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Population (year 2000): 6,814. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,692 (+27.6% change)
Males: 3,248 (47.7%), Females: 3,566 (52.3%)
Carver County
Zip code:
55387
Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $55,705 (year 2000)
Median house value: $151,500 (year 2000)
Races in Waconia:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (55.9%), Norwegian (14.2%),
Irish (8.9%), Swedish (8.7%), English (5.6%), Polish (3.9%).
Elevation: 991 feet
Land area: 2.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Waconia
- High school or higher: 87.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Waconia city
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 66.0%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 7.0%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +3,241 (+90.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Waconia:
- RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (500 S MAPLE ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Waconia:
- ST FRANCIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles;
SHAKOPEE, MN)
- BUFFALO HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; BUFFALO, MN)
- QUEEN OF PEACE HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; NEW PRAGUE,
MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Waconia:
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 40
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 51 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID:
STC)
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 109 miles; BRAINERD, MN;
ID: BRD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waconia:
- A.R.S. SPORT STRIP (about 14 miles; BELLE PLAINE,
MN; ID: 7Y7)
- WINSTED MUNI (about 20 miles; WINSTED, MN; ID: 10D)
- GLENCOE MUNI (about 20 miles; GLENCOE, MN; ID: GYL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Waconia:
- NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
- HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 35 miles; BROOKLYN
PARK, MN; FT enrollment: 3,138)
- NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
BROOKLYN PARK, MN; FT enrollment: 3,097)
- MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about
37 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,857)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 38 miles; ST PETER,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- AUGSBURG COLLEGE (about 40 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,662)
- ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; COON
RAPIDS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,627)
Public high school in Waconia:
- WACONIA SR. (Students: 734; Location: 1400
COMMUNITY DR.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Waconia:
- CLEARWATER MID. (Students: 738; Location:
1650 COMMUNITY DR.; Grades: 05 - 08)
- SOUTHVIEW EL. (Students: 552; Location: 225
W. 4TH ST.; Grades: PK - 04)
- BAYVIEW EL. (Students: 395; Location: 24 S.
WALNUT ST.; Grades: PK - 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Waconia:
- TRINITY LUTHERAN (Students: 307; Location:
601 E 2ND ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST JOSEPHS SCHOOL (Students: 186; Location:
41 EAST FIRST ST; Grades: KG - 8)
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