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Population (year 2000): 11,283. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,092 (-1.7% change)
Males: 5,603 (49.7%), Females: 5,680 (50.3%)
Nobles County
Zip code:
56187
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $36,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,900 (year 2000)
Races in Worthington:
- White Non-Hispanic (70.3%)
- Hispanic (19.3%)
- Other race (11.5%)
- Other Asian (4.6%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- Black (1.9%)
- Vietnamese (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (36.8%), Norwegian (11.6%),
Dutch (6.9%), Irish (6.4%), English (5.1%), Swedish (5.1%).
Elevation: 1590 feet
Land area: 7.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Worthington
- High school or higher: 71.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Worthington city
- Never married: 25.5%
- Now married: 58.1%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 6.1%
15.6% Foreign born (10.6% Latin America, 4.0%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,303 (+13.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Worthington:
- WORTHINGTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (1018 6TH AVE,
PO BOX 997)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Worthington:
- OSCEOLA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SIBLEY,
IA)
- MURRAY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles;
SLAYTON, MN)
- WESTBROOK HEALTH CENTER (about 32 miles; WESTBROOK,
MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Worthington:
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 79 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 97 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 101 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Worthington:
- WORTHINGTON MUNI (about 3 miles; WORTHINGTON, MN;
ID: OTG)
- SIBLEY MUNI (about 21 miles; SIBLEY, IA; ID: ISB)
- SLAYTON MUNI (about 28 miles; SLAYTON, MN; ID: 60Y)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Worthington:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100
miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 109 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 110 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 115
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
Public high schools in Worthington:
- WORTHINGTON SR. (Students: 711; Location:
1211 CLARY ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WORTHINGTON ALC (Students: 67; Location: 117
11TH AVE.; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Worthington:
- PRAIRIE EL. (Students: 939; Location: 1700
1ST AVE SW; Grades: KG - 05)
- WORTHINGTON MID. (Students: 547; Location:
1401 CRAILSHEIM RD.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- EARLY CHILDHOOD (Students: 32; Location: 2011
NOBLES ST.; Grades: PK - PK)
- PRAIRIE ACADEMY (Location: 1680 AIRPORT ROAD;
Grades: 00 - 00)
- DISTRICT 518 SP. ED. (Location: KNOLLWOOD
DR., ROUTE 4; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle schools in Worthington:
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 146;
Location: 1206 8TH AVE; Grades: KG - 6)
- WORTHINGTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 73;
Location: 1770 ELEANOR ST; Grades: KG - 8)
Libraries in Worthington:
- PLUM CREEK LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income:
$958,409; Location: 290 S.LAKE STREET; 14,457 books; 968
audio materials; 9,354 video materials; 12 serial
subscriptions)
- NOBLES COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$350,850; Location: 407 12TH STREET; 55,608 books; 2,137
audio materials; 2,058 video materials; 101 serial
subscriptions)
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