Blooming Prairie, Minnesota

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Population (year 2000): 1,933. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,972 (+2.0% change)

Males: 905	(46.8%)
Females: 1,028	(53.2%)

Steele County

Median resident age:	39.7 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 55917.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,400 (it was $40,345 in 2000)

Blooming Prairie	$43,400
Minnesota:	$52,024

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $110,500 (it was $82,000 in 2000)

Blooming Prairie	$110,500
Minnesota:	$198,800

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Races in Blooming Prairie:

White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
Hispanic (4.9%)
Other race (2.5%)

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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: 1448 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Blooming Prairie

High school or higher: 82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
Unemployed: 3.4%
Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blooming Prairie city

Never married: 19.6%
Now married: 59.4%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 10.5%
Divorced: 8.5%

22 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.1%
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:

Blooming Prairie:	1.1% ($865)
Minnesota:	1.1% ($1,297)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rochester, MN (41.4 miles , pop. 85,806).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (75.3 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (395.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hollandale, MN (12.6 miles ), Waltham, MN (12.7 miles) , Claremont, MN (12.9 miles ), Mapleview, MN (13.5 miles) , Hayfield, MN (14.4 miles ), Austin, MN (14.8 miles ), Geneva, MN (15.0 miles ), Brownsdale, MN (15.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $143,200
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $134,100
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $97,400
2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $106,900
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $140,000
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $124,900
2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $124,900
2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $173,700
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $140,000
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $140,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 43.87 N, Longitude: 93.05 W

91 people in nursing homes

Area code: 507

Blooming Prairie household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -118 (-5.8%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (10%)
Educational services (8%)
Food (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
Machinery (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (23%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Social assistance (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Customer service representatives (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)

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Crime in Blooming Prairie by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	1	0	N/A
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.6	0.0	N/A
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	2	1	4	1	4	1
per 100,000	102.4	50.7	201.4	50.6	203.8	50.6
Burglaries	8	12	9	10	19	6
per 100,000	409.4	608.2	453.2	506.1	967.9	303.8
Thefts	32	12	30	20	13	18
per 100,000	1637.7	608.2	1510.6	1012.1	662.3	911.4
Auto thefts	4	0	1	1	7	7
per 100,000	204.7	0.0	50.4	50.6	356.6	354.4
Arson	1	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	51.2	50.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 201.1)	131.0	77.0	136.5	130.6	163.5	N/A

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).

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

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Blooming Prairie-area historical tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 75% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.7 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 21.0 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Blooming Prairie:

AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; AUSTIN, MN)
OWATONNA HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; OWATONNA, MN)
NAEVE HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; ALBERT LEA, MN)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blooming Prairie:

ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 40 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; ID: RST)
MASON CITY MUNI (about 53 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID: MCW)
MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 70 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Blooming Prairie:

AUSTIN MUNI (about 18 miles; AUSTIN, MN; ID: AUM)
DODGE CENTER (about 20 miles; DODGE CENTER, MN; ID: TOB)
OWATONNA DEGNER RGNL (about 22 miles; OWATONNA, MN; ID: OWA)

Local government website: WWW.BLOOMINGPRAIRIE.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blooming Prairie:

SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 42 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,475)
MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 68 miles; MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; FT enrollment: 4,636)
BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 70 miles; MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,171)

Public high school in Blooming Prairie:

BLOOMING PRAIRIE SECONDARY (Location: 202 4TH AVENUE NW; Grades: 10 11 12 7 8 9 )

Public elementary/middle school in Blooming Prairie:

BLOOMING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY (Location: 123 2ND STREET NW; Grades: 1 2 3 4 5 6 KG PK )

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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

Drinking water stations with addresses in Blooming Prairie that have no violations reported:

BLOOMING PRAIRIE (Population served: 1952, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
PRAIRIE MENNONITE CHURCH AND SCHOOL (Address: PO Box 395, Population served: 40, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	6.6%
Whole state:	7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	2.8%
Whole state:	3.2%

Blooming Prairie compared to Minnesota state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Blooming Prairie (2007 data):

U.S. Bank National Association: Blooming Prairie Branch at 236 East Main Street, branch established on 1988-07-21. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Blooming Prairie: Farmers And Merchants State Bank Of at 245 East Main Street, branch established on 1904-05-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $60.8 mil, Deposits: $52.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Country Bankers, 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
Police Protection - Officers	4	$10,590	$31,770	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$3,742	$44,904	0	$0
Financial Administration	1	$3,573	$42,876	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	2	$7,718	$46,308	0	$0
Local Libraries	1	$3,529	$42,348	0	$0
Electric Power	5	$16,831	$40,394	1	$872
Water Supply	1	$3,587	$43,044	0	$0
Sewerage	2	$6,190	$37,140	0	$0
Streets and Highways	2	$5,681	$34,086	0	$0
Totals for Government	19	$61,441	$38,805	1	$872

Blooming Prairie government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $18,000
Charges - Sewerage: $466,000
All Other: $229,000

Parks & Recreation: $28,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $140,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,522,000
Sewerage: $483,000

General - Other: $393,000

Police Protection: $191,000

Regular Highways: $152,000

Financial Administration: $126,000

Water Utilities: $122,000

Libraries: $86,000

Parks & Recreation: $77,000

Fire Protection: $58,000

Central Staff Services: $7,000

Health Services - Other: $5,000

General Public Buildings: $3,000
Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $253,000
Total Other Securities: $104,000

From Other Government: $17,000

From Local Government: $4,000

Local Employee Contribution: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Electric Utilities: $75,000
General - Interest on Debt: $201,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,615,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $280,000
Other NEC: $224,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,557,000
Electric Utilities: $280,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $281,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $125,000
Special Assessments: $84,000

Interest Earnings: $37,000
Other Capital Outlay - Electric Utilities: $462,000
Sewerage: $154,000

Health - Other: $82,000

Regular Highways: $44,000

Police Protection: $26,000

Fire Protection: $12,000

General - Other: $10,000

Parks & Recreation: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $629,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,735,000
Water Utilities: $124,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $380,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $526,000
All Other: $66,000
Tax - Property: $472,000
NEC: $8,000

Public Utilities: $7,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,516,000

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.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county 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.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county 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)

Strongest AM radio stations in Blooming Prairie:

KNFX (970 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KDHL (920 AM; 5 kW; FARIBAULT, MN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KOLM (1520 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: OLMSTED COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KOWZ (1170 AM; 3 kW; WASECA, MN; Owner: MAIN STREET BROADCASTING, INC.)
KAUS (1480 AM; 1 kW; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
KWEB (1270 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blooming Prairie:

KAUS-FM (99.9 FM; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
K252DM (98.3 FM; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: AUSTIN CHRISTIAN RADIO)
KROC-FM (106.9 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
KOWZ-FM (100.9 FM; BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN; Owner: BLOOMING PRAIRIE FARM RADIO INC.)
KRUE (92.1 FM; WASECA, MN; Owner: MAIN STREET BROADCASTING, INC.)
KQPR (96.1 FM; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMSK (91.3 FM; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: MANKATO STATE UNIVERSITY)
KWWK (96.5 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: OLMSTEAD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
KYBA (105.3 FM; STEWARTVILLE, MN; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO)
KCPI (94.9 FM; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
K280EC (103.9 FM; OWATONNA, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
K289AE (105.7 FM; OWATONNA, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KRFO-FM (104.9 FM; OWATONNA, MN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Blooming Prairie:

KAAL (Channel 6; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: KAAL-TV, LLC)
KYIN (Channel 24; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KTTC (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
KIMT (Channel 3; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
K57EU (Channel 57; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K43DH (Channel 43; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K45DF (Channel 45; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K49DB (Channel 49; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K51CY (Channel 51; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K53DI (Channel 53; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K55FJ (Channel 55; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K61EU (Channel 61; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
KSMQ-TV (Channel 15; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #492)
KXLT-TV (Channel 47; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SHOCKLEY BROADCASTING, LLC)

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