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Population (year 2000): 686. Estimated
population in July 2005: 778 (+13.4% change)
Males: 319 (46.5%), Females: 367 (53.5%)
Otter Tail County
Zip code:
56515
Median resident age: 48.0 years
Median household income: $25,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,600 (year 2000)
Races in Battle Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (38.3%), German (35.7%),
Swedish (10.9%), English (6.1%), Irish (5.0%), United States
(3.2%).
Elevation: 1372 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Battle Lake
- High school or higher: 81.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Battle Lake city
- Never married: 15.8%
- Now married: 59.2%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 15.4%
- Divorced: 9.4%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -104 (-13.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Battle Lake:
- FERGUS FALLS REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER (about 25
miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN)
- LAKE REGION HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; FERGUS FALLS,
MN)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; PERHAM, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Battle Lake:
- HECTOR INTL (about 87 miles; FARGO, ND; ID: FAR)
- BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 100 miles; BEMIDJI,
MN; ID: BJI)
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 110 miles; BRAINERD, MN;
ID: BRD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Battle Lake:
- HENNING MUNI (about 20 miles; HENNING, MN; ID: 05Y)
- PERHAM MUNI (about 24 miles; PERHAM, MN; ID: 16D)
- ELBOW LAKE MUNI (about 28 miles; ELBOW LAKE, MN; ID:
Y63)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Battle Lake:
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 62
miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 69 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 69 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 93 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 98
miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 103
miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; BEMIDJI,
MN; FT enrollment: 3,562)
Public high school in Battle Lake:
- BATTLE LAKE SEC. (Students: 273; Location:
402 SUMMIT STREET WEST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Battle Lake:
- BATTLE LAKE EL. (Students: 255; Location: 402
SUMMIT STREET WEST; Grades: PK - 06)
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