Eagle Bend, Minnesota

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Population in July 2008: 567. Population change since 2000: -4.7%

Males: 270	(47.7%)
Females: 297	(52.3%)

Median resident age:	40.8 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 56446.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,132 (it was $27,308 in 2000)

Eagle Bend:	$34,132
Minnesota:	$55,802

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,724

Eagle Bend:	$16,724
Minnesota:	$29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $81,210 (it was $41,800 in 2000)

Eagle Bend:	$81,210
Minnesota:	$213,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $89,122; Detached houses: $95,191; Mobile homes: $17,391

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Races in Eagle Bend:

White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Eagle Bend: 72.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (51.8%), Norwegian (14.3%), Swedish (10.9%), English (7.4%), Irish (6.7%), French (5.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1369 feet

Land area: 1.27 square miles.

Population density: 448 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Eagle Bend

High school or higher: 81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
Unemployed: 3.5%
Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Eagle Bend city

Never married: 26.2%
Now married: 51.5%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 8.9%
Divorced: 12.5%

9 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.5%
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:

Eagle Bend:	1.1% ($447)
Minnesota:	1.1% ($1,297)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Cloud, MN (59.2 miles , pop. 59,107).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (119.3 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (472.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Clarissa, MN (2.2 miles ), Bertha, MN (2.7 miles ), Browerville, MN (3.1 miles ), Hewitt, MN (3.4 miles ), Parkers Prairie, MN (3.7 miles ), Miltona, MN (3.9 miles ), Aldrich, MN (3.9 miles) , Long Prairie, MN (4.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $64,800
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 1 building, cost: $60,000
2000: 1 building, cost: $50,000
2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $119,400
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 1 building, cost: $80,000
2004: 1 building, cost: $130,000
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $132,500
2008: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 46.16 N, Longitude: 95.04 W

Area code: 218

Eagle Bend household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +50 (+9.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Repair and maintenance (13%)
Food (11%)
Truck transportation (11%)
Construction (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Educational services (13%)
Food and beverage stores (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

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Average climate in Eagle Bend, Minnesota

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Eagle Bend, Minnesota average temperatures

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Eagle Bend-area historical tornado activity is near Minnesota state average. It is 6% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/13/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the Eagle Bend city center injured 3 people and caused $5 million in damages.

On 6/11/1966, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 45.3 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Eagle Bend-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 96% 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 59.2 miles away from Eagle Bend center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 69.3 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 91.6 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 80.5 miles away from Eagle Bend center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Eagle Bend:

LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM (about 8 miles; STAPLES, MN)
LONG PRAIRIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL C & NC (about 16 miles; LONG PRAIRIE, MN)
DOUGLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; ALEXANDRIA, MN)

Amtrak station near Eagle Bend:

18 miles: STAPLES (1ST AVE. N & 4TH ST. NE). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Eagle Bend:

CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 44 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 54 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)
SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 71 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT enrollment: 2,711)
NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 76 miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 87 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 87 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)

Public high school in Eagle Bend:

EAGLE VALLEY SECONDARY (Grades: 10 11 12 7 8 9 )

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Notable locations in Eagle Bend: Eagle Bend Police Department (A), Eagle Bend Library (B), Eagle Bend City Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Eagle Bend include: Faith Lutheran Church (A), Assembly of God Church (B), Immanuel Lutheran Church (C), United Methodist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Eagle Bend Cemetery (1), German Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

SHEILA'S PLACE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (APR-29-1997), St Formal NOV issued (APR-29-1997), St Public Notif requested (APR-29-1997), St Tech Assistance Visit (APR-29-1997), St Compliance Meeting conducted (APR-29-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-29-1997), St Compliance achieved (MAY-27-1997)

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

EAGLE BEND (Population served: 600, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
ROSE CITY EVANGLICAL FREE CHURCH (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	61.6%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	14.9%
Whole state:	7.9%

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

This city:	6.2%
Whole state:	3.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Eagle Bend, MN

Eagle Bend 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 above 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Eagle Bend mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Todd County Minnesota:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (37%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%) Electricity (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (2%)

Religion statistics for Eagle Bend

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	45.8%	18.3%	17.8%	5.5%	3.0%
Congregations	15.7%	15.7%	19.6%	15.7%	5.9%

Name	United Church of Christ	Christian and Missionary Alliance	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Old Order Amish	Other religions
Adherents	2.1%	1.8%	1.5%	0.8%	3.4%
Congregations	5.9%	2.0%	2.0%	3.9%	13.7%

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
Other Government Administration	2	$5,491	$32,946	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,657	$31,884	0	$0
Streets and Highways	2	$5,648	$33,888	0	$0
Totals for Government	5	$13,796	$33,110	0	$0

Eagle Bend government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $107,000
Charges - Sewerage: $31,000
All Other: $10,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $36,000
Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $310,000
Liquor Stores: $239,000

Regular Highways: $69,000

Police Protection: $40,000

Water Utilities: $35,000

Financial Administration: $33,000

General - Other: $33,000

Fire Protection: $24,000

Sewerage: $18,000

Central Staff Services: $8,000

Parks & Recreation: $6,000

Libraries: $4,000
Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $52,000
General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Gas Utilities: $970,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $87,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Gas Utilities: $950,000
Other, NEC: $76,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Gas Utilities: $20,000
Other, NEC: $11,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $45,000
General Revenue, NEC: $43,000

Special Assessments: $18,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $27,000
Sewerage: $18,000

Liquor Stores: $2,000

Police Protection: $1,000

Libraries: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,149,000
Revenue - Liquor Stores: $249,000
Gas Utilities: $221,000

Water Utilities: $51,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $23,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $191,000
All Other: $5,000
Tax - Property: $62,000
Public Utilities: $1,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $385,000

5.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,841 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.44%
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	0.77% ($39,453 average AGI)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.52% ($43,767)
from Morrison County, MN	0.48% ($20,875)

7.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,919 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.12%
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 Stearns County, MN	0.91% ($31,571 average AGI)
to Morrison County, MN	0.64% ($31,963)
to Douglas County, MN	0.54% ($30,043)

Strongest AM radio stations in Eagle Bend:

KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KWAD (920 AM; 1 kW; WADENA, MN; Owner: KOMMERSTAD COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, LLC)
WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
KLTF (960 AM; 5 kW; LITTLE FALLS, MN; Owner: KLTF/KFML, INC.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
KBRF (1250 AM; 10 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
WWWI (1270 AM; 5 kW; BAXTER, MN; Owner: TOWER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KEYL (1400 AM; 1 kW; LONG PRAIRIE, MN; Owner: PRAIRIE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
KNSP (1430 AM; 1 kW; STAPLES, MN; Owner: KOMMERSTAD COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Eagle Bend:

KXDL (99.7 FM; BROWERVILLE, MN; Owner: PRAIRIE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KIKV-FM (100.7 FM; SAUK CENTRE, MN; Owner: BDI BROADCASTING, INC.)
KULO (94.3 FM; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: BDI BROADCASTING INC.)
KBPR (90.7 FM; BRAINERD, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO INC.)
KXRA-FM (92.3 FM; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: PARADIS BROADCASTING OF ALEX, INC.)
KKWS (105.9 FM; WADENA, MN; Owner: KOMMERSTAD COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, LLC)
KBHL (103.9 FM; OSAKIS, MN; Owner: CHRISTIAN HERITAGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSKK (94.7 FM; STAPLES, MN; Owner: NORMIN BROADCASTING CO.)
KXRZ (99.3 FM; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: PARADIS BROADCASTING OF ALEXANDRIA, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Eagle Bend:

K45AR (Channel 45; EAGLE BEND, MN; Owner: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 790)
KCCO-TV (Channel 7; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
K17FE (Channel 17; WADENA, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
K63DX (Channel 63; WADENA, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
KSAX (Channel 42; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: KSAX-TV, INC.)
KAWB (Channel 22; BRAINERD, MN; Owner: NORTHERN MN PUBLIC TELEVISION INC.)
K36AA (Channel 36; ALEXANDRIA, ETC., MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K16CO (Channel 16; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K18DG (Channel 18; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K26CL (Channel 26; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K32EB (Channel 32; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K48DV (Channel 48; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K50DB (Channel 50; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K52DZ (Channel 52; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K55ID (Channel 55; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K58DS (Channel 58; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K60EJ (Channel 60; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K65HD (Channel 65; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K67HI (Channel 67; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total costs: $30,000
Total average daily traffic: 5,025
Total average daily truck traffic: 318

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

394 W. Clark St., Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 107.9 m, Call Sign: KNKN421
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 11/28/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Christopher B Page, 394 W. Clark St. (Eagle Bend - 050482), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 107.9 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Fire Hall, Call Sign: WNBH754, Licensee ID: L00039560
Assigned Frequencies : 154.265 MHz, 154.295 MHz
Grant Date: 10/01/2004, Expiration Date: 11/07/2014
Registrant: City Of Eagle Bend, Fire Hall, Eagle Bend, MN 56446, Phone: (218) 738-5985

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KB0LKK, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 07/27/1993, Expiration Date: 07/27/2003, Cancelation Date: 07/28/2005
Registrant: Andrew J Hinrichs, 17981 Cr 18 Ne, Eagle Bend, MN 56446
Call Sign: KB0VSN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01097505
Grant Date: 12/21/2005, Expiration Date: 03/21/2016, Certifier: Ray G Heckmaster
Registrant: Ray G Heckmaster, 35672 Us 71, Eagle Bend, MN 56446-9720
Call Sign: N9BXN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01018952
Grant Date: 12/21/1993, Expiration Date: 12/21/2003, Cancelation Date: 12/22/2005
Registrant: Ralph W Sanders, Rr 1 Box 125, Eagle Bend, MN 56446
Call Sign: KC0OQX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00609038
Grant Date: 12/17/2002, Expiration Date: 12/17/2012, Certifier: Amanda J Hubbard
Registrant: Amanda J Hubbard, 31343 165th Ave, Eagle Bend, MN 56446
Call Sign: KC0SMK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00869087
Grant Date: 05/26/2004, Expiration Date: 05/26/2014, Certifier: Diane J Wood
Registrant: Diane J Wood, 12465 340th St, Eagle Bend, MN 56446

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4859A , Serial Number: 22-4015, Year manufactured: 0000, Airworthiness Date: 05/03/1997
Registrant (Individual): Anton C Kortuem, Rr 1 Box 101, Eagle Bend, MN 56446

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