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Goodhue County

Population in July 2008: 163. Population change since 2000: -5.2%
 

Males: 77  (47.7%)
Females: 86  (52.3%)

Median resident age:  37.4 years
Minnesota median age:  35.4 years

Zip code: 55027


Estimated median household income in 2008: $43,598 (it was $33,333 in 2000)
Bellechester:  $43,598
Minnesota:  $57,288

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $27,631

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $121,051 (it was $62,500 in 2000)
Bellechester:  $121,051
Minnesota:  $213,800

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $129,379; Detached houses: $142,573; In 2-unit structures: $69,874; Mobile homes: $12,500

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Races in Bellechester:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Bellechester: 74.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (45.9%), Irish (16.3%), Norwegian (12.2%), United States (8.1%), French (4.7%), English (2.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1110 feet

Land area: 0.32 square miles.

Population density: 515 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bellechester

  • High school or higher: 81.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 1.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bellechester city

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 52.1%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 14.1%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Minnesota:  5.3%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in May 2009.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bellechester:  0.7% ($452)
Minnesota:  1.1% ($1,297)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rochester, MN (23.9 miles , pop. 85,806).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (50.1 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (300.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Goodhue, MN (2.4 miles ), Mazeppa, MN (2.6 miles ), Zumbro Falls, MN (2.7 miles) , Zumbrota, MN (3.1 miles ), Hammond, MN (3.5 miles) , Lake City, MN (3.6 miles ), Pine Island, MN (3.7 miles ), Red Wing, MN (3.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $90,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $117,500
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $130,000
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 44.37 N, Longitude: 92.51 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +17 (+11.0%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Repair and maintenance (16%)
  • Metal and metal products (13%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Leather and allied products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (28%)
  • Computer and electronic products (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Private households (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)



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Bellechester-area historical tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 92% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 37.7 miles away from the Bellechester city center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 9/16/1962, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.9 miles away from the city center injured 34 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bellechester:
  • ZUMBROTA HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; ZUMBROTA, MN)
  • FAIRVIEW RED WING MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; RED WING, MN)
  • LAKE CITY MEDICAL CENTER MAYO HEALTH (about 15 miles; LAKE CITY, MN)

Amtrak station near Bellechester:
  • 14 miles: RED WING (LEVEE RD.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Operable nuclear power plants near Bellechester:
  • 14 miles: Prairie Island 1 and 2 in Red Wing, MN.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bellechester:
  • ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 27 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 31 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; FT enrollment: 5,491)
  • SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 33 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,968)
  • INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,475)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 45 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
  • BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 47 miles; MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,171)
  • WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)

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

BELLECHESTER (Address: 299 Great Western Avenue, Population served: 172, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Minnesota:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  53.8%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  9.0%
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: 1.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This city:  5.2%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This city:  0.0%
Whole state:  3.2%


Bellechester compared to Minnesota state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly 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 significantly 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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Bellechester travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Goodhue County Minnesota:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Electricity (2%)


Religion statistics for Bellechester

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 81.36%
Here81.4%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaCatholic ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodUnited Methodist ChurchLutheran Church
Adherents48.1%24.4%9.6%3.8%2.7%
Congregations33.8%10.4%10.4%3.9%3.9%
NameAssemblies of GodEpiscopal ChurchAssociation of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of AdherentsUnited Church of ChristOther
Adherents1.7%1.6%1.4%1.2%5.6%
Congregations5.2%5.2%661.0%2.6%-636.4%
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.


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 0$0 2$235
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$130
Sewerage 0$0 1$250
Water Supply 0$0 1$250
Totals for Government 0$0 9$865



Bellechester government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $16,000
    Solid Waste Management: $13,000
    Regular Highways: $2,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $19,000
    Solid Waste Management: $17,000
    Sewerage: $13,000
    Regular Highways: $7,000
    Police Protection: $4,000
    General - Other: $4,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $114,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $80,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $111,000
    Other, NEC: $77,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,000
    Other, NEC: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $9,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $16,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $66,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $19,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $21,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,000
    NEC: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $7,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,000

6.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,850 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.21%
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:
from Dakota County, MN  1.05% ($43,914 average AGI)
from Olmsted County, MN  0.68% ($50,658)
from Hennepin County, MN  0.47% ($54,381)


6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,105 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.74%
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 Olmsted County, MN  0.85% ($35,283 average AGI)
to Dakota County, MN  0.81% ($38,257)
to Hennepin County, MN  0.50% ($35,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bellechester:
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • 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))
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KOLM (1520 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: OLMSTED COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
  • KCUE (1250 AM; 1 kW; RED WING, MN; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KWEB (1270 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KDHL (920 AM; 5 kW; FARIBAULT, MN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WMNN (1330 AM; 10 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bellechester:
  • KNXR (97.5 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: UNITED AUDIO CORPORATION)
  • KLSE-FM (91.7 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KZSE (90.7 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KWNG (105.9 FM; RED WING, MN; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KWWK (96.5 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: OLMSTEAD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KMFX-FM (102.5 FM; LAKE CITY, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KROC-FM (106.9 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KLCH (94.9 FM; LAKE CITY, MN; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KRCH (101.7 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KMSE (88.7 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SAINT OLAF COLLEGE)
  • KLCX (107.7 FM; ST. CHARLES, MN; Owner: ST. CHARLES BROADCASTING CO. LLC)
  • WCAL (89.3 FM; NORTHFIELD, MN; Owner: ST. OLAF COLLEGE)
  • KQCL (95.9 FM; FARIBAULT, MN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • K297AF (107.3 FM; RED WING, MN; Owner: KRCH OF MINNESOTA, INC.)
  • KFSI (92.9 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: FAITH SOUND, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bellechester:
  • KXLT-TV (Channel 47; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SHOCKLEY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KTTC (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K56HW (Channel 56; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K58GC (Channel 58; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K57CN (Channel 57; WABASHA, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total costs: $42,000
Total average daily traffic: 690


Bellechester on our top lists:
    • #45 (55027) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Luxemburger first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
    • #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
    • #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"

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