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Population (year 2000): 1,384. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,431 (+3.4% change)
Males: 722 (52.2%), Females: 662 (47.8%)
Polk County
Zip code:
54810
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $45,909 (year 2000)
Median house value: $124,100 (year 2000)
Races in Balsam Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (35.3%), Norwegian (19.4%),
Swedish (16.3%), Irish (10.8%), English (6.0%), Danish (5.5%).
Elevation: 1155 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Balsam Lake
- High school or higher: 88.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Balsam Lake town
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 66.0%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 3.3%
- Divorced: 9.8%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +301 (+27.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Balsam Lake:
- AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 11 miles; AMERY,
WI)
- ST CROIX REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR INC (about 12 miles;
ST CROIX FALLS, WI)
- OSCEOLA MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; OSCEOLA, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Balsam Lake:
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 67
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 80 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
- DULUTH INTL (about 97 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: DLH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Balsam Lake:
- AMERY MUNI (about 15 miles; AMERY, WI; ID: AHH)
- L O SIMENSTAD MUNI (about 20 miles; OSCEOLA, WI; ID:
OEO)
- NEW RICHMOND MUNI (about 23 miles; NEW RICHMOND, WI;
ID: RNH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Balsam Lake:
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38
miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 43 miles;
RIVER FALLS, WI; FT enrollment: 5,491)
- CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47
miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; FT enrollment: 4,381)
- METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; ST
PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 55 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
- BETHEL COLLEGE (about 58 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,787)
- INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; INVER
GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,475)
Public high school in Balsam Lake:
- UNITY HI (Students: 357; Location: 1908 150TH
ST - HIGHWAY 46 N; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Balsam Lake:
- UNITY EL (Students: 481; Location: 1908 150TH
ST - HIGHWAY 46 N; Grades: PK - 05)
- UNITY MID (Students: 267; Location: 1908
150TH ST - HIGHWAY 46 N; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Balsam Lake:
- BALSAM LAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$51,369; Location: 404 MAIN ST.; 13,808 books; 595 audio
materials; 441 video materials; 54 serial subscriptions)
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