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Population (year 2000): 4,559. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,439 (+41.2% change)
Males: 2,181 (47.8%), Females: 2,378 (52.2%)
Le Sueur County
Zip code:
56071
Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $41,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $120,300 (year 2000)
Races in New Prague:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (41.1%), Czech (28.7%), Irish
(14.0%), Norwegian (11.4%), French (3.8%), Swedish (3.5%).
Elevation: 980 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in New Prague
- High school or higher: 83.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in New Prague city
- Never married: 23.4%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 8.3%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +967 (+26.9%).
Hospital/medical center in New Prague:
- QUEEN OF PEACE HOSPITAL (301 2ND ST NE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near New Prague:
- ST FRANCIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles;
SHAKOPEE, MN)
- MINNESOTA VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
LE SUEUR, MN)
- RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; WACONIA,
MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New
Prague:
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 34
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 76 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID:
STC)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 88 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to New Prague:
- MARTY'S TRANQUILITY BASE (about 13 miles; PRIOR
LAKE, MN; ID: 45D)
- A.R.S. SPORT STRIP (about 17 miles; BELLE PLAINE,
MN; ID: 7Y7)
- FLYING CLOUD (about 21 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID:
FCM)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
New Prague:
- NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
- SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 29 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,968)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 33 miles; ST PETER,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about
36 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,857)
- AUGSBURG COLLEGE (about 38 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,662)
- BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 38 miles; MENDOTA
HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,171)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES (about 38 miles;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 36,289)
Public high school in New Prague:
- NEW PRAGUE SR. (Students: 947; Location: 221
12TH ST. N.E.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in New Prague:
- NEW PRAGUE MID. (Students: 662; Location: 721
CENTRAL AVE. N.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NEW PRAGUE PRIMARY EL. (Students: 637;
Location: 1200 COLUMBUS AVE. N.; Grades: PK - 04)
- NEW PRAGUE INTERMEDIATE EL. (Students: 626;
Location: 405 N.W. 1ST AVE.; Grades: 03 - 08)
- MRVSEC/ED CENTER (Students: 14; Location: 415
4TH AVE. NW; Grades: 09 - 11)
- COMMUNITY SERVICES (Location: 1234 COLUMBUS
AVE. N.; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle school in New Prague:
- ST WENCESLAUS SCHOOL (Students: 337;
Location: 227 E MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
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