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Population (year 2000): 575. Estimated
population in July 2005: 554 (-3.7% change)
Males: 280 (48.7%), Females: 295 (51.3%)
Wadena County
Zip code:
56481
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $26,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $44,400 (year 2000)
Races in Verndale:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (29.2%), Norwegian (14.4%),
Swedish (10.3%), Irish (7.8%), United States (7.0%), Polish
(4.2%).
Elevation: 1349 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Verndale
- High school or higher: 77.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Verndale city
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 54.0%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 12.3%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -39 (-6.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Verndale:
- TRI COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; WADENA, MN)
- LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM (about 15 miles; STAPLES, MN)
- LONG PRAIRIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL C & NC (about 32
miles; LONG PRAIRIE, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Verndale:
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 61 miles; BRAINERD, MN;
ID: BRD)
- BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 76 miles; BEMIDJI,
MN; ID: BJI)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 90 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID:
STC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Verndale:
- WADENA MUNI (about 14 miles; WADENA, MN; ID: ADC)
- STAPLES MUNI (about 15 miles; STAPLES, MN; ID: SAZ)
- CLARISSA MUNI (about 22 miles; CLARISSA, MN; ID:
8Y5)
Amtrak station near Verndale:
- 16 miles: 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.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Verndale:
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 59 miles;
BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 77 miles;
BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; BEMIDJI,
MN; FT enrollment: 3,562)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 81 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 88 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 109
miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
Public high school in Verndale:
- VERNDALE SEC. (Students: 229; Location: 411
S.W. BROWN ST.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Verndale:
- VERNDALE EL. (Students: 240; Location: 411
S.W. BROWN ST.; Grades: PK - 06)
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