Hill City, Minnesota

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Population in July 2007: 451. Population change since 2000: -4.8%

Males: 217	(48.2%)
Females: 234	(51.8%)

Median resident age:	39.8 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 55748.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,882 (it was $22,308 in 2000)

Hill City:	$27,882
Minnesota:	$55,802

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $71,496 (it was $36,800 in 2000)

Hill City:	$71,496
Minnesota:	$213,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $106,763; Detached houses: $124,109; Townhouses or other attached units: $34,374; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $59,401; Mobile homes: $35,930

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Races in Hill City:

White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
American Indian (2.3%)
Hispanic (1.7%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Hill City: 76.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (27.3%), Norwegian (12.9%), Irish (9.0%), Swedish (7.5%), French (5.0%), English (4.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1357 feet

Land area: 1.09 square miles.

Population density: 415 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Hill City

High school or higher: 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 12.9%
Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hill City city

Never married: 23.9%
Now married: 45.2%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 11.4%
Divorced: 16.6%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.4%
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:

Hill City:	1.1% ($418)
Minnesota:	1.1% ($1,297)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (71.4 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (140.9 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (460.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Remer, MN (4.0 miles ), La Prairie, MN (4.1 miles ), Grand Rapids, MN (4.2 miles ), Cohasset, MN (4.3 miles ), Warba, MN (4.3 miles) , Palisade, MN (4.4 miles) , Coleraine, MN (4.7 miles ), Bovey, MN (4.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 1 building, cost: $50,000
2001: 1 building, cost: $50,000
2002: 1 building, cost: $60,000
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $117,500
2007: 1 building, cost: $150,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 46.99 N, Longitude: 93.60 W

Area code: 218

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Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-1.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (24%)
Truck transportation (13%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
Wood products (6%)
Machinery (6%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (20%)
Health care (11%)
Food and beverage stores (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Carpenters (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
Waiters and waitresses (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

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Hill City-area historical tornado activity is below Minnesota state average. It is 47% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 1.8 miles away from the Hill City city center killed 12 people and injured 70 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 8/6/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.2 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Hill City:

ITASCA MEMORIAL CENTER (about 20 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN)
RIVERWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 34 miles; AITKIN, MN)
DEER RIVER HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 35 miles; DEER RIVER, MN)

Political contributions by individuals in Hill City, MN

Airports located in Hill City:

Hill City-Quadna Mountain Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 500, Local Ops: 500)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hill City:

CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 52 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 68 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 2,512)
NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 70 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,761)
BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,562)
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 74 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 76 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 99 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)

Public high school in Hill City:

HILL CITY SECONDARY (Location: 500 IONE AVENUE; Grades: 10 11 12 7 8 9 )

Public elementary/middle school in Hill City:

HILL CITY ELEMENTARY (Location: 500 IONE AVENUE; Grades: 1 2 3 4 5 6 KG PK )

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River: Hill River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Blue Moon Resort & Motel (68584 USHighway 169).

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

QUADNA MOUNTAIN VILLAGE (Address: 100 Quadna Road, Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2000), St Boil Water Order (JUL-31-2000), St Public Notif received (JUL-31-2000), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-31-2000), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-31-2000), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUL-31-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-31-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-1998 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (NOV-04-1998), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-04-1998), St Public Notif requested (NOV-04-1998), St Tech Assistance Visit (NOV-04-1998), St Compliance Meeting conducted (NOV-04-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-04-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-16-1998)

QUADNA MOUNTAIN MOTEL (Address: c/o Mr. Dennis Rief, Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-1998 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (AUG-03-1998), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-03-1998), St Public Notif requested (AUG-03-1998), St Tech Assistance Visit (AUG-03-1998), St Compliance Meeting conducted (AUG-03-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-03-1998), St Compliance achieved (OCT-15-1998)

QUADNA TIMESHARE (Address: 100 Quadna Road, Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (NOV-05-2002), St Public Notif requested (NOV-05-2002), St Tech Assistance Visit (NOV-05-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-05-2002), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-05-2002), St Compliance achieved (NOV-15-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (DEC-18-2001), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-18-2001), St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2001), St Tech Assistance Visit (DEC-18-2001), St Compliance Meeting conducted (DEC-18-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-18-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-27-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-17-2001), St Public Notif requested (APR-17-2001), St Boil Water Order (APR-17-2001), St Tech Assistance Visit (APR-17-2001), St Compliance Meeting conducted (APR-17-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-17-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAY-08-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-31-2000), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-31-2000), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-31-2000), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUL-31-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-31-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2000), St Boil Water Order (OCT-31-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

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

HILL CITY (Population served: 479, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
QUADNA RESORT & RETREAT CENTER (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
SPANG TOWN HALL (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
SPLITHAND BAPTIST CHURCH (Address: P.O. Box 129, Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	56.8%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	9.4%
Whole state:	5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	14.8%
Whole state:	7.9%

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

This city:	5.3%
Whole state:	3.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hill City, MN

Hill City compared to Minnesota state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above 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.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Hill City (2009 data):

Woodland Bank: Hill City Office at 125 Lake Ave. East, branch established on 1997-09-16. Info updated 2007-05-29: Bank assets: $98.4 mil, Deposits: $88.5 mil, headquarters in Deer River, MN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Remer Bancorporation, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Aitkin County Minnesota:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%) Electricity (21%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (1%) Utility gas (1%)

Religon statistics for Hill City

Adherents

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	49.4%	26.1%	9.4%	6.3%	2.0%
Congregations	32.6%	8.7%	8.7%	15.2%	8.7%

Name	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Baptist General Conference	United Church of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	1.6%	1.4%	0.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Congregations	2.2%	6.5%	2.2%	2.2%	13.0%

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	1	$2,938	$35,256	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$1,970
Police Protection - Officers	1	$3,190	$38,280	2	$672
Sewerage	1	$2,864	$34,368	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,512	$30,144	0	$0
Totals for Government	4	$11,504	$34,512	8	$2,642

Hill City government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $25,000
Parks & Recreation: $7,000

Regular Highways: $2,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $12,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $119,000
Police Protection: $115,000

Regular Highways: $66,000

Financial Administration: $49,000

Fire Protection: $45,000

General - Other: $29,000

Parks & Recreation: $15,000

Central Staff Services: $15,000

Air Transportation: $2,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $31,000
General - Interest on Debt: $15,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $245,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $20,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $245,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $150,000
Interest Earnings: $12,000

Special Assessments: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $44,000
General - Other: $35,000

Police Protection: $23,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $151,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $112,000
All Other: $14,000
Tax - Property: $125,000
NEC: $7,000

Other Selective Sales: $6,000

Public Utilities: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $124,000

7.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,157 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.96%
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 Hennepin County, MN	1.09% ($39,750 average AGI)
from Anoka County, MN	0.94% ($54,708)
from Crow Wing County, MN	0.72% ($30,216)

7.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,714 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.05%
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 Crow Wing County, MN	1.44% ($50,014 average AGI)
to Itasca County, MN	0.59% ($20,333)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.55% ($31,464)

Strongest AM radio stations in Hill City:

KOZY (1320 AM; 5 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: ITASCA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
WNMT (650 AM; 10 kW; NASHWAUK, MN; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, L.L.C.)
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)
KKIN (930 AM; 3 kW; AITKIN, MN; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, 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.)
KDAL (610 AM; 5 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hill City:

KMFY (96.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: ITASCA BROADCASTING, INC.)
KAXE (91.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: NORTHERN COMMUNITY RADIO)
KBLB (93.3 FM; NISSWA, MN; Owner: BL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KGPZ (96.1 FM; COLERAINE, MN; Owner: LATTO NORTHLAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
K236AD (95.1 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HEARTLAND CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KBAJ (105.5 FM; DEER RIVER, MN; Owner: RED ROCK RADIO CORP.)
KKIN-FM (94.3 FM; AITKIN, MN; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
K281AB (104.1 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
K297AD (107.3 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Hill City:

KCCW-TV (Channel 12; WALKER, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
K29EB (Channel 29; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: KQDS ACQUISITION CORP.)
K61BH (Channel 61; DEER RIVER, MN; Owner: KBJR LICENSE, INC.)
K59BQ (Channel 59; DEER RIVER, MN; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF DULUTH, LLC)

Hill City fatal accident list:
Aug 8, 1992 08:13 AM, 169, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 30, 1976 07:25 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 8, Fatalities: 3

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: N0QFN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00408318
Grant Date: 10/15/2001, Expiration Date: 12/03/2011, Certifier: Kenneth E Cook Jr
Registrant: Kenneth E Cook Jr, 33676 State Hwy 200 E, Hill City, MN 55748-4507
Call Sign: N0WSL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00796750
Grant Date: 05/11/1993, Expiration Date: 05/11/2003, Cancelation Date: 05/12/2005
Registrant: Edward W Leidenfrost, 782 Sumit Ave Ne, Hill City, MN 55748
Call Sign: WD9EDM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01116389
Grant Date: 02/09/2006, Expiration Date: 05/02/2016, Certifier: Douglas B Beveridge
Registrant: Douglas B Beveridge, Hill City, MN 55748
Call Sign: KC0HTR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00229425
Grant Date: 04/19/2000, Expiration Date: 04/19/2010, Certifier: Marvin D Burt
Registrant: Marvin D Burt, 35780 West County Line Road, Hill City, MN 55748
Call Sign: KC0KFY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00342220
Grant Date: 04/02/2001, Expiration Date: 04/02/2011, Certifier: Christopher R Lipscy
Registrant: Christopher R Lipscy, 34504 Lipscy Nieman Road, Hill City, MN 55748

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