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Population (year 2000): 3,559. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,373 (-5.2% change)
Males: 1,661 (46.7%), Females: 1,898 (53.3%)
Wilkin County
Zip code:
56520
Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $37,054 (year 2000)
Median house value: $67,800 (year 2000)
Races in Breckenridge:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (49.5%), Norwegian (30.1%),
Irish (9.6%), Swedish (7.4%), Czech (5.5%), English (4.9%).
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Breckenridge
- High school or higher: 82.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Breckenridge city
- Never married: 24.2%
- Now married: 55.6%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 8.7%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -165 (-4.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Breckenridge:
- ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (415 OAK STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Breckenridge:
- WHEATON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; WHEATON,
MN)
- FERGUS FALLS REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER (about 36
miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN)
- LAKE REGION HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; FERGUS FALLS,
MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Breckenridge:
- HECTOR INTL (about 48 miles; FARGO, ND; ID: FAR)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 102 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; ID:
ATY)
- GRAND FORKS INTL (about 122 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND;
ID: GFK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Breckenridge:
- HARRY STERN (about 3 miles; WAHPETON, ND; ID: BWP)
- FERGUS FALLS MUNI-EINAR MICKELSON FLD (about 31
miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN; ID: FFM)
- WHEATON MUNI (about 35 miles; WHEATON, MN; ID: ETH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Breckenridge:
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 2
miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 44 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 44 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 54
miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 119
miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; FT enrollment: 9,935)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 133 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
Public high school in Breckenridge:
- BRECKENRIDGE SR. (Students: 310; Location:
710 N. 13TH ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Breckenridge:
- BRECKENRIDGE EL. (Students: 385; Location:
810 BEEDE AVE.; Grades: PK - 05)
- BRECKENRIDGE MID. (Students: 197; Location:
810 BEEDE AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Breckenridge:
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 202;
Location: 210 NORTH FOURTH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
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