Drinking water stations with addresses in Chokio and their reported violations in the past:
CHOKIO (Address: Chokio City Hall, Population served: 443, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-24-2003), St Public Notif requested (APR-24-2003), St Tech Assistance Visit (APR-24-2003), St Compliance Meeting conducted (APR-24-2003), St Public Notif received (APR-30-2003), St Compliance achieved (MAY-15-2003)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (SEP-27-2002), St Public Notif requested (SEP-27-2002), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-27-2002), St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-27-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-03-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-04-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (OCT-10-1997), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-10-1997), St Public Notif requested (OCT-10-1997), St Tech Assistance Visit (OCT-10-1997), St Compliance Meeting conducted (OCT-10-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-10-1997), St Compliance achieved (OCT-16-1997)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.2 people | | Minnesota: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 67.7% | | Whole state: | 66.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 2.5% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 5.2% | | Whole state: | 7.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 1.7% | | Whole state: | 3.2% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chokio, MN
Chokio compared to Minnesota state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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 below state average.
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Banks with branches in Chokio (2009 data):
- United Farmers & Merchants State Bank: Chokio Branch at Second And South Main Street, branch established on 1986-11-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $33.0 mil, Deposits: $29.8 mil, headquarters in Morris, MN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Donnelly Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Stevens County Minnesota:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Wood (2%)
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Religon statistics for Chokio
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Evangelical Free Church of America |
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| Adherents | 40.9% | 25.7% | 6.9% | 4.8% | 3.9% |
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| Congregations | 28.0% | 8.0% | 4.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% |
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| Name | Lutheran Church | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | United Methodist Church | United Church of Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 4.2% |
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| Congregations | 4.0% | 4.0% | 12.0% | 8.0% | 16.0% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| 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 | $2,218 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $118 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 20 | $550 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $232 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,986 | $47,832 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $190 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $3,986 | $47,832 | 34 | $3,308 |
Chokio government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $92,000
Solid Waste Management: $37,000
All Other: $15,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $82,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $125,000
Solid Waste Management: $31,000
Water Utilities: $27,000
Financial Administration: $24,000
Fire Protection: $24,000
Sewerage: $15,000
Regular Highways: $10,000
Central Staff Services: $4,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $902,000
All Other: $66,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $47,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $792,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $750,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $42,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $15,000
Special Assessments: $14,000
General Revenue, NEC: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $661,000
General - Other: $109,000
Sewerage: $73,000
Fire Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $270,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $37,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $137,000
All Other: $28,000
- Tax - Property: $51,000
NEC: $2,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $124,000
5.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,096 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.66% | | 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:
6.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,381 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.87% | | 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 Chokio:
- KMRS (1230 AM; 1 kW; MORRIS, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KBRF (1250 AM; 10 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KMSD (1510 AM; 5 kW; MILBANK, SD; Owner: BIG STONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- KDIO (1350 AM; 1 kW; ORTONVILLE, MN; Owner: BIG STONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
- WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Chokio:
- KRSU (91.3 FM; APPLETON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KNCM (88.5 FM; APPLETON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KKOK-FM (95.7 FM; MORRIS, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KCGN-FM (101.5 FM; ORTONVILLE, MN; Owner: CGN CORPORATION)
- KRVY-FM (97.3 FM; STARBUCK, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KUMM (89.7 FM; MORRIS, MN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MORRIS)
TV broadcast stations around Chokio:
- K27EN (Channel 27; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE)
- K39DZ (Channel 39; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE)
- K45DP (Channel 45; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE)
- K51EJ (Channel 51; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE)
- K18DU (Channel 18; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: TRI-COUNTY UHF-TV, INC.)
- K55FW (Channel 55; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE)
- K57BL (Channel 57; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE)
- K31DH (Channel 31; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: TRI-COUNTY UHF-TV, INC.)
- K53DX (Channel 53; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE)
- K59BT (Channel 59; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE)
- K61BJ (Channel 61; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE)
- K63BW (Channel 63; DONNELLY/HERMAN, MN; Owner: FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE)
- K21AK (Channel 21; APPLETON, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA, INC.)
- KWCM-TV (Channel 10; APPLETON, MN; Owner: WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EDUCATIONAL TV COMPANY)
- K49ED (Channel 49; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K15DC (Channel 15; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K19CW (Channel 19; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K25EI (Channel 25; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K31BT (Channel 31; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K17CS (Channel 17; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K23DF (Channel 23; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K29CC (Channel 29; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K33CR (Channel 33; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K52AH (Channel 52; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K54AK (Channel 54; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
Chokio fatal accident list:
Dec 1, 1998 12:05 AM, Sr-28, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 7, 1994 09:25 AM, 13, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 740
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Dennis C Olson, Adjacent To Csah 19. S 1/2 Ne 1/4 And N 1/2 Se 1/4 Of Section 12, T124n, R45w, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128.9 m
Registrant: Great River Energy, 12300 Elm Creek Boulevard, Maple Grove, MN 55369-4718, Phone: (763) 445-5560, Email:
- 3.4 Mi Nw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 122.8 m, , Licensee ID: L00020167
Registrant: Federated Telephone Cooperative, Chokio, MN 56221, Phone: (612) 324-7111
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3- 1 Mi N 2 Mi E & 2 1/2 Mi N, Call Sign: KNEN671, Licensee ID: L00055592
Assigned Frequencies : 464.525 MHz
Grant Date: 10/09/2002, Expiration Date: 11/13/2012
Registrant: George Libbon, 62574 130th St, Chokio, MN 56221, Phone: (320) 677-2777 - 6 Blks N Of Us Hwy 28 On 1st Ave N, Call Sign: KNFG460, Licensee ID: L00474735
Assigned Frequencies : 464.425 MHz
Grant Date: 02/28/2002, Expiration Date: 02/28/2012
Registrant: Marty, Allen:marty, Tom Dba Marty Farms, Box 23, Chokio, MN 56221, Phone: (612) 324-2418 - 2 Blks W Bn R Rd & Stevens County Hwy 13, Call Sign: WSG633, Licensee ID: L00813922
Assigned Frequencies : 464.875 MHz, 464.875 MHz
Grant Date: 12/21/2004, Expiration Date: 03/13/2015
Registrant: Chokio Equity Exchange Inc, Chokio, MN 56221, Phone: (320) 324-2477, Fax: (320) 324-2775
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- MOONSHINE, 3.3 Miles West And 0.7 Miles South Of Chokio, Mn, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128.9 m, Call Sign: WQIX741
Assigned Frequencies : 6585.00 MHz, 6645.00 MHz
Grant Date: 06/12/2008, Expiration Date: 06/12/2018, Certifier: Marty L Berlinger
Registrant: Otter Tail Power Company, 215 South Cascade Street, Fergus Falls, MN 56537, Phone: (218) 739-8584, Fax: (218) 739-8632, Email:
- Chokio Public Schools Box 87, Overall height: 15.2 m, Call Sign: WLD369, Licensee ID: L00125055
Assigned Frequencies : 2042.00 MHz
Grant Date: 02/27/1985, Expiration Date: 04/01/2014
Registrant: West Central Minnesota Educational Television Company, 120 West Schleiman Avenue, Appleton, MN 56208
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1- 3.4 Miles Nw Of Chokio, Call Sign: WQZ637
Assigned Frequencies : 152.570 MHz
Grant Date: 03/09/1999, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancelation Date: 11/12/2004
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Jackson, & Dickens, 2120 L Street Nw Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 659-0830, Fax: (202) 828-5568
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2- Call Sign: KD6JEB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00768235
Grant Date: 11/18/2003, Expiration Date: 12/07/2013
Registrant: Jason S De Vita, 63501 300th St, Chokio, MN 56221 - Call Sign: KE0QK, Previous Call Sign: N0BGQ
Grant Date: 09/15/1987, Expiration Date: 09/15/1997, Cancelation Date: 09/16/1999
Registrant: Roy I Fluegel, 306 S 3rd Ave, Chokio, MN 56221
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3- Aircraft: CESSNA 172H (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3903R , Serial Number: 17255403, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 10/26/1966
Registrant (Corporation): Pomme De Terre Flying Club Inc, 109 3rd St East Box 340, Chokio, MN 56235 - Aircraft: BOWLING X-WIND (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 85 mph), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6379 , Serial Number: 1-P, Year manufactured: 1974
Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, Rr 1 Box 60, Chokio, MN 56221 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-34-220T (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8403J , Serial Number: 34-8133139, Year manufactured: 1981, Airworthiness Date: 05/22/1981
Registrant (Corporation): Blue Sky Investments LLC, Po Box 321, Chokio, MN 56221
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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