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Lyon County

Population in July 2008: 367. Population change since 2000: +16.5%
 

Males: 170  (46.3%)
Females: 197  (53.7%)

Median resident age:  33.7 years
Minnesota median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 56239.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,901 (it was $43,125 in 2000)
Ghent:  $53,901
Minnesota:  $55,802

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,133
Ghent:  $23,133
Minnesota:  $29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $111,713 (it was $57,500 in 2000)
Ghent:  $111,713
Minnesota:  $213,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $116,046; Detached houses: $122,217; Townhouses or other attached units: $49,651; In 2-unit structures: $84,549; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $31,706; Mobile homes: $17,500
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Races in Ghent:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • American Indian (1.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Ghent: 70.1 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (41.9%), Norwegian (16.8%), French (9.2%), Irish (8.9%), Dutch (8.3%), Polish (4.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1164 feet

Land area: 0.27 square miles.

Population density: 1367 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ghent

  • High school or higher: 89.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ghent city

  • Never married: 28.7%
  • Now married: 58.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.6%
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:

Ghent:  0.9% ($537)
Minnesota:  1.1% ($1,297)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (79.5 miles , pop. 123,975).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (132.6 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (453.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Minneota, MN (2.4 miles ), Marshall, MN (2.6 miles ), Lynd, MN (3.0 miles ), Taunton, MN (3.2 miles ), Cottonwood, MN (3.6 miles ), Russell, MN (3.7 miles ), Porter, MN (4.0 miles) , St. Leo, MN (4.0 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $125,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $78,200
  • 2004: 16 buildings, average cost: $114,900
  • 2005: 16 buildings, average cost: $112,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $166,400
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $103,300

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Latitude: 44.51 N, Longitude: 95.89 W

Area code: 507

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Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-2.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (16%)
  • Food (13%)
  • Repair and maintenance (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Computer and electronic products (13%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (13%)
  • Food (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Printing and related support activities (6%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Art and design workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)



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Average climate in Ghent, Minnesota

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Ghent-area historical tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 75% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/13/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 20.6 miles away from the Ghent city center killed 9 people and injured 150 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/7/1955, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.4 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 13 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Ghent-area historical earthquake activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 97% 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 80.2 miles away from Ghent center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 82.6 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 55.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/19/2005 at 02:43:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.0 miles away from Ghent center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ghent:
  • WEINER MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; MARSHALL, MN)
  • TRACY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; TRACY, MN)
  • DIVINE PROVIDENCE HEALTH CENTER (about 17 miles; IVANHOE, MN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ghent:
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 63 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT enrollment: 2,711)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 92 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 95 miles; ST PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 98 miles; MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 104 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)

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

GHENT (Population served: 350, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Minnesota:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  70.3%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  10.2%
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: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  7.6%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  2.6%
Whole state:  3.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ghent, MN



Ghent compared to Minnesota state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Ghent travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Lyon County Minnesota:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
  • Electricity (28%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)


Religion statistics for Ghent

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents49.5%25.9%6.9%5.6%2.8%
Congregations16.7%26.2%9.5%7.1%7.1%
NameEvangelical Free Church of AmericaLutheran ChurchChristian and Missionary AllianceChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents2.3%2.0%1.3%1.1%2.6%
Congregations7.1%2.4%4.8%2.4%16.7%
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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$187
Other Government Administration 1$2,790$33,4806$289
Firefighters 0$0 20$325
Streets and Highways 1$3,188$38,2560$0
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$187
Totals for Government 2$5,978$35,86828$988



Ghent government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $37,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $290,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $38,000
    Regular Highways: $32,000
    Sewerage: $30,000
    Financial Administration: $19,000
    General - Other: $13,000
    Fire Protection: $12,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,000
    Police Protection: $6,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $7,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $145,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $300,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $436,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $9,000
    Water Utilities: $7,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $5,000
    Special Assessments: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $6,000
    Sewerage: $3,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $43,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $61,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $35,000
    NEC: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $27,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,117 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.85%
Minnesota average:  7.79%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($208 average AGI)
Lyon County:  0.17%
Minnesota average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Redwood County, MN  0.42% ($25,025 average AGI)
from Hennepin County, MN  0.36% ($51,941)
from Yellow Medicine County, MN  0.35% ($21,939)


7.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,942 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.60%
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 Hennepin County, MN  0.69% ($19,697 average AGI)
to Yellow Medicine County, MN  0.36% ($26,441)
to Redwood County, MN  0.34% ($25,515)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ghent:
  • KMHL (1400 AM; 1 kW; MARSHALL, MN; Owner: K M H L BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • 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))
  • KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
  • KMSD (1510 AM; 5 kW; MILBANK, SD; Owner: BIG STONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ghent:
  • KARZ (107.5 FM; MARSHALL, MN; Owner: KMHL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KARL (105.1 FM; TRACY, MN; Owner: KMHL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K277AI (103.3 FM; RUSSELL, MN; Owner: CHRISTIAN HERITAGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKCK (99.7 FM; MARSHALL, MN; Owner: KMHL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K294AQ (106.7 FM; MARSHALL, MN; Owner: WINDSENT, INC.)
  • KRSU (91.3 FM; APPLETON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KISD (98.7 FM; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
  • KJOE (106.1 FM; SLAYTON, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
  • KNSG (94.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ghent:
  • KRWF (Channel 43; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: KSAX-TV, INC.)
  • KWCM-TV (Channel 10; APPLETON, MN; Owner: WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EDUCATIONAL TV COMPANY)
  • KSMN (Channel 20; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EDUCATIONAL TV COMPANY)


Ghent fatal accident list:
Apr 6, 1975 04:25 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total costs: $60,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,450
Total average daily truck traffic: 405

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • GHENT, 3.0 Miles East Of, Overall height: 60.4 m, Call Sign: WFY885
    Assigned Frequencies : 3710.00 MHz, 3790.00 MHz, 3810.00 MHz, 4130.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/15/2000, Expiration Date: 02/01/2010
    Registrant: At&t Corp., 2315 Salem Road, First Floor, H9, Conyers, GA 30013, Phone: (770) 602-2065, Fax: (404) 810-7349, Email:


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