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Population (year 2000): 16,447. Estimated
population in July 2005: 21,329 (+29.7% change)
Males: 8,260 (50.2%), Females: 8,187 (49.8%)
Sherburne County
Zip code:
55330
Median resident age: 32.0 years
Median household income: $58,114 (year 2000)
Median house value: $144,800 (year 2000)
Races in Elk River:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (44.4%), Norwegian (17.2%),
Irish (13.6%), Swedish (10.7%), French (6.5%), Polish (6.2%).
Elevation: 900 feet
Land area: 42.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Elk River
- High school or higher: 89.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 2.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Elk River city
- Never married: 23.6%
- Now married: 63.0%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 7.4%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +5,227 (+46.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Elk River:
- ANOKA-METRO REG TREATMENT CTR (about 13 miles;
ANOKA, MN)
- MONTICELLO-BIG LAKE COMM HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
MONTICELLO, MN)
- FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 18
miles; PRINCETON, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elk
River:
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 36 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID:
STC)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 40
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 83 miles; BRAINERD, MN;
ID: BRD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elk River:
- PRINCETON MUNI (about 17 miles; PRINCETON, MN; ID:
PNM)
- BUFFALO MUNI (about 21 miles; BUFFALO, MN; ID: 8Y2)
- CRYSTAL (about 25 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MIC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Elk River:
- HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 20 miles; BROOKLYN
PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
- NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
BROOKLYN PARK, MN; FT enrollment: 3,097)
- ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; COON
RAPIDS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,627)
- MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about
32 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,857)
- BETHEL COLLEGE (about 32 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,787)
- AUGSBURG COLLEGE (about 34 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,662)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES (about 34 miles;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 36,289)
Public high schools in Elk River:
- ELK RIVER SR. (Students: 1,988; Location: 900
SCHOOL ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- IVAN SAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 137;
Location: 1232 SCHOOL ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Elk River:
- ALLIANCE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 409;
Location: 829 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
- SOLID ROCK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 43;
Location: 11800 196TH AV N W; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Elk River:
- MEADOWVALE EL. (Students: 756; Location:
12701 ELK LAKE RD.; Grades: PK - 05)
- LINCOLN EL. (Students: 684; Location: 600
SCHOOL ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- VANDENBERGE JR. (Students: 613; Location: 948
PROCTOR AVE.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PARKER EL. (Students: 593; Location: 500
SCHOOL ST.; Grades: PK - 05)
- SALK JR. (Students: 591; Location: 11970
HIGHLAND RD.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HANDKE FAMILY CNTR (Students: 117; Location:
1170 MAIN ST.; Grades: PK - PK)
- LEVEL 5 (Students: 20; Location: 948 PROCTOR
AVE; Grades: 04 - 12)
- ELK RIVER TARGETED SERVICES (Location: 1232
SCHOOL ST.; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle schools in Elk River:
- ST ANDREW CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY (Students: 315;
Location: 428 IRVING AVE; Grades: KG - 6)
- ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 215;
Location: 9243 VIKING BLVD NW; Grades: PK - 8)
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