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Population (year 2000): 3,621. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,452 (-4.7% change)
Males: 1,656 (45.7%), Females: 1,965 (54.3%)
Faribault County
Zip code:
56013
Median resident age: 44.0 years
Median household income: $34,940 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,500 (year 2000)
Races in Blue Earth:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
- Hispanic (4.1%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (43.9%), Norwegian (25.4%),
Irish (8.6%), English (6.3%), Swedish (5.4%), Polish (4.2%).
Elevation: 1090 feet
Land area: 3.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Blue Earth
- High school or higher: 83.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Blue Earth city
- Never married: 19.8%
- Now married: 59.4%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 11.5%
- Divorced: 7.0%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -132 (-3.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Blue Earth:
- UNITED HOSPITAL DISTRICT (515 S MOORE ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Blue Earth:
- FAIRMONT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
FAIRMONT, MN)
- IMMANUEL-ST JOSEPHS-MAYO HEALTH SYSTEN (about 29
miles; MANKATO, MN)
- MADELIA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; MADELIA,
MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blue
Earth:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 64 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 76 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about
105 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blue Earth:
- BLUE EARTH MUNI (about 5 miles; BLUE EARTH, MN; ID:
SBU)
- FAIRMONT MUNI (about 21 miles; FAIRMONT, MN; ID:
FRM)
- WELLS MUNI (about 23 miles; WELLS, MN; ID: 68Y)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Blue Earth:
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 37 miles;
MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 38
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 49 miles; ST PETER,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 86 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,968)
- NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 99 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, MN; FT enrollment: 4,636)
Public high schools in Blue Earth:
- BLUE EARTH AREA SR. (Students: 454; Location:
1125 HWY. 169 N.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BLUE EARTH AREA ALP (Students: 29; Location:
315 EAST 6TH ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Blue Earth:
- BLUE EARTH EL. (Students: 467; Location: 315
EAST 6TH ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- BLUE EARTH AREA JR. (Students: 216; Location:
315 EAST 6TH ST.; Grades: 07 - 08)
- EAST CHAIN EL. (Students: 123; Location: 395
280TH AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
Libraries in Blue Earth:
- BLUE EARTH COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $146,019; Location: 124 WEST 7TH STREET; 35,958
books; 2,375 audio materials; 702 video materials; 119
serial subscriptions)
- FARIBAULT COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$82,981; Location: 120 S MAIN; 16,610 books; 263 audio
materials; 943 video materials; 9 serial subscriptions)
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