Appleton, Minnesota

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Population (year 2000): 2,871. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,021 (-29.6% change)

Males: 2,028	(70.6%)
Females: 843	(29.4%)

Swift County

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 56208.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,900 (it was $25,950 in 2000)

Appleton	$27,900
Minnesota:	$52,024

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $59,000 (it was $43,800 in 2000)

Appleton	$59,000
Minnesota:	$198,800

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Races in Appleton:

White Non-Hispanic (66.9%)
Black (10.7%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (6.3%)
Two or more races (5.9%)
Hispanic (4.8%)
Filipino (3.0%)
Other race (2.4%)
American Indian (2.1%)
Japanese (0.9%)
Other Asian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (29.2%), Norwegian (17.0%), Irish (6.8%), English (5.0%), Swedish (4.0%), Polish (3.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1000 feet

Land area: 1.99 square miles.

Population density: 1031 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Appleton

High school or higher: 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
Unemployed: 5.2%
Mean travel time to work: 12.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Appleton city

Never married: 39.1%
Now married: 32.1%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 10.5%
Divorced: 15.9%

79 residents are foreign born (1.2% Asia, 0.8% Latin America, 0.7% Europe).

This city:	2.8%
Minnesota:	5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Appleton:	1.1% ($499)
Minnesota:	1.1% ($1,297)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (125.1 miles , pop. 123,975).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (189.8 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (618.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Holloway, MN (8.1 miles) , Milan, MN (9.7 miles ), Correll, MN (10.0 miles) , Louisburg, MN (10.8 miles) , Madison, MN (17.4 miles ), Bellingham, MN (18.7 miles ), Dawson, MN (18.8 miles ), Danvers, MN (19.1 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 1 building, cost: $76,000
1998: 1 building, cost: $76,000
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,500
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 1 building, cost: $135,000
2003: 1 building, cost: $120,000
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $85,000
2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 45.20 N, Longitude: 96.02 W

1324 people in other types of correctional institutions
78 people in nursing homes

Area code: 320

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Appleton, Minnesota business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +1,303 (+83.1%).

Most common industries for males:

Public administration (26%)
Construction (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Food (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Public administration (14%)
Educational services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Law enforcement workers including supervisors (16%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

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Crime in Appleton by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	0	0	0	3	N/A
per 100,000	34.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	103.0	N/A
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	3	2	4	3	1	1
per 100,000	103.4	68.3	142.7	101.7	34.3	34.6
Burglaries	21	12	14	10	9	5
per 100,000	723.6	409.6	499.5	339.1	308.9	173.1
Thefts	25	16	35	27	23	43
per 100,000	861.5	546.1	1248.7	915.6	789.3	1488.4
Auto thefts	2	2	4	5	2	0
per 100,000	68.9	68.3	142.7	169.5	68.6	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 201.1)	138.9	69.6	124.9	94.3	147.9	N/A

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.95
US city average:	3.00

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Appleton-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Minnesota state average. It is 6% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/25/2000, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.8 miles away from the Appleton city center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused $20 million in damages.

On 5/17/1996, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 30.9 miles away from the city center caused $2 million in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Appleton:

APPLETON MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (30 SOUTH BEHL STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Appleton:

MADISON HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; MADISON, MN)
JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HOME (about 19 miles; DAWSON, MN)
CHIPPEWA COUNTY MONTEVIDEO HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; MONTEVIDEO, MN)

Political contributions by individuals in Appleton, MN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Appleton:

WATERTOWN MUNI (about 81 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; ID: ATY)
BROOKINGS MUNI (about 83 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID: BKX)
JOE FOSS FIELD (about 123 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID: FSD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Appleton:

APPLETON MUNI (about 2 miles; APPLETON, MN; ID: AQP)
MADISON-LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY (about 19 miles; MADISON, MN; ID: DXX)
MORRIS MUNI (about 25 miles; MORRIS, MN; ID: MOX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Appleton:

SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 73 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT enrollment: 2,711)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 85 miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 119 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 121 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 121 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)

Public elementary/middle school in Appleton:

APPLETON ELEMENTARY (Location: 349 S EDQUIST STREET; Grades: 1 2 3 KG PK ; Our rating: 87)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Minnesota West Community and Technical College Canby Campus - 43 miles from Appelton Minnesota West Community and Technical College - Granite Falls Campus - 37 miles from Appelton

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Notable locations in Appleton: Appleton (A), Appleton Golf Club (B), Appleton Lions Park Campground (C), Appleton Police Department (D), Appleton City Library (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Appleton include: First Baptist Church (A), First Congregational Church (B), First United Methodist Church (C), Trinity Lutheran Church (D), Word Fellowship Church (E), Zion Lutheran Church (F), Word Fellowship Church (G), Saint John's Catholic Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Appleton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Super 8 Appleton MN (900 North Munsterman).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Appleton and their reported violations in the past:

APPLETON (Address: Appleton City Hall, Population served: 2871, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

5 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Appleton that have no violations reported:

ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 103, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
WILSON'S MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.0 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	51.6%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	14.7%
Whole state:	7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	3.9%
Whole state:	3.2%

Appleton compared to Minnesota state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Appleton (2007 data):

Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Appleton: Farmers And Merchants State Bank Of at 229 North Miles, branch established on 1915-02-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $37.0 mil, Deposits: $31.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Mps Investment Company
Prairie Sun Bank: Detached Facility at 250 North Miles Street, branch established on 1880-09-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $29.8 mil, Deposits: $25.3 mil, headquarters in Milan, MN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Milan Agency, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Swift County Minnesota:

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Health	0	$0		12	$4,494
Streets and Highways	3	$8,276	$33,104	0	$0
Police - Other	0	$0		1	$1,244
Financial Administration	3	$9,826	$39,304	1	$332
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$527
Police Protection - Officers	4	$14,030	$42,090	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$1,986	$23,832	0	$0
Hospitals	125	$274,966	$26,397	30	$65,990
Water Supply	1	$2,858	$34,296	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	1	$2,637	$31,644	4	$1,711
Totals for Government	138	$314,578	$27,355	53	$74,300

Appleton government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $210,000
Charges - Hospital Public: $8,062,000
All Other: $4,275,000

Parks & Recreation: $26,000
Construction - Own Hospitals: $75,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $7,614,000
Welfare - Other: $2,630,000

Water Utilities: $692,000

Regular Highways: $332,000

Liquor Stores: $310,000

Police Protection: $294,000

General - Other: $260,000

Parks & Recreation: $156,000

Financial Administration: $119,000

Health Services - Other: $102,000

Fire Protection: $56,000

Libraries: $48,000

Solid Waste Management: $22,000

Central Staff Services: $20,000

Air Transportation: $15,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $2,298,000
All Other: $33,000
General - Interest on Debt: $295,000
Local Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $121,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,125,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,687,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $3,860,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,756,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $4,825,000
Water Utilities: $1,025,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $966,000
Water Utilities: $100,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $106,000
General Revenue, NEC: $34,000

Special Assessments: $16,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $588,000
Natural Resource - Other: $380,000

Own Hospitals: $200,000

Water Utilities: $47,000

Air Transportation: $20,000

Health - Other: $9,000

Fire Protection: $9,000

General - Other: $6,000

Police Protection: $6,000

Parks & Recreation: $5,000

Liquor Stores: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,521,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $782,000
Liquor Stores: $321,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $146,000
State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $5,643,000
General Support: $660,000

All Other: $383,000

Water Utilities: $15,000
Tax - Property: $609,000
NEC: $21,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,015,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $71,000

5.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,901 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.24%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Kandiyohi County, MN	0.96% ($31,811 average AGI)
from Chippewa County, MN	0.26% ($29,100)
from Lac qui Parle County, MN	0.26% ($27,800)

6.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,008 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.65%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Kandiyohi County, MN	0.87% ($30,853 average AGI)
to Chippewa County, MN	0.51% ($30,000)
to Yellow Medicine County, MN	0.31% ($28,583)

Strongest AM radio stations in Appleton:

KMSD (1510 AM; 5 kW; MILBANK, SD; Owner: BIG STONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KBRF (1250 AM; 10 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
KDMA (1460 AM; 1 kW; MONTEVIDEO, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KMRS (1230 AM; 1 kW; MORRIS, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))

Strongest FM radio stations in Appleton:

KRSU (91.3 FM; APPLETON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KNCM (88.5 FM; APPLETON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KLQP (92.1 FM; MADISON, MN; Owner: LAC QUI PARLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Appleton:

KWCM-TV (Channel 10; APPLETON, MN; Owner: WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EDUCATIONAL TV COMPANY)
K49ED (Channel 49; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K15DC (Channel 15; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K19CW (Channel 19; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K25EI (Channel 25; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K31BT (Channel 31; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K17CS (Channel 17; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K23DF (Channel 23; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K29CC (Channel 29; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K33CR (Channel 33; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K52AH (Channel 52; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K54AK (Channel 54; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K56BZ (Channel 56; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K58EO (Channel 58; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K60AB (Channel 60; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K21AK (Channel 21; APPLETON, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA, INC.)

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