Wabasha County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.1. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 23.9. This is about average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 21.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.3 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.66. This is about average. There were 11 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Elgin and their reported violations in the past:
ELGIN (Address: Elgin City Hall , Population served: 826, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JAN-1998 and MAR-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (MAR-03-1998), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-03-1998), St Public Notif requested (MAR-03-1998), St Tech Assistance Visit (MAR-03-1998), St Compliance Meeting conducted (MAR-03-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-03-1998), St Compliance achieved (MAR-07-1998)
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (AUG-21-1997), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-21-1997), St Public Notif requested (AUG-21-1997), St Tech Assistance Visit (AUG-21-1997), St Compliance Meeting conducted (AUG-21-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-21-1997), St Compliance achieved (AUG-27-1997)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Elgin that have no violations reported:
- WESCOTT AGRI PRODUCTS (Address: RR 1, Box 13, Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- PEACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (Address: RR 1, Box 14-1, Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 7.4%
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.7 people | | Minnesota: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 73.8% | | Whole state: | 66.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 7.2% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elgin, MN
Elgin compared to Minnesota state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
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Banks with branches in Elgin (2011 data):
- Peoples State Bank of Plainview: Elgin Branch at 155 East Main, branch established on 1935/05/14. Info updated 2007/10/02: Bank assets: $179.0 mil, Deposits: $142.5 mil, headquarters in Plainview, MN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Wrz Bankshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (86%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- No fuel used (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Wabasha County Minnesota:
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Religion statistics for Elgin (based on Wabasha County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 80.00%
| Here |  | 80.0% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Lutheran Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Church of Christ |
| Adherents | 44.4% | 15.9% | 14.0% | 11.7% | 4.7% |
| Congregations | 22.0% | 17.1% | 9.8% | 7.3% | 9.8% |
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| Name | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Episcopal Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
| Adherents | 4.4% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Congregations | 17.1% | 2.4% | 4.9% | 2.4% | 7.3% |
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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: 5 | Wabasha County: | 2.30 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12 | Wabasha County: | 5.53 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 19 | This county: | 8.76 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Wabasha County: | 7.1% | | Minnesota: | 6.5% |
Adult obesity rate: | Wabasha County: | 26.0% | | State: | 25.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 |
1 | $3,036 | $36,432 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $5,428 | $32,568 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $8,464 | $33,856 | 0 | $0 |
Elgin government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $59,000 ($54.28)
- Charges - Sewerage: $84,000 ($77.28)
All Other: $73,000 ($67.16)
Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($2.76)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $34,000 ($31.28)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $164,000 ($150.87)
General - Other: $119,000 ($109.48)
Regular Highways: $90,000 ($82.80)
Sewerage: $89,000 ($81.88)
Police Protection: $62,000 ($57.04)
Fire Protection: $42,000 ($38.64)
Financial Administration: $39,000 ($35.88)
Health Services - Other: $34,000 ($31.28)
Parks & Recreation: $15,000 ($13.80)
Central Staff Services: $7,000 ($6.44)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000 ($0.92)
- General - Interest on Debt: $28,000 ($25.76)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,000 ($2.76)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $972,000 ($894.20)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $690,000 ($634.77)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $560,000 ($515.18)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $615,000 ($565.78)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $953,000 ($876.72)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $635,000 ($584.18)
Water Utilities: $19,000 ($17.48)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $69,000 ($63.48)
Special Assessments: $31,000 ($28.52)
Interest Earnings: $20,000 ($18.40)
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $20,000 ($18.40)
General - Other: $18,000 ($16.56)
Health - Other: $1,000 ($0.92)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $301,000 ($276.91)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $82,000 ($75.44)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $10,000 ($9.20)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $140,000 ($128.79)
All Other: $14,000 ($12.88)
- Tax - Property: $161,000 ($148.11)
NEC: $19,000 ($17.48)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $125,000 ($115.00)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $46,000 ($42.32)
6.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,173 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.35% | | 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:
6.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,759 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.93% | | 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 Elgin:
- KOLM (1520 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: OLMSTED COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KWEB (1270 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- 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.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KROC (1340 AM; 1 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
- KAGE (1380 AM; 4 kW; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
Strongest FM radio stations in Elgin:
- KNXR (97.5 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: UNITED AUDIO CORPORATION)
- KLSE-FM (91.7 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KZSE (90.7 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KLCX (107.7 FM; ST. CHARLES, MN; Owner: ST. CHARLES BROADCASTING CO. LLC)
- KRCH (101.7 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KMSE (88.7 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SAINT OLAF COLLEGE)
- KROC-FM (106.9 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- KWWK (96.5 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: OLMSTEAD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
- KMFX-FM (102.5 FM; LAKE CITY, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KFSI (92.9 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: FAITH SOUND, INC.)
- KWNG (105.9 FM; RED WING, MN; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KHME (101.1 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
- KQAL (89.5 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KFIL-FM (103.1 FM; PRESTON, MN; Owner: KFIL, INC.)
- KAGE-FM (95.3 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
- KLCH (94.9 FM; LAKE CITY, MN; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Elgin:
- KXLT-TV (Channel 47; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SHOCKLEY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- K56HW (Channel 56; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K58GC (Channel 58; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KTTC (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
- K52HH (Channel 52; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
- K27CW (Channel 27; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KYIN (Channel 24; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KSMQ-TV (Channel 15; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #492)
- WXOW-TV (Channel 19; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- K57CN (Channel 57; WABASHA, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $400,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,405
Total future (year 2029) average daily traffic: 1,210
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - Main & Center St Elgin Mn 55932 (Lat: 44.124417 Lon: -92.250167), Call Sign: WZC478, Licensee ID: L00075551
Assigned Frequencies: 155.175 MHz Grant Date: 03/23/1999, Expiration Date: 05/15/2004, Cancellation Date: 03/27/2002
Registrant: Kurth Bus And Trenching, 140 Center Ave N, Elgin, MN 55932 - 5 Mi W On Cty 21 1 Mi S On Cty 11 (Lat: 44.108306 Lon: -92.353778), Call Sign: KOE990, Licensee ID: L00084716
Assigned Frequencies: 151.535 MHz Grant Date: 07/26/2002, Expiration Date: 10/01/2012
Registrant: Duwayne Eggler, 6247 75th St Ne, Elgin, MN 55932, Phone: (507) 282-2327 - Lat: 44.166083 Lon: -92.321833, Call Sign: WRA722, Licensee ID: L00047176
Assigned Frequencies: 158.415 MHz Grant Date: 06/01/2002, Expiration Date: 07/06/2012
Registrant: Meyers Seeds Inc, 7813 Hwy 247 Ne, Elgin, MN 55932-9519, Phone: (507) 876-2482, Fax: (507) 876-3014 - Lat: 44.124417 Lon: -92.250167, Call Sign: WQBK399
Assigned Frequencies: 452.000 MHz, 457.000 MHz Grant Date: 10/25/2004, Expiration Date: 10/25/2014, Certifier: Ronald L Kurth
Registrant: Spectrum & Licensing Services, 395 Buford Ave., Ste C, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 339-0816, Fax: (717) 339-0817
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3 - Call Sign: KB0WVY, Licensee ID: L00428182
Grant Date: 06/27/2006, Expiration Date: 06/27/2016
Registrant: George D Czapiewski, 112 6th Ave Ne, Elgin, MN 55932 - Call Sign: N0SPD, Licensee ID: L00470550
Grant Date: 02/20/2002, Expiration Date: 05/19/2012
Registrant: Ronald M Fahrenz, Rr 1 Box 18, Elgin, MN 55932 - Call Sign: N0TAV, Licensee ID: L00681583
Grant Date: 05/29/2003, Expiration Date: 05/29/2013
Registrant: Donald S Springer, 405 3rd St. Nw, Elgin, MN 55932
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: PIPER J4A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 30340 , Serial Number: 4-1169, Year manufactured: 1940, Airworthiness Date: 06/30/1956
Registrant (Individual): Clarence H Schultz, 11834 County Road 128 Ne, Elgin, MN 55932
| Most common first names in Elgin, MN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 7 | 79.7 years |
| Walter | 7 | 71.7 years |
| Frank | 6 | 84.3 years |
| Arnold | 5 | 78.2 years |
| Ervin | 5 | 80.8 years |
| Mary | 5 | 86.8 years |
| Herbert | 5 | 75.2 years |
| Emma | 5 | 88.2 years |
| Florence | 5 | 90.2 years |
| Albert | 4 | 81.2 years |
| Most common last names in Elgin, MN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Prescher | 7 | 81.9 years |
| Wehrs | 7 | 86.3 years |
| Mickow | 7 | 71.9 years |
| Searles | 6 | 79.6 years |
| Soufal | 5 | 80.6 years |
| Sell | 5 | 79.4 years |
| Schroeder | 5 | 74.6 years |
| Sawyer | 5 | 81.0 years |
| Parker | 5 | 77.4 years |
| Rossin | 5 | 81.0 years |
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