Fosston, Minnesota - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,604
Male Share of the Population	48.9%
Female Share of the Population	51.1%
Senior Citizens	28.4%
Employed Population 16+	695
Age of the Population	46

Families

% of people married	45.1%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	20%
Median Earnings25+	$32,270
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$40,750
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$22,125

Wealth

Median Family Income	$58,750
% Above Poverty Level	80%
% Below Poverty Level	20%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	18 minutes
% Working from Home	1.3%
% Walking and Biking to Work	12.9%
% Using Public Transportation	1.6%

Housing

People Living Alone	47.6%
Median Gross Rent	$726
Median House Value	$99,600

Ancestry

Norwegian	33.3%
German	19.7%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	12.3%
Swedish	10%
French Except Basque	7.4%
Irish	6.5%
English	5%
Russian	1.8%
Welsh	1.8%
Italian	1.7%
Canadian	1.7%
Czech	1.6%
Polish	1.6%
Scottish	1.4%
Belgian	1.2%
Finnish	1.2%
Dutch	1.2%
Danishn	0.7%
Swiss	0.3%
Ukrainian	0.2%
Hungarian	0.2%
African	0.2%
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Fosston Almanac

Category	Value
County	Polk County
Standard Zip Codes	56542
Phone Area Codes	218
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	47.58
Approximate Longitude	-95.74

Fosston Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	FOSSTON 1 E
Distance	1.7 miles
Jan Temp	-8 to 13 F
Apr Temp	28 to 52 F
Jul Temp	55 to 79 F
Oct Temp	31 to 54 F
Annual Precip	24.8 inches

Station	MAHNOMEN 1 W
Distance	21 miles
Jan Temp	-8 to 13 F
Apr Temp	28 to 52 F
Jul Temp	56 to 79 F
Oct Temp	31 to 54 F
Annual Precip	23.5 inches

Station	ITASCA UNIV OF MINNESOTA
Distance	35.8 miles
Jan Temp	-9 to 15 F
Apr Temp	25 to 51 F
Jul Temp	54 to 78 F
Oct Temp	30 to 53 F
Annual Precip	27 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Bagley	1,496	$44,792
Clearbrook	452	$46,563
Erskine	438	$55,625
Gonvick	295	$43,958
McIntosh	619	$67,361
Winger	195	$45,000

Fosston Hospitals

Essentia Health Fosston
(Non-profit)
900 Hilligoss Blvd Southeast
(218) 435-1130

Fosston Public Schools

Fosston Secondary
301 E 1st St
ZIP: 56542
(218) 435-1909
High
Total Enrollment 289

Magelssen Elementary
700 E 1st St
ZIP: 56542
(218) 435-6036
Primary
Total Enrollment 341

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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