Drinking water stations with addresses in Balaton that have no violations reported:
- BALATON (Population served: 649, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SILLERUD LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SKANDIA EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH (Population served: 140, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Minnesota: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 67.4% | | Whole state: | 66.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 6.0% | | Whole state: | 7.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 3.2% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Balaton, MN
Balaton compared to Minnesota state average:
- Median house value below 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 below state average.
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Banks with branches in Balaton (2009 data):
- First Independent Bank: Balaton Branch at 112 Third Street, branch established on 1999-04-22. Info updated 2009-01-06: Bank assets: $145.5 mil, Deposits: $116.9 mil, headquarters in Russell, MN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Finlayson Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Lyon County Minnesota:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (41%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religion statistics for Balaton
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 69.60%
| Here | | 69.6% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 49.5% | 25.9% | 6.9% | 5.6% | 2.8% |
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| Congregations | 16.7% | 26.2% | 9.5% | 7.1% | 7.1% |
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| Name | Evangelical Free Church of America | Lutheran Church | Christian and Missionary Alliance | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.3% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 2.6% |
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| Congregations | 7.1% | 2.4% | 4.8% | 2.4% | 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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $3,759 | $45,108 | 1 | $1,116 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $3,474 | $41,688 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $3,998 | $47,976 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $3,144 | $37,728 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,400 | $28,800 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $6,044 | $36,264 | 5 | $1,926 |
| Totals for Government |
7 | $22,819 | $39,118 | 6 | $3,042 |
Balaton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $2,097,000
Sewerage: $71,000
Solid Waste Management: $33,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
- Current Operations - Welfare - Other: $1,750,000
Liquor Stores: $308,000
General - Other: $112,000
Water Utilities: $93,000
Sewerage: $78,000
Regular Highways: $76,000
Police Protection: $70,000
Housing & Community Development: $51,000
Parks & Recreation: $41,000
Financial Administration: $37,000
Solid Waste Management: $34,000
Health Services - Other: $26,000
Fire Protection: $22,000
Central Staff Services: $8,000
Libraries: $2,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $108,000
Total Other Securities: $14,000
From Other Government: $8,000
Interest Revenue: $5,000
Benefit Payments: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $46,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $418,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $781,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $58,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $775,000
Water Utilities: $406,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $64,000
Water Utilities: $12,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $58,000
Interest Earnings: $43,000
Special Assessments: $16,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $41,000
Police Protection: $21,000
Welfare - Other: $18,000
Fire Protection: $18,000
Liquor Stores: $13,000
Parks & Recreation: $8,000
Sewerage: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,659,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $329,000
Water Utilities: $79,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $10,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $201,000
All Other: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $117,000
NEC: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,273,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $22,000
6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,117 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.85% | | Minnesota average: | 7.79% |
0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($208 average AGI)| Lyon County: | 0.17% | | Minnesota average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,942 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.60% | | 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 Balaton:
- KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KMHL (1400 AM; 1 kW; MARSHALL, MN; Owner: K M H L BROADCASTING CO.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Balaton:
- KARL (105.1 FM; TRACY, MN; Owner: KMHL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K277AI (103.3 FM; RUSSELL, MN; Owner: CHRISTIAN HERITAGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KARZ (107.5 FM; MARSHALL, MN; Owner: KMHL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KKCK (99.7 FM; MARSHALL, MN; Owner: KMHL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KISD (98.7 FM; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
- KJOE (106.1 FM; SLAYTON, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
- KNSW (91.7 FM; WORTHINGTON-MARSHALL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KLQL (101.1 FM; LUVERNE, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
- KELO-FM (92.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
- KRSW (89.3 FM; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- K294AQ (106.7 FM; MARSHALL, MN; Owner: WINDSENT, INC.)
- KNSG (94.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- K212FH (90.3 FM; BALSTON, MN; Owner: REFUGE MEDIA GROUP)
TV broadcast stations around Balaton:
- KSMN (Channel 20; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EDUCATIONAL TV COMPANY)
- KSFY-TV (Channel 13; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
- KDLT-TV (Channel 46; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
- KRWF (Channel 43; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: KSAX-TV, INC.)
Balaton fatal accident list:
Sep 14, 1979 09:20 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jul 23, 1976 07:45 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total average daily traffic: 2,920
Total average daily truck traffic: 448
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6- John S Neely, 6.4 Km E Of Russell Mn 1.6 Km N Int Rds 2 & 5, Type: Tower, Structure height: 151 m, Overall height: 152 m, , Licensee ID: L00156335
Registrant: Kmhl Broadcasting Company, Mankato, MN 56002, Phone: (507) 345-4537 - Ann M McIntire, Reck Lake Twp 109n R42w Sec 22se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 71 m, Overall height: 71 m
Registrant: Midcontinent Communications, 410 S Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, Phone: (605) 357-5777, Email:
- Jerri L Janjua, 1328 County Road 5, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- Lottie L Thompson, 1103 115th Street (Balaton #050107), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 109.4 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508 - Christine A Verre, Russell, Type: Tower, Structure height: 49.7 m, Overall height: 54.9 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
- Scott Kirby, Balaton Hs, 330 3rd St., Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 32 m, , Licensee ID: L00764118
Registrant: Trillion Partners Inc., 9208 Waterford Centre Blvd., #150, Austin, TX 78758, Phone: (512) 334-4100, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5- Water Tower 120 Central Ave S, Call Sign: KGT957
Assigned Frequencies : 151.535 MHz
Grant Date: 01/03/2002, Expiration Date: 02/12/2012, Certifier: Jerry L Dragseth
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - Office 331 South Washington, Call Sign: WZM390, Licensee ID: L00051822
Assigned Frequencies : 151.565 MHz
Grant Date: 03/02/2004, Expiration Date: 05/16/2014
Registrant: Willis Wendland, 331 So Washington Ave, Balaton, MN 56115, Phone: (507) 734-5721 - Lat: 44.233889 Lon: -95.809722, Call Sign: WPSU419
Assigned Frequencies : 160.080 MHz, 160.140 MHz
Grant Date: 08/02/2001, Expiration Date: 08/02/2011, Certifier: Signature On File
Registrant: National License Corporation, 9050 Briarclift Road, Indianapolis, IN 46256, Phone: (317) 849-5866, Fax: (800) 841-0516 - Lat: 44.312750 Lon: -95.863917, Call Sign: WPTC214
Assigned Frequencies : 469.875 MHz
Grant Date: 08/27/2001, Expiration Date: 08/27/2011, Certifier: Gregg Bakker
Registrant: Weikert, Becky, 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - 1762 230th Ave, Call Sign: WQJJ583
Assigned Frequencies : 452.250 MHz
Grant Date: 10/01/2008, Expiration Date: 10/01/2018, Certifier: Dennis Meulebroeck
Registrant: M & H Communications, 604 7th Street Sw, Pipestone, MN 56164, Phone: (507) 825-5321, Fax: (507) 825-2641, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3- STATION, County Rd 5 2 1/2 Mi N Of, Overall height: 7.6 m, Call Sign: WNTB704
Assigned Frequencies : 954.150 MHz
Grant Date: 03/09/1995, Expiration Date: 03/09/2000, Cancelation Date: 07/06/1999
Registrant: Phone: (701) 663-4184 - BALATON HS, 330 3rd Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 31.4 m, Call Sign: WQGD795
Assigned Frequencies : 10995.0 MHz
Grant Date: 12/18/2006, Expiration Date: 12/18/2016, Certifier: Scott Smyth
Registrant: Trillion Partners, Inc., 9208 Waterford Centre Blvd. Suite 150, Austin, TX 78758, Phone: (512) 334-4100, Fax: (512) 334-4099, Email:
- BALATON, .6 Mi W, Overall height: 71 m, Call Sign: WHA531
Assigned Frequencies : 6182.41 MHz, 6271.37 MHz, 6330.67 MHz, 6389.98 MHz
Grant Date: 02/01/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: David A Christman
Registrant: Bryan Cave LLP, 700 13th Street Nw, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 508-6041, Fax: (202) 508-6200, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1- Call Sign: KA0CRH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01352843
Grant Date: 12/21/2007, Expiration Date: 03/20/2018, Certifier: Charles E Griensewic
Registrant: Charles E Griensewic, 600 Summit Ave, Balaton, MN 56115
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 8
- Hazardous Condition: 2
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Balaton, MN
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- #55 (56115) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Belgian first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
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