Bigelow, Minnesota

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Population in July 2008: 221. Population change since 2000: -4.3%

Males: 116	(52.8%)
Females: 105	(47.2%)

Median resident age:	32.3 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 56117.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,934 (it was $32,750 in 2000)

Bigelow:	$40,934
Minnesota:	$55,802

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,345

Bigelow:	$20,345
Minnesota:	$29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,427 (it was $45,000 in 2000)

Bigelow:	$87,427
Minnesota:	$213,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $94,725; Detached houses: $94,319; In 2-unit structures: $211,374; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $138,337; Mobile homes: $16,000; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500

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Races in Bigelow:

White Non-Hispanic (91.3%)
Hispanic (7.4%)
Other race (6.1%)
Other Asian (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Bigelow: 73.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (58.9%), Dutch (10.4%), United States (7.4%), Irish (6.5%), Norwegian (6.5%), Polish (4.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1640 feet

Land area: 0.38 square miles.

Population density: 584 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bigelow

High school or higher: 78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
Unemployed: 2.7%
Mean travel time to work: 15.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bigelow city

Never married: 18.5%
Now married: 69.1%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 5.1%
Divorced: 5.6%

6 residents are foreign born (2.6% Europe).

This city:	2.6%
Minnesota:	5.3%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Bigelow, Minnesota in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bigelow to the number of sex offenders is 221 to 1.

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

Bigelow:	0.9% ($395)
Minnesota:	1.1% ($1,297)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (52.3 miles , pop. 123,975).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (156.1 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (423.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Sibley, IA (2.7 miles ), Worthington, MN (3.1 miles ), Rushmore, MN (3.1 miles ), Ocheyedan, IA (3.2 miles ), Little Rock, IA (3.3 miles ), Round Lake, MN (3.4 miles ), Harris, IA (3.7 miles) , Ashton, IA (3.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 1 building, cost: $25,000
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 43.50 N, Longitude: 95.69 W

Area code: 507

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Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (17%)
Food (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Repair and maintenance (9%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Food (9%)
Paper (9%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Private households (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)

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Average climate in Bigelow, Minnesota

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Bigelow, Minnesota average precipitation

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Bigelow-area historical tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 143% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/16/1992, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 26.3 miles away from the Bigelow city center killed one person and injured 35 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/7/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.1 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Bigelow:

OSCEOLA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; SIBLEY, IA)
WORTHINGTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; WORTHINGTON, MN)
NORTHWEST IOWA HEALTH CENTER (about 24 miles; SHELDON, IA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bigelow:

BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 80 miles; VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 94 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 96 miles; MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)

Private high school in Bigelow:

FAITH CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 32; Location: BOX 38 3012 BIRCHWOOD DR; Grades: 9 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Bigelow:

WORTHINGTON AREA LANGUAGE ACADEMY (Grades: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 KG )

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Notable locations in Bigelow: Bigelow (A), Bigelow City Fire Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Bigelow: Christian Reformed Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Bigelow: Wyatt Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Bigelow Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

BIGELOW (Address: Bigelow City Hall, Population served: 231, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and MAR-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from NOV-01-1993 to DEC-01-1993), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-11-1994), St Other (MAR-28-1994), St Compliance achieved (MAR-30-1994), Fed PAO issued (MAY-26-1994)

4 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.7 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	72.4%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.6%
Whole state:	5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	12.2%
Whole state:	7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	1.8%
Whole state:	3.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bigelow, MN

Bigelow compared to Minnesota state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Nobles County Minnesota:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (92%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Utility gas (2%) Electricity (2%)

Religion statistics for Bigelow

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Lutheran Church	Christian Reformed Church in North America
Adherents	35.9%	18.7%	10.6%	9.0%	6.5%
Congregations	15.6%	11.1%	22.2%	8.9%	8.9%

Name	Reformed Church in America	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	5.3%	5.2%	3.1%	1.5%	4.4%
Congregations	6.7%	6.7%	2.2%	2.2%	15.6%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	2	$8,450	$50,700	0	$0
Totals for Government	2	$8,450	$50,700	0	$0

Bigelow government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $15,000
All Other: $10,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $119,000
Water Utilities: $34,000

General - Other: $24,000

Solid Waste Management: $15,000

Regular Highways: $15,000

Fire Protection: $12,000

Financial Administration: $3,000

Central Staff Services: $2,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $92,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $86,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $6,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
Special Assessments: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $8,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $172,000
Water Utilities: $24,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $31,000
Tax - Property: $18,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $18,000

4.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,194 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.10%
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 Minnehaha County, SD	0.35% ($24,037 average AGI)
from Jackson County, MN	0.23% ($22,278)
from Cottonwood County, MN	0.20% ($22,067)

6.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,923 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.47%
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 Minnehaha County, SD	0.74% ($25,121 average AGI)
to Murray County, MN	0.38% ($40,733)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.34% ($29,481)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bigelow:

KWOA (730 AM; 1 kW; WORTHINGTON, MN)
KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
KELO (1320 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bigelow:

KWOA-FM (95.1 FM; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
KITN (93.5 FM; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
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)
KISD (98.7 FM; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
KJOE (106.1 FM; SLAYTON, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
KBOJ (88.1 FM; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KLQL (101.1 FM; LUVERNE, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
KNSW (91.7 FM; WORTHINGTON-MARSHALL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KRSW (89.3 FM; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KUOO (103.9 FM; SPIRIT LAKE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KILR-FM (95.9 FM; ESTHERVILLE, IA; Owner: JACOBSON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KIWA-FM (105.3 FM; SHELDON, IA; Owner: SHELDON BROADCASTING CO., INC)

TV broadcast stations around Bigelow:

K07TY (Channel 7; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: NOBLES BROADCASTING CO., LTD.)
K33AB (Channel 33; SIBLEY, ETC., IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
K15EB (Channel 15; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KELO-TV (Channel 11; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
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)
K67GH (Channel 67; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KSMN (Channel 20; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EDUCATIONAL TV COMPANY)
KAUN (Channel 36; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KTTW (Channel 17; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
K25AA (Channel 25; ROCK RAPIDS, ETC., IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

Bigelow fatal accident list:
Nov 9, 1990 11:50 AM, 60, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Rfd 1 1 Mi Ne, Call Sign: KNCM724, Licensee ID: L00419143
Assigned Frequencies : 152.885 MHz
Grant Date: 12/04/2001, Expiration Date: 12/29/2011
Registrant: Robert Dykstra, Rt 1 Box 42, Bigelow, MN 56117, Phone: (507) 683-2792
2.5 Mi E, Call Sign: KSE890, Licensee ID: L00053912
Assigned Frequencies : 452.175 MHz
Grant Date: 02/12/2003, Expiration Date: 03/23/2013
Registrant: Dorward Dykstra, Rr 1 Box 36, Bigelow, MN 56117

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KC0GSU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00172174
Grant Date: 11/16/1999, Expiration Date: 11/16/2009, Certifier: Jessica J Dykstra
Registrant: Jessica J Dykstra, 1004 Roosevelt Ave, Bigelow, MN 56117
Call Sign: KC0HGV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00211608
Grant Date: 02/25/2000, Expiration Date: 02/25/2010, Certifier: Seth O Dykstra
Registrant: Seth O Dykstra, 1004 Roosevelt Ave, Bigelow, MN 56117
Call Sign: KC0HGW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00211609
Grant Date: 02/25/2000, Expiration Date: 02/25/2010, Certifier: Gilbert L Dykstra
Registrant: Gilbert L Dykstra, 1004 Roosevelt, Bigelow, MN 56117

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER PA-20 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7641K , Serial Number: 20-459, Year manufactured: 1950, Airworthiness Date: 09/19/1955
Registrant (Individual): Gary P Ewert, Rt 1 Box 33, Bigelow, MN 56117

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