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Population (year 2000): 1,984. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,997 (+0.7% change)
Males: 858 (43.2%), Females: 1,126 (56.8%)
Aitkin County
Zip code:
56431
Median resident age: 45.1 years
Median household income: $24,574 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,900 (year 2000)
Races in Aitkin:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (27.9%), Swedish (15.4%),
Norwegian (13.0%), Irish (9.6%), English (7.0%), French (5.9%).
Elevation: 1217 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Aitkin
- High school or higher: 74.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Aitkin city
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 46.2%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 21.5%
- Divorced: 10.3%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -137 (-6.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Aitkin:
- RIVERWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER (301 MINNESOTA
AVE S)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Aitkin:
- CUYUNA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles;
CROSBY, MN)
- MILLE LACS HEALTH SYSTEM (about 32 miles; ONAMIA,
MN)
- BRAINERD REGIONAL HUMAN SERVICES CTR (about 34
miles; BRAINERD, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Aitkin:
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 32 miles; BRAINERD, MN;
ID: BRD)
- GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 49
miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; ID: GPZ)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 73 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID:
STC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Aitkin:
- AITKIN MUNI-STEVE KURTZ FIELD (about 3 miles;
AITKIN, MN; ID: AIT)
- BIRCH LAKE (about 14 miles; DEERWOOD, MN; ID: M69)
- MAL'S/SERPENT LAKE/ (about 16 miles; DEERWOOD, MN;
ID: M14)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Aitkin:
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 34 miles;
BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 75 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
- ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; COON
RAPIDS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,627)
- HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 101 miles;
BROOKLYN PARK, MN; FT enrollment: 3,138)
- NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles;
BROOKLYN PARK, MN; FT enrollment: 3,097)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 105
miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,761)
Public high schools in Aitkin:
- AITKIN SEC. (Students: 634; Location: 306 2ND
ST. N.W.; Grades: 07 - 12)
- AITKIN ALP (Students: 9; Location: 12 7TH
AVE. N.W.; Grades: 11 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Aitkin:
- RIPPLESIDE EL. (Students: 647; Location: 225
2ND ST. S.W.; Grades: PK - 06)
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