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Battle Lake, MN map Population (year 2000): 686. Estimated population in July 2006: 782 (+14.0% change)
 

Males: 319  (46.5%)
Females: 367  (53.5%)

Otter Tail County

Median resident age:  48.0 years
Minnesota median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 56515.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,900 (it was $25,000 in 2000)
Battle Lake  $26,900
Minnesota:  $52,024

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $97,800 (it was $72,600 in 2000)
Battle Lake  $97,800
Minnesota:  $198,800

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Races in Battle Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: Norwegian (38.3%), German (35.7%), Swedish (10.9%), English (6.1%), Irish (5.0%), United States (3.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1372 feet

Land area: 1.20 square miles.

Population density: 649 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Battle Lake

  • High school or higher: 81.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Battle Lake city

  • Never married: 15.8%
  • Now married: 59.2%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 15.4%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.7%
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:

Battle Lake:  1.1% ($764)
Minnesota:  1.1% ($1,297)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fargo, ND (85.5 miles , pop. 90,599).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (191.2 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (631.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Clitherall, MN (5.8 miles) , Underwood, MN (10.8 miles ), Vining, MN (12.2 miles) , Ottertail, MN (13.9 miles ), Ashby, MN (15.1 miles ), Dalton, MN (15.9 miles ), Richville, MN (16.5 miles) , Urbank, MN (17.8 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $65,800
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $40,000
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $180,000
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $138,000
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $50,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $122,500
  • 2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $92,500
  • 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $113,800
  • 2004: 9 buildings, average cost: $142,800
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $306,700
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $162,500
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 46.28 N, Longitude: 95.71 W


Area code: 218

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Population change in the 1990s: -104 (-13.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (19%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Printing and related support activities (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Printing workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


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Battle Lake-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Minnesota state average. It is 25% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 53.9 miles away from the Battle Lake city center killed 10 people and injured 103 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/13/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 27.5 miles away from the city center injured 3 people and caused $5 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Battle Lake:
  • FERGUS FALLS REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER (about 25 miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN)
  • LAKE REGION HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; PERHAM, MN)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Battle Lake:
  • HECTOR INTL (about 87 miles; FARGO, ND; ID: FAR)
  • BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 100 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; ID: BJI)
  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 110 miles; BRAINERD, MN; ID: BRD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Battle Lake:
  • HENNING MUNI (about 20 miles; HENNING, MN; ID: 05Y)
  • PERHAM MUNI (about 24 miles; PERHAM, MN; ID: 16D)
  • ELBOW LAKE MUNI (about 28 miles; ELBOW LAKE, MN; ID: Y63)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Battle Lake:
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 62 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 69 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
  • CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 69 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 94 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT enrollment: 2,711)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 98 miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 103 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,562)
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Public elementary/middle school in Battle Lake:

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Cemetery: Lakewood Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Battle Lake: Halverson Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

OTTER TAIL LAKE CAMPGROUND (Address: 27404 Blarney Trail, Population served: 215, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (AUG-10-1999), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-10-1999), St Public Notif requested (AUG-10-1999), St Tech Assistance Visit (AUG-10-1999), St Compliance Meeting conducted (AUG-10-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-10-1999), St Compliance achieved (AUG-30-1999)
WOODLAND BEACH RESORT & CAMPGROUND (Address: 26477 State Highway 78, Population served: 70, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-17-2006), St Tech Assistance Visit (MAY-17-2006), St Compliance Meeting conducted (MAY-17-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-17-2006), St Boil Water Order (MAY-17-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-17-2006)
RED LANTERN RESORT (Address: 37804 Eldorado Beach Road, Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-1998 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (MAY-20-1998), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-20-1998), St Public Notif requested (MAY-20-1998), St Tech Assistance Visit (MAY-20-1998), St Compliance Meeting conducted (MAY-20-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-20-1998), St Compliance achieved (JUN-05-1998)
OTTERTAIL BEACH RESORT (Address: 28255 Midway Park Drive, Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-12-2003), St Boil Water Order (JUN-12-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUN-12-2003), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUN-12-2003), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUN-12-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-12-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-18-2003)
WOODLAWN RESORT (Address: 40080 Blanche Creek Road, Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-24-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (MAY-24-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (MAY-24-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAY-24-2005), St Boil Water Order (MAY-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAY-27-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-02-2004), St Boil Water Order (JUN-02-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-02-2004), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUN-02-2004), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUN-02-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-02-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-04-2004)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-18-2003), St Boil Water Order (JUN-18-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUN-18-2003), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUN-18-2003), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUN-18-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-18-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-28-2003)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Battle Lake that have no violations reported:
  • BATTLE LAKE (Population served: 747, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ST. JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH (Address: P.O. Box 671, Population served: 140, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • TWIN LAKE LANDING (Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • MADSENS RESORT (Population served: 72, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • THREE SEASONS LODGE (Population served: 60, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ZORBAZ OF OTTERTAIL LAKE (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • VACATIONLAND RESORT (Population served: 40, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • NORWAY BEACH RESORT (Address: PO Box 322, Population served: 40, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • NIFTY NOOK RESORT (Population served: 35, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
Minnesota:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  59.0%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.4%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  13.3%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.4%
Whole state:  3.2%

Battle Lake compared to Minnesota state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.


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Banks with branches in Battle Lake (2007 data):
  • The First National Bank of Battle Lake: The First National Bank Of Battle La at 101 Lake Avenue South, branch established on 1907-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $49.8 mil, Deposits: $40.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Henning Bancshares, Inc.



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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
Financial Administration 1$2,858$34,2961$913
Sewerage 1$2,232$26,7840$0
Police Protection - Officers 3$6,538$26,1520$0
Water Supply 1$3,120$37,4400$0
Other and Unallocable 2$3,966$23,7964$3,490
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$1,739
Totals for Government 8$18,714$28,0716$6,142


Battle Lake government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $58,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $681,000
    Police Protection: $128,000
    Financial Administration: $65,000
    Regular Highways: $56,000
    Water Utilities: $50,000
    Sewerage: $43,000
    General - Other: $27,000
    Parks & Recreation: $27,000
    Fire Protection: $21,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,000
    Health Services - Other: $6,000
    Air Transportation: $5,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Federal Securities: $127,000
    Benefit Payments: $52,000
    Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $46,000
    Total Cash & Deposits: $20,000
    Interest Revenue: $17,000
    From Other Government: $16,000
    Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $31,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $155,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $874,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $834,000
    Water Utilities: $150,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $40,000
    Water Utilities: $5,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $51,000
    Interest Earnings: $51,000
    Special Assessments: $47,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $10,000
    Liquor Stores: $10,000
    Housing & Community Development: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $383,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $727,000
    Water Utilities: $79,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $155,000
    All Other: $21,000
  • Tax - Property: $175,000
    NEC: $9,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $210,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000

7.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,241 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.13%
Minnesota average:  7.79%

1.77% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,936 average AGI)
Otter Tail County:  1.77%
Minnesota average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cass County, ND  0.44% ($58,354 average AGI)
from Becker County, MN  0.38% ($30,963)
from Hennepin County, MN  0.35% ($75,182)


5.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,415 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.82%
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 Cass County, ND  0.61% ($27,695 average AGI)
to Becker County, MN  0.50% ($32,925)
to Hennepin County, MN  0.39% ($29,274)


Strongest AM radio stations in Battle Lake:
  • 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.)
  • KJJK (1020 AM; 2 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
  • WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KFNW (1200 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KQWB (1660 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • 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)
  • KFGO (790 AM; 5 kW; FARGO, ND; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))

Strongest FM radio stations in Battle Lake:
  • KJJK-FM (96.5 FM; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
  • KRVI (95.1 FM; DETROIT LAKES, MN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KZCR (103.3 FM; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC)
  • KBOT (104.1 FM; PELICAN RAPIDS, MN; Owner: WASHINGTON RADIO, INC,)
  • KNWF (91.5 FM; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Battle Lake:
  • K49FA (Channel 49; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA ED. TV CORP.)

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