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Population (year 2000): 276. Estimated
population in July 2005: 256 (-7.2% change)
Males: 140 (50.7%), Females: 136 (49.3%)
Murray County
Zip code:
56122
Median resident age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $26,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,500 (year 2000)
Races in Chandler:
- White Non-Hispanic (81.9%)
- Hispanic (17.4%)
- Other race (1.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Dutch (47.1%), German (13.4%),
English (3.6%), Swedish (2.5%), Portuguese (1.4%), Czech (1.1%).
Elevation: 1651 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Chandler
- High school or higher: 51.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
- Unemployed: 1.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 8.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Chandler city
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 61.0%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 17.0%
- Divorced: 0.9%
15.2% Foreign born (13.4% Latin America, 1.8%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -42 (-13.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Chandler:
- MURRAY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
SLAYTON, MN)
- TYLER HEALTHCARE CENTER, INC (about 27 miles; TYLER,
MN)
- PIPESTONE COUNTY MED CTR & ASHTON CC (about 27
miles; PIPESTONE, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Chandler:
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 60 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 66 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 107 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; ID:
ATY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chandler:
- SLAYTON MUNI (about 14 miles; SLAYTON, MN; ID: 60Y)
- PIPESTONE MUNI (about 25 miles; PIPESTONE, MN; ID:
PQN)
- QUENTIN AANENSON FIELD (about 28 miles; LUVERNE, MN;
ID: D19)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Chandler:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 103 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 104 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 111
miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 133
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
Private primary/middle school in Chandler:
- CHANDLER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 41;
Location: P. O. BOX 173; Grades: KG - 8)
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