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Population (year 2000): 18,351. Estimated
population in July 2005: 18,183 (-0.9% change)
Males: 8,742 (47.6%), Females: 9,609 (52.4%)
Kandiyohi County
Zip code:
56201
Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $33,455 (year 2000)
Median house value: $83,700 (year 2000)
Races in Willmar:
- White Non-Hispanic (81.7%)
- Hispanic (15.9%)
- Other race (8.5%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Black (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (34.1%), Norwegian (25.2%),
Swedish (13.6%), Irish (6.4%), Dutch (5.8%), United States
(2.9%).
Land area: 11.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Willmar
- High school or higher: 79.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Willmar city
- Never married: 28.7%
- Now married: 51.8%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 9.3%
7.0% Foreign born (5.6% Latin America, 0.7%
Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: +509 (+2.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Willmar:
- RICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (301 BECKER AVE SW)
- WILLMAR REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER (1550
HIGHWAY 71 NORTHEAST, BOX 1128)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Willmar:
- RENVILLE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; OLIVIA,
MN)
- PAYNESVILLE AREA HOSPITAL (about 31 miles;
PAYNESVILLE, MN)
- MEEKER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 36 miles;
LITCHFIELD, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Willmar:
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 75 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID:
STC)
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 108 miles; BRAINERD, MN;
ID: BRD)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about
128 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Willmar:
- WILLMAR MUNI-JOHN L RICE FIELD (about 3 miles;
WILLMAR, MN; ID: ILL)
- OLIVIA REGIONAL (about 25 miles; OLIVIA, MN; ID:
OVL)
- MURDOCK MUNI (about 26 miles; MURDOCK, MN; ID: 23Y)
Colleges/Universities in Willmar:
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
2,711; Location: 2101 15TH AVE NW; Public; Website:
www.ridgewater.mnscu.edu)
- RICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF XRAY TECHNOLOGY
(FT enrollment: 12; Location: 301 BECKER AVE SW; Public)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Willmar:
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 67 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 91 miles; ST PETER,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 95
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 99 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 105 miles;
BRAINERD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,364)
Public high schools in Willmar:
- WILLMAR SR. (Students: 1,328; Location: 2701
30TH ST. N.E.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WILLMAR ALC (Students: 84; Location: 512 8TH
ST. S.W.; Grades: 07 - 12)
- BRIDGEWAY LEARNING CENTER (Students: 24;
Location: 611 S.W. 5TH ST.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Willmar:
- KENNEDY EL. (Students: 772; Location: 824 SW
7TH ST.; Grades: KG - 04)
- ROOSEVELT EL. (Students: 744; Location: 1800
S.W. 19TH AVE.; Grades: 04 - 06)
- WILLMAR JR. (Students: 645; Location: 201 E.
WILLMAR AVE.; Grades: 07 - 08)
- LINCOLN MAGNET EL. (Students: 326; Location:
511 JULII ST.; Grades: KG - 04)
- JEFFERSON EL. (Students: 254; Location: 1202
W. MONOGALIA AVE.; Grades: KG - 03)
- WASHINGTON FAMILY CHILDHOOD CENTE (Students:
39; Location: 325 SW. WILLMAR AVE.; Grades: PK - PK)
- PRAIRIE LAKES DETENTION CTR. (Students: 35;
Location: BOX 894, 1550 HWY. 71 N.E.; Grades: 06 - 12)
- ADOLESCENT PROGRAM (Students: 30; Location:
BOX 1118; Grades: 02 - 12)
- GREATER MN SHELTER HOUSE (Students: 4;
Location: 3619 15TH AVE. S.W.; Grades: 08 - 11)
- PROJECT TURNABOUT (Location: 512 SW 8TH ST.;
Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle school in Willmar:
- COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 226;
Location: 1300 19TH AVE SW; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Willmar:
- PIONEERLAND LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income:
$3,247,154; Location: 410 5TH STREET SW; 459,965 books;
7,040 audio materials; 12,687 video materials; 1,596
serial subscriptions)
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