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Population (year 2000): 893. Estimated
population in July 2005: 866 (-3.0% change)
Males: 396 (44.3%), Females: 497 (55.7%)
Polk County
Zip code:
56540
Median resident age: 49.2 years
Median household income: $23,021 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,400 (year 2000)
Races in Fertile:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (69.2%), German (17.8%),
Swedish (10.0%), French (3.7%), English (3.6%), Irish (3.4%).
Elevation: 1120 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fertile
- High school or higher: 69.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fertile city
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 49.2%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 21.0%
- Divorced: 7.8%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +28 (+3.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fertile:
- BRIDGES MEDICAL SERVICES (about 22 miles; ADA, MN)
- RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME (about 26 miles;
CROOKSTON, MN)
- MAHNOMEN HEALTH CENTER (about 32 miles; MAHNOMEN,
MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fertile:
- THIEF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL (about 37 miles; THIEF
RIVER FALLS, MN; ID: TVF)
- HECTOR INTL (about 56 miles; FARGO, ND; ID: FAR)
- GRAND FORKS INTL (about 67 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND;
ID: GFK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fertile:
- FERTILE MUNI (about 2 miles; FERTILE, MN; ID: D14)
- RED LAKE FALLS MUNI (about 20 miles; RED LAKE FALLS,
MN; ID: D81)
- NORMAN COUNTY ADA/TWIN VALLEY (about 22 miles;
ADA/TWIN VALLEY, MN; ID: D00)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fertile:
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 47 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 47 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 61
miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; FT enrollment: 9,935)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 63
miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 90
miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 98 miles;
BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; BEMIDJI,
MN; FT enrollment: 3,562)
Public high school in Fertile:
- FERTILE-BELTRAMI SEC. (Students: 308;
Location: 210 MILL ST.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Fertile:
- FERTILE-BELTRAMI EL. (Students: 243;
Location: 210 MILL ST.; Grades: PK - 06)
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