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Population in 2011: 350. Population change since 2000: +26.8%

Males: 181	(51.7%)
Females: 169	(48.3%)

Median resident age:	38.7 years
Minnesota median age:	43.1 years

Zip codes: 55324.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $35,671 (it was $34,286 in 2000)

Darwin:	$35,671
Minnesota:	$55,616

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $20,934

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Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $112,495 (it was $60,700 in 2000)

Darwin:	$112,495
Minnesota:	$200,400

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $153,609; Detached houses: $164,533; Mobile homes: $113,934

Median gross rent in 2009: $606.

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White alone - 333 (95.1%)
Hispanic - 12 (3.4%)
Two or more races - 3 (0.9%)
Black alone - 1 (0.3%)
Asian alone - 1 (0.3%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Darwin: 88.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (44.2%), Swedish (18.5%), Norwegian (13.4%), Irish (12.7%), English (6.5%), French (6.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1132 feet

Land area: 0.75 square miles.

Population density: 468 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Darwin:

High school or higher: 63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 8.0%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Darwin city:

Never married: 19.0%
Now married: 62.5%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 6.5%
Divorced: 11.1%

3 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.1%
Minnesota:	5.3%

According to our research of Minnesota and other state lists there was 1 registered sex offender living in Darwin, Minnesota as of May 22, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in Darwin to the number of sex offenders is 308 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $960 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $527 (0.6%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Cloud, MN (33.8 miles , pop. 59,107).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (56.3 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (405.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Dassel, MN (2.2 miles ), Litchfield, MN (2.5 miles ), Kingston, MN (2.9 miles) , Cokato, MN (3.3 miles ), Cedar Mills, MN (3.5 miles) , Grove City, MN (3.7 miles ), Hutchinson, MN (3.8 miles ), Watkins, MN (3.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 1 building, cost: $100,000

1998: 1 building, cost: $100,000

1999: 1 building, cost: $100,000

2000: 0 buildings

2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $111,900

2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,300

2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $116,300

2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $116,300

2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,300

2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,300

2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $116,300

2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $116,300

2009: 1 building, cost: $196,000

2010: 0 buildings

2011: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 45.10 N, Longitude: 94.41 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 320

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Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:
6.1%
Minnesota:
5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: +24 (+9.5%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females

Manufacturing (35%)

Health care and social assistance (12%)

Wholesale trade (11%)

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)

Transportation and warehousing (8%)

Construction (6%)

Other services, except public administration (6%)

Manufacturing (28%)

Health care and social assistance (19%)

Educational services (16%)

Public administration (7%)

Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Accommodation and food services (6%)

Other services, except public administration (6%)

Most common occupations (%)
Males Females

Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)

Engineers (9%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)

Woodworkers (9%)

Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)

Assemblers and fabricators (11%)

Health technologists and technicians (8%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)

Cashiers (8%)

Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)

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Tornado activity:

Darwin-area historical tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 72% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/19/1951, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.0 miles away from the Darwin city center killed one person and injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/16/1992, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.1 miles away from the city center injured 8 people.

Earthquake activity:

Darwin-area historical earthquake activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 88.8 miles away from the city center
On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 29.8 miles away from Darwin center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Meeker County (7) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Tornado: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Darwin:

MEEKER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; LITCHFIELD, MN)
HUTCHINSON AREA HEALTH CARE (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; HUTCHINSON, MN)
BUFFALO HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; BUFFALO, MN)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Darwin:

Ridgewater College (about 33 miles; Willmar, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
Rasmussen College-St Cloud (about 33 miles; St. Cloud, MN; FT enrollment: 2,762)
College of Saint Benedict (about 33 miles; Saint Joseph, MN; FT enrollment: 2,057)
Saint Cloud State University (about 34 miles; Saint Cloud, MN; FT enrollment: 12,908)
Saint Cloud Technical College (about 36 miles; Saint Cloud, MN; FT enrollment: 2,740)
Hennepin Technical College (about 50 miles; Brooklyn Park, MN; FT enrollment: 2,552)
North Hennepin Community College (about 51 miles; Brooklyn Park, MN; FT enrollment: 2,985)

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Notable locations in Darwin: Darwin (A), Darwin City and Township Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Darwin include: Church of Saint John (A), All Saints Lutheran Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Saint Johns Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lake: Turtle Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Meeker 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 Darwin and their reported violations in the past:

DARWIN (Population served: 244, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-23-2006 and JAN-22-2016, Contaminant: Arsenic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-24-2006), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JAN-24-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-24-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-21-2006)

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

ST. PETER'S CHURCH (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
ST. JOHN'S EDUCATION CENTER (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.0%
(7.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Minnesota:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.5%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Darwin, MN

Darwin compared to Minnesota state average:

Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage 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 Darwin (2011 data):

Farmers State Bank of Darwin: Farmers State Bank Of Darwin at 318 N 1st Street, branch established on 1914/01/01. Info updated 2009/08/25: Bank assets: $34.1 mil, Deposits: $30.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Darwin Bancshares, Inc.

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Darwin mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (54%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
Electricity (8%)
Wood (2%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Meeker County Minnesota:

2008 Presidential Election results in Meeker County Minnesota:

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Religion statistics for Darwin (based on Meeker County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 68.50%

Here		68.5%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church
Adherents	43.6%	28.8%	5.3%	4.1%	3.8%
Congregations	25.6%	12.8%	5.1%	5.1%	7.7%

Name	The Evangelical Covenant Church	Baptist General Conference	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	United Church of Christ	Other
Adherents	3.1%	2.6%	1.6%	1.5%	5.6%
Congregations	5.1%	5.1%	5.1%	5.1%	23.1%

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: 4

Here:	1.73 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:	1.83 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17

This county:	7.34 / 10,000 pop.
State:	3.90 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 15

Meeker County:	6.48 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:	6.98 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Meeker County:	7.2%
State:	6.5%

Adult obesity rate:

Here:	29.2%
State:	25.9%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	18.2%
Minnesota:	13.0%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$1,250
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$226
Water Supply	1	$2,840	$34,080	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	1	$2,150	$25,800	4	$2,268
Totals for Government	2	$4,990	$29,940	10	$3,744

Darwin government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $13,000 ($37.14)
Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $482,000 ($1377.14)
Electric Utilities: $156,000 ($445.71)

Parks & Recreation: $17,000 ($48.57)

Regular Highways: $15,000 ($42.86)

Solid Waste Management: $13,000 ($37.14)

General - Other: $10,000 ($28.57)

Fire Protection: $4,000 ($11.43)

Financial Administration: $3,000 ($8.57)

Central Staff Services: $3,000 ($8.57)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $20,000 ($57.14)
Interest Earnings: $8,000 ($22.86)
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $14,000 ($40.00)
Electric Utilities: $1,000 ($2.86)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $539,000 ($1540.00)
Revenue - Liquor Stores: $535,000 ($1528.57)
Electric Utilities: $175,000 ($500.00)
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $15,000 ($42.86)
Tax - Property: $20,000 ($57.14)
NEC: $1,000 ($2.86)
Total Salaries & Wages: $144,000 ($411.43)

6.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,815 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.75%
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 Stearns County, MN	1.03% ($32,187 average AGI)
from Wright County, MN	1.03% ($40,198)
from McLeod County, MN	0.76% ($45,299)

6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,328 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.54%
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 McLeod County, MN	0.85% ($31,933 average AGI)
to Wright County, MN	0.79% ($33,942)
to Stearns County, MN	0.75% ($33,682)

Strongest AM radio stations in Darwin:

WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
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))
KLFD (1410 AM; 1 kW; LITCHFIELD, MN; Owner: MID MINNESOTA BROADCASTING)
KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KDUZ (1260 AM; 1 kW; HUTCHINSON, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
KWOM (1600 AM; 5 kW; WATERTOWN, MN; Owner: WATERTOWN RADIO, INC.)
KSMM (1530 AM; 9 kW; SHAKOPEE, MN; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMNN (1330 AM; 10 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO.)
WVAL (800 AM; 3 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: TRI-COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Darwin:

KARP-FM (106.9 FM; DASSEL, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KSJR-FM (90.1 FM; COLLEGEVILLE, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KZPK (98.9 FM; PAYNESVILLE, MN; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
KMXK (94.9 FM; COLD SPRING, MN; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ST. CLOUD, INC.)
KNSR (88.9 FM; COLLEGEVILLE, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KQIC (102.5 FM; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: LAKELAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KTTB (96.3 FM; GLENCOE, MN; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
KKLN (94.1 FM; ATWATER, MN; Owner: FLAGSHIP BROADCASTING, LLC)
KCLD-FM (104.7 FM; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
KLCI (106.1 FM; ELK RIVER, MN; Owner: MILESTONE RADIO LLC)
WHMH-FM (101.7 FM; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: TRI-COUNTY BROADCASTING INC.)
KBHZ (91.9 FM; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: CHRISTIAN HERITAGE BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Darwin:

KPXM (Channel 41; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: PAXSON MINNEAPOLIS LICENSE, INC.)

Darwin fatal accident list:

Jun 7, 1998 08:15 AM, M10, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 30, 1987 06:50 PM, 12, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Mar 20, 1976 07:35 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

Call Sign: W0OPW, Licensee ID: L00139317
Grant Date: 12/26/2006, Expiration Date: 03/20/2017, Certifier: Patrick D Wintheiser
Registrant: Patrick D Wintheiser, Darwin, MN 55324
Call Sign: KC0HAD, Licensee ID: L00187901
Grant Date: 10/10/2009, Expiration Date: 12/24/2019, Certifier: Todd J Walters
Registrant: Todd J Walters, 67230 Csah 33, Darwin, MN 55324
Call Sign: KC0PUY, Licensee ID: L00677480
Grant Date: 04/29/2003, Expiration Date: 04/29/2013, Certifier: Kyle A Wendling
Registrant: Kyle A Wendling, 69208 213th St, Darwin, MN 55324
Call Sign: KD0EAH, Licensee ID: L01399051
Grant Date: 05/13/2008, Expiration Date: 05/13/2018, Certifier: Jon S Edwards
Registrant: Jon S Edwards, 708 N 1st St, Darwin, MN 55324

FAA Registered Aircraft:

Aircraft: CESSNA 172H (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1724F , Serial Number: 17255119, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 09/28/1966
Registrant (Individual): Todd J Walters, 67230 Csah 33, Darwin, MN 55324
Aircraft: BEECH C35 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 120 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES (205 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1863D , Serial Number: D-3132, Year manufactured: 1952, Airworthiness Date: 01/27/1956
Registrant (Individual): Robert T Malone, 18594 Csah 14, Darwin, MN 55324
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28R-200 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2921R , Serial Number: 28R-35329, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 06/27/1969
Registrant (Individual): James F Ziegler, 67348 Csah 33, Darwin, MN 55324
Aircraft: AEROTEK PITTS S-2A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 115 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 5300V , Serial Number: 2262, Airworthiness Date: 02/11/1982
Registrant (Individual): Todd J Walters, 67230 Csah 33, Darwin, MN 55324
Aircraft: BEECH B35 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 120 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES (205 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8846A , Serial Number: D-2501, Year manufactured: 1950, Airworthiness Date: 11/15/1955
Registrant (Individual): Craig S Reiner, 67472 Csah 33, Darwin, MN 55324
Aircraft: BEECH P35 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9566Y , Serial Number: D-7041, Year manufactured: 1962, Airworthiness Date: 07/28/1962
Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, 22377 Csah 14, Darwin, MN 55324

Name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common first names in Darwin, MN among deceased individuals
John	8	74.5 years
Carl	6	76.3 years
Edward	6	80.2 years
Evelyn	6	77.4 years
James	5	68.6 years
Gladys	5	87.6 years
William	5	73.2 years
Robert	5	70.0 years
Charles	4	78.5 years
Harry	4	82.5 years

Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common last names in Darwin, MN among deceased individuals
Smith	12	74.5 years
Johnson	6	77.2 years
Anderson	5	78.8 years
Fallon	5	84.0 years
Lewerenz	5	85.8 years
Miller	5	77.2 years
Hatfield	4	72.5 years
Hurley	4	79.6 years
Mattsfield	4	85.8 years
Radunz	4	76.7 years

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