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Population (year 2000): 3,104. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,121 (+0.5% change)
Males: 1,491 (48.0%), Females: 1,613 (52.0%)
Todd County
Zip code:
56479
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $25,208 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,100 (year 2000)
Races in Staples:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (30.3%), Norwegian (11.3%),
Irish (9.6%), Swedish (8.3%), English (6.0%), Polish (5.3%).
Elevation: 1270 feet
Land area: 4.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Staples
- High school or higher: 76.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Staples city
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 52.6%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 12.5%
- Divorced: 11.8%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +94 (+3.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Staples:
- LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM (401 PRAIRIE AVENUE
NORTHEAST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Staples:
- TRI COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; WADENA, MN)
- LONG PRAIRIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL C & NC (about 27
miles; LONG PRAIRIE, MN)
- ST GABRIELS HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; LITTLE FALLS,
MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Staples:
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 46 miles; BRAINERD, MN;
ID: BRD)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 77 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID:
STC)
- BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 80 miles; BEMIDJI,
MN; ID: BJI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Staples:
- STAPLES MUNI (about 1 miles; STAPLES, MN; ID: SAZ)
- MOREY'S (about 12 miles; MOTLEY, MN; ID: 22Y)
- CLARISSA MUNI (about 20 miles; CLARISSA, MN; ID:
8Y5)
Amtrak station:
STAPLES (1ST AVE. N & 4TH ST. NE). Services: enclosed
waiting area, public payphones, vending machines, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi
service.
College/University in Staples:
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-STAPLES CAMPUS
(Location: 1830 Airport Road; Public; Website:
WWW.CLC.MNSCU.EDU)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Staples:
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 44 miles;
BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 69 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 80 miles;
BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; BEMIDJI,
MN; FT enrollment: 3,562)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 87 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 124
miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
Public high schools in Staples:
- STAPLES-MOTLEY SR. (Students: 507; Location:
401 CENTENNIAL LN.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- FRESHWATER ED. DIST. ALC (Students: 122;
Location: 1100 5TH ST. N.E., STE. 2; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Staples:
- STAPLES EL. (Students: 480; Location: 4TH ST.
N.; Grades: PK - 05)
- WHITE PINE ACADEMY (Students: 5; Location:
102 6TH ST. N.E.; Grades: 09 - 11)
- FRESHWATER TARGETED SERVICES (Location: 100
5TH ST. N.E.; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle school in Staples:
- SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
129; Location: 324 FOURTH STREET NE; Grades: PK - 6)
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