Swift County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Kerkhoven that have no violations reported:
- KERKHOVEN (Population served: 759, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.1%
(7.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 39.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 37.5% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.4 people | | Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 67.4% | | Whole state: | 66.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.8% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kerkhoven, MN
Kerkhoven compared to Minnesota state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above 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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Banks with branches in Kerkhoven (2011 data):
- Financial Security Bank: at 1011 Atlantic Ave, branch established on 01/01/1906. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $4.3 mil, Deposits: $0.3 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Kerkhoven Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
- Utility gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Swift County Minnesota:
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Religion statistics for Kerkhoven:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 81.28%
| Here |  | 81.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | United Church of Christ | Evangelical Free Church of America |
| Adherents | 44.2% | 28.2% | 14.9% | 3.3% | 2.7% |
| Congregations | 31.3% | 18.8% | 15.6% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
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| Name | United Methodist Church | Baptist General Conference | LDS (Mormon) Church | Assemblies of God | Other |
| Adherents | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Congregations | 3.1% | 6.3% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 6.3% |
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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: 3 | This county: | 2.70 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7 | Swift County: | 6.30 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 13 | Swift County: | 11.69 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 28.2% | | Minnesota: | 25.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Swift County: | 12.5% | | Minnesota: | 13.0% |
| 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 |
1 | $2,570 | $30,840 | 5 | $347 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 26 | $382 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 15 | $1,105 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $2,006 | $24,072 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,866 | $34,392 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $24 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $7,442 | $29,768 | 47 | $1,858 |
Kerkhoven government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $37,000 ($56.23)
- Charges - Sewerage: $69,000 ($104.86)
Solid Waste Management: $62,000 ($94.22)
All Other: $40,000 ($60.79)
Parks & Recreation: $18,000 ($27.36)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $116,000 ($176.29)
Solid Waste Management: $58,000 ($88.15)
Regular Highways: $56,000 ($85.11)
Sewerage: $44,000 ($66.87)
Police Protection: $33,000 ($50.15)
Health Services - Other: $30,000 ($45.59)
Financial Administration: $30,000 ($45.59)
Fire Protection: $25,000 ($37.99)
Parks & Recreation: $25,000 ($37.99)
Water Utilities: $23,000 ($34.95)
Libraries: $20,000 ($30.40)
Central Staff Services: $4,000 ($6.08)
- General - Interest on Debt: $73,000 ($110.94)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,040,000 ($1580.55)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $145,000 ($220.36)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,153,000 ($1752.28)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $32,000 ($48.63)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $36,000 ($54.71)
General Revenue, NEC: $30,000 ($45.59)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $136,000 ($206.69)
Water Utilities: $16,000 ($24.32)
Fire Protection: $15,000 ($22.80)
Sewerage: $9,000 ($13.68)
Regular Highways: $4,000 ($6.08)
Health - Other: $2,000 ($3.04)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $864,000 ($1313.07)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $73,000 ($110.94)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $164,000 ($249.24)
All Other: $13,000 ($19.76)
- Tax - Property: $84,000 ($127.66)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.52)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $142,000 ($215.81)
5.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,901 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.24% | | 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:
6.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,008 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.65% | | 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 Kerkhoven:
- 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.)
- KWLM (1340 AM; 1 kW; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: LAKELAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
- 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))
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- KDJS (1590 AM; 1 kW; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KBMO (1290 AM; 1 kW; BENSON, MN; Owner: QUEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KBRF (1250 AM; 10 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
- WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Kerkhoven:
- KQIC (102.5 FM; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: LAKELAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KLFN (106.5 FM; SUNBURG, MN; Owner: LAKELAND BROADCASTING CO.)
- KDJS-FM (95.3 FM; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KOLV (100.1 FM; OLIVIA, MN; Owner: BOLD RADIO, INC.)
- KRSU (91.3 FM; APPLETON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KNCM (88.5 FM; APPLETON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KSCR-FM (93.5 FM; BENSON, MN; Owner: QUEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KIKV-FM (100.7 FM; SAUK CENTRE, MN; Owner: BDI BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K240CU (95.9 FM; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: REFUGE MEDIA GROUP)
- KULO (94.3 FM; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: BDI BROADCASTING INC.)
- KRVY-FM (97.3 FM; STARBUCK, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KBHZ (91.9 FM; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: CHRISTIAN HERITAGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Kerkhoven:
- K17FA (Channel 17; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K39FE (Channel 39; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K52GK (Channel 52; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K14LF (Channel 14; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K54GG (Channel 54; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K20GD (Channel 20; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K27CK (Channel 27; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: WILLMAR ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH)
- K30FZ (Channel 30; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KCCO-TV (Channel 7; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- KWCM-TV (Channel 10; APPLETON, MN; Owner: WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EDUCATIONAL TV COMPANY)
- KSAX (Channel 42; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: KSAX-TV, INC.)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - New Community Water Tank (Lat: 45.189861 Lon: -95.315639), Type: Tank, Structure height: 40.8 m, Overall height: 46.9 m, Call Sign: WNQW864
Assigned Frequencies: 154.355 MHz Grant Date: 09/07/2005, Expiration Date: 09/13/2015, Certifier: Kenneth Hanson
Registrant: Leonard J Koehnen & Associates, 9348 Jonathan Rd, Woodbury, MN 55125, Phone: (651) 739-1614, Fax: (651) 714-5868 - Lots 1 Thru 6 & 19 Thru 24 Block 23 (Lat: 45.314972 Lon: -95.322806), Call Sign: KNEB466, Licensee ID: L00001677
Assigned Frequencies: 173.390 MHz Grant Date: 11/05/2002, Expiration Date: 02/01/2013
Registrant: Otter Tail Power Company, 215 S Cascade, Fergus Falls, MN 56537
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 - City Water Tower (Lat: 45.191333 Lon: -95.315028), Structure height: 39.6 m, Overall height: 40.5 m, Call Sign: WRD432
Assigned Frequencies: 152.840 MHz Grant Date: 12/22/1998, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancellation Date: 10/09/2001
Registrant: Koteen & Naftalin, L.L.P., 1150 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, Ste 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 467-5700, Fax: (202) 467-5915, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6 - Call Sign: KA0TBN
Grant Date: 05/31/1994, Expiration Date: 05/31/2004, Cancellation Date: 06/01/2006
Registrant: Paul G Strandberg, 1103 Grant Ave, Kerkhoven, MN 56252 - Call Sign: N0FOP, Licensee ID: L00854440
Grant Date: 04/27/2004, Expiration Date: 07/15/2014, Certifier: Steven L Youngberg
Registrant: Steven L Youngberg, 11045 50th St Ne, Kerkhoven, MN 56252-9518 - Call Sign: N0ZHJ, Licensee ID: L00194977
Grant Date: 10/16/2003, Expiration Date: 11/09/2013
Registrant: Gary R Mayer, 402 South 8 St Apt 13, Kerkhoven, MN 56252 - Call Sign: W0DCH, Licensee ID: L00224141
Grant Date: 05/26/2004, Expiration Date: 07/15/2014, Certifier: Kenneth M Peterson
Registrant: Kenneth M Peterson, 401 6th St N, Kerkhoven, MN 56252-0167 - Call Sign: W0ELC
Grant Date: 09/22/1998, Expiration Date: 09/22/2008
Registrant: Kenneth D Anderson, Box 236, Kerkhoven, MN 56252 - Call Sign: KC0WCC, Licensee ID: L01123697
Grant Date: 03/01/2006, Expiration Date: 03/01/2016, Certifier: Stephanie L Abner
Registrant: Stephanie L Abner, 202 8th St South, Kerkhoven, MN 56252
FAA Registered Aircraft: 7 - Aircraft: PA-23-250 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2405M , Serial Number: 27-7954049, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 03/08/1979
Registrant (Corporation): Free Flyers Avionics Inc, 1060 160th Ave Se, Kerkhoven, MN 56252 - Aircraft: PA-32-300 (Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 38800 , Serial Number: 32-7840001, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 09/13/1977
Registrant (Co-Owned): Jon A Rothers, Po Box 554, Kerkhoven, MN 56252, Other Owners: Sandra K Rothers, Construction Inc Rothers - Aircraft: 11CC (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4333E , Serial Number: 11CC-186, Year manufactured: 1948, Airworthiness Date: 09/08/1959
Registrant (Individual): Ed Weiland, 7085 140th Ave Ne, Kerkhoven, MN 56252 - Aircraft: PT-2 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 468PT , Serial Number: PT1074
Registrant (Individual): Robert J Finstrom, 314 N 3rd St Po Box 185, Kerkhoven, MN 56252 - Aircraft: M20J (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (200 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 54PM , Serial Number: 24-1677, Year manufactured: 1988, Airworthiness Date: 12/13/1988
Registrant (Individual): Loren Larson, 411 S 9th St, Kerkhoven, MN 56252 - Aircraft: 14-19-3 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 152 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8543R , Serial Number: 4305, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 06/25/1966
Registrant (Corporation): Financial Security Bank, Po Box 258, Kerkhoven, MN 56252 - Aircraft: 140 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 89198 , Serial Number: 8218, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 07/18/1955
Registrant (Individual): Paul G Strandberg, Po Box 507, Kerkhoven, MN 56252
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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| Most common first names in Kerkhoven, MN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 9 | 82.2 years |
| Robert | 8 | 74.0 years |
| Elsie | 8 | 83.2 years |
| Roy | 7 | 78.7 years |
| Mildred | 6 | 75.5 years |
| Margaret | 5 | 75.4 years |
| Carl | 5 | 84.8 years |
| Donald | 5 | 79.6 years |
| Henry | 5 | 83.8 years |
| Paul | 5 | 81.8 years |
| Most common last names in Kerkhoven, MN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Johnson | 22 | 82.1 years |
| Anderson | 16 | 79.9 years |
| Nelson | 16 | 81.9 years |
| Peterson | 15 | 80.8 years |
| Carlson | 13 | 83.2 years |
| Larson | 8 | 77.5 years |
| Erickson | 6 | 82.9 years |
| Syverson | 6 | 76.2 years |
| Eckman | 5 | 84.8 years |
| Thayer | 5 | 84.6 years |
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