Brooks, Minnesota

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Population in July 2007: 135. Population change since 2000: -4.3%

Males: 70	(52.5%)
Females: 65	(47.5%)

Median resident age:	41.7 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Zip code: 56715

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,768 (it was $25,417 in 2000)

Brooks:	$31,768
Minnesota:	$55,802

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $84,707 (it was $43,600 in 2000)

Brooks:	$84,707
Minnesota:	$213,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $104,395; Detached houses: $103,707

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Races in Brooks:

White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Brooks: 73.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (29.8%), Norwegian (22.0%), German (20.6%), French Canadian (13.5%), Irish (9.2%), Swedish (6.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1125 feet

Land area: 1.16 square miles.

Population density: 116 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Brooks

High school or higher: 78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brooks city

Never married: 27.4%
Now married: 56.6%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 6.2%
Divorced: 8.8%

1 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.7%
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:

Brooks:	1.5% ($650)
Minnesota:	1.1% ($1,297)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fargo, ND (75.5 miles , pop. 90,599).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (236.6 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (580.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Plummer, MN (2.6 miles ), Oklee, MN (2.7 miles ), Mentor, MN (3.2 miles) , Erskine, MN (3.2 miles ), Red Lake Falls, MN (3.6 miles ), McIntosh, MN (3.7 miles ), Trail, MN (3.8 miles) , St. Hilaire, MN (4.1 miles ).

Latitude: 47.82 N, Longitude: 96.01 W

Area code: 218

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Population change in the 1990s: -16 (-10.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Accommodation and food services (27%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (9%)
Truck transportation (9%)
U. S. Postal service (9%)
Warehousing and storage (9%)
Personal and laundry services (9%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (37%)
Health care (18%)
Educational services (11%)
Wood products (5%)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (23%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (14%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Waiters and waitresses (11%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)

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Average climate in Brooks, Minnesota

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Brooks-area historical tornado activity is below Minnesota state average. It is 35% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/26/1978, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 13.0 miles away from the Brooks city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/11/1980, a category 2 tornado 14.5 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Brooks:

FIRST CARE MEDICAL SERVICES (about 22 miles; FOSSTON, MN)
NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN)
RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME (about 27 miles; CROOKSTON, MN)

Political contributions by individuals in Brooks, MN

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brooks:

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 50 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Full-time enrollment: 9,935)
NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 58 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,761)
BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,562)
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 69 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 69 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 76 miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 111 miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)

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

THIRD BASE BAR AND RESTAURANT (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
RED LAKE COUNTY CO-OP (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	60.7%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	8.2%
Whole state:	5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	2.8%
Whole state:	7.9%

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

This city:	1.4%
Whole state:	3.2%

Brooks compared to Minnesota state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above 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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Educational Attainment

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2004 Presidential Election results in Red Lake County Minnesota:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (58%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%) Wood (5%)

Religon statistics for Brooks

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	$72
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$402
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		3	$78
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$226
Totals for Government	0	$0		13	$778

Brooks government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $7,000
All Other: $1,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $3,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $24,000
Housing & Community Development: $15,000

Police Protection: $6,000

Solid Waste Management: $6,000

Regular Highways: $3,000

Financial Administration: $2,000

Central Staff Services: $2,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $15,000
General Revenue, NEC: $11,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $33,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $8,000
Tax - Property: $32,000
NEC: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $12,000

4.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,191 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.33%
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 Pennington County, MN	1.15% ($29,278 average AGI)
from Polk County, MN	0.76% ($27,250)

7.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,710 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.63%
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 Polk County, MN	1.72% ($17,571 average AGI)
to Pennington County, MN	1.17% ($20,474)
to Cass County, ND	0.62% ($21,000)

Strongest AM radio stations in Brooks:

WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
KKCQ (1480 AM; 5 kW; FOSSTON, MN; Owner: PINE TO PRAIRIE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
KKAQ (1460 AM; 3 kW; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
KNOX (1310 AM; 5 kW; GRAND FORKS, ND; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
KTRF (1230 AM; 1 kW; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KQWB (1660 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KCNN (1590 AM; 5 kW; EAST GRAND FORKS, MN; Owner: KRAD, INC.)
KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
KFNW (1200 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KKBJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; BEMIDJI, MN; Owner: R.P. BROADCASTING)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brooks:

KNTN (102.7 FM; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KSNR (100.3 FM; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KQMN (91.5 FM; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KKDQ (99.3 FM; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KKEQ (107.1 FM; FOSSTON, MN; Owner: PINE TO PRAIRIE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSRQ (90.1 FM; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; Owner: JOINT VOCAT. TECH COLLEGE DIS. #2200)

TV broadcast stations around Brooks:

KBRR (Channel 10; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)

Brooks fatal accident list:
Jun 1, 1979 06:40 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 3

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 2,625
Total average daily truck traffic: 264

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