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Population (year 2000): 1,933. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,962 (+1.5% change)
Males: 905 (46.8%), Females: 1,028 (53.2%)
Steele County
Zip code:
55917
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $40,345 (year 2000)
Median house value: $82,000 (year 2000)
Races in Blooming Prairie:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
- Hispanic (4.9%)
- Other race (2.5%)
Ancestries: German (37.8%), Norwegian (35.6%),
Irish (11.2%), Czech (7.5%), Danish (6.0%), English (5.6%).
Elevation: 1290 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Blooming Prairie
- High school or higher: 82.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Blooming Prairie city
- Never married: 19.6%
- Now married: 59.4%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 8.5%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -118 (-5.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Blooming Prairie:
- AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; AUSTIN, MN)
- OWATONNA HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; OWATONNA, MN)
- NAEVE HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; ALBERT LEA, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Blooming Prairie:
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 40 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 53 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 70
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blooming Prairie:
- AUSTIN MUNI (about 18 miles; AUSTIN, MN; ID: AUM)
- DODGE CENTER (about 20 miles; DODGE CENTER, MN; ID:
TOB)
- OWATONNA DEGNER RGNL (about 22 miles; OWATONNA, MN;
ID: OWA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Blooming Prairie:
- SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 42 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN;
Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45
miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
- INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; INVER
GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,475)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 68 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, MN; FT enrollment: 4,636)
- BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 70 miles; MENDOTA
HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,171)
Public high school in Blooming Prairie:
- BLOOMING PRAIRIE SEC. (Students: 378;
Location: 202 4TH AVE. N.W.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Blooming Prairie:
- BLOOMING PRAIRIE EL. (Students: 394;
Location: 123 2ND ST. N.W.; Grades: PK - 06)
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