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Notable locations in Blue Earth: History Lane (A), Blue Earth (B), Faribault County Fairgrounds (C), Faribault County Courthouse (D), Faribault County Sheriffs Office (E), Blue Earth's Firemen's Hall (F), Blue Earth Community Library (G), Blue Earth City Hall (H), Etta C Ross Museum (I), Wakefield House Museum (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Blue Earth include: Faith Lutheran Brethren Church (A), First Baptist Church (B), First Presbyterian Church (C), First United Methodist Church (D), River of Life Worship Center (E), Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (F), Salem United Methodist Church (G), Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Church (H), Saint Paul Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Rivers and creeks: East Branch Blue Earth River (A), Badger Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Blue Earth include: Beyer Field (1), Green Giant Statue Park (2), Leland Park (3), Putnam Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Blue Earth Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Museum-Antique Machinery Shed (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; Fairgrounds), Museum-Wakefield House (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 405 East 6th Street).
Hotels: Americinn Lodge & Suites of Blue Earth (1495 Domes Drive), Super 8 Blue Earth MN (1120 North Grove Street), Super 8 Motel (1420 Giant Drive).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Blue Earth and their reported violations in the past:
WOODS LAKE PARK (Address: 727 East Fifth Street, Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-08-2006), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUN-08-2006), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUN-08-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-08-2006), St Boil Water Order (JUN-08-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-08-2006), St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (SEP-05-1996), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-05-1996), St Public Notif requested (SEP-05-1996), St Tech Assistance Visit (SEP-05-1996), St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-05-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-05-1996), St Compliance achieved (SEP-13-1996)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Blue Earth that have no violations reported:
- BLUE EARTH (Population served: 3542, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  8.0% | | Whole state: |  7.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 3.2% |
Blue Earth compared to Minnesota state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Blue Earth (2007 data):
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Blue Earth Branch at 201 East 7th Street, branch established on 1903-01-01. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Wells Federal Bank, FSB: Blue Earth Branch at 303 South Main Street, branch established on 1934-09-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $267.4 mil, Deposits: $186.3 mil, headquarters in Wells, MN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices
- The First National Bank of Blue Earth: The First National Bank Of Blue Eart at 306 South Main Street, branch established on 1869-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $142.4 mil, Deposits: $124.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Fnb Bancshares Inc.
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2004 Presidential Election results in Faribault County Minnesota:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $2,688 | $32,256 | 4 | $1,942 |
| Electric Power |
10 | $37,782 | $45,338 | 3 | $1,862 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $6,571 | $39,426 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $407 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $11,621 | $46,484 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $611 |
| Streets and Highways |
5 | $16,773 | $40,255 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $739 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $3,376 | $40,512 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $5,358 | $32,148 | 1 | $204 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $24,775 | $42,471 | 3 | $1,386 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,661 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $7,065 | $28,260 | 9 | $1,959 |
| Totals for Government |
34 | $116,009 | $40,944 | 25 | $10,771 |
Blue Earth government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $41,000
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $256,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $565,000
All Other: $229,000
Parks & Recreation: $46,000
Solid Waste Management: $42,000
Regular Highways: $13,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,355,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $3,451,000
General - Other: $792,000
Liquor Stores: $782,000
Sewerage: $556,000
Regular Highways: $528,000
Police Protection: $414,000
Water Utilities: $366,000
Libraries: $159,000
Financial Administration: $146,000
Parks & Recreation: $136,000
Fire Protection: $102,000
Air Transportation: $71,000
Solid Waste Management: $60,000
Central Staff Services: $41,000
Health Services - Other: $10,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $195,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $12,000
All Other: $8,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $941,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $92,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $4,450,000
Industrial Revenue: $1,550,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $18,444,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,219,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $8,460,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $10,875,000
Electric Utilities: $4,210,000
Industrial Revenue: $1,550,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,328,000
Electric Utilities: $240,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,112,000
Interest Earnings: $360,000
Special Assessments: $297,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,463,000
Parks & Recreation: $228,000
Air Transportation: $210,000
Electric Utilities: $167,000
Fire Protection: $40,000
Police Protection: $37,000
Water Utilities: $18,000
Libraries: $6,000
Liquor Stores: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $12,257,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $4,009,000
Liquor Stores: $854,000
Water Utilities: $354,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,581,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,183,000
All Other: $51,000
- Tax - Property: $1,109,000
Public Utilities: $156,000
NEC: $19,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,419,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
5.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,272 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.10% | | 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:
5.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,350 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.75% | | 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 Blue Earth:
- KBEW (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BLUE EARTH, MN)
- 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)
- KTOE (1420 AM; 5 kW; MANKATO, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Blue Earth:
- KJLY (104.5 FM; BLUE EARTH, MN; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING,INC)
- KBEW-FM (98.1 FM; BLUE EARTH, MN; Owner: KBEW, INC.)
- KEEZ-FM (99.1 FM; MANKATO, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
- KXAC (100.5 FM; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
- KXLP (93.1 FM; NEW ULM, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KFMC-FM (106.5 FM; FAIRMONT, MN; Owner: WOODWARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Blue Earth:
- KEYC-TV (Channel 12; MANKATO, MN; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- K60FY (Channel 60; FROST, MN; Owner: BLUE EARTH - NICOLLET - FARIBAULT COOP. ELEC. ASSOC.)
- K14KD (Channel 14; FROST, MN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION)
- K27FI (Channel 27; FROST, MN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSN.)
- K31EF (Channel 31; FROST, MN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSN.)
- K36FI (Channel 36; FROST, MN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION)
- K58FC (Channel 58; FROST, MN; Owner: BLUE EARTH - NICOLLET - FARIBAULT COOP. ELEC. ASSOC.)
- K62FH (Channel 62; FROST, MN; Owner: BLUE EARTH - NICOLLET - FARIBAULT COOP. ELEC. ASSOC.)
- K65FW (Channel 65; FROST, MN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSN.)
- K70DR (Channel 70; BLUE EARTH, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
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