Louisburg, Minnesota

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Population in July 2008: 23. Population change since 2000: -11.5%

Males: 13	(57.7%)
Females: 10	(42.3%)

Median resident age:	52.0 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Zip code: 56256

Estimated median household income in 2008: $24,524 (it was $18,750 in 2000)

Louisburg:	$24,524
Minnesota:	$57,288

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $20,154

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $19,366 (it was $9,999 in 2000)

Louisburg:	$19,366
Minnesota:	$213,800

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $19,404; Detached houses: $19,288

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Races in Louisburg:

White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
Korean (3.8%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Louisburg: 64.3 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Norwegian (50.0%), German (42.3%), Irish (34.6%), Danish (11.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1040 feet

Land area: 0.31 square miles.

Population density: 75 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Louisburg

High school or higher: 90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 14.3%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 10.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Louisburg city

Never married: 33.3%
Now married: 66.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Minnesota:	5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in May 2009.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Louisburg:	2.0% ($199)
Minnesota:	1.1% ($1,297)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Cloud, MN (100.9 miles , pop. 59,107).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (142.5 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (483.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Correll, MN (2.1 miles) , Bellingham, MN (2.4 miles ), Appleton, MN (2.8 miles ), Odessa, MN (3.2 miles) , Madison, MN (3.2 miles ), Milan, MN (3.6 miles ), Holloway, MN (3.7 miles) , Nassau, MN (3.8 miles) .

Latitude: 45.17 N, Longitude: 96.17 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 320

Population change in the 1990s: -16 (-38.1%).

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Louisburg-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Minnesota state average. It is 32% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/25/2000, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.7 miles away from the Louisburg city center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused $20 million in damages.

On 5/17/1996, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.9 miles away from the city center caused $2 million in damages.

Louisburg-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 92% 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 35.4 miles away from Louisburg center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 35.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 54.6 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) earthquake occurred 58.4 miles away from Louisburg center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Louisburg:

MADISON HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; MADISON, MN)
APPLETON MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; APPLETON, MN)
ORTONVILLE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; ORTONVILLE, MN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Louisburg:

SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 59 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT enrollment: 2,711)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 80 miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 100 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)
NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 115 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; FT enrollment: 2,356)

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Church in Louisburg: Louisberg Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

MINNESOTA VALLEY LUTHERAN CHURCH (Address: RR 1, Box 401, Population served: 170, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.0 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	61.5%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	0.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	0.0%
Whole state:	7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	0.0%
Whole state:	3.2%

Louisburg compared to Minnesota state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage 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.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Lac qui Parle County Minnesota:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)

Religion statistics for Louisburg

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 111.89%

Here		111.9%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	United Church of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	69.1%	13.5%	8.2%	2.0%	1.6%
Congregations	38.7%	12.9%	12.9%	6.5%	3.2%

Name	United Methodist Church	Baptist General Conference	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	The Evangelical Covenant Church	Other
Adherents	1.4%	1.4%	1.1%	1.0%	0.8%
Congregations	6.5%	3.2%	6.5%	3.2%	6.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	$99
Other Government Administration	0	$0		4	$88
Totals for Government	0	$0		6	$187

Louisburg government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000

General - Other: $2,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,000

Central Staff Services: $1,000

Financial Administration: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $6,000
Tax - Property: $8,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,000

3.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,156 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.79%
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 Chippewa County, MN	0.56% ($25,250 average AGI)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.35% ($48,100)

6.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,472 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.51%
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 Chippewa County, MN	0.71% ($29,381 average AGI)
to Yellow Medicine County, MN	0.44% ($34,077)
to Stearns County, MN	0.37% ($24,909)

Strongest AM radio stations in Louisburg:

KMSD (1510 AM; 5 kW; MILBANK, SD; Owner: BIG STONE BROADCASTING, 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.)
KDIO (1350 AM; 1 kW; ORTONVILLE, MN; Owner: BIG STONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
KBRF (1250 AM; 10 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Louisburg:

KRSU (91.3 FM; APPLETON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KNCM (88.5 FM; APPLETON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KLQP (92.1 FM; MADISON, MN; Owner: LAC QUI PARLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KKSD (104.3 FM; MILBANK, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPN.)
KPHR (106.3 FM; ORTONVILLE, MN; Owner: BIG STONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KCGN-FM (101.5 FM; ORTONVILLE, MN; Owner: CGN CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Louisburg:

KWCM-TV (Channel 10; APPLETON, MN; Owner: WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EDUCATIONAL TV COMPANY)
K49ED (Channel 49; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K15DC (Channel 15; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K19CW (Channel 19; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K25EI (Channel 25; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K31BT (Channel 31; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K17CS (Channel 17; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K23DF (Channel 23; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K29CC (Channel 29; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K33CR (Channel 33; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K52AH (Channel 52; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K54AK (Channel 54; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K56BZ (Channel 56; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K58EO (Channel 58; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
K60AB (Channel 60; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KA4MKF, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01132132
Grant Date: 03/08/2007, Expiration Date: 05/07/2017, Certifier: Ned H Strickler Jr
Registrant: Ned H Strickler Jr, 306 2nd Street, Louisburg, MN 56256
Call Sign: KB0RUJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00308670
Grant Date: 03/02/2005, Expiration Date: 03/29/2015
Registrant: Shelly L Larson, 203 2nd St, Louisburg, MN 56256
Call Sign: N0MWB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00308669
Grant Date: 06/22/2001, Expiration Date: 06/22/2011
Registrant: Bradley F Larson, Rt 1 Box 439, Louisburg, MN 56256
Call Sign: KC0MSV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00490111
Grant Date: 03/26/2002, Expiration Date: 03/26/2012, Certifier: Andrew J Larson
Registrant: Andrew J Larson, 203 2nd St, Louisburg, MN 56256

Louisburg on our top lists:

#50 (56256) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Norwegian first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"

#61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"

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