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Population (year 2000): 367. Estimated
population in July 2005: 354 (-3.5% change)
Males: 174 (47.4%), Females: 193 (52.6%)
Brown County
Zip code:
56019
Median resident age: 43.6 years
Median household income: $30,938 (year 2000)
Median house value: $45,900 (year 2000)
Races in Comfrey:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (57.5%), Swedish (15.5%),
Norwegian (11.2%), Irish (6.0%), United States (2.5%), Dutch
(2.2%).
Elevation: 1301 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Comfrey
- High school or higher: 79.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 12.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Comfrey city
- Never married: 16.2%
- Now married: 70.6%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 3.9%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -60 (-14.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Comfrey:
- SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CTR/MAYO HLTH SYS (about 11
miles; SPRINGFIELD, MN)
- SLEEPY EYE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
SLEEPY EYE, MN)
- ST JAMES HEALTH SERVICES (about 21 miles; ST JAMES,
MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Comfrey:
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 115 miles; ST CLOUD, MN;
ID: STC)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 119 miles; FORT DODGE,
IA; ID: FOD)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about
128 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Comfrey:
- SPRINGFIELD MUNI (about 10 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MN;
ID: D42)
- SLEEPY EYE MUNI (about 16 miles; SLEEPY EYE, MN; ID:
Y58)
- WINDOM MUNI (about 20 miles; WINDOM, MN; ID: MWM)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Comfrey:
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 60
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 64 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 65 miles; ST PETER,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 71 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 109 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
Public high school in Comfrey:
- COMFREY SEC. (Students: 83; Location: 305
OCHRE ST. W.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Comfrey:
- COMFREY EL. (Students: 74; Location: 305
OCHRE ST. WEST; Grades: KG - 06)
- HOFFMAN CENTER (Students: 5; Location: 104
BROWN ST.; Grades: 07 - 11)
Library in Comfrey:
- COMFREY COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$66,937; Location: 306 BROWN STREET W; 16,071 books; 205
audio materials; 225 video materials; 63 serial
subscriptions)
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