Brown County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Comfrey that have no violations reported:
- COMFREY (Population served: 367, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 7.4%
(6.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 41.7% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.3 people | | Minnesota: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 65.1% | | Whole state: | 66.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Comfrey, MN
10 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
2 people in other group homes
Comfrey compared to Minnesota state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly above 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 significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Comfrey (2011 data):
- Choice Financial Savings Bank: at 101 Brown Street West, branch established on 1908/04/01. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $15.0 mil, Deposits: $12.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Choice Financial Holdings, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
- Electricity (11%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Brown County Minnesota:
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Religion statistics for Comfrey (based on Brown County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 92.22%
| Here |  | 92.2% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church |
| Adherents | 48.1% | 22.8% | 14.8% | 4.9% | 3.5% |
| Congregations | 17.5% | 22.5% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% |
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| Name | United Church of Christ | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists | Assemblies of God | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 2.6% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.3% |
| Congregations | 7.5% | 7.5% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 12.5% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 6 | This county: | 2.31 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | This county: | 3.85 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 24 | Brown County: | 9.24 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 28.4% | | Minnesota: | 25.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Brown County: | 11.4% | | State: | 13.0% |
| 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 |
1 | $2,635 | $31,620 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $255 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $3,060 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 24 | $255 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 10 | $2,768 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,570 | $42,840 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $340 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $6,205 | $37,230 | 44 | $6,678 |
Comfrey government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $200,000 ($523.56)
Parks & Recreation: $41,000 ($107.33)
Solid Waste Management: $14,000 ($36.65)
All Other: $14,000 ($36.65)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $129,000 ($337.70)
Regular Highways: $61,000 ($159.69)
Natural Resources - Other: $43,000 ($112.57)
Police Protection: $42,000 ($109.95)
Financial Administration: $41,000 ($107.33)
Fire Protection: $38,000 ($99.48)
Sewerage: $29,000 ($75.92)
Libraries: $26,000 ($68.06)
Water Utilities: $26,000 ($68.06)
Parks & Recreation: $26,000 ($68.06)
Solid Waste Management: $15,000 ($39.27)
Central Staff Services: $8,000 ($20.94)
Health Services - Other: $8,000 ($20.94)
Housing & Community Development: $1,000 ($2.62)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $643,000 ($1683.25)
- General - Interest on Debt: $73,000 ($191.10)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $13,000 ($34.03)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,557,000 ($4075.92)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $339,000 ($887.43)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $919,000 ($2405.76)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $977,000 ($2557.59)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $135,000 ($353.40)
Special Assessments: $29,000 ($75.92)
Interest Earnings: $6,000 ($15.71)
- Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $168,000 ($439.79)
General - Other: $39,000 ($102.09)
Fire Protection: $9,000 ($23.56)
Libraries: $4,000 ($10.47)
Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($5.24)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $43,000 ($112.57)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $181,000 ($473.82)
All Other: $154,000 ($403.14)
- Tax - Property: $95,000 ($248.69)
NEC: $3,000 ($7.85)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $148,000 ($387.43)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
5.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,724 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.08% | | 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:
5.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,041 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.49% | | 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 Comfrey:
- 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)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
- KDOM (1580 AM; 1 kW; WINDOM, MN; Owner: WINDOM RADIO INCORPORATED)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- KNUJ (860 AM; 1 kW; NEW ULM, MN)
- KTOE (1420 AM; 5 kW; MANKATO, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
Strongest FM radio stations in Comfrey:
- KRRW (101.5 FM; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
- KNUJ-FM (107.3 FM; SLEEPY EYE, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KEEZ-FM (99.1 FM; MANKATO, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
- K222AE (92.3 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MN; Owner: PRAIRIE LIGHT CHRISTIAN RADIO)
- KXAC (100.5 FM; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
- KDOM-FM (94.3 FM; WINDOM, MN; Owner: WINDOM RADIO, INC.)
- KNSG (94.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KXLP (93.1 FM; NEW ULM, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Comfrey:
- K30FN (Channel 30; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TELEVISION ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA)
- 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)
- KEYC-TV (Channel 12; MANKATO, MN; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- K58AF (Channel 58; WINDOM, MN; Owner: CITY OF WINDOM)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5 - James E McDonald, Se 1/4 Of Sect 30 R33w Adrean Tnshp (Lat: 44.041944 Lon: -94.849167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 149.4 m, Overall height: 149.4 m
Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f02-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:
- Scott Kirby, Comfrey Hs, 305 W. Ochre St. (Lat: 44.109500 Lon: -94.907694), Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 30.5 m, Licensee ID: L00764118
Registrant: Trillion Partners Inc., 9208 Waterford Centre Blvd., #150, Austin, TX 78758, Phone: (512) 334-4100, Email:
- Scott Kirby, Comfrey Hs, 305 W. Ochre St. (Lat: 44.109500 Lon: -94.907694), Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 30.5 m, Licensee ID: L00764118
Registrant: Trillion Partners Inc., 9208 Waterford Centre Blvd., #150, Austin, TX 78758, Phone: (512) 334-4100, Email:
- Jerri L Janjua, Se 1/4 Of Sect 30 R33w Adrean Tnshp (Lat: 44.041944 Lon: -94.849167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 149.4 m, Overall height: 149.4 m, Licensee ID: L00000210
Registrant: Midwest Wireless Communications, L.L.C., One Allied Drive, B2f02-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:
- Se 1/4 Of Sect 30 R33w Adrean Tnshp (Lat: 44.041944 Lon: -94.849167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 149.4 m, Overall height: 149.4 m
Registrant: Midwest Wireless Communications Dba , 1870 Madison Ave, Mankato, MN 56001, Phone: (507) 345-2440
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - STATION, Ochre St And Praire St (Lat: 44.109389 Lon: -94.908028), Overall height: 27.4 m, Call Sign: WNEX710
Assigned Frequencies: 6630.00 MHz Grant Date: 01/26/1999, Expiration Date: 04/21/2009, Cancellation Date: 06/21/2004
Registrant: Phone: (507) 537-1481 - COMFREY HS, 305 West Ochre St (Lat: 44.109500 Lon: -94.907694), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 31.4 m, Call Sign: WQGD826
Assigned Frequencies: 11245.0 MHz, 11365.0 MHz Grant Date: 12/18/2006, Expiration Date: 12/18/2016, Certifier: Scott Smyth
Registrant: Trillion Partners, Inc., 9208 Waterford Centre Blvd. Suite 150, Austin, TX 78758, Phone: (512) 334-4100, Fax: (512) 334-4099, Email:
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: CESSNA 170A (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1332D , Serial Number: 19908, Year manufactured: 1951, Airworthiness Date: 02/15/1956
Registrant (Individual): Gary Junker, Rt 1, Comfrey, MN 56019 - Aircraft: WINDSCHITL MIKE CHALLENGER II (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 877MW , Serial Number: CH2-0104-R-2417, Year manufactured: 2010, Airworthiness Date: 09/24/2010
Registrant (Individual): Mike G Windschitl, 14668 320th Ave, Comfrey, MN 56019
| Most common first names in Comfrey, MN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 11 | 77.5 years |
| Anna | 8 | 82.0 years |
| Henry | 8 | 80.0 years |
| Leonard | 8 | 78.9 years |
| Carl | 7 | 74.6 years |
| Emma | 7 | 88.1 years |
| William | 7 | 78.5 years |
| Arthur | 6 | 80.0 years |
| George | 6 | 82.8 years |
| Clarence | 6 | 74.3 years |
| Most common last names in Comfrey, MN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Elg | 15 | 80.1 years |
| Windschitl | 11 | 79.4 years |
| Johnson | 9 | 79.2 years |
| Peterson | 7 | 80.6 years |
| Amsden | 7 | 73.4 years |
| Anderson | 7 | 78.4 years |
| Eigen | 7 | 73.3 years |
| Olson | 7 | 72.2 years |
| Fredin | 6 | 81.3 years |
| Evers | 6 | 85.5 years |
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