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Population (year 2000): 1,575. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,515 (-3.8% change)
Males: 716 (45.5%), Females: 859 (54.5%)
Polk County
Zip code:
56542
Median resident age: 43.5 years
Median household income: $27,634 (year 2000)
Median house value: $54,500 (year 2000)
Races in Fosston:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (50.7%), German (18.8%),
Swedish (14.2%), Irish (6.5%), English (3.8%), French (3.2%).
Elevation: 1298 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fosston
- High school or higher: 74.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 9.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fosston city
- Never married: 27.0%
- Now married: 44.9%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 15.6%
- Divorced: 11.5%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+1.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Fosston:
- FIRST CARE MEDICAL SERVICES (900 SOUTH
HILLIGOSS BLVD EAST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fosston:
- MAHNOMEN HEALTH CENTER (about 20 miles; MAHNOMEN,
MN)
- CLEARWATER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
BAGLEY, MN)
- RED LAKE HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; REDLAKE, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fosston:
- THIEF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL (about 45 miles; THIEF
RIVER FALLS, MN; ID: TVF)
- BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 57 miles; BEMIDJI,
MN; ID: BJI)
- HECTOR INTL (about 86 miles; FARGO, ND; ID: FAR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fosston:
- FOSSTON MUNI (about 2 miles; FOSSTON, MN; ID: FSE)
- MAHNOMEN COUNTY (about 26 miles; MAHNOMEN, MN; ID:
3N8)
- BAGLEY MUNI (about 28 miles; BAGLEY, MN; ID: 7Y4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fosston:
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 61 miles;
BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; BEMIDJI,
MN; FT enrollment: 3,562)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 71 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 71 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 95
miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; FT enrollment: 9,935)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 95
miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 108
miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
Public high school in Fosston:
- FOSSTON SEC. (Students: 327; Location: 301 E.
1ST ST.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Fosston:
- MAGELSSEN EL. (Students: 350; Location: 700
E. 1ST ST.; Grades: PK - 06)
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