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Population (year 2000): 6,063. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,804 (+45.2% change)
Males: 3,053 (50.4%), Females: 3,010 (49.6%)
Sherburne County
Zip code:
55309
Median resident age: 28.6 years
Median household income: $50,658 (year 2000)
Median house value: $123,900 (year 2000)
Races in Big Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (42.9%), Norwegian (19.3%),
Swedish (16.4%), Irish (14.1%), Polish (8.1%), French (5.0%).
Elevation: 942 feet
Land area: 3.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Big Lake
- High school or higher: 88.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Big Lake city
- Never married: 26.0%
- Now married: 62.0%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 3.0%
- Divorced: 7.3%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +2,837 (+87.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Big Lake:
- MONTICELLO-BIG LAKE COMM HOSPITAL (about 5 miles;
MONTICELLO, MN)
- BUFFALO HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; BUFFALO, MN)
- FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 21
miles; PRINCETON, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Big
Lake:
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 25 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID:
STC)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 50
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 77 miles; BRAINERD, MN;
ID: BRD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Big Lake:
- BUFFALO MUNI (about 15 miles; BUFFALO, MN; ID: 8Y2)
- LEADERS CLEAR LAKE (about 17 miles; CLEAR LAKE, MN;
ID: 8Y6)
- PRINCETON MUNI (about 18 miles; PRINCETON, MN; ID:
PNM)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Big Lake:
- HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; BROOKLYN
PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
- NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles;
BROOKLYN PARK, MN; FT enrollment: 3,097)
- ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; COON
RAPIDS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,627)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 35 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)
- MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about
42 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,857)
- BETHEL COLLEGE (about 43 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,787)
Public high school in Big Lake:
- BIG LAKE SR. (Students: 761; Location: 501
MINNESOTA AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Big Lake:
- LIBERTY EL. (Students: 867; Location: 17901
205TH AVE.; Grades: PK - 02)
- INDEPENDANCE EL. (Students: 815; Location:
BOX 410, 701 MINNESOTA AVE.; Grades: 03 - 05)
- BIG LAKE MID. (Students: 768; Location: 601
MINNESOTA AVE.; Grades: 06 - 08)
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