Ellendale, Minnesota

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Population in July 2007: 671. Population change since 2000: +12.2%

Males: 321	(48.0%)
Females: 350	(52.0%)

Median resident age:	40.2 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 56026.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,183 (it was $37,750 in 2000)

Ellendale:	$47,183
Minnesota:	$55,802

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $143,769 (it was $74,000 in 2000)

Ellendale:	$143,769
Minnesota:	$213,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $146,968; Detached houses: $144,902; Townhouses or other attached units: $171,870; In 2-unit structures: $146,040

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Races in Ellendale:

White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
Hispanic (1.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Ellendale: 76.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (36.3%), Norwegian (28.0%), Danish (11.5%), Irish (8.3%), Czech (5.4%), English (4.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 0.89 square miles.

Population density: 754 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ellendale

High school or higher: 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
Unemployed: 1.9%
Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ellendale city

Never married: 23.6%
Now married: 56.5%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 8.1%
Divorced: 10.9%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.7%
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:

Ellendale:	0.8% ($580)
Minnesota:	1.1% ($1,297)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rochester, MN (57.8 miles , pop. 85,806).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (75.6 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (410.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Geneva, MN (4.0 miles ), Clarks Grove, MN (7.8 miles ), Hollandale, MN (10.2 miles ), New Richland, MN (13.5 miles ), Hartland, MN (13.6 miles ), Manchester, MN (14.5 miles) , Owatonna, MN (15.8 miles ), Hayward, MN (15.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $120,000
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $103,000
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $120,500
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $128,000
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $185,900
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $120,000
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $156,000
2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $172,500
2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $213,100
2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $222,700
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $164,300

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Latitude: 43.87 N, Longitude: 93.30 W

Area code: 507

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Population change in the 1990s: +28 (+5.0%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (11%)
Machinery (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Religious workers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Registered nurses (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Customer service representatives (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

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Ellendale-area historical tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 77% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.9 miles away from the Ellendale city center killed 6 people and injured 22 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/30/1967, a category 4 tornado 16.7 miles away from the city center killed 5 people and injured 35 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Ellendale:

NAEVE HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; ALBERT LEA, MN)
OWATONNA HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; OWATONNA, MN)
WASECA AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; WASECA, MN)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ellendale:

MASON CITY MUNI (about 50 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID: MCW)
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 57 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; ID: RST)
MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 69 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ellendale:

ALBERT LEA MUNI (about 15 miles; ALBERT LEA, MN; ID: AEL)
OWATONNA DEGNER RGNL (about 18 miles; OWATONNA, MN; ID: OWA)
WASECA MUNI (about 22 miles; WASECA, MN; ID: ACQ)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ellendale:

SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 42 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 52 miles; MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 58 miles; ST PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 60 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 61 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; FT enrollment: 4,636)

Public elementary/middle school in Ellendale:

NRHEG ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE (Location: 600 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 KG PK )

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

PONTOPPIDAN LUTHERAN CHURCH (Address: 9908 - 75th Street SW, Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-02-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (NOV-02-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (NOV-02-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-02-2005), St Boil Water Order (NOV-02-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-02-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-07-2005)

SUPERIOR FOODS AND CATERING (Address: 425 East Highway 30, Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-07-2002), St Public Notif requested (NOV-07-2002), St Tech Assistance Visit (NOV-07-2002), St Compliance Meeting conducted (NOV-07-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-07-2002), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-07-2002), St Boil Water Order (NOV-07-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-27-2001), St Public Notif requested (JUL-27-2001), St Boil Water Order (JUL-27-2001), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-27-2001), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUL-27-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-27-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2001)

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

ELLENDALE (Population served: 606, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.9%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.4%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	10.1%
Whole state:	7.9%

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

This city:	5.1%
Whole state:	3.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ellendale, MN

Ellendale compared to Minnesota state average:

Unemployed percentage 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 below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Ellendale (2007 data):

The First National Bank of Waseca: Ellendale Branch at 119 Fifth Avenue, branch established on 1900-10-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $111.0 mil, Deposits: $93.8 mil, headquarters in Waseca, MN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Frankson Investment Corporation

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (89%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Electricity (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$1,056
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$350
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$323
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		11	$5,477
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$626
Totals for Government	0	$0		15	$7,832

Ellendale government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $28,000
Charges - Sewerage: $66,000
Solid Waste Management: $32,000

All Other: $4,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $160,000
Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $275,000
General - Other: $51,000

Regular Highways: $34,000

Solid Waste Management: $29,000

Water Utilities: $28,000

Fire Protection: $27,000

Sewerage: $26,000

Police Protection: $26,000

Financial Administration: $12,000

Central Staff Services: $7,000

Parks & Recreation: $6,000

Health Services - Other: $5,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $18,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $11,000
Highways: $4,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $320,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $167,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $450,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $37,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $18,000
Interest Earnings: $17,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $130,000
General - Other: $18,000

Liquor Stores: $4,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $438,000
Revenue - Liquor Stores: $278,000
Water Utilities: $106,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $117,000
All Other: $8,000
Tax - Property: $77,000
NEC: $3,000

Public Utilities: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $248,000

6.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,453 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.54%
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 Rice County, MN	0.94% ($32,919 average AGI)
from Waseca County, MN	0.50% ($31,847)
from Dodge County, MN	0.36% ($36,098)

6.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,425 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.71%
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 Rice County, MN	0.56% ($31,675 average AGI)
to Waseca County, MN	0.50% ($31,917)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.45% ($42,569)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ellendale:

KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KOWZ (1170 AM; 3 kW; WASECA, MN; Owner: MAIN STREET BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
KDHL (920 AM; 5 kW; FARIBAULT, MN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KNFX (970 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KATE (1450 AM; 1 kW; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WMNN (1330 AM; 10 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ellendale:

KOWZ-FM (100.9 FM; BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN; Owner: BLOOMING PRAIRIE FARM RADIO INC.)
KAUS-FM (99.9 FM; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
KRUE (92.1 FM; WASECA, MN; Owner: MAIN STREET BROADCASTING, INC.)
KCPI (94.9 FM; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
KQPR (96.1 FM; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING, INC.)
K299AL (107.7 FM; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: FREEBORN COUNTY CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC)
KBGY (107.5 FM; FARIBAULT, MN; Owner: MILESTONE RADIO II LLC)
K280EC (103.9 FM; OWATONNA, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
K289AE (105.7 FM; OWATONNA, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KRFO-FM (104.9 FM; OWATONNA, MN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Ellendale:

KAAL (Channel 6; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: KAAL-TV, LLC)
KYIN (Channel 24; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KIMT (Channel 3; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
K57EU (Channel 57; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K43DH (Channel 43; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K45DF (Channel 45; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K49DB (Channel 49; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K51CY (Channel 51; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K53DI (Channel 53; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K55FJ (Channel 55; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K61EU (Channel 61; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K54HA (Channel 54; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Ellendale fatal accident list:
Jan 19, 1997 01:18 AM, 30, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Lottie L Thompson, 2886 Sw 141st Street (Ellendale - #009302), Type: Tower, Structure height: 90.5 m, Overall height: 91.7 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508
Christopher B Page, 1 Mi S & 1/2 Mi E Of The I/S Of Cr-35 & Cr-45 (#50845), Type: Tower, Structure height: 96 m, Overall height: 96.6 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Dr. Suite # 700, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Ellendale, MN)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

STATION, Along Cnw Tracks 1 Mi N, Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WNTL567
Assigned Frequencies : 958.950 MHz
Grant Date: 11/20/1991, Expiration Date: 11/20/1996
Registrant: Phone: (312) 559-6107
STATION, Along Cnw Track .2 Mi S, Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WNTL568
Assigned Frequencies : 958.950 MHz
Grant Date: 11/20/1991, Expiration Date: 11/20/1996
Registrant: Phone: (312) 559-6107

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KA0PQW, Licensee ID: L00192535
Grant Date: 08/22/2006, Expiration Date: 11/08/2016, Certifier: Matthew D Arthur
Registrant: Matthew D Arthur, 101 6th Ave Se, Ellendale, MN 56026
Call Sign: N0UR, Previous Call Sign: WA0RPI, Licensee ID: L00130589
Grant Date: 08/16/2006, Expiration Date: 11/04/2016, Certifier: James M Lageson
Registrant: James M Lageson, 15470 Sw 62nd Ave, Ellendale, MN 56026
Call Sign: KC0SVL, Licensee ID: L00896919
Grant Date: 07/26/2004, Expiration Date: 07/26/2014, Certifier: Anders T Mattson
Registrant: Anders T Mattson, 31849 780th Ave, Ellendale, MN 56026-4208

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