Madison, Minnesota

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Madison: The lutefisk monument at J.F. Jacobson Park in Madison, MN

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Population in July 2007: 1,583. Population change since 2000: -10.2%

Males: 786	(44.5%)
Females: 982	(55.5%)

Lac qui Parle County

Median resident age:	51.0 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 56256.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,200 (it was $27,102 in 2000)

Madison	$29,200
Minnesota:	$52,024

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $56,200 (it was $41,700 in 2000)

Madison	$56,200
Minnesota:	$198,800

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Races in Madison:

White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Madison: 74.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Norwegian (46.5%), German (39.9%), Swedish (8.5%), Irish (5.1%), English (4.2%), Danish (2.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1080 feet

Land area: 1.02 square miles.

Population density: 1598 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Madison

High school or higher: 74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
Unemployed: 1.0%
Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Madison city

Never married: 19.2%
Now married: 52.4%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 19.3%
Divorced: 7.7%

16 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.9%
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:

Madison:	1.2% ($518)
Minnesota:	1.1% ($1,297)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (108.8 miles , pop. 123,975).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (200.7 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (624.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Louisburg, MN (10.6 miles) , Bellingham, MN (10.6 miles ), Dawson, MN (10.9 miles ), Correll, MN (15.2 miles) , Marietta, MN (15.7 miles) , Appleton, MN (17.4 miles ), Nassau, MN (17.7 miles) , Odessa, MN (19.6 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $86,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $89,000
1998: 1 building, cost: $145,000
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $85,000
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $78,800
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $60,000
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $92,000
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $92,500

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Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 45.01 N, Longitude: 96.19 W

130 people in nursing homes
5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 320

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Population change in the 1990s: -164 (-8.5%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Food (10%)
Public administration (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (33%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

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Crime in Madison by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2005
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	55.4	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	7	3	0	0
per 100,000	391.7	166.3	0.0	0.0
Thefts	33	6	0	0
per 100,000	1846.7	332.6	0.0	0.0
Auto thefts	5	0	0	0
per 100,000	279.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 143.7)	123.7	69.3	0.0	0.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.85
US city average:	3.00

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Madison-area historical tornado activity is near Minnesota state average. It is 0% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/25/2000, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 36.5 miles away from the Madison city center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused $20 million in damages.

On 7/7/1955, a category 4 tornado 36.9 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 13 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Robert Bly - poet.

Hospital/medical center in Madison:

MADISON HOSPITAL (820 THIRD AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Madison:

JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HOME (about 12 miles; DAWSON, MN)
APPLETON MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; APPLETON, MN)
SIOUX VALLEY CANBY CAMPUS (about 25 miles; CANBY, MN)

Political contributions by individuals in Madison, MN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Madison:

BROOKINGS MUNI (about 66 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID: BKX)
WATERTOWN MUNI (about 67 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; ID: ATY)
JOE FOSS FIELD (about 107 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID: FSD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Madison:

MADISON-LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY (about 3 miles; MADISON, MN; ID: DXX)
APPLETON MUNI (about 20 miles; APPLETON, MN; ID: AQP)
MYERS FIELD (about 21 miles; CANBY, MN; ID: 27D)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Madison:

SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 85 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT enrollment: 2,711)
NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 92 miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 131 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 131 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 134 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)

Public high school in Madison:

LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SECONDARY (Location: 2860 291ST AVENUE; Grades: 10 11 12 7 8 9 )

Public elementary/middle schools in Madison:

LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 2860 291ST AVENUE)
MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY (Location: 316 4TH STREET; Grades: 1 2 3 4 5 6 KG PK )

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Notable locations in Madison: Lac qui Parle County Fairgrounds (A), Madison (B), Madison Public Library (C), Lac qui Parle County Courthouse (D), Madison Public Library (E), Lac qui Parle County Courthouse (F), Madison Police Department (G), Lac qui Parle County Museum (H), Madison Police Department (I), Madison Lutheran Home (J), Madison Hospital (K), Madison Fire Hall (L), Lac qui Parle Sheriff Office (M), Madison City Hall (N). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Madison include: Faith Lutheran Church (A), Congregational Church (B), Saint Michael's Church (C), United Church of Christ (D), United Methodist Church (E), United Church of Christ (F), Saint John's Lutheran Church (G), Calvary Baptist Church (H), Saint John's Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Madison Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Lac QUI Parle County Historical Museum (Highway 75 South), Grand Theatre (Amusement & Theme Parks; 310 6th Avenue South).

Hotel: Lou's Lodge (815 8th Avenue).

Court: Lac QUI Parle County - Court Administrator (600 West 6th Street).

Average household size:

This city:	2.1 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	58.6%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.9%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	7.8%
Whole state:	7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	1.5%
Whole state:	3.2%

Madison compared to Minnesota state average:

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Median house value 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.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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 Madison (2007 data):

KleinBank: Madison Lutheran Home Branch at 900 2nd Avenue, branch established on 1999-11-18; Madison Branch at 220 6th Avenue, branch established on 1931-07-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,269.4 mil, Deposits: $1,017.1 mil, headquarters in Big Lake, MN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Klein Financial, Inc.
United Prairie Bank: Madison Branch at 303 6th Avenue, branch established on 1891-04-08. Info updated 2006-06-22: Bank assets: $518.8 mil, Deposits: $451.7 mil, headquarters in Mountain Lake, MN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Farmers State Corporation

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2004 Presidential Election results in Lac qui Parle County Minnesota:

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Madison government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $672,000
Charges - Solid Waste Management: $165,000
Sewerage: $157,000

All Other: $68,000

Parks & Recreation: $13,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $800,000
Liquor Stores: $306,000

Water Utilities: $303,000

Regular Highways: $298,000

Sewerage: $251,000

Financial Administration: $204,000

Solid Waste Management: $197,000

Police Protection: $196,000

General - Other: $142,000

Parks & Recreation: $78,000

Fire Protection: $52,000

Health Services - Other: $37,000

Housing & Community Development: $28,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $25,000

Central Staff Services: $15,000

Libraries: $9,000

Air Transportation: $9,000
General - Interest on Debt: $272,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,000
All Other: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,390,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $5,275,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $115,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $362,000
Interest Earnings: $156,000

Special Assessments: $35,000
Other Capital Outlay - Libraries: $579,000
General - Other: $471,000

Regular Highways: $70,000

Electric Utilities: $66,000

Health - Other: $61,000

Police Protection: $28,000

Parks & Recreation: $10,000

Housing & Community Development: $6,000

Water Utilities: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,752,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,152,000
Liquor Stores: $317,000

Water Utilities: $269,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $419,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $737,000
All Other: $194,000
Tax - Property: $295,000
Public Utilities: $14,000

NEC: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,386,000

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 Madison:

KMSD (1510 AM; 5 kW; MILBANK, SD; Owner: BIG STONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KBRF (1250 AM; 10 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
KDIO (1350 AM; 1 kW; ORTONVILLE, MN; Owner: BIG STONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
KDMA (1460 AM; 1 kW; MONTEVIDEO, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))

Strongest FM radio stations in Madison:

KLQP (92.1 FM; MADISON, MN; Owner: LAC QUI PARLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KRSU (91.3 FM; APPLETON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KNCM (88.5 FM; APPLETON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Madison:

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.)

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