.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Afton
- High school or higher: 95.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 19.9%
- Unemployed: 1.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Afton city
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 67.2%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 3.8%
- Divorced: 7.3%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +174 (+6.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Afton:
- HUDSON HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; HUDSON, WI)
- HEALTHEAST WOODWINDS HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
WOODBURY, MN)
- LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
STILLWATER, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Afton:
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 28
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 73 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 93 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Afton:
- LAKE ELMO (about 6 miles; ST PAUL, MN; ID: 21D)
- SOUTH ST PAUL MUNI-RICHARD E FLEMING FLD (about 15
miles; SOUTH ST PAUL, MN; ID: SGS)
- WIPLINE (about 15 miles; INVER GROVE HGTS, MN; ID:
09Y)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Afton:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 15 miles;
RIVER FALLS, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,491)
- INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; INVER
GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,475)
- METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; ST
PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
- CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 19
miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; FT enrollment: 4,381)
- ST PAUL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 21 miles; ST PAUL,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,587)
- BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 23 miles; MENDOTA
HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,171)
- HAMLINE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,847)
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