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Population (year 2000): 599. Estimated
population in July 2005: 561 (-6.3% change)
Males: 283 (47.2%), Females: 316 (52.8%)
Redwood County
Zip code:
56180
Median resident age: 46.1 years
Median household income: $24,013 (year 2000)
Median house value: $28,300 (year 2000)
Races in Walnut Grove:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.2%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (37.4%), Norwegian (26.2%),
Swedish (8.8%), English (8.2%), United States (7.3%), Irish
(5.8%).
Elevation: 1212 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Walnut Grove
- High school or higher: 70.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Walnut Grove city
- Never married: 12.9%
- Now married: 67.5%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 12.3%
- Divorced: 7.1%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -42 (-6.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Walnut Grove:
- TRACY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; TRACY, MN)
- WESTBROOK HEALTH CENTER (about 14 miles; WESTBROOK,
MN)
- MURRAY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
SLAYTON, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Walnut Grove:
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 94 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 99 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 126 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; ID:
ATY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Walnut Grove:
- TRACY MUNI (about 10 miles; TRACY, MN; ID: Y68)
- SLAYTON MUNI (about 27 miles; SLAYTON, MN; ID: 60Y)
- SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA RGNL MARSHALL/RYAN FLD (about 29
miles; MARSHALL, MN; ID: MML)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Walnut Grove:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 69 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 99
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 103 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 103 miles; ST
PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 111 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
Public primary/middle schools in Walnut Grove:
- WESTBROOK WALNUT GROVE MID. (Students: 182;
Location: 601 WASHINGTON AVE.; Grades: 05 - 08)
- WALNUT GROVE EL. (Students: 111; Location:
601 WASHINGTON AVE.; Grades: PK - 04)
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