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Population in July 2007: 123. Population change since 2000: -9.5%

Males: 66	(54.0%)
Females: 57	(46.0%)

Median resident age:	40.5 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Zip code: 56022

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,450 (it was $31,563 in 2000)

Darfur:	$39,450
Minnesota:	$55,802

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $37,885 (it was $19,500 in 2000)

Darfur:	$37,885
Minnesota:	$213,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $46,622; Detached houses: $46,181; Mobile homes: $27,500

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Races in Darfur:

White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
Other Asian (2.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Darfur: 67.5 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (64.2%), Swedish (25.5%), Norwegian (7.3%), Irish (5.8%), United States (5.1%), Polish (3.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1148 feet

Land area: 0.35 square miles.

Population density: 347 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Darfur

High school or higher: 80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 9.2%
Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Darfur city

Never married: 23.3%
Now married: 62.9%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 6.9%
Divorced: 6.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
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:

Darfur:	1.3% ($246)
Minnesota:	1.1% ($1,297)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eden Prairie, MN (87.7 miles , pop. 54,901).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (99.9 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (393.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Comfrey, MN (2.3 miles ), Butterfield, MN (2.6 miles ), Mountain Lake, MN (3.0 miles ), St. James, MN (3.4 miles ), La Salle, MN (3.7 miles) , Odin, MN (3.7 miles) , Bingham Lake, MN (3.8 miles) , Springfield, MN (3.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
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: 44.05 N, Longitude: 94.84 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 507

Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+10.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Truck transportation (24%)
Food (11%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (11%)
Warehousing and storage (11%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (22%)
Finance and insurance (19%)
Health care (13%)
Food (9%)
Gasoline stations (9%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Transportation equipment (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (19%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (19%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers (8%)
Top executives (5%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Waiters and waitresses (13%)
Other healthcare support occupations (9%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

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Average climate in Darfur, Minnesota

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Darfur-area historical tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 96% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/13/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 41.5 miles away from the Darfur 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 31.9 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused $75 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Darfur:

ST JAMES HEALTH SERVICES (about 12 miles; ST JAMES, MN)
SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CTR/MAYO HLTH SYS (about 15 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MN)
WINDOM AREA HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WINDOM, MN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Darfur:

SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 39 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 47 miles; ST PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 77 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT enrollment: 2,711)
SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 88 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,968)
NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; FT enrollment: 4,636)

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

Church in Darfur: Bethlehem Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Darfur Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

DARFUR (Address: City Hall, Population served: 131, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (FEB-06-2004), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-06-2004), St Public Notif requested (FEB-06-2004), St Tech Assistance Visit (FEB-06-2004), St Compliance achieved (FEB-24-2004), St Public Notif received (FEB-26-2004)

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	75.9%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.4%
Whole state:	5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	7.1%
Whole state:	7.9%

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

This city:	5.0%
Whole state:	3.2%

Darfur 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.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students 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 Darfur (2009 data):

Triumph State Bank: Darfur Branch at 220 North Adrian, branch established on 1999-08-09. 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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School Enrollment by Level of School

Darfur mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Watonwan County Minnesota:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (55%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)

Religon statistics for Darfur

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.
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	$370
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$522
Fire - Other	0	$0		3	$60
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$84
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$124
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$154
Totals for Government	0	$0		12	$1,314

Darfur government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $6,000
Sewerage: $1,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $16,000
Sewerage: $9,000

General - Other: $9,000

Fire Protection: $8,000

Water Utilities: $6,000

Central Staff Services: $4,000

Financial Administration: $3,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000

Libraries: $1,000
Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $86,000
Interest Revenue: $8,000

From Other Government: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $188,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $188,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $13,000
Interest Earnings: $9,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $808,000
Fire Protection: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $278,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $11,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $25,000
All Other: $5,000
Tax - Property: $16,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $12,000

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 Darfur:

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)
KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KDOM (1580 AM; 1 kW; WINDOM, MN; Owner: WINDOM RADIO INCORPORATED)
KNUJ (860 AM; 1 kW; NEW ULM, MN)
KTOE (1420 AM; 5 kW; MANKATO, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
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 Darfur:

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.)
KNUJ-FM (107.3 FM; SLEEPY EYE, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KXAC (100.5 FM; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
KXLP (93.1 FM; NEW ULM, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
K222AE (92.3 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MN; Owner: PRAIRIE LIGHT CHRISTIAN RADIO)
KDOM-FM (94.3 FM; WINDOM, MN; Owner: WINDOM RADIO, INC.)
KGAC (90.5 FM; ST. PETER, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Darfur:

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)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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