Crow Wing County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 27.3. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2001 was 15.2. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.0 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 7.00. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 7.0 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Garrison and their reported violations in the past:
SECURITY STATE BANK OF AITKIN (Population served: 225, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-24-2003), St Boil Water Order (MAR-24-2003), St Public Notif requested (MAR-24-2003), St Tech Assistance Visit (MAR-24-2003), St Compliance Meeting conducted (MAR-24-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-24-2003), St Compliance achieved (MAY-27-2003)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Garrison that have no violations reported:
- MCDONALDS (Address: P.O. Box 267, Population served: 500, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WILDERNESS OF MINNESOTA (Address: P.O. Box 387, Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SUPER VALU (Address: PO Box 178, Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SHEPHERD OF THE LAKE LUTHERAN CHURCH (Address: P.O. Box 155, Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WITS END (Address: PO Box 91, Population served: 80, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- BOB'S TRAILER PARK (Population served: 60, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- MILLE LACS MOTEL (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- TWIN PINES RESORT (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- MILLE LACS GOLF RESORT (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SVOBODA'S SPOTLITE RESTAURANT (Address: PO Box 386, Population served: 40, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 38.3%
(39.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.0 people | | Minnesota: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 47.7% | | Whole state: | 66.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 12.4% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Garrison, MN
Garrison compared to Minnesota state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Number of rooms per house 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 Garrison (2011 data):
- The First National Bank of Deerwood: Garrison Branch at 9451 Madison Street, branch established on 1979/02/05. Info updated 2009/09/02: Bank assets: $230.1 mil, Deposits: $194.5 mil, headquarters in Deerwood, MN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Deerwood Bancshares, Inc.
- Security State Bank of Aitkin: Detached Facility at 27310 Central Street, branch established on 1978/09/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $85.4 mil, Deposits: $74.9 mil, headquarters in Aitkin, MN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Security State Agency Of Aitkin, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (76%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Crow Wing County Minnesota:
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Religion statistics for Garrison (based on Crow Wing County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 68.62%
| Here |  | 68.6% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Free Church of America |
| Adherents | 43.4% | 29.6% | 7.0% | 3.1% | 2.9% |
| Congregations | 17.4% | 17.4% | 10.1% | 5.8% | 4.3% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | Presbyterian Church (USA) | LDS (Mormon) Church | Church of the Nazarene | Other |
| Adherents | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 7.4% |
| Congregations | 5.8% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 29.0% |
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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: 13 | Crow Wing County: | 2.11 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | This county: | 0.33 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 37 | Crow Wing County: | 6.02 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 71 | This county: | 11.54 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Crow Wing County: | 6.7% | | Minnesota: | 6.5% |
Adult obesity rate: | Crow Wing County: | 27.2% | | 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 |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $1,494 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 26 | $439 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,656 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $100 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 34 | $3,689 |
Garrison government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $107,000 ($509.52)
Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($9.52)
- Current Operations - Fire Protection: $87,000 ($414.29)
General - Other: $83,000 ($395.24)
Regular Highways: $22,000 ($104.76)
Financial Administration: $19,000 ($90.48)
Parks & Recreation: $9,000 ($42.86)
Central Staff Services: $3,000 ($14.29)
Solid Waste Management: $1,000 ($4.76)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,000 ($42.86)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000 ($19.05)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $39,000 ($185.71)
Interest Earnings: $6,000 ($28.57)
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $122,000 ($580.95)
General - Other: $33,000 ($157.14)
Parks & Recreation: $16,000 ($76.19)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $53,000 ($252.38)
General Support: $1,000 ($4.76)
- Tax - Property: $102,000 ($485.71)
NEC: $11,000 ($52.38)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $60,000 ($285.71)
7.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,234 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.48% | | Minnesota average: | 7.79% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($102 average AGI)| Crow Wing County: | 0.05% | | Minnesota average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,058 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.22% | | 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 Garrison:
- KLIZ (1380 AM; 5 kW; BRAINERD, MN; Owner: KOMMERSTAD COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY. LLC)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WWWI (1270 AM; 5 kW; BAXTER, MN; Owner: TOWER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KKIN (930 AM; 3 kW; AITKIN, MN; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
- KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KLTF (960 AM; 5 kW; LITTLE FALLS, MN; Owner: KLTF/KFML, INC.)
- 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))
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KVBR (1340 AM; 1 kW; BRAINERD, MN; Owner: KOMMERSTAD COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY. LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Garrison:
- WWJO (98.1 FM; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ST. CLOUD, INC.)
- KLIZ-FM (107.5 FM; BRAINERD, MN; Owner: KOMMERSTAD COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, LLC)
- KUAL-FM (101.5 FM; CROSBY, MN; Owner: BL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KFGI (103.5 FM; BRAINERD, MN; Owner: KOMMERSTAD COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, LLC)
- KKIN-FM (94.3 FM; AITKIN, MN; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- KBPR (90.7 FM; BRAINERD, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO INC.)
- WJJY-FM (106.7 FM; BRAINERD, MN; Owner: BL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KCLD-FM (104.7 FM; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- KTIG (102.7 FM; PEQUOT LAKES, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN B/CASTERS, INC.)
- KLKS (104.3 FM; BREEZY POINT, MN; Owner: LAKES BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- KBKK (95.9 FM; PILLAGER, MN; Owner: DJ BROADCASTING C0RPORATION)
- K204ES (88.7 FM; BRAINERD, MN; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Garrison:
- K16BQ (Channel 16; BRAINERD, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K25GD (Channel 25; AITKIN, MN; Owner: KBJR LICENSE, INC.)
- K33ET (Channel 33; AITKIN, MN; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF DULUTH, LLC)
- K27EV (Channel 27; AITKIN, MN; Owner: WDIO-TV, LLC)
- K28DF (Channel 28; BRAINERD, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- K57BJ (Channel 57; BRAINERD, MN; Owner: WDIO-TV, LLC)
- K39GG (Channel 39; AITKIN, MN; Owner: KQDS ACQUISITION CORP.)
- KAWB (Channel 22; BRAINERD, MN; Owner: NORTHERN MN PUBLIC TELEVISION INC.)
- K54AT (Channel 54; BRAINERD, MN; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
Garrison fatal accident list:
Aug 17, 2007 05:37 PM, Sr-18 0300000018, Monroe St, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Dec 20, 2002 01:55 AM, Us-169, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Aug 6, 1988 01:10 AM, 169, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Sep 2, 1988 10:25 PM, 169, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Sep 4, 1983 00:30 AM, 18, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
Jun 6, 1981 01:30 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 23, 1978 01:50 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4 - Stormy M Seibt, Hc1 Box 18c (Lat: 46.292222 Lon: -93.829722), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m, Licensee ID: L00008376
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508 - Lottie L Thompson, Hc1 Box 18c (Lat: 46.292222 Lon: -93.829722), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m, Licensee ID: L00008376
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508 - Hc1 Box 18c (Lat: 46.292222 Lon: -93.829722), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m
Registrant: Us Sitelease Inc, Topeka, KS 66675-0324, Phone: (785) 246-1771 - Hc1 Box 18c (Lat: 46.292222 Lon: -93.829722), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m
Registrant: Atc Tower Corp, 3411 Richmond Ave Ste 400, Houston, TX 77046-3401, Phone: (713) 693-0000
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Fire Hall (Lat: 46.294139 Lon: -93.828306), Call Sign: KNDV869
Assigned Frequencies: 154.190 MHz, 154.295 MHz Grant Date: 12/13/1999, Expiration Date: 01/31/2005, Cancellation Date: 01/10/2002
Registrant: City Of Garrison, City Hall, Garrison, MN 56450, Phone: (218) 692-4747 - Lat: 46.288611 Lon: -93.830278, Call Sign: WQCP514, Licensee ID: L00999771
Assigned Frequencies: 457.525 MHz, 457.550 MHz, 457.575 MHz, 457.600 MHz Grant Date: 04/22/2005, Expiration Date: 04/22/2015, Certifier: Robert Weston
Registrant: Christenson Development, Inc Dba Mille Lacs Golf Resort & Marina, 18517 Captive Lake Rd., Garrison, MN 56450, Phone: (320) 692-4325, Fax: (320) 692-4915
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - STATION, Borden Lake Lookout Tower 2 Mi Se (Lat: 46.278278 Lon: -93.857194), Structure height: 33.5 m, Call Sign: WNTJ515
Assigned Frequencies: 2147.60 MHz, 2133.20 MHz Grant Date: 02/14/2001, Expiration Date: 05/02/2011, Cancellation Date: 09/14/2005
Registrant: Mn. Dept. Of Transportation, 395 John Ireland Blvd. Ms730, St.Paul, MN 55155, Phone: (651) 296-8364, Fax: (651) 297-5735, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: KC0QL
Grant Date: 11/28/1995, Expiration Date: 11/28/2005, Cancellation Date: 11/29/2007
Registrant: Luther H Koon, Star Rte 1 Box 153b, Garrison, MN 56450 - Call Sign: KC0SMR, Licensee ID: L00869094
Grant Date: 05/26/2004, Expiration Date: 05/26/2014, Certifier: Jerry L Krieger
Registrant: Jerry L Krieger, 5250 Oak St, Garrison, MN 56450
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: RYAN NAVION (Category: Land, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES (225 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4587K , Serial Number: NAV-4-1587, Year manufactured: 1948
Registrant (Individual): Robert D Rietzke, Po Box 76, Garrison, MN 56450 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150E (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6242T , Serial Number: 15060942, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 11/20/1964
Registrant (Individual): Glenn R Huff, 6189 Walleye Way, Garrison, MN 56450 - Aircraft: NORTH AMERICAN NAVION (Category: Land, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES (205 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 91491 , Serial Number: NAV-4-286, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 03/09/1972
Registrant (Corporation): Nav Com Contractor Inc, Po Box 76, Garrison, MN 56450
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Garrison
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| Most common first names in Garrison, MN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 11 | 80.2 years |
| George | 9 | 76.5 years |
| Marie | 7 | 82.7 years |
| William | 7 | 74.9 years |
| Robert | 7 | 70.0 years |
| James | 6 | 71.0 years |
| Joseph | 6 | 62.2 years |
| Margaret | 6 | 71.0 years |
| Donald | 5 | 68.0 years |
| Mary | 5 | 64.8 years |
| Most common last names in Garrison, MN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Anderson | 9 | 72.0 years |
| Lingwall | 5 | 85.2 years |
| Johnson | 5 | 76.4 years |
| Nelson | 4 | 75.7 years |
| Hansen | 3 | 77.0 years |
| Brown | 3 | 74.0 years |
| Benjamin | 3 | 62.7 years |
| Dahl | 3 | 79.4 years |
| Nerheim | 3 | 85.4 years |
| Peterson | 3 | 83.7 years |
Businesses in Garrison, MN
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