Blooming Prairie, Minnesota

Back to Blooming Prairie, MN housing info, Steele County, Minnesota, MN smaller cities, MN small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Blooming Prairie, MN Steele County Population in July 2008: 1,967. Population change since 2000: +1.8%   Males: 920   (46.8%) Females: 1,047   (53.2%) Median resident age:   39.7 years Minnesota median age:   35.4 years Zip codes: 55917. Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,427 (it was $40,345 in 2000) Blooming Prairie:   $50,427 Minnesota:   $55,802 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,845 Blooming Prairie:   $25,845 Minnesota:   $29,027 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $161,449 (it was $83,100 in 2000) Blooming Prairie:   $161,449 Minnesota:   $213,600 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $168,017; Detached houses: $166,740; Townhouses or other attached units: $152,392; In 2-unit structures: $171,020; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $103,573; Mobile homes: $22,500 Blooming Prairie, MN residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Blooming Prairie: White Non-Hispanic (94.1%) Hispanic (4.9%) Other race (2.5%) 2008 cost of living index in Blooming Prairie: 78.4 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Blooming Prairie, Minnesota on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Small Town Feel w/ in 45 miles of Rochester Children's Hospital?  (7 replies) Belle Plaine SD#716 Referendum, What do you think?  (11 replies) Ancestries: German (37.8%), Norwegian (35.6%), Irish (11.2%), Czech (7.5%), Danish (6.0%), English (5.6%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 1290 feet Land area: 1.35 square miles. Population density: 1454 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 43.87 N, Longitude: 93.05 W

Area code: 507

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Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.53
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Blooming Prairie-area historical tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 122% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.1 miles away from the Blooming Prairie city center killed 5 people and injured 35 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/30/1967, a category 4 tornado 20.8 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Political contributions by individuals in Blooming Prairie, MN

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Notable locations in Blooming Prairie: Blooming Prairie (A), Blooming Prairie Police Department (B), Blooming Prairie Library (C), Blooming Prairie Fire Hall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Blooming Prairie include: Saint Columbanus Church (A), First Baptist Church (B), First Lutheran Church (C), United Methodist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Blooming Prairie Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	67.5%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.9%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This city:	6.6%
Whole state:	7.9%

This city:	2.8%
Whole state:	3.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blooming Prairie, MN

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6.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,453 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.54%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Rice County, MN	0.94% ($32,919 average AGI)
from Waseca County, MN	0.50% ($31,847)
from Dodge County, MN	0.36% ($36,098)

6.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,425 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.71%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Rice County, MN	0.56% ($31,675 average AGI)
to Waseca County, MN	0.50% ($31,917)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.45% ($42,569)

• 705 Industrial Drive Ne, Structure height: 396.2 m, Call Sign: KNKN403
  Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/06/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
  Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

• Lottie L Thompson, 12634 Se 84th Street (Blooming Prairie- #009306), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.7 m, Overall height: 94.8 m
  Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508
• Jerri L Janjua, 705 Industrial Drive, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
  Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

• 110 1st St, Call Sign: WZZ985
  Assigned Frequencies : 155.265 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/25/2004, Expiration Date: 06/09/2014
  Registrant: Independent School District #756, 202 4th Avenue Nw, Blooming Prairie, MN 55917, Phone: (507) 583-4426, Fax: (507) 583-7952, Email:
• 326 E Main, Structure height: 11 m, Call Sign: KIA471
  Assigned Frequencies : 173.250 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/27/2001, Expiration Date: 08/30/2011, Cancelation Date: 01/08/2008, Certifier: Barth J Wolf
  Registrant: Minnesota Energy Resources, 2850 South Ashland Avenue, Green Bay, WI 54307-9002, Phone: (920) 617-5166, Email:
• Lat: 43.871056 Lon: -93.057139, Call Sign: WPWL363
  Assigned Frequencies : 461.062 MHz, 461.087 MHz, 466.187 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/12/2002, Expiration Date: 12/12/2012, Certifier: Mark Robinson
  Registrant: Advanced Wireless Inc, 20855 Kensington Blved, Lakeville, MN 55044-7486, Phone: (952) 469-5400, Fax: (952) 469-0170
• Lat: 43.874722 Lon: -93.034722, Call Sign: WQHI804
  Assigned Frequencies : 451.350 MHz, 451.450 MHz, 451.775 MHz, 456.350 MHz, 456.450 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/08/2007, Expiration Date: 08/08/2017, Certifier: Paul Hindt
  Registrant: Whitewater Wireless, Inc., 52 Western Avenue, S.W., Faribault, MN 55021, Phone: (507) 334-6481, Fax: (507) 334-0229, Email:
• Lat: 43.835778 Lon: -93.114750, Call Sign: WQIP977
  Assigned Frequencies : 461.225 MHz, 463.562 MHz, 463.787 MHz, 468.562 MHz, 468.787 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/10/2008, Expiration Date: 04/10/2018, Certifier: Tom Vavra
  Registrant: Whitewater Wireless Inc, 52 Western Avenue Sw, Faribault, MN 55021, Phone: (507) 334-6481, Fax: (507) 334-0229, Email:
• Lat: 43.868056 Lon: -93.056667, Call Sign: WQIY487
  Assigned Frequencies : 463.337 MHz, 463.512 MHz, 464.112 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/19/2008, Expiration Date: 06/19/2018, Certifier: Benji Bishop
  Registrant: Whitewater Wireless, Inc., 52 Western Avenue, S.W., Faribault, MN 55021, Phone: (507) 334-6481, Fax: (507) 334-0229, Email:

• Blooming Prairie, Lat: 43.866667 Lon: -93.058333, Call Sign: WPVK925
  Assigned Frequencies : 956.393 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/08/2002, Expiration Date: 07/08/2012, Certifier: Jeffrey C Johnson
  Registrant: Telecommunications Centerpoint Energy - Minnegasco, 800 La Salle Ave 11th Flr, Minneapolis, MN 55459-0038, Phone: (612) 321-5187, Fax: (612) 321-4942, Email:

• 3rd Street, Ne, Overall height: 390 m, Call Sign: KNKM587
  Assigned Frequencies : 931.487 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/27/1999, Expiration Date: 06/15/2008, Cancelation Date: 11/02/2004, Certifier: William Buxbaum
  Registrant: Network Services, LLC Debtor-In-Possession, 525 South Douglas Street, El Segundo, CA 90245, Phone: (310) 615-6523, Fax: (310) 615-6581, Email:

• Aircraft: PIPER PA-32-260 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 3458W , Serial Number: 32-327, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 01/25/1966
  Registrant (Co-Owned): Keith A Miller, Rr 3 Box 85, Blooming Prairie, MN 55917, Other Owners: Donald L Peterson
• Aircraft: PETERSON NATHAN QUICKSILVER MX II (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 39161 , Serial Number: 1233, Year manufactured: 1983, Airworthiness Date: 06/29/1983
  Registrant (Individual): Nathan L Dba Peterson, Rt 1 Box 5, Blooming Prairie, MN 55917, Other Owners: Prairie Aviation Blooming
• Aircraft: CESSNA 150L (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 5297Q , Serial Number: 15073197, Year manufactured: 1972, Airworthiness Date: 02/02/1972
  Registrant (Co-Owned): Zachary I Peterson, 212 1st St, Blooming Prairie, MN 55197, Other Owners: Timothy D Mcneil
• Aircraft: CESSNA 150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 7773E , Serial Number: 17573, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 10/29/1959
  Registrant (Individual): Nathan L Peterson, Rt 1, Blooming Prairie, MN 55917
• Aircraft: MOONEY M20C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 127 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 78927 , Serial Number: 1961, Year manufactured: 1961, Airworthiness Date: 12/11/1961
  Registrant (Individual): Debra J Schrank, 8201 Highway 218, Blooming Prairie, MN 55917

• Fire: 31
• Hazardous Condition: 7
• Good Intent Call: 1