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Around Kerkhoven City
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)104 miles away
Closer regional airport
Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)65 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN101 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL447 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Kerkhoven City; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Kerkhoven City had 805 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.
It’s the 728th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Swift County grew from 13,503 residents in 1900 to 9,838 in 2020.
Swift County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 29.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Willmar 5n, MN weather station (12 miles away).
Jobs in Swift County
3,382 jobs at 301 businesses in Swift County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Kerkhoven City.
Nearest hospitals
Centracare- Rice Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Willmar14.3 miles
Chippewa County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Montevideo26.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Kerkhoven City
Libraries
Kerkhoven Public Library1.2 mi
Kerkhoven Public Library1.2 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Kerkhoven SecondaryKerkhoven
7–12
382
Public
1.1 mi
KMS Learning CenterKerkhoven
7–12
—
Alternative Education
1.1 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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