Population: 432. Estimated population in July 2020: 433 (+0.2% change)
Males: 206 (47.7%), Females: 226 (52.3%)
Hamlin County
Zip code: 57248
Median resident age: 43.0 years
Median household income: $28,194
Median house value: $33,800
Races in Lake Norden:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (29.6%), German (27.8%), Swedish (13.9%), Irish (7.9%), Danish (4.4%), English (2.5%).
Elevation: 1680 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Lake Norden
- High school or higher: 73.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lake Norden city
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 54.6%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 18.8%
- Divorced: 5.4%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +6 (+1.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Norden:
- MEMORIAL CARE UNIT (about 24 miles; WATERTOWN, SD)
- PRAIRIE LAKES HOSP & CARE CTR (about 24 miles; WATERTOWN, SD)
- DESMET MEMORIAL HOSP (about 30 miles; DE SMET, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake Norden:
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 23 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 34 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
- HURON REGIONAL (about 72 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Norden:
- ARLINGTON MUNI (about 16 miles; ARLINGTON, SD; Abbreviation: 3A9)
- LAKE PRESTON MUNI (about 20 miles; LAKE PRESTON, SD; Abbreviation: Y34)
- WILDER (about 27 miles; DESMET, SD; Abbreviation: 6E5)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Norden:
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 123 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 124 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 155 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 163 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)