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Population (year 2000): 472. Estimated
population in July 2005: 533 (+12.9% change)
Males: 249 (52.8%), Females: 223 (47.2%)
Scott County
Zip code:
55020
Median resident age: 30.9 years
Median household income: $67,625 (year 2000)
Median house value: $159,100 (year 2000)
Races in Elko:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
Ancestries: German (44.3%), Norwegian (22.7%),
Irish (16.9%), Swedish (7.4%), Dutch (6.4%), United States
(6.4%).
Elevation: 1140 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Elko
- High school or higher: 91.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 2.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Elko city
- Never married: 15.5%
- Now married: 74.8%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 2.1%
- Divorced: 7.0%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +211 (+80.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Elko:
- NORTHFIELD CITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
NORTHFIELD, MN)
- FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
BURNSVILLE, MN)
- QUEEN OF PEACE HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; NEW PRAGUE,
MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Elko:
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 22
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 75 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 84 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID:
STC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elko:
- AIRLAKE (about 9 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: LVN)
- MARTY'S TRANQUILITY BASE (about 13 miles; PRIOR
LAKE, MN; ID: 45D)
- FARIBAULT MUNI (about 18 miles; FARIBAULT, MN; ID:
FBL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Elko:
- SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 14 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN;
Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
- NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, MN; FT enrollment: 4,636)
- BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 25 miles; MENDOTA
HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,171)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS (about 28 miles; ST PAUL,
MN; FT enrollment: 7,652)
- COLLEGE OF SAINT CATHERINE-SAINT PAUL CAMPUS (about
28 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,492)
- INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; INVER
GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,475)
- MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about
28 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,857)
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