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Population (year 2000): 1,853. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,957 (+5.6% change)
Males: 883 (47.7%), Females: 970 (52.3%)
Wright County
Zip codes:
55349.
Median resident age: 33.3 years
Median household income: $38,015 (year 2000)
Median house value: $96,400 (year 2000)
Races in Howard Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (50.5%), Swedish (10.6%),
Norwegian (10.0%), Irish (9.1%), United States (4.7%), Polish
(4.5%).
Elevation: 1018 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Howard Lake
- High school or higher: 81.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Howard Lake city
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 58.3%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 11.0%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +266 (+16.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Howard Lake:
- BUFFALO HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BUFFALO, MN)
- GLENCOE AREA HEALTH CENTER (about 21 miles; GLENCOE,
MN)
- RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; WACONIA,
MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Howard Lake:
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 33 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID:
STC)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 61
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 92 miles; BRAINERD, MN;
ID: BRD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Howard Lake:
- WINSTED MUNI (about 9 miles; WINSTED, MN; ID: 10D)
- MAPLE LAKE MUNI (about 14 miles; MAPLE LAKE, MN; ID:
MGG)
- BUFFALO MUNI (about 18 miles; BUFFALO, MN; ID: 8Y2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Howard Lake:
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)
- HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 48 miles; BROOKLYN
PARK, MN; FT enrollment: 3,138)
- NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles;
BROOKLYN PARK, MN; FT enrollment: 3,097)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 50 miles; ST PETER,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; COON
RAPIDS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,627)
- MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about
55 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,857)
Public high school in Howard Lake:
- HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC. (Students:
488; Location: 801 8TH AVE.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Howard Lake:
- HOWARD LAKE EL. (Students: 167; Location: 801
8TH AVE.; Grades: PK - 03)
Private primary/middle school in Howard Lake:
- ST JAMES LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 181;
Location: 1000 6TH AVE BOX 680; Grades: KG - 8)
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