Dumont, Minnesota

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Population in July 2008: 105. Population change since 2000: -13.9%

Males: 56	(54.1%)
Females: 49	(45.9%)

Median resident age:	35.5 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Zip code: 56236

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,934 (it was $28,750 in 2000)

Dumont:	$35,934
Minnesota:	$55,802

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $30,889

Dumont:	$30,889
Minnesota:	$29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $43,714 (it was $22,500 in 2000)

Dumont:	$43,714
Minnesota:	$213,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $49,377; Detached houses: $51,862; Mobile homes: $8,750

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Races in Dumont:

White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Dumont: 67.7 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (59.0%), Irish (27.0%), Swedish (9.8%), Norwegian (9.0%), English (4.9%), United States (2.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 0.43 square miles.

Population density: 242 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Dumont

High school or higher: 71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dumont city

Never married: 18.9%
Now married: 64.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 9.5%
Divorced: 7.4%

4 residents are foreign born (3.3% Europe).

This city:	3.3%
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:

Dumont:	1.5% ($329)
Minnesota:	1.1% ($1,297)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fargo, ND (81.9 miles , pop. 90,599).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (162.0 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (512.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Wheaton, MN (2.6 miles ), Graceville, MN (3.2 miles ), Johnson, MN (3.4 miles) , Barry, MN (3.6 miles) , Herman, MN (3.9 miles ), Norcross, MN (3.9 miles) , White Rock, SD (4.0 miles) , Chokio, MN (4.0 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: 1 building, cost: $68,000
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 45.72 N, Longitude: 96.42 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 320

Population change in the 1990s: -4 (-3.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (41%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (15%)
Plastics and rubber products (12%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (25%)
Personal and laundry services (21%)
Health care (17%)
Gasoline stations (8%)
Data processing and other information services (8%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (32%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
Computer specialists (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Personal appearance workers (21%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (17%)
Secondary school teachers (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Therapists (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (8%)

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Average climate in Dumont, Minnesota

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Dumont-area historical tornado activity is near Minnesota state average. It is 16% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/17/1996, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.1 miles away from the Dumont city center caused $2 million in damages.

On 5/10/1982, a category 3 tornado 21.0 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Dumont-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 89% 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 18.8 miles away from Dumont center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 7.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 21.8 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) earthquake occurred 85.2 miles away from Dumont center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Dumont:

WHEATON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; WHEATON, MN)
HOLY TRINITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; GRACEVILLE, MN)
ORTONVILLE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; ORTONVILLE, MN)

Political contributions by individuals in Dumont, MN

Airports located in Dumont:

Rick Mathias Private Airport (Runways: 2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dumont:

NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 40 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 81 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT enrollment: 2,711)
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 82 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 82 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 89 miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)

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Churches in Dumont include: Immanuel Lutheran Church (A), Saint Peters Church (B), Saint John Lutheran Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

DUMONT (Population served: 115, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-24-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (AUG-24-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (AUG-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-24-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-06-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-20-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-04-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-04-2004), St Tech Assistance Visit (NOV-04-2004), St Compliance Meeting conducted (NOV-04-2004), St Public Notif received (NOV-15-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-20-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-05-2003), St Public Notif requested (NOV-05-2003), St Tech Assistance Visit (NOV-05-2003), St Compliance Meeting conducted (NOV-05-2003), St Public Notif received (NOV-14-2003), St Compliance achieved (DEC-10-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (AUG-07-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-07-2002), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-07-2002), St Compliance Meeting conducted (AUG-07-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-14-2002), St Public Notif received (AUG-19-2002)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.7%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	20.8%
Whole state:	7.9%

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

This city:	0.0%
Whole state:	3.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dumont, MN

Dumont compared to Minnesota state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Dumont mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Traverse County Minnesota:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%) Electricity (19%)

Religion statistics for Dumont

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	29.8%	29.5%	14.9%	6.7%	19.0%
Congregations	21.1%	21.1%	10.5%	15.8%	31.6%

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	$450
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$726
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$1,850
Totals for Government	0	$0		8	$3,026

Dumont government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $12,000
All Other: $5,000

Solid Waste Management: $3,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $22,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $21,000

Housing & Community Development: $20,000

Fire Protection: $14,000

Water Utilities: $11,000

General - Other: $11,000

Central Staff Services: $4,000

Solid Waste Management: $3,000

Sewerage: $2,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $45,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $45,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $34,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $7,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $45,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $48,000
General Support: $26,000
Tax - Property: $24,000
NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $51,000

4.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,129 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.97%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

6.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,615 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.36%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Strongest AM radio stations in Dumont:

KBRF (1250 AM; 10 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
KMSD (1510 AM; 5 kW; MILBANK, SD; Owner: BIG STONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
KFNW (1200 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KFGO (790 AM; 5 kW; FARGO, ND; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
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))

Strongest FM radio stations in Dumont:

KCGN-FM (101.5 FM; ORTONVILLE, MN; Owner: CGN CORPORATION)
KRSU (91.3 FM; APPLETON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KNCM (88.5 FM; APPLETON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Dumont:

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)
KWCM-TV (Channel 10; APPLETON, MN; Owner: WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EDUCATIONAL TV COMPANY)
K21AK (Channel 21; APPLETON, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA, INC.)

Dumont fatal accident list:
Oct 29, 1978 10:07 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 9, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
Aug 27, 1975 08:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total costs: $228,000
Total average daily traffic: 180

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4

Dumont Fire Hall, Call Sign: KNFS823, Licensee ID: L00046069
Assigned Frequencies : 154.280 MHz, 154.295 MHz
Grant Date: 04/02/2002, Expiration Date: 03/31/2012
Registrant: City Of Dumont, Dumont Fire Dept, Dumont, MN 56236, Phone: (612) 563-8150
.5 Mi S, Call Sign: KNAB861, Licensee ID: L00053891
Assigned Frequencies : 461.900 MHz
Grant Date: 01/17/2001, Expiration Date: 01/15/2011
Registrant: William Grimes, Dumont, MN 56236, Phone: (612) 563-8852
5.6 Km East Of Dumont, Type: Silo, Structure height: 22 m, Overall height: 26 m, Call Sign: WPYS398
Assigned Frequencies : 152.345 MHz
Grant Date: 10/14/2003, Expiration Date: 10/14/2013, Certifier: Brian Rinke
Registrant: Minn-Kota Comm., 7940 178 Ave Se, Wahpeton, ND 58075, Phone: (701) 642-9229
Lat: 45.700000 Lon: -96.516389, Call Sign: WQBM280
Assigned Frequencies : 451.325 MHz
Grant Date: 11/03/2004, Expiration Date: 11/03/2014, Certifier: Patrick Peyton
Registrant: Brandon Communications, 115 Front Street, Brandon, MN 56315-0257, Phone: (320) 524-2283, Fax: (320) 524-2409

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: PIPER PA-36-285 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 255 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 56844 , Serial Number: 36-7460006, Year manufactured: 1974
Registrant (Individual): Ryan D Dba Lubben, Po Box 23, Dumont, MN 56236, Other Owners: Central Sprayers West
Aircraft: PIPER PA-36-285 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 255 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 6-285-A (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 57824 , Serial Number: 36-7660132, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 01/10/1977
Registrant (Individual): Ryan D Dba Lubben, Po Box 23, Dumont, MN 56236, Other Owners: Central Sprayers West

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