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Population (year 2000): 2,617. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,495 (-4.7% change)
Males: 1,243 (47.5%), Females: 1,374 (52.5%)
Zip code:
53565
Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $43,182 (year 2000)
Median house value: $90,300 (year 2000)
Races in Mineral Point:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
Ancestries: German (41.2%), English (22.5%),
Irish (22.2%), Norwegian (10.0%), United States (6.7%), Swiss
(4.5%).
Land area: 3.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mineral Point
- High school or higher: 87.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mineral Point city
- Never married: 22.1%
- Now married: 57.6%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 10.2%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +126 (+5.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mineral Point:
- UPLAND HILLS HEALTH (about 9 miles; DODGEVILLE, WI)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE CTY (about 13 miles;
DARLINGTON, WI)
- SOUTHWEST HEALTH CENTER INC (about 23 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mineral Point:
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 48 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
- DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 62 miles;
MADISON, WI; ID: MSN)
- CLINTON MUNI (about 73 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mineral Point:
- IOWA COUNTY (about 4 miles; MINERAL POINT, WI; ID:
MRJ)
- PLATTEVILLE MUNICIPAL (about 22 miles; PLATTEVILLE,
WI; ID: PVB)
- TRI-COUNTY REGIONAL (about 24 miles; LONE ROCK, WI;
ID: LNR)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mineral Point:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 23 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 55 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 56 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 61 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
FT enrollment: 4,200)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 96
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
Public high school in Mineral Point:
- MINERAL POINT HI (Students: 257; Location:
705 ROSS ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mineral Point:
- MINERAL POINT EL (Students: 376; Location:
607 COTHERN ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- MINERAL POINT MID (Students: 179; Location:
705 ROSS ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LAFAYETTE COUNTY ACADEMY (Location: 706 RIDGE
STREET; Grades: 09 - 10)
Library in Mineral Point:
- MINERAL POINT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $139,345; Location: 137 HIGH ST.; 18,173 books;
584 audio materials; 1,371 video materials; 55 serial
subscriptions)
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