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Population (year 2000): 2,599. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,553 (-1.8% change)
Males: 1,231 (47.4%), Females: 1,368 (52.6%)
Wabasha County
Zip code:
55981
Median resident age: 43.8 years
Median household income: $35,291 (year 2000)
Median house value: $84,000 (year 2000)
Races in Wabasha:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (49.9%), Irish (14.3%),
Norwegian (13.2%), English (5.9%), United States (5.1%), Polish
(4.5%).
Land area: 8.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wabasha
- High school or higher: 82.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wabasha city
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 60.5%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 9.1%
- Divorced: 8.6%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +192 (+8.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Wabasha:
- ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (1200 FIFTH GRANT
BOULEVARD WEST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Wabasha:
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; DURAND,
WI)
- LAKE CITY MEDICAL CENTER MAYO HEALTH (about 19
miles; LAKE CITY, MN)
- MYRTLE WERTH HOSPITAL MAYO HEALTH SYST (about 35
miles; MENOMONIE, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wabasha:
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 46 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 51 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 65 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wabasha:
- WINONA MUNI-MAX CONRAD FLD (about 32 miles; WINONA,
MN; ID: ONA)
- RED WING RGNL (about 34 miles; RED WING, MN; ID:
RGK)
- MENOMONIE MUNICIPAL-SCORE FIELD (about 37 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; ID: W11)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wabasha:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 35 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 36
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 39
miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 48 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 48 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 52 miles;
RIVER FALLS, WI; FT enrollment: 5,491)
Public high school in Wabasha:
- WABASHA-KELLOGG SEC. (Students: 411;
Location: 2113 HIAWATHA DR. E.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Wabasha:
- WABASHA-KELLOGG EL. (Students: 297; Location:
2113 HIAWATHA DR. E.; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Wabasha:
- ST FELIX (Students: 187; Location: 130 E
THIRD ST; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Wabasha:
- WABASHA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$120,054; Location: 168 ALLEGHANY AVE; 18,968 books; 908
audio materials; 510 video materials; 101 serial
subscriptions)
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