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Itasca County

Population in July 2008: 665. Population change since 2000: +0.5%
 

Males: 319  (48.0%)
Females: 346  (52.0%)

Median resident age:  38.5 years
Minnesota median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 55709.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,075 (it was $25,662 in 2000)
Bovey:  $32,075
Minnesota:  $55,802

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,548
Bovey:  $21,548
Minnesota:  $29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $70,913 (it was $36,500 in 2000)
Bovey:  $70,913
Minnesota:  $213,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $81,713; Detached houses: $83,665; In 2-unit structures: $69,177; Mobile homes: $27,000

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Races in Bovey:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • American Indian (2.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Bovey: 74.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (25.2%), Norwegian (10.3%), Irish (7.6%), English (4.8%), French (4.8%), Italian (4.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1260 feet

Land area: 2.28 square miles.

Population density: 291 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Bovey

  • High school or higher: 85.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 8.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bovey city

  • Never married: 22.3%
  • Now married: 50.8%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 15.0%

14 residents are foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.6% Asia).

This city:  2.1%
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:

Bovey:  0.7% ($261)
Minnesota:  1.1% ($1,297)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (70.8 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (161.4 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (471.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Coleraine, MN (1.0 miles ), Taconite, MN (1.7 miles ), Marble, MN (2.4 miles ), La Prairie, MN (2.5 miles ), Calumet, MN (2.6 miles ), Grand Rapids, MN (2.6 miles ), Cohasset, MN (3.2 miles ), Nashwauk, MN (3.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $85,400
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,300
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $90,300
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $101,700
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $110,600
  • 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $115,800
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $125,000
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $125,000
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $111,700
  • 2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $111,700

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 47.30 N, Longitude: 93.41 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 218

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Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-1.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Mining (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Paper (4%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)



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Bovey-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Minnesota state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.7 miles away from the Bovey city center killed 12 people and injured 70 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/11/1966, a category 4 tornado 42.4 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Bovey:
  • ITASCA MEMORIAL CENTER (about 5 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN)
  • DEER RIVER HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 23 miles; DEER RIVER, MN)
  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER-MESABI (about 27 miles; HIBBING, MN)

Political contributions by individuals in Bovey, MN

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bovey:
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 67 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 70 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,562)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 72 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 75 miles; BRAINERD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,364)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 79 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 122 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)
Public elementary/middle school in Bovey:
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Library in Bovey:
  • BOVEY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $45,477; Location: 402 2ND STREET; 20,431 books; 682 audio materials; 219 video materials; 69 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attraction: International Snowmobile Hall of Fame (Museums; 25929 County Road 59).

 

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

WILDVIEW RESORT (Address: 31955 Wildview Road, Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUL-28-1999), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-28-1999), St Public Notif requested (JUL-28-1999), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-28-1999), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUL-28-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-28-1999), St Compliance achieved (SEP-02-1999)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bovey that have no violations reported:
  • BOVEY (Population served: 662, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • TRIUMPHANT LIFE CHURCH (Population served: 60, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • MAYEN'S NORTHVUE (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • TROUT LAKE COMMUNITY CENTER (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • PETRICH'S STORE (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  56.0%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.3%
Whole state:  5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  22.3%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  7.1%
Whole state:  3.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bovey, MN



Bovey compared to Minnesota state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Bovey (2009 data):
  • American Bank of the North: Bovey Branch at 301 2nd Street, branch established on 1905-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $634.5 mil, Deposits: $537.7 mil, headquarters in Nashwauk, MN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: Mesaba Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Itasca County Minnesota:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (67%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Bovey

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)United Methodist Church
Adherents49.8%18.2%12.3%6.4%3.1%
Congregations18.3%16.9%8.5%14.1%5.6%
NameChristian and Missionary AllianceAssemblies of GodChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Episcopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.9%1.6%1.3%1.1%4.5%
Congregations5.6%4.2%2.8%2.8%21.1%
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 1$1,993
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$666
Police Protection - Officers 2$8,192$49,1521$443
Firefighters 0$0 17$677
Streets and Highways 2$8,070$48,4201$332
Solid Waste Management 0$0 2$1,074
Local Libraries 1$2,159$25,9081$509
Totals for Government 5$18,421$44,21028$5,694



Bovey government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $327,000
  • Charges - All Other: $43,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $317,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $159,000
    General - Other: $141,000
    Regular Highways: $132,000
    Police Protection: $109,000
    Libraries: $36,000
    Fire Protection: $31,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $82,000
    Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $35,000
    Total Cash & Deposits: $20,000
    Benefit Payments: $18,000
    From Local Government: $10,000
    From Other Government: $7,000
    Interest Revenue: $-9,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $121,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $139,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $320,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $437,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $22,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $74,000
    Interest Earnings: $19,000
    Special Assessments: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $40,000
    Fire Protection: $7,000
    Libraries: $7,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $157,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $487,000
    All Other: $15,000
  • Tax - Property: $109,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $291,000

4.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,370 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.85%
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 St. Louis County, MN  0.76% ($34,520 average AGI)
from Hennepin County, MN  0.37% ($42,508)
from Anoka County, MN  0.24% ($44,308)


4.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,318 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.99%
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 St. Louis County, MN  0.93% ($29,425 average AGI)
to Hennepin County, MN  0.43% ($34,486)
to Ramsey County, MN  0.21% ($37,294)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bovey:
  • KOZY (1320 AM; 5 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: ITASCA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNMT (650 AM; 10 kW; NASHWAUK, MN; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, L.L.C.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • KDAL (610 AM; 5 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMFG (1240 AM; 1 kW; HIBBING, MN; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, LLC)
  • WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bovey:
  • K236AD (95.1 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HEARTLAND CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KMFY (96.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: ITASCA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KAXE (91.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: NORTHERN COMMUNITY RADIO)
  • KBAJ (105.5 FM; DEER RIVER, MN; Owner: RED ROCK RADIO CORP.)
  • KGPZ (96.1 FM; COLERAINE, MN; Owner: LATTO NORTHLAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K281AB (104.1 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • K297AD (107.3 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • K209DS (89.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WTBX (93.9 FM; HIBBING, MN; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, L.L.C.)
  • WUSZ (99.9 FM; VIRGINIA, MN; Owner: VIRGINIA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WIRN (92.5 FM; BUHL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WIRR (90.9 FM; VIRGINIA-HIBBING, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Bovey:
  • K29EB (Channel 29; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: KQDS ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • K61BH (Channel 61; DEER RIVER, MN; Owner: KBJR LICENSE, INC.)
  • K59BQ (Channel 59; DEER RIVER, MN; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF DULUTH, LLC)
  • WIRT (Channel 13; HIBBING, MN; Owner: WDIO-TV, LLC)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 7 Mi N On Cr 7 1/2 Mi W, Call Sign: WZN765, Licensee ID: L00067549
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.915 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/30/2003, Expiration Date: 03/16/2014
    Registrant: Elmer W Cone, 25929 County Road 59, Bovey, MN 55709, Phone: (218) 245-2313, Fax: (218) 245-2100

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bovey)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 15 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Bovey)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 21
  • Hazardous Condition: 3

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