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Pipestone County

Population in July 2008: 564. Population change since 2000: -5.5%
 

Males: 256  (45.4%)
Females: 308  (54.6%)

Median resident age:  44.2 years
Minnesota median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 56144.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,898 (it was $25,521 in 2000)
Jasper:  $31,898
Minnesota:  $55,802

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,076
Jasper:  $24,076
Minnesota:  $29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $66,445 (it was $34,200 in 2000)
Jasper:  $66,445
Minnesota:  $213,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $73,304; Detached houses: $73,494; Mobile homes: $28,750

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Races in Jasper:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Black (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Jasper: 73.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (40.2%), Norwegian (34.2%), Dutch (8.7%), Irish (7.7%), Swedish (5.5%), English (5.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1550 feet

Land area: 0.88 square miles.

Population density: 641 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Jasper

  • High school or higher: 77.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jasper city

  • Never married: 13.6%
  • Now married: 60.6%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 17.5%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.3%
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:

Jasper:  0.9% ($323)
Minnesota:  1.1% ($1,297)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (27.3 miles , pop. 123,975).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (172.8 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (463.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Ihlen, MN (2.1 miles) , Sherman, SD (2.7 miles) , Trosky, MN (2.8 miles) , Garretson, SD (3.3 miles ), Pipestone, MN (3.3 miles ), Hardwick, MN (3.4 miles ), Hatfield, MN (3.6 miles) , Trent, SD (3.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $67,500
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $99,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $105,000
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $73,800
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $192,000

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Latitude: 43.85 N, Longitude: 96.40 W

Area code: 507

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Population change in the 1990s: +1 (+0.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Transportation equipment (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (26%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (17%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)



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Jasper-area historical tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 147% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/16/1992, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 19.3 miles away from the Jasper city center killed one person and injured 35 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/13/1968, a category 5 tornado 39.2 miles away from the city center killed 9 people and injured 150 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Jasper-area historical earthquake activity is below Minnesota state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/19/2005 at 02:43:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 58.9 miles away from Jasper center
On 7/26/2002 at 08:32:17, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Jasper:
  • PIPESTONE COUNTY MED CTR & ASHTON CC (about 12 miles; PIPESTONE, MN)
  • DELLS AREA HEALTH CENTER - AVERA (about 16 miles; DELL RAPIDS, SD)
  • LUVERNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; LUVERNE, MN)

Political contributions by individuals in Jasper, MN

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jasper:
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 77 miles; VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 114 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT enrollment: 2,711)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 118 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)

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Notable locations in Jasper: Jasper (A), Jasper Memorial Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Jasper Mini Mall (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Jasper include: Trinity Lutheran Church (A), Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church (B), Saint Joseph's Catholic Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Jasper that have no violations reported:
  • JASPER (Population served: 584, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
  • SPLIT ROCK CREEK STATE PARK (Population served: 156, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
Minnesota:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  60.5%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  1.7%
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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  9.7%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  2.9%
Whole state:  3.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Jasper, MN



Jasper compared to Minnesota state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly 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 college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Jasper (2009 data):
  • Peoples Bank: Jasper Location at 121 Wall St W, branch established on 1908-05-01. Info updated 2008-03-27: Bank assets: $313.9 mil, Deposits: $254.3 mil, headquarters in Rock Valley, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Bancorp



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2004 Presidential Election results in Pipestone County Minnesota:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (84%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)


Religion statistics for Jasper

Adherents


NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChristian Reformed Church in North AmericaLutheran ChurchCatholic ChurchReformed Church in America
Adherents19.2%18.1%16.6%16.0%8.3%
Congregations9.7%12.9%16.1%9.7%6.5%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)United Methodist ChurchAssociation of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of AdherentsEvangelical Free Church of AmericaOther religions
Adherents6.8%5.6%4.3%1.3%3.8%
Congregations9.7%12.9%1364.5%3.2%-1345.2%
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 2$2,432
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$650
Firefighters 0$0 25$3,600
Solid Waste Management 0$0 4$1,176
Water Supply 1$2,372$28,4640$0
Other and Unallocable 1$2,372$28,4640$0
Totals for Government 2$4,744$28,46436$7,858



Jasper government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Housing & Community Development: $363,000
    Sewerage: $95,000
    Parks & Recreation: $17,000
    Solid Waste Management: $16,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $26,000
  • Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $327,000
    Liquor Stores: $207,000
    General - Other: $119,000
    Water Utilities: $109,000
    Sewerage: $72,000
    Fire Protection: $29,000
    Regular Highways: $26,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,000
    Financial Administration: $22,000
    Police Protection: $21,000
    Parks & Recreation: $21,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,000
    Health Services - Other: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $35,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $402,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $955,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $449,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,345,000
    Water Utilities: $393,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $59,000
    Water Utilities: $9,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $115,000
    Interest Earnings: $15,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $233,000
    Fire Protection: $202,000
    General - Other: $32,000
    Liquor Stores: $3,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,835,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $204,000
    Water Utilities: $76,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $153,000
    All Other: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $64,000
    NEC: $1,000
    Public Utilities: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $171,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $20,000

5.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,852 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.86%
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 Minnehaha County, SD  0.70% ($23,440 average AGI)
from Murray County, MN  0.31% ($29,091)
from Rock County, MN  0.28% ($25,500)


6.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,719 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.72%
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 Minnehaha County, SD  0.97% ($47,514 average AGI)
to Lyon County, MN  0.47% ($22,882)
to Hennepin County, MN  0.36% ($29,308)


Strongest AM radio stations in Jasper:
  • KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
  • KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
  • KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KELO (1320 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
  • KNWC (1270 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KQAD (800 AM; 1 kW; LUVERNE, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WNAX (570 AM; 5 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Jasper:
  • KLQL (101.1 FM; LUVERNE, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
  • KELO-FM (92.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
  • KNWC-FM (96.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KMXC (97.3 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KISD (98.7 FM; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
  • KJOE (106.1 FM; SLAYTON, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
  • KKHG (107.9 FM; FLANDREAU, SD; Owner: LA COMMUNIQUE, INC.)
  • KNSW (91.7 FM; WORTHINGTON-MARSHALL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KKCK (99.7 FM; MARSHALL, MN; Owner: KMHL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKLS-FM (104.7 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KRSW (89.3 FM; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KSQB-FM (95.7 FM; DELL RAPIDS, SD; Owner: L A RADIO, INC.)
  • KTWB (101.9 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
  • KRRO (103.7 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Jasper:
  • KELO-TV (Channel 11; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
  • KSFY-TV (Channel 13; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
  • KDLT-TV (Channel 46; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
  • K67GH (Channel 67; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KAUN (Channel 36; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTTW (Channel 17; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KSMN (Channel 20; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EDUCATIONAL TV COMPANY)
  • K56GF (Channel 56; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 4,300
Total average daily truck traffic: 538

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Lottie L Thompson, 222 State Highway 269 (Jasper #50253), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.8 m
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4
  • Split Rock Creek Park Ofc, Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: KNHM212, Licensee ID: L00001503
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.190 MHz, 151.370 MHz, 151.415 MHz, 159.240 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/25/2003, Expiration Date: 08/09/2013
    Registrant: State Of Minnesota, 395 John Ireland Blvd, Saint Paul, MN 55155, Phone: (507) 348-7908
  • Jasper State Bank Bldg, Call Sign: KNFQ532
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.295 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/09/1997, Expiration Date: 06/23/2002, Cancelation Date: 10/27/2002
    Registrant: James A Swenson, Box 203, Jasper, MN 56144, Phone: (507) 348-8002
  • Bnsf Mp 113.5 2.75 Mi Ne Of, Type: Building, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 5 m, Call Sign: WNME900
    Assigned Frequencies : 161.100 MHz, 161.160 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/10/2003, Expiration Date: 07/19/2013
    Registrant: Bnsf, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4613, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
  • 2484 80th Ave, Call Sign: WQGM605
    Assigned Frequencies : 463.400 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/02/2007, Expiration Date: 03/02/2017, Certifier: Dean Haraldson
    Registrant: Rconnect, 604 7th Street Sw, Pipestone, MN 56164, Phone: (507) 825-5321, Fax: (507) 825-2641, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • STATION, 312 E Wall, Overall height: 67.1 m, Call Sign: WNEL848
    Assigned Frequencies : 6850.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/21/1994, Expiration Date: 03/21/1999, Cancelation Date: 02/04/1998
    Registrant: Phone: (507) 283-2413

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KC0LMX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00411112
    Grant Date: 10/17/2001, Expiration Date: 10/17/2011, Certifier: Barry A Ptak
    Registrant: Barry A Ptak, 400 4th St E, Jasper, MN 56144


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1

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