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Population (year 2000): 2,072. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,953 (-5.7% change)
Males: 938 (45.3%), Females: 1,134 (54.7%)
Murray County
Zip code:
56172
Median resident age: 44.9 years
Median household income: $36,500 (year 2000)
Median house value: $53,700 (year 2000)
Races in Slayton:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
Ancestries: German (49.6%), Norwegian (20.5%),
Irish (10.0%), Swedish (8.2%), Dutch (7.3%), English (4.7%).
Elevation: 1608 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Slayton
- High school or higher: 78.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Slayton city
- Never married: 17.3%
- Now married: 61.7%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 14.1%
- Divorced: 6.3%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -72 (-3.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Slayton:
- MURRAY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (2042 JUNIPER
AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Slayton:
- TRACY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; TRACY, MN)
- WESTBROOK HEALTH CENTER (about 25 miles; WESTBROOK,
MN)
- WORTHINGTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
WORTHINGTON, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Slayton:
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 74 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 77 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 115 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; ID:
ATY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Slayton:
- SLAYTON MUNI (about 1 miles; SLAYTON, MN; ID: 60Y)
- TRACY MUNI (about 20 miles; TRACY, MN; ID: Y68)
- WORTHINGTON MUNI (about 27 miles; WORTHINGTON, MN;
ID: OTG)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Slayton:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 92 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 116 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 118
miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 120
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
Public high school in Slayton:
- MURRAY COUNTY CENTRAL SEC. (Students: 393;
Location: 2420 28TH ST.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Slayton:
- MURRAY CO. CENTRAL EL. (Students: 407;
Location: 2640 FOREST AVE.; Grades: PK - 06)
- MURRAY COUNTY CENTRAL ALP (Location: 2420
28TH ST.; Grades: 00 - 00)
Library in Slayton:
- SLAYTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$78,784; Location: 2451 BROADWAY AV; 24,964 books; 159
audio materials; 1,086 video materials; 56 serial
subscriptions)
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