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Population (year 2000): 343. Estimated
population in July 2005: 374 (+9.0% change)
Males: 171 (49.9%), Females: 172 (50.1%)
Chisago County
Zip code:
55074
Median resident age: 31.3 years
Median household income: $41,667 (year 2000)
Median house value: $105,000 (year 2000)
Races in Shafer:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (42.6%), Norwegian (18.7%),
Swedish (17.8%), Polish (10.5%), Irish (9.0%), French (8.7%).
Elevation: 940 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Shafer
- High school or higher: 78.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 7.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Shafer city
- Never married: 33.6%
- Now married: 53.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 2.0%
- Divorced: 11.5%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -25 (-6.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Shafer:
- OSCEOLA MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; OSCEOLA, WI)
- ST CROIX REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR INC (about 11 miles;
ST CROIX FALLS, WI)
- FAIRVIEW LAKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23
miles; WYOMING, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Shafer:
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 49
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 91 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID:
STC)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 95 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shafer:
- L O SIMENSTAD MUNI (about 8 miles; OSCEOLA, WI; ID:
OEO)
- FOREST LAKE (about 20 miles; FOREST LAKE, MN; ID:
25D)
- NEW RICHMOND MUNI (about 23 miles; NEW RICHMOND, WI;
ID: RNH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Shafer:
- CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 28
miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,381)
- METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; ST
PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
- BETHEL COLLEGE (about 38 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,787)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 38 miles;
RIVER FALLS, WI; FT enrollment: 5,491)
- ST PAUL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 41 miles; ST PAUL,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,587)
- HAMLINE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,847)
- INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; INVER
GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,475)
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