Rock County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.9. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 26.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.6. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 16.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.15. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.8 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.203. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.5 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 5.59. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 16.8 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Beaver Creek that have no violations reported:
- BEAVER CREEK (Population served: 250, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.4%
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.5 people | | Minnesota: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 73.5% | | Whole state: | 66.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 1.9% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Beaver Creek, MN
Beaver Creek 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.
- Median age above 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 Beaver Creek (2011 data):
- Minnwest Bank Luverne: Beaver Creek Facility at Main Street, branch established on 1917/06/18. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $169.6 mil, Deposits: $149.3 mil, headquarters in Luverne, MN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Minnwest Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
- Electricity (15%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Rock County Minnesota:
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Religion statistics for Beaver Creek (based on Rock County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 82.70%
| Here |  | 82.7% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | Reformed Church in America | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 23.8% | 17.4% | 15.0% | 12.9% | 10.7% |
| Congregations | 16.7% | 5.6% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% |
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| Name | United Methodist Church | Christian Reformed Church in North America | Conservative Baptist Association of America | United Reformed Churches in North America | Other |
| Adherents | 7.3% | 6.1% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 2.1% |
| Congregations | 11.1% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 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: 2 | Here: | 2.11 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7 | This county: | 7.39 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 4 | Rock County: | 4.22 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Rock County: | 7.5% | | State: | 6.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 7.9% | | Minnesota: | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $885 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,460 | $29,520 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $2,460 | $29,520 | 1 | $885 |
Beaver Creek government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $48,000 ($162.16)
Solid Waste Management: $12,000 ($40.54)
All Other: $10,000 ($33.78)
Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($6.76)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $30,000 ($101.35)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $61,000 ($206.08)
Financial Administration: $21,000 ($70.95)
Fire Protection: $18,000 ($60.81)
General - Other: $18,000 ($60.81)
Water Utilities: $15,000 ($50.68)
Solid Waste Management: $13,000 ($43.92)
Sewerage: $10,000 ($33.78)
Police Protection: $6,000 ($20.27)
Central Staff Services: $2,000 ($6.76)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($3.38)
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,000 ($20.27)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,000 ($16.89)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $60,000 ($202.70)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $133,000 ($449.32)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $45,000 ($152.03)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $124,000 ($418.92)
Water Utilities: $54,000 ($182.43)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $54,000 ($182.43)
Water Utilities: $6,000 ($20.27)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $11,000 ($37.16)
Interest Earnings: $5,000 ($16.89)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $7,000 ($23.65)
Fire Protection: $5,000 ($16.89)
General - Other: $1,000 ($3.38)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $24,000 ($81.08)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $66,000 ($222.97)
All Other: $6,000 ($20.27)
- Tax - Property: $57,000 ($192.57)
NEC: $1,000 ($3.38)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $78,000 ($263.51)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000 ($10.14)
4.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,444 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.94% | | 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:
5.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,764 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.70% | | 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 Beaver Creek:
- KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
- KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- KELO (1320 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
- KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
- KNWC (1270 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KQAD (800 AM; 1 kW; LUVERNE, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
- KWSN (1230 AM; 1 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
- WNAX (570 AM; 5 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- 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.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Beaver Creek:
- KELO-FM (92.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
- KNWC-FM (96.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KMXC (97.3 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- KLQL (101.1 FM; LUVERNE, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
- 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)
- KRRO (103.7 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
- KKLS-FM (104.7 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- KKHG (107.9 FM; FLANDREAU, SD; Owner: LA COMMUNIQUE, INC.)
- KYBB (102.7 FM; CANTON, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA B/C COMPANY)
- KTWB (101.9 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
- KRSW (89.3 FM; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KWOA-FM (95.1 FM; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
- KSQB-FM (95.7 FM; DELL RAPIDS, SD; Owner: L A RADIO, INC.)
- K261CI (100.1 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA B/CNG COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Beaver Creek:
- KSFY-TV (Channel 13; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
- KELO-TV (Channel 11; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
- KDLT-TV (Channel 46; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
- K67GH (Channel 67; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KAUN (Channel 36; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTTW (Channel 17; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KSMN (Channel 20; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EDUCATIONAL TV COMPANY)
- K56GF (Channel 56; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K25AA (Channel 25; ROCK RAPIDS, ETC., IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- K07TY (Channel 7; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: NOBLES BROADCASTING CO., LTD.)
- KCSD-TV (Channel 23; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
- K53EG (Channel 53; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SIOUXLAND CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING)
- K48DK (Channel 48; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: STUART E. MOEN)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total costs: $120,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,185
Total future (year 2029) average daily traffic: 1,734
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Beaver Creek)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 20 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Lat: 43.584833 Lon: -96.327833, Call Sign: WQDS824
Assigned Frequencies: 452.800 MHz Grant Date: 10/24/2005, Expiration Date: 10/24/2015, Certifier: Harold Fick
Registrant: Vantek Communications, Inc., 221 S Jessica Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57103, Phone: (605) 332-4144, Fax: (605) 331-6943, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - HBC ES, 404 S 4th St. (Lat: 43.610528 Lon: -96.361556), Type: Building, Structure height: 11 m, Call Sign: WQGI305
Assigned Frequencies: 23035.0 MHz Grant Date: 01/25/2007, Expiration Date: 01/25/2017, 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:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: K0RSL
Grant Date: 09/07/1993, Expiration Date: 09/07/2003, Cancellation Date: 09/08/2005
Registrant: Carl B Kahler, Box 55, Beaver Creek, MN 56116 - Call Sign: WA0YRI, Licensee ID: L00169230
Grant Date: 11/05/2009, Expiration Date: 01/30/2020, Certifier: Alfred Belk
Registrant: Alfred Belk, 249 91st Street, Beaver Creek, MN 56116-9734
| Most common first names in Beaver Creek, MN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Robert | 4 | 82.5 years |
| Arthur | 3 | 77.4 years |
| Henry | 3 | 82.4 years |
| George | 3 | 83.6 years |
| Albert | 2 | 67.6 years |
| Dorothy | 2 | 76.5 years |
| Alvin | 2 | 86.6 years |
| Elmer | 2 | 80.5 years |
| Frank | 2 | 85.5 years |
| Anna | 2 | 85.0 years |
| Most common last names in Beaver Creek, MN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Gehrke | 5 | 75.8 years |
| Rollag | 4 | 73.8 years |
| Lien | 3 | 79.3 years |
| Crawford | 3 | 85.0 years |
| Herrmann | 3 | 74.6 years |
| Nelson | 3 | 66.4 years |
| Arp | 3 | 83.0 years |
| Lape | 3 | 70.1 years |
| Hofkamp | 3 | 72.4 years |
| Opheim | 3 | 81.7 years |
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