Minden, Nebraska

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Population (year 2000): 2,964. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,877 (-2.9% change)

Males: 1,382	(46.6%)
Females: 1,582	(53.4%)

Kearney County

Median resident age:	40.2 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 68959.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,900 (it was $40,092 in 2000)

Minden	$41,900
Nebraska:	$43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $79,200 (it was $74,300 in 2000)

Minden	$79,200
Nebraska:	$113,200

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Races in Minden:

White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
Hispanic (2.3%)

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Ancestries: German (40.4%), Danish (14.9%), Irish (13.6%), Swedish (9.6%), English (8.4%), United States (3.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 2172 feet

Land area: 1.64 square miles.

Population density: 1774 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Minden

High school or higher: 90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Minden city

Never married: 18.0%
Now married: 65.8%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 8.7%
Divorced: 7.0%

13 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.4%
Nebraska:	4.4%

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:

Minden:	1.7% ($1,289)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (157.8 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (552.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Norman, NE (11.0 miles) , Heartwell, NE (12.1 miles) , Axtell, NE (12.2 miles ), Hildreth, NE (12.9 miles ), Upland, NE (12.9 miles) , Kearney, NE (16.6 miles ), Wilcox, NE (17.5 miles ), Gibbon, NE (18.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $78,700
1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $103,800
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $118,500
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $94,800
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $93,300
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $101,800
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $126,300
2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $188,400
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $137,500
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
2006: 1 building, cost: $160,300
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $128,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 40.50 N, Longitude: 98.95 W

People in group quarters in Minden

101 people in nursing homes
40 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 308

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Minden, Nebraska business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +205 (+7.4%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Machinery (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (23%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Educational services (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Machinery (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

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Crime in Minden by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	33.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	33.7	0.0	0.0
Assaults	1	2	3	3	1	0
per 100,000	33.7	66.8	101.2	101.2	33.5	0.0
Burglaries	8	6	10	6	6	6
per 100,000	269.6	200.3	337.3	202.4	201.0	204.8
Thefts	75	62	50	38	54	66
per 100,000	2527.8	2070.1	1686.3	1281.6	1809.0	2253.3
Auto thefts	3	3	2	2	0	0
per 100,000	101.1	100.2	67.5	67.5	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	2	0	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	67.5	0.0	68.3
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	134.8	118.2	143.7	101.2	93.1	104.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.72
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Minden, Nebraska

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Minden-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 136% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1964, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 40.1 miles away from the Minden city center killed 4 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/13/1990, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.0 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Minden:

KEARNEY COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES-HOSP (727 EAST 1ST STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Minden:

GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; KEARNEY, NE)
RICHARD H YOUNG HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; KEARNEY, NE)
FRANKLIN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; FRANKLIN, NE)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Minden:

KEARNEY MUNI (about 16 miles; KEARNEY, NE; ID: EAR)
HASTINGS MUNI (about 38 miles; HASTINGS, NE; ID: HSI)
CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 56 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; ID: GRI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Minden:

PIONEER VILLAGE FIELD (about 2 miles; MINDEN, NE; ID: 0V3)
BREWSTER FIELD (about 27 miles; HOLDREGE, NE; ID: HDE)
ALMA MUNICIPAL (about 39 miles; ALMA, NE; ID: 4D9)

Local government website: WWW.MINDENNE.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Minden:

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 26 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 115 miles; HAYS, KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 135 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 146 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 158 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 163 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)

Public high schools in Minden:

Minden Public School Success Center (Location: North Highway 10 Fairgrounds; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)
Minden High School (Location: 325 N Yates P. O. Box 301; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Minden:

C L Jones Middle School (Students: 312; Location: 520 W 3rd P. O. Box 301; Grades: 4th Grade - 8th Grade; Our rating: 86)
Minden East Elementary School (Location: 123 N Minden Avenue Box 301; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)

Library in Minden:

JENSEN MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $91,574; Location: 443 NORTH KEARNEY; 19,030 books; 519 audio materials; 1,335 video materials; 69 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Minden: Minden (A), Kearney County Fairground (B), Farmers Co-op Grain and Supply Company Elevator (C), Harold Warp Pioneer Village (D), Harold Warp Pioneer Village Campground (E), Minden Police Department (F), Kearney County Sheriff Office (G), Kearney County Museum (H), Kearney County Courthouse (I), Jensen Memorial Library (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Minden include: Saint John Catholic Church (A), Bethany Lutheran Church (B), Evangelical Free Church (C), Westminster United Presbyterian Church (D), Saint Paul Lutheran Church (E), First Christian Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Minden Prairie Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Minden include: Chartauqua Park (1), Augie Nelson Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Tourist attraction: Harold Warp Pioneer Village - Village (Museums; Highway 6 & # # 34).

Hotel: Harold Warp Pioneer Village Village - Motel & Campground (Hwys 6 And 34).

Courts: Kearney County - Minden- County Court (Courthouse), Kearney County - Minden- District Court (Courthouse).

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

MINDEN, CITY OF (Population served: 2800, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-2000), St Public Notif received (NOV-20-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-06-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-06-2000), St Public Notif received (APR-12-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and AUG-21-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-21-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-21-2002)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and AUG-17-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-14-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-17-2000)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1994 and JUN-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-25-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-25-1996), St Public Notif received (2 times from MAY-21-1996 to JUN-04-1996), St Compliance achieved (JUN-27-1996)

MOBILE MANOR MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 75, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between APR-1998 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUN-17-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-16-1998)

OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-1998 and JUL-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-05-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2002)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-1998 and MAR-1998, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUN-17-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-16-1998)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUN-17-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-16-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and AUG-18-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-14-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-18-2000)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAR-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-16-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2000)

One routine major monitoring violation

PRAIRIE WEST MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 60, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-29-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-29-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and JUL-08-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-23-1994), St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-2002)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.5%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	5.3%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This city:	1.4%
Whole state:	4.0%

Minden compared to Nebraska state average:

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Unemployed percentage below 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 above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Minden (2007 data):

First Bank and Trust Company: First Bank And Trust Company at 315 East 4th Street, branch established on 1883-09-04. Info updated 2007-01-09: Bank assets: $50.9 mil, Deposits: $38.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: First Of Minden Financial Corporation
Minden Exchange Bank & Trust Company: at 448 North Minden Avenue, branch established on 1883-09-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $120.0 mil, Deposits: $102.3 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Armstrong Financial Co.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Minden mode of transportation to work chart

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers	5	$12,058	$28,939	0	$0
Police - Other	0	$0		1	$210
Streets and Highways	2	$3,916	$23,496	0	$0
Health	0	$0		2	$809
Solid Waste Management	4	$7,356	$22,068	1	$381
Sewerage	1	$2,156	$25,872	0	$0
Financial Administration	3	$7,980	$31,920	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$2,664	$31,968	0	$0
Water Supply	2	$6,026	$36,156	1	$624
Electric Power	1	$1,946	$23,352	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	1	$2,596	$31,152	0	$0
Local Libraries	1	$1,956	$23,472	4	$766
Other Government Administration	1	$2,860	$34,320	0	$0
Totals for Government	22	$51,514	$28,099	9	$2,790

Minden government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $1,259,000
Solid Waste Management: $200,000

Parks & Recreation: $53,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $327,000
Electric Utilities: $262,000

Sewerage: $148,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,630,000
Water Utilities: $217,000

Regular Highways: $214,000

Solid Waste Management: $211,000

Parks & Recreation: $207,000

Police Protection: $151,000

Fire Protection: $101,000

Welfare - Other: $92,000

Central Staff Services: $76,000

Sewerage: $64,000

Financial Administration: $58,000

General Public Buildings: $12,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $20,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,125,000
Interest Earnings: $98,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $196,000
Parks & Recreation: $35,000

Solid Waste Management: $34,000

Electric Utilities: $31,000

Water Utilities: $29,000

Central Staff: $16,000

Financial Administration: $13,000

Police Protection: $9,000

Fire Protection: $6,000

General Public Building: $3,000

Welfare - Other: $2,000

Sewerage: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,911,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,600,000
Water Utilities: $200,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $213,000
All Other: $190,000

General Support: $68,000
Tax - NEC: $729,000
Property: $355,000

Total General Sales: $255,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $673,000

8.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,918 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.84%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

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 Buffalo County, NE	3.47% ($31,581 average AGI)
from Phelps County, NE	0.52% ($27,308)
from Adams County, NE	0.40% ($34,600)

10.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,208 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.46%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

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 Buffalo County, NE	3.57% ($28,867 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.87% ($19,864)
to Adams County, NE	0.63% ($29,688)

Strongest AM radio stations in Minden:

KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KKPR (1460 AM; 5 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
KGFW (1340 AM; 1 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KRGI (1430 AM; 5 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE)
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.)
KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KHAS (1230 AM; 1 kW; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: KHAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Minden:

KQKY (105.9 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KLIQ (94.5 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KROR (101.5 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: ETERNAL BROADCASTING, LLC)
KRNY (102.3 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KRGI-FM (96.5 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KKPR-FM (98.9 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
KLNE-FM (88.7 FM; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
K209CF (89.7 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
K260AF (99.9 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: GRACE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Minden:

KHGI-TV (Channel 13; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA, A CALIFORNIA LP)
KGIN (Channel 11; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: KOLN/KGIN LICENSE, INC.)
KTVG (Channel 17; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KHAS-TV (Channel 5; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: GREATER NEBRASKA TELEVISION, INC.)
KLNE-TV (Channel 3; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)

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