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Population (year 2000): 4,617. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,466 (-3.3% change)
Males: 2,179 (47.2%), Females: 2,438 (52.8%)
Rock County
Zip code:
56156
Median resident age: 42.6 years
Median household income: $36,271 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,600 (year 2000)
Races in Luverne:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Black (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Other race (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (48.0%), Dutch (19.7%),
Norwegian (18.5%), Irish (6.6%), English (5.3%), Swedish (3.8%).
Elevation: 1460 feet
Land area: 3.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Luverne
- High school or higher: 81.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 1.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Luverne city
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 62.7%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 11.7%
- Divorced: 4.1%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +222 (+5.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Luverne:
- LUVERNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (305 EAST LUVERNE
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Luverne:
- MERRILL PIONEER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
ROCK RAPIDS, IA)
- PIPESTONE COUNTY MED CTR & ASHTON CC (about 27
miles; PIPESTONE, MN)
- HEGG MEMORIAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL (about 33
miles; ROCK VALLEY, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Luverne:
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 37 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 61 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 88 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Luverne:
- QUENTIN AANENSON FIELD (about 3 miles; LUVERNE, MN;
ID: D19)
- ROCK RAPIDS MUNI (about 15 miles; ROCK RAPIDS, IA;
ID: RRQ)
- PIPESTONE MUNI (about 23 miles; PIPESTONE, MN; ID:
PQN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Luverne:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 78 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 114 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 129 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
Public high schools in Luverne:
- LUVERNE SR. (Students: 401; Location: 709 N.
KNISS; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LUVERNE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM (Students: 9;
Location: 709 N. KNISS; Grades: 10 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Luverne:
- LUVERNE EL. (Students: 598; Location: 709 N.
KNISS; Grades: PK - 05)
- LUVERNE MID. (Students: 298; Location: 709 N.
KNISS; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Luverne:
- ROCK COUNTY COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $204,161; Location: 201 WEST MAIN; 25,827 books;
681 audio materials; 1,101 video materials; 109 serial
subscriptions)
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