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Population (year 2000): 2,082. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,008 (-3.6% change)
Males: 998 (47.9%), Females: 1,084 (52.1%)
Cottonwood County
Zip code:
56159
Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $29,146 (year 2000)
Median house value: $42,800 (year 2000)
Races in Mountain Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.5%)
- Other Asian (6.3%)
- Hispanic (5.8%)
- Other race (4.3%)
- Two or more races (3.5%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (47.1%), Norwegian (7.7%),
Dutch (7.3%), English (3.5%), Swedish (3.4%), United States
(2.9%).
Elevation: 1305 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mountain Lake
- High school or higher: 74.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mountain Lake city
- Never married: 19.6%
- Now married: 60.1%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 13.2%
- Divorced: 6.2%
7.9% Foreign born (5.5% Asia, 1.4% Latin
America).
Population change in the 1990s: +195 (+10.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mountain Lake:
- WINDOM AREA HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WINDOM, MN)
- ST JAMES HEALTH SERVICES (about 21 miles; ST JAMES,
MN)
- SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CTR/MAYO HLTH SYS (about 21
miles; SPRINGFIELD, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mountain Lake:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 109 miles; FORT DODGE,
IA; ID: FOD)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 125 miles; MASON CITY, IA;
ID: MCW)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 126 miles; ST CLOUD, MN;
ID: STC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mountain Lake:
- WINDOM MUNI (about 13 miles; WINDOM, MN; ID: MWM)
- SPRINGFIELD MUNI (about 20 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MN;
ID: D42)
- JACKSON MUNI (about 21 miles; JACKSON, MN; ID: MJQ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mountain Lake:
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 64
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 67 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 71 miles; ST PETER,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 82 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 112 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
Public high school in Mountain Lake:
- MOUNTAIN LAKE SEC. (Students: 223; Location:
450 12TH ST.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high school in Mountain Lake:
- MT LAKE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 154;
Location: 710 NORTH 11TH STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Mountain Lake:
- MOUNTAIN LAKE EL. (Students: 303; Location:
450 12TH ST.; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Mountain Lake:
- MOUNTAIN LAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $115,294; Location: 1054 4TH AVENUE; 22,723
books; 465 audio materials; 592 video materials; 117
serial subscriptions)
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