Cass County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Backus and their reported violations in the past:
LINDSEY LAKE CAMPGROUND (Address: 3781 State Highway 87 NW  , Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-07-2004), St Boil Water Order (JUL-07-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUL-07-2004), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-07-2004), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUL-07-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-07-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2004)
SALTY DOG SALOON (Address: 3380 State Highway 87 NW , Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-16-2001), St Public Notif requested (JUL-16-2001), St Boil Water Order (JUL-16-2001), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-16-2001), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUL-16-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-16-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-30-2001)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Backus that have no violations reported:
- BACKUS (Population served: 311, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- NISSWA COUNTRY COOKIN CAFE (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SANDY PINES RESORT (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- TUCK-A-WAY RESORT CAMPGROUND (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- MAXON-VAN EPS LEGION POST 368 (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 36.9%
(36.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 75.0% for American Indian residents, 9.1% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.2 people | | Minnesota: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 55.4% | | Whole state: | 66.5% |
| This city: | 6.5% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Backus, MN
Backus compared to Minnesota state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below 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 significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Backus (2011 data):
- The First National Bank of Walker: Backus Branch at Highway 87 West, branch established on 1990/12/15. Info updated 2010/06/01: Bank assets: $293.3 mil, Deposits: $251.3 mil, headquarters in Walker, MN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Walker Ban Co.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Wood (7%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- No fuel used (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Cass County Minnesota:
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Religion statistics for Backus (based on Cass County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.81%
| Here | | 38.8% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | United Church of Christ | Episcopal Church |
|---|
| Adherents | 38.9% | 29.2% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 4.8% |
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| Congregations | 25.9% | 14.8% | 9.3% | 5.6% | 3.7% |
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| Name | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Assemblies of God | Church of the Nazarene | United Methodist Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.7% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 4.2% |
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| Congregations | 11.1% | 7.4% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 16.7% |
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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: 12 | Cass County: | 4.19 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | This county: | 1.05 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21 | Cass County: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 40 | This county: | 13.97 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Cass County: | 7.8% | | Minnesota: | 6.5% |
Adult obesity rate: | Cass County: | 27.9% | | State: | 25.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 | $2,745 | $32,940 | 1 | $407 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $492 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,320 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $117 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $638 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $638 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,333 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $2,745 | $32,940 | 12 | $4,945 |
Backus government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $1,000 ($3.98)
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $36,000 ($143.43)
- Charges - All Other: $38,000 ($151.39)
Sewerage: $28,000 ($111.55)
Solid Waste Management: $5,000 ($19.92)
Housing & Community Development: $4,000 ($15.94)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($3.98)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $51,000 ($203.19)
Water Utilities: $44,000 ($175.30)
Fire Protection: $39,000 ($155.38)
Financial Administration: $31,000 ($123.51)
General - Other: $30,000 ($119.52)
Police Protection: $17,000 ($67.73)
Regular Highways: $15,000 ($59.76)
Housing & Community Development: $9,000 ($35.86)
Central Staff Services: $5,000 ($19.92)
Air Transportation: $5,000 ($19.92)
Parks & Recreation: $5,000 ($19.92)
Health Services - Other: $4,000 ($15.94)
Solid Waste Management: $4,000 ($15.94)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $275,000 ($1095.62)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $275,000 ($1095.62)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $40,000 ($159.36)
Interest Earnings: $17,000 ($67.73)
Special Assessments: $5,000 ($19.92)
- Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $274,000 ($1091.63)
General - Other: $200,000 ($796.81)
Fire Protection: $160,000 ($637.45)
Police Protection: $25,000 ($99.60)
Parks & Recreation: $5,000 ($19.92)
Water Utilities: $4,000 ($15.94)
Sewerage: $4,000 ($15.94)
Health - Other: $1,000 ($3.98)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,060,000 ($4223.11)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $25,000 ($99.60)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $49,000 ($195.22)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $213,000 ($848.61)
General Support: $53,000 ($211.16)
- Tax - Property: $52,000 ($207.17)
NEC: $2,000 ($7.97)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $84,000 ($334.66)
8.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,381 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.25% | | 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:
8.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,145 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.29% | | 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 Backus:
- KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WWWI (1270 AM; 5 kW; BAXTER, MN; Owner: TOWER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KLIZ (1380 AM; 5 kW; BRAINERD, MN; Owner: KOMMERSTAD COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY. LLC)
- WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
- WNMT (650 AM; 10 kW; NASHWAUK, MN; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, L.L.C.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
- KAKK (1570 AM; 1 kW; WALKER, MN)
- KKBJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; BEMIDJI, MN; Owner: R.P. BROADCASTING)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
Strongest FM radio stations in Backus:
- KBLB (93.3 FM; NISSWA, MN; Owner: BL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KLLZ-FM (99.1 FM; WALKER, MN; Owner: BG BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTIG (102.7 FM; PEQUOT LAKES, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN B/CASTERS, INC.)
- KLKS (104.3 FM; BREEZY POINT, MN; Owner: LAKES BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- KDKK (97.5 FM; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DELAHUNT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KXKK (92.5 FM; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: BERNADINE A. SCHUMACHER)
- KKWS (105.9 FM; WADENA, MN; Owner: KOMMERSTAD COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, LLC)
- KBPR (90.7 FM; BRAINERD, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO INC.)
- KQKK (101.9 FM; WALKER, MN; Owner: CAROL J. DELAHUNT)
- WJJY-FM (106.7 FM; BRAINERD, MN; Owner: BL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSKK (94.7 FM; STAPLES, MN; Owner: NORMIN BROADCASTING CO.)
TV broadcast stations around Backus:
- KCCW-TV (Channel 12; WALKER, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- K49CU (Channel 49; WALKER, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- K32FY (Channel 32; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K69CP (Channel 69; WALKER, MN; Owner: LEECH LAKE TV CORP.)
- K67BZ (Channel 67; WALKER, MN; Owner: LEECH LAKE TV CORP.)
- K65DT (Channel 65; WALKER, MN; Owner: LEECH LAKE TV CORPORATION)
- KAWB (Channel 22; BRAINERD, MN; Owner: NORTHERN MN PUBLIC TELEVISION INC.)
- K05IV (Channel 5; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
- KLKS-LP (Channel 46; BREEZY POINT, MN; Owner: LAKES BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- K54AT (Channel 54; BRAINERD, MN; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Backus)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Lat: 46.749111 Lon: -94.474167, Call Sign: WPVJ747
Assigned Frequencies: 152.345 MHz, 157.605 MHz
Grant Date: 06/27/2002, Expiration Date: 06/27/2012, Certifier: Raymond Schrupp
Registrant: Martin Communication Inc, 109 Second Ave Ne, Brainerd, MN 56401, Phone: (218) 829-6007, Fax: (218) 829-1574
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - BACKUS, 3.4 Mi Nne (Lat: 46.866389 Lon: -94.490556), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128 m, Call Sign: WPNB351
Assigned Frequencies: 6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6286.19 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:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6 - Call Sign: K0OEH, Licensee ID: L00154722
Grant Date: 11/13/2009, Expiration Date: 01/30/2020
Registrant: George R Urquhart, 6812 State 87 Sw, Backus, MN 56435 - Call Sign: KA0OIZ
Grant Date: 02/17/1997, Expiration Date: 02/17/2007, Cancellation Date: 02/18/2009
Registrant: Emil J Hafner, Rr 1 Box 130b, Backus, MN 56435 - Call Sign: KB0LPD, Previous Call Sign: WB0ZQR, Licensee ID: L00773471
Grant Date: 11/26/2003, Expiration Date: 01/18/2014, Certifier: Wayne G Hasty
Registrant: Wayne G Hasty, 717 29th Ave Nw, Backus, MN 56435 - Call Sign: KD0KN, Previous Call Sign: KA0MKN
Grant Date: 08/02/1988, Expiration Date: 08/02/1998, Cancellation Date: 08/03/2000
Registrant: Donald G Veltum, Rr 1 Box 218, Backus, MN 56435 - Call Sign: W0BNA
Grant Date: 02/11/1997, Expiration Date: 02/11/2007, Cancellation Date: 07/11/2004
Registrant: Hugo Flaig, Route 2 Box 20, Backus, MN 56435 - Call Sign: KC0YMK, Licensee ID: L01191459
Grant Date: 09/12/2006, Expiration Date: 09/12/2016, Certifier: Joann Albaugh
Registrant: Joann Albaugh, 717 29th Ave Nw, Backus, MN 56435
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 78 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 43887 , Serial Number: 7546, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 07/25/1957
Registrant (Partnership): John H Annis, 2258 W Long Lake Dr Nw, Backus, MN 56435, Other Owners: Donna J Annis - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 451BT , Serial Number: 28-23951, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 11/13/1967
Registrant (Individual): Douglas T Tscheu, 60 S Harriet Path Nw, Backus, MN 56435 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-160 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9592D , Serial Number: 22-6499, Year manufactured: 1958, Airworthiness Date: 12/10/1958
Registrant (Individual): Brent R Passarella, 3851 Division St W, Backus, MN 56435
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Backus, MN
| Most common first names in Backus, MN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| William | 17 | 70.0 years |
| John | 16 | 80.5 years |
| George | 12 | 76.5 years |
| James | 12 | 70.5 years |
| Roy | 11 | 73.7 years |
| Donald | 11 | 77.4 years |
| Robert | 10 | 71.0 years |
| David | 10 | 60.8 years |
| Harold | 9 | 76.2 years |
| Arthur | 9 | 76.6 years |
| Most common last names in Backus, MN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Johnson | 15 | 79.9 years |
| Anderson | 11 | 80.8 years |
| Holden | 7 | 74.5 years |
| Smith | 7 | 69.0 years |
| Peterson | 6 | 78.0 years |
| Larson | 5 | 76.6 years |
| Knopf | 4 | 80.0 years |
| Gardner | 4 | 67.0 years |
| Howe | 4 | 84.7 years |
| Barchus | 4 | 85.5 years |
Businesses in Backus, MN
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