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Population (year 2000): 339. Estimated
population in July 2005: 322 (-5.0% change)
Males: 161 (47.5%), Females: 178 (52.5%)
Redwood County
Zip code:
56292
Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $25,536 (year 2000)
Median house value: $31,300 (year 2000)
Races in Vesta:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (43.7%), Polish (14.7%),
English (12.4%), Irish (5.3%), Norwegian (5.3%), Scottish
(4.4%).
Elevation: 1060 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Vesta
- High school or higher: 74.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Vesta city
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 62.9%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 13.3%
- Divorced: 5.0%
4.4% Foreign born (3.2% North America, 1.2%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+12.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Vesta:
- REDWOOD AREA HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; REDWOOD
FALLS, MN)
- TRACY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; TRACY, MN)
- MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL & GRANITE MANOR (about 23 miles;
GRANITE FALLS, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Vesta:
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 98 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 112 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD;
ID: FSD)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 118 miles; ST CLOUD, MN;
ID: STC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vesta:
- GRANITE FALLS MUNI/LENZEN-ROE MEMORIAL FLD (about 20
miles; GRANITE FALLS, MN; ID: 1G2)
- TRACY MUNI (about 23 miles; TRACY, MN; ID: Y68)
- REDWOOD FALLS MUNI (about 25 miles; REDWOOD FALLS,
MN; ID: RWF)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Vesta:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 50 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 98
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 100 miles; ST
PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 102 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 110 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
Public high school in Vesta:
- VESTA SEC. (Students: 13; Location: 320
CENTRE ST.; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Vesta:
- VESTA EL. (Students: 21; Location: 320 CENTRE
ST.; Grades: PK - 06)
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