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Population (year 2000): 768. Estimated
population in July 2005: 766 (-0.3% change)
Males: 380 (49.5%), Females: 388 (50.5%)
Jackson County
Zip code:
56137
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $32,222 (year 2000)
Median house value: $33,800 (year 2000)
Races in Heron Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.7%)
- Hispanic (10.5%)
- Other race (6.4%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (54.4%), Irish (10.7%),
Norwegian (10.5%), United States (4.6%), English (3.5%), Swedish
(3.3%).
Elevation: 1420 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Heron Lake
- High school or higher: 76.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Heron Lake city
- Never married: 25.3%
- Now married: 53.2%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 12.7%
- Divorced: 7.5%
3.9% Foreign born (3.4% Latin America, 0.5%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-3.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Heron Lake:
- WINDOM AREA HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WINDOM, MN)
- WESTBROOK HEALTH CENTER (about 19 miles; WESTBROOK,
MN)
- WORTHINGTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
WORTHINGTON, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Heron Lake:
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 99 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 110 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 117 miles; FORT DODGE,
IA; ID: FOD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Heron Lake:
- WINDOM MUNI (about 17 miles; WINDOM, MN; ID: MWM)
- WORTHINGTON MUNI (about 20 miles; WORTHINGTON, MN;
ID: OTG)
- JACKSON MUNI (about 26 miles; JACKSON, MN; ID: MJQ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Heron Lake:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 93
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 94 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 96 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 100 miles; ST
PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 110 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
Public primary/middle school in Heron Lake:
- HERON LAKE-OKABENA EL. (Students: 142;
Location: 321 STEARNS AVE.; Grades: KG - 06)
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