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Population (year 2000): 592. Estimated
population in July 2005: 570 (-3.7% change)
Males: 287 (48.5%), Females: 305 (51.5%)
Blue Earth County
Zip code:
56037
Median resident age: 31.0 years
Median household income: $42,500 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,500 (year 2000)
Races in Good Thunder:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
Ancestries: German (58.8%), Irish (14.9%),
Norwegian (10.3%), English (7.4%), Swedish (6.8%), United States
(5.2%).
Elevation: 990 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Good Thunder
- High school or higher: 89.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Good Thunder city
- Never married: 19.0%
- Now married: 65.9%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 6.2%
- Divorced: 9.0%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +22 (+3.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Good Thunder:
- IMMANUEL-ST JOSEPHS-MAYO HEALTH SYSTEN (about 4
miles; MANKATO, MN)
- SOUTHERN ST OPERATED SERVICES NETWORK (about 24
miles; SAINT PETER, MN)
- ST PETER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL & HCC (about 24 miles;
ST PETER, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Good
Thunder:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 79 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 84
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 101 miles; FORT DODGE,
IA; ID: FOD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Good Thunder:
- MANKATO REGIONAL (about 19 miles; MANKATO, MN; ID:
MKT)
- WELLS MUNI (about 28 miles; WELLS, MN; ID: 68Y)
- BLUE EARTH MUNI (about 29 miles; BLUE EARTH, MN; ID:
SBU)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Good Thunder:
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 12 miles;
MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 13
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 24 miles; ST PETER,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 70 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,968)
- NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, MN; FT enrollment: 4,636)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
- MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about
86 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,857)
Public primary/middle school in Good Thunder:
- MAPLE RIVER WEST EL. (Students: 191;
Location: 311 WILLARD ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Good Thunder:
- ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 56;
Location: BOX 37; Grades: PK - 8)
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