Butterfield, Minnesota

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Population in July 2007: 512. Population change since 2000: -8.2%

Males: 260	(50.9%)
Females: 252	(49.1%)

Median resident age:	39.8 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 56120.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,377 (it was $29,904 in 2000)

Butterfield:	$37,377
Minnesota:	$55,802

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $68,193 (it was $35,100 in 2000)

Butterfield:	$68,193
Minnesota:	$213,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $80,250; Detached houses: $82,205; Townhouses or other attached units: $26,735; In 2-unit structures: $43,556; Mobile homes: $13,750

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Races in Butterfield:

White Non-Hispanic (76.4%)
Hispanic (15.1%)
Other Asian (7.1%)
Other race (5.3%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
American Indian (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Butterfield: 71.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (42.7%), Norwegian (13.3%), Swedish (6.4%), United States (3.9%), Dutch (2.5%), Irish (2.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1180 feet

Land area: 0.44 square miles.

Population density: 1171 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Butterfield

High school or higher: 60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
Unemployed: 2.1%
Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Butterfield city

Never married: 22.1%
Now married: 60.3%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 9.0%
Divorced: 8.1%

100 residents are foreign born (10.3% Latin America, 6.6% Asia).

This city:	17.7%
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:

Butterfield:	1.2% ($428)
Minnesota:	1.1% ($1,297)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eden Prairie, MN (90.4 miles , pop. 54,901).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (102.5 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (389.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Darfur, MN (2.6 miles) , Mountain Lake, MN (2.6 miles ), Odin, MN (2.6 miles) , St. James, MN (2.9 miles ), Ormsby, MN (3.0 miles) , Comfrey, MN (3.4 miles ), Bingham Lake, MN (3.6 miles) , La Salle, MN (3.7 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 1 building, cost: $85,000
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 43.96 N, Longitude: 94.79 W

Area code: 507

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Population change in the 1990s: -148 (-20.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Food (33%)
Machinery (9%)
Construction (8%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Food (20%)
Educational services (17%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Machinery (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Social assistance (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Food processing workers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Child care workers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

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Average climate in Butterfield, Minnesota

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Butterfield-area historical tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 102% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/13/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 46.4 miles away from the Butterfield city center killed 9 people and injured 150 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/29/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.8 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused $75 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Butterfield:

ST JAMES HEALTH SERVICES (about 9 miles; ST JAMES, MN)
WINDOM AREA HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WINDOM, MN)
MADELIA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; MADELIA, MN)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Butterfield:

SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 40 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 43 miles; MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 48 miles; ST PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 83 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT enrollment: 2,711)
SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 88 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,968)
BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)

Public high school in Butterfield:

BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY (Grades: 10 11 12 7 8 9 )

Public elementary/middle school in Butterfield:

BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY (Grades: 1 2 3 4 5 6 KG )

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Notable locations in Butterfield: Butterfield (A), Butterfield City Hall (B), Butterfield Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Butterfield include: First Lutheran Church (A), Butterfield Mennonite Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

BUTTERFIELD (Address: Butterfield City Hall, Population served: 565, Purch_groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between APR-1999 and JUN-1999, Contaminant: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon & U. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-22-1999), St Public Notif requested (JUL-22-1999), St Intentional no-action (JUL-22-1999), St Public Notif received (6 times from AUG-04-1999 to AUG-29-2001), St BCA signed (NOV-16-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-17-2001)

MCL, Average - Between APR-1999 and JUN-1999, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-22-1999), St Public Notif requested (JUL-22-1999), St Intentional no-action (JUL-22-1999), St Public Notif received (7 times from AUG-04-1999 to AUG-29-2001), St BCA signed (NOV-16-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-17-2001)

LONG LAKE LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In FEB-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-05-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (FEB-05-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (FEB-05-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-05-2005), St Boil Water Order (FEB-05-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-05-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-16-1997), St Public Notif requested (FEB-16-1997), St Tech Assistance Visit (FEB-16-1997), St Compliance Meeting conducted (FEB-16-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-16-1997), St Compliance achieved (DEC-11-1997), St BCA signed (DEC-11-1997)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.9%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	8.6%
Whole state:	7.9%

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

This city:	1.8%
Whole state:	3.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Butterfield, MN

Butterfield compared to Minnesota state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students 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 Butterfield (2009 data):

Triumph State Bank: Butterfield Branch at 100 Second Street North, branch established on 1904-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $48.8 mil, Deposits: $41.5 mil, headquarters in Trimont, MN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Trimont Bancorporation

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2004 Presidential Election results in Watonwan County Minnesota:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (57%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Religon statistics for Butterfield

Adherents

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Lutheran Church
Adherents	45.6%	25.3%	8.0%	6.6%	5.7%
Congregations	36.4%	6.1%	9.1%	6.1%	12.1%

Name	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Association of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of Adherents	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	Other religions
Adherents	3.8%	1.1%	1.0%	1.0%	1.7%
Congregations	6.1%	3.0%	284.8%	6.1%	-269.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	$1,641
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$2,694
Firefighters	0	$0		23	$452
Streets and Highways	1	$2,568	$30,816	0	$0
Totals for Government	1	$2,568	$30,816	29	$4,787

Butterfield government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $41,000
Charges - Sewerage: $169,000
Solid Waste Management: $12,000

All Other: $8,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000

Regular Highways: $1,000
Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $199,000
Sewerage: $125,000

Regular Highways: $72,000

General - Other: $48,000

Water Utilities: $36,000

Fire Protection: $24,000

Solid Waste Management: $13,000

Financial Administration: $12,000

Central Staff Services: $4,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000

Police Protection: $3,000
Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $94,000
Benefit Payments: $40,000

From Other Government: $8,000

From Local Government: $4,000

Interest Revenue: $4,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $170,000
General - Interest on Debt: $34,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $652,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $325,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $611,000
Water Utilities: $325,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $41,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $23,000
General Revenue, NEC: $20,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $531,000
Sewerage: $79,000

Regular Highways: $34,000

Liquor Stores: $31,000

General - Other: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,954,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $209,000
Liquor Stores: $196,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $142,000
All Other: $8,000
Tax - Property: $91,000
Public Utilities: $3,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $253,000

4.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,066 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.83%
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 Blue Earth County, MN	0.61% ($19,360 average AGI)
from Cottonwood County, MN	0.44% ($38,778)
from Martin County, MN	0.39% ($103,375)

6.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,840 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.46%
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 Blue Earth County, MN	0.92% ($39,500 average AGI)
to Nicollet County, MN	0.53% ($28,773)
to Brown County, MN	0.46% ($32,105)

Strongest AM radio stations in Butterfield:

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)
KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
KDOM (1580 AM; 1 kW; WINDOM, MN; Owner: WINDOM RADIO INCORPORATED)
KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KTOE (1420 AM; 5 kW; MANKATO, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
KNUJ (860 AM; 1 kW; NEW ULM, MN)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Butterfield:

KRRW (101.5 FM; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
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.)
KNUJ-FM (107.3 FM; SLEEPY EYE, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KXLP (93.1 FM; NEW ULM, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KDOM-FM (94.3 FM; WINDOM, MN; Owner: WINDOM RADIO, INC.)
KILR-FM (95.9 FM; ESTHERVILLE, IA; Owner: JACOBSON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KRAQ (105.7 FM; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINNESOTA)

TV broadcast stations around Butterfield:

K30FN (Channel 30; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TELEVISION ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA)
KEYC-TV (Channel 12; MANKATO, MN; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
K16CG (Channel 16; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
K21DG (Channel 21; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
K24CP (Channel 24; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
K26CS (Channel 26; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
K35DC (Channel 35; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
K42AV (Channel 42; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
K44AD (Channel 60; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
K46AA (Channel 46; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
K48AA (Channel 48; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
K50AB (Channel 50; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
K52AB (Channel 52; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
K54AC (Channel 54; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
K14KE (Channel 14; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA)
K19CA (Channel 19; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
K40BU (Channel 40; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
K58AF (Channel 58; WINDOM, MN; Owner: CITY OF WINDOM)

Butterfield fatal accident list:
Jul 21, 1991 07:20 AM, M7, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Jct Cr 5 And Cr 10, Call Sign: KNDK991, Licensee ID: L00043018
Assigned Frequencies : 152.465 MHz
Grant Date: 08/15/2002, Expiration Date: 09/09/2012
Registrant: Duane Ommodt, Rural Route 1, Saint James, MN 56081

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

BUTTERFIELD, .3 Mi E Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 27.4 m, Call Sign: WQFJ381
Assigned Frequencies : 941.381 MHz, 932.381 MHz
Grant Date: 07/28/2006, Expiration Date: 07/28/2016, Certifier: Brad G Zielie
Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1400 Douglas St. Stop 0650, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 544-1777, Fax: (402) 233-3179, Email:

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: THIESSEN ELVIN D SPORT TRAINER (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: 4 Cycle
N-Number: 135ET , Serial Number: 695
Registrant (Individual): Elvin D Thiessen, 62030 360th St, Butterfield, MN 56120
Aircraft: PIPER PA-23 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1384P , Serial Number: 23-434, Year manufactured: 1956, Airworthiness Date: 01/30/1956
Registrant (Individual): Roddy L Hanson, 42333 630th Ave, Butterfield, MN 56120
Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3593K , Serial Number: 22284, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 12/09/1971
Registrant (Individual): Elvin D Thiessen, 62030 360th St, Butterfield, MN 56120

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3

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