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Population (year 2000): 1,539. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,448 (-5.9% change)
Males: 719 (46.7%), Females: 820 (53.3%)
Lac qui Parle County
Zip code:
56232
Median resident age: 45.2 years
Median household income: $31,442 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,300 (year 2000)
Races in Dawson:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (55.1%), German (34.4%),
Swedish (13.6%), Dutch (4.6%), Irish (4.1%), French (3.1%).
Elevation: 1058 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dawson
- High school or higher: 76.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dawson city
- Never married: 17.4%
- Now married: 59.8%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 14.9%
- Divorced: 7.4%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -194 (-11.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Dawson:
- JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HOME (1282
WALNUT STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Dawson:
- MADISON HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; MADISON, MN)
- APPLETON MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
APPLETON, MN)
- SIOUX VALLEY CANBY CAMPUS (about 22 miles; CANBY,
MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dawson:
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 69 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 76 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; ID:
ATY)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 105 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD;
ID: FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dawson:
- MADISON-LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY (about 9 miles;
MADISON, MN; ID: DXX)
- APPLETON MUNI (about 20 miles; APPLETON, MN; ID: AQP)
- MYERS FIELD (about 21 miles; CANBY, MN; ID: 27D)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dawson:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 71 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 100
miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 135 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 136 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 139
miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
Public high school in Dawson:
- DAWSON-BOYD SEC. (Students: 307; Location:
848 CHESTNUT ST.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Dawson:
- STEVENS EL. (Students: 281; Location: 848
CHESTNUT ST.; Grades: PK - 06)
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