Kandiyohi County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Atwater and their reported violations in the past:
ATWATER (Address: Atwater City Hall  , Population served: 1079, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
WHEELER'S CAMPGROUND (Address: 5051-180th Avenue NE , Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-14-2004), St Boil Water Order (JUN-14-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-14-2004), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUN-14-2004), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUN-14-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-14-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-28-2004)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Atwater that have no violations reported:
- ROSENDALE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (Address: PO Box 179, Population served: 45, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- NORTH BREEZE RESORT (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.8%
(10.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Minnesota: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 66.7% | | Whole state: | 66.5% |
| This city: | 3.9% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Atwater, MN
11 people in homes for the mentally ill
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Atwater compared to Minnesota state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Atwater (2011 data):
- Atwater State Bank: at 222 Atlantic Avenue, branch established on 1932/05/16. Info updated 2007/06/05: Bank assets: $42.3 mil, Deposits: $37.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Cattail Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (78%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Kandiyohi County Minnesota:
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Religion statistics for Atwater (based on Kandiyohi County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 76.92%
| Here | | 76.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | Christian Reformed Church in North America | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
|---|
| Adherents | 49.6% | 17.9% | 5.4% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
|---|
| Congregations | 34.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
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| Name | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | The Evangelical Covenant Church | Baptist General Conference | Other |
|---|
| Adherents | 3.7% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 7.2% |
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| Congregations | 7.2% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 27.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 8 | Kandiyohi County: | 1.97 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | This county: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 22 | Kandiyohi County: | 5.41 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 23 | Here: | 5.66 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | Kandiyohi County: | 27.3% | | State: | 25.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Kandiyohi County: | 13.6% | | State: | 13.0% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,890 | $34,680 | 1 | $814 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $3,333 | $39,996 | 2 | $1,843 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 25 | $3,600 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $5,500 | $33,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Transit |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $404 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $11,723 | $35,169 | 30 | $6,661 |
Atwater government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $310,000 ($273.61)
- Charges - All Other: $211,000 ($186.23)
Sewerage: $46,000 ($40.60)
Parks & Recreation: $13,000 ($11.47)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $9,000 ($7.94)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $124,000 ($109.44)
Police Protection: $105,000 ($92.67)
Regular Highways: $87,000 ($76.79)
Financial Administration: $70,000 ($61.78)
Parks & Recreation: $38,000 ($33.54)
Fire Protection: $34,000 ($30.01)
Water Utilities: $31,000 ($27.36)
Health Services - Other: $23,000 ($20.30)
Sewerage: $17,000 ($15.00)
Central Staff Services: $9,000 ($7.94)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $7,000 ($6.18)
Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($1.77)
- Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $107,000 ($94.44)
Total Cash & Deposits: $41,000 ($36.19)
Total Federal Securities: $28,000 ($24.71)
Benefit Payments: $13,000 ($11.47)
From Other Government: $8,000 ($7.06)
Interest Revenue: $-25,000 ($-22.07)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $27,000 ($23.83)
- General - Interest on Debt: $178,000 ($157.11)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,397,000 ($2998.23)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,400,000 ($2118.27)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,990,000 ($2639.01)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,808,000 ($2478.38)
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $99,000 ($87.38)
Interest Earnings: $84,000 ($74.14)
General Revenue, NEC: $55,000 ($48.54)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $221,000 ($195.06)
Police Protection: $27,000 ($23.83)
Parks & Recreation: $19,000 ($16.77)
Fire Protection: $15,000 ($13.24)
Water Utilities: $4,000 ($3.53)
Sewerage: $3,000 ($2.65)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,371,000 ($2092.67)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $100,000 ($88.26)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $113,000 ($99.74)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $291,000 ($256.84)
All Other: $15,000 ($13.24)
- Tax - Property: $253,000 ($223.30)
NEC: $10,000 ($8.83)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $235,000 ($207.41)
5.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,270 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.15% | | 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:
6.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,774 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.30% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Atwater:
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KDJS (1590 AM; 1 kW; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KWLM (1340 AM; 1 kW; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: LAKELAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KLFD (1410 AM; 1 kW; LITCHFIELD, MN; Owner: MID MINNESOTA BROADCASTING)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WVAL (800 AM; 3 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: TRI-COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
- KASM (1150 AM; 2 kW; ALBANY, MN; Owner: STARCOM, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Atwater:
- KKLN (94.1 FM; ATWATER, MN; Owner: FLAGSHIP BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KQIC (102.5 FM; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: LAKELAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KBHZ (91.9 FM; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: CHRISTIAN HERITAGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSJR-FM (90.1 FM; COLLEGEVILLE, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KNSR (88.9 FM; COLLEGEVILLE, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- K240CU (95.9 FM; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: REFUGE MEDIA GROUP)
- KARP-FM (106.9 FM; DASSEL, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KZPK (98.9 FM; PAYNESVILLE, MN; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- KMXK (94.9 FM; COLD SPRING, MN; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ST. CLOUD, INC.)
- KLFN (106.5 FM; SUNBURG, MN; Owner: LAKELAND BROADCASTING CO.)
- KIKV-FM (100.7 FM; SAUK CENTRE, MN; Owner: BDI BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOLV (100.1 FM; OLIVIA, MN; Owner: BOLD RADIO, INC.)
- KDJS-FM (95.3 FM; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Atwater:
- K14LF (Channel 14; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K54GG (Channel 54; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K17FA (Channel 17; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K39FE (Channel 39; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K52GK (Channel 52; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K30FZ (Channel 30; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K20GD (Channel 20; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K27CK (Channel 27; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: WILLMAR ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH)
- KCCO-TV (Channel 7; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- KSAX (Channel 42; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: KSAX-TV, INC.)
- K23FP (Channel 23; OLIVIA, MN; Owner: RENVILLE COUNTY TV CORPORATION)
- K45FR (Channel 45; OLIVIA, MN; Owner: RENVILLE COUNTY TV CORPORATION)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Atwater)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 11 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7 - 107 N Second St (Lat: 45.134694 Lon: -94.779444), Call Sign: KET221, Licensee ID: L00447309
Assigned Frequencies: 154.145 MHz, 154.295 MHz
Grant Date: 01/11/2002, Expiration Date: 02/18/2012
Registrant: City Of Atwater, Box 733, Willmar, MN 56201, Phone: (612) 974-3330 - 301 S 3rd St (Lat: 45.133583 Lon: -94.779722), Call Sign: WZY349
Assigned Frequencies: 155.220 MHz
Grant Date: 03/31/1999, Expiration Date: 04/14/2004, Cancellation Date: 06/19/2004
Registrant: Atwater Public School, 27250 Mn State Hwy 4, Grove City, MN 56243 - Bnsf Mp 91.3 (Lat: 45.135250 Lon: -94.823889), Type: Building, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 9 m, Call Sign: WPPB702
Assigned Frequencies: 161.010 MHz
Grant Date: 10/05/2004, Expiration Date: 10/07/2014, Certifier: Robert C Leedham
Registrant: The Bn&sf Rwy Co, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4568, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
- Se 1/4 Se 1/4 Sec 3 Gennesse Township (Lat: 45.140528 Lon: -94.798611), Call Sign: KNBA705
Assigned Frequencies: 153.125 MHz
Grant Date: 05/14/1996, Expiration Date: 07/10/2001, Cancellation Date: 09/09/2001
Registrant: Gerald E Gratz, 17930 Hwy 12 Ne, Atwater, MN 56209, Phone: (612) 974-8320 - Township Rd 1 Mi On Cty 2 From Jct With Us 12 Then 1/2 Mi W & 1/4 Mi N (Lat: 45.157750 Lon: -94.787778), Call Sign: KOE936, Licensee ID: L00049992
Assigned Frequencies: 152.480 MHz
Grant Date: 12/13/2002, Expiration Date: 12/21/2012
Registrant: Myron D Behm, 3401 180th St Ne, Atwater, MN 56209, Phone: (320) 974-3003, Fax: (320) 974-3618, Email:
- Ne 1/4 Sw 1/2 Sec 14 Gennesse Twp (Lat: 45.115806 Lon: -94.779444), Call Sign: WZW672, Licensee ID: L00070679
Assigned Frequencies: 151.520 MHz
Grant Date: 06/11/1999, Expiration Date: 08/14/2004, Cancellation Date: 10/16/2004
Registrant: Central Allied Enterprises Inc Dba Atwater Ready Mix Division, Willmar, MN 56201, Phone: (320) 235-5846 - Lat: 45.138389 Lon: -94.771028, Call Sign: WPVW604
Assigned Frequencies: 159.495 MHz, 159.510 MHz
Grant Date: 08/28/2002, Expiration Date: 08/28/2012, Certifier: Earl B Olson
Registrant: West Central Comms Inc, 612 Industrial Dr, Willmar, MN 56201, Phone: (320) 235-0811, Fax: (320) 231-2655
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - ATWATER, Nw 1/4 Se 1/4 Section 35, Township 120 N, Range 33 W (Lat: 45.163056 Lon: -94.786389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128 m, Call Sign: WPNI854
Assigned Frequencies: 6680.00 MHz, 6655.00 MHz
Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Elizabeth L Kohler
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- Atwater, Water Tank, Sw Corner Of Minnesota Avenue And 2nd Street In (Lat: 45.138667 Lon: -94.776389), Type: Tank, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 51.8 m, Call Sign: WQBM635
Assigned Frequencies: 943.375 MHz
Grant Date: 11/05/2004, Expiration Date: 11/05/2014, Certifier: Leonard J Koehnen Pe
Registrant: Consulting Engineer, 9348 Jonathan Road, Woodbury, MN 55125, Phone: (651) 739-1614, Fax: (651) 714-5868, Email:
- 108 N. 3rd. Street (Lat: 45.138000 Lon: -94.780833), Overall height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WLO533
Assigned Frequencies: 951.500 MHz
Grant Date: 02/07/1989, Expiration Date: 04/01/2013
Registrant: Headwaters Media, LLC, 1605 South First Street, Willmar, MN 56201
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Atwater)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: BOSCH PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 58 mph), Engine: FRANKLIN 4AC176B SER (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6936 , Serial Number: SOB-1, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 06/17/1980
Registrant (Individual): Jay E Bosch, 8191 County Road 4 Se, Atwater, MN 56209
| Most common first names in Atwater, MN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Arthur | 15 | 80.9 years |
| Carl | 13 | 81.5 years |
| William | 12 | 79.5 years |
| Anna | 11 | 87.6 years |
| John | 10 | 65.5 years |
| Esther | 9 | 85.0 years |
| George | 9 | 77.5 years |
| Walter | 9 | 71.9 years |
| Clarence | 9 | 79.3 years |
| Harold | 9 | 85.3 years |
| Most common last names in Atwater, MN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Peterson | 23 | 77.4 years |
| Johnson | 21 | 79.2 years |
| Anderson | 20 | 77.4 years |
| Nelson | 18 | 76.4 years |
| Larson | 13 | 77.9 years |
| Slinden | 12 | 82.2 years |
| Hovey | 11 | 73.5 years |
| Olson | 10 | 81.1 years |
| Swenson | 10 | 73.0 years |
| Kragenbring | 9 | 76.8 years |
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