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Population (year 2000): 2,871. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,870 (-0.0% change)
Males: 2,028 (70.6%), Females: 843 (29.4%)
Swift County
Zip code:
56208
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $25,950 (year 2000)
Median house value: $43,800 (year 2000)
Races in Appleton:
- White Non-Hispanic (66.9%)
- Black (10.7%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (6.3%)
- Two or more races (5.9%)
- Hispanic (4.8%)
- Filipino (3.0%)
- Other race (2.4%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Japanese (0.9%)
- Other Asian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (29.2%), Norwegian (17.0%),
Irish (6.8%), English (5.0%), Swedish (4.0%), Polish (3.8%).
Elevation: 1000 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Appleton
- High school or higher: 76.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Appleton city
- Never married: 39.1%
- Now married: 32.1%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 15.9%
2.8% Foreign born (1.2% Asia, 0.8% Latin
America, 0.7% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,303 (+83.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Appleton:
- APPLETON MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (30 SOUTH BEHL
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Appleton:
- MADISON HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; MADISON, MN)
- JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HOME (about 19 miles;
DAWSON, MN)
- CHIPPEWA COUNTY MONTEVIDEO HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
MONTEVIDEO, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Appleton:
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 81 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; ID:
ATY)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 83 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 123 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD;
ID: FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Appleton:
- APPLETON MUNI (about 2 miles; APPLETON, MN; ID: AQP)
- MADISON-LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY (about 19 miles;
MADISON, MN; ID: DXX)
- MORRIS MUNI (about 25 miles; MORRIS, MN; ID: MOX)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Appleton:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 68 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 85
miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 121
miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 121 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 128 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
Public primary/middle school in Appleton:
- APPLETON EL. (Students: 155; Location: 349 S.
EDQUIST ST.; Grades: PK - 03)
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