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Population (year 2000): 1,619. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,488 (-8.1% change)
Males: 749 (46.3%), Females: 870 (53.7%)
Traverse County
Zip code:
56296
Median resident age: 47.6 years
Median household income: $29,219 (year 2000)
Median house value: $40,200 (year 2000)
Races in Wheaton:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
Ancestries: German (50.6%), Norwegian (15.6%),
Swedish (12.9%), Irish (8.4%), French (4.1%), English (3.7%).
Elevation: 1019 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wheaton
- High school or higher: 80.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wheaton city
- Never married: 18.3%
- Now married: 59.3%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 14.1%
- Divorced: 7.2%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -109 (-6.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Wheaton:
- WHEATON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (401 12TH STREET
NORTH)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Wheaton:
- HOLY TRINITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; GRACEVILLE,
MN)
- ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 33 miles;
BRECKENRIDGE, MN)
- ORTONVILLE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles;
ORTONVILLE, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wheaton:
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 77 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; ID:
ATY)
- HECTOR INTL (about 80 miles; FARGO, ND; ID: FAR)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 106 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wheaton:
- WHEATON MUNI (about 4 miles; WHEATON, MN; ID: ETH)
- KAPAUN-WILSON FIELD (about 18 miles; GRACEVILLE, MN;
ID: 00Y)
- HERMAN MUNI (about 24 miles; HERMAN, MN; ID: 06Y)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wheaton:
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 34
miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 75 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 75 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 85
miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 111 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
Public primary/middle schools in Wheaton:
- WHEATON SEC. (Students: 259; Location: 1700
3RD AVE. S.; Grades: 06 - 12)
- PEARSON EL. (Students: 193; Location: 710 4TH
AV N; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Wheaton:
- WHEATON COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$59,409; Location: 901 1ST AVENUE N; 16,261 books; 1,080
audio materials; 568 video materials; 62 serial
subscriptions)
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