Miner, Missouri

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Population in July 2008: 1,313. Population change since 2000: +24.3%

Males: 629	(47.9%)
Females: 684	(52.1%)

Median resident age:	38.5 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Zip codes: 63801.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,521 (it was $30,750 in 2000)

Miner:	$36,521
Missouri:	$45,114

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,045

Miner:	$21,045
Missouri:	$23,915

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $90,440 (it was $56,700 in 2000)

Miner:	$90,440
Missouri:	$138,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $94,570; Detached houses: $115,949; Mobile homes: $15,174; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,500

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Races in Miner:

White Non-Hispanic (92.6%)
Hispanic (2.3%)
Black (2.2%)
Two or more races (2.0%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Other race (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Miner: 75.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.6%), German (11.6%), Irish (8.8%), English (7.7%), French (2.0%), Dutch (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1951

Elevation: 308 feet

Land area: 4.10 square miles.

Population density: 320 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Miner

High school or higher: 69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
Unemployed: 5.7%
Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Miner city

Never married: 14.3%
Now married: 62.2%
Separated: 2.8%
Widowed: 8.5%
Divorced: 12.2%

22 residents are foreign born (1.1% Latin America, 0.7% Europe, 0.3% Asia).

This city:	2.1%
Missouri:	2.7%

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:

Miner:	0.8% ($429)
Missouri:	1.0% ($851)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, TN (95.8 miles , pop. 59,643).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (125.1 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (356.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Sikeston, MO (1.7 miles ), Bertrand, MO (2.2 miles ), Diehlstadt, MO (2.7 miles) , Blodgett, MO (2.8 miles ), Haywood City, MO (3.0 miles ), Morehouse, MO (3.0 miles ), Matthews, MO (3.1 miles ), Charleston, MO (3.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $21,700
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $17,500
1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $68,000
1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $68,000
2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $65,000
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $65,000
2002: 64 buildings, average cost: $116,300
2003: 18 buildings, average cost: $51,200
2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $56,800
2006: 11 buildings, average cost: $56,800
2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $56,800
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 36.89 N, Longitude: 89.54 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 573

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Population change in the 1990s: -155 (-12.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Truck transportation (9%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Construction (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (23%)
Educational services (9%)
Social assistance (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

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Crime in Miner by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	0	0	0	1	2
per 100,000	93.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	78.3	150.5
Robberies	2	2	2	0	0	1
per 100,000	186.7	186.9	163.9	0.0	0.0	75.2
Assaults	6	12	10	8	13	23
per 100,000	560.2	1121.5	819.7	641.0	1018.0	1730.6
Burglaries	3	10	14	12	7	20
per 100,000	280.1	934.6	1147.5	961.5	548.2	1504.9
Thefts	70	69	36	55	46	84
per 100,000	6535.9	6448.6	2950.8	4407.1	3602.2	6320.5
Auto thefts	9	9	4	2	3	8
per 100,000	840.3	841.1	327.9	160.3	234.9	602.0
Arson	0	0	0	2	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	160.3	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	591.0	671.0	437.7	384.6	467.5	895.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 13 (8 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	6.09
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Miner, Missouri

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Miner-area historical tornado activity is above Missouri state average. It is 149% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/22/1981, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.4 miles away from the Miner city center killed one person and injured 32 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/7/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.1 miles away from the city center injured 7 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Miner-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 73% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 19.0 miles away from Miner center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 27.7 miles away from the city center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 97.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 21.2 miles away from Miner center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 62.6 miles away from the city center
On 2/5/1994 at 14:55:37, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 LG, 4.2 MD, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 38.4 miles away from Miner center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Miner:

MISSOURI DELTA MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; SIKESTON, MO)
MISSOURI SOUTHERN HEALTHCARE (about 26 miles; DEXTER, MO)
ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Miner:

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 60 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 62 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 67 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; MURRAY, KY; FT enrollment: 7,676)
UNION UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 97 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; FT enrollment: 8,696)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	71.3%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	18.6%
Whole state:	11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	9.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Miner, MO

46 people in nursing homes

Miner compared to Missouri state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
House age below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Miner (2009 data):

Montgomery Bank, National Association: Miner Branch at 2201 East Malone, branch established on 1994-10-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $983.1 mil, Deposits: $723.5 mil, headquarters in Sikeston, MO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Montgomery Bancorporation, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Scott County Missouri:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (51%) Electricity (46%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Miner

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God
Adherents	40.5%	27.1%	9.3%	3.8%	3.4%
Congregations	32.9%	10.0%	14.3%	8.6%	5.7%

Name	Lutheran Church	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Other religions
Adherents	3.0%	2.8%	2.5%	1.7%	5.9%
Congregations	4.3%	2.9%	2.9%	4.3%	14.3%

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		1	$400
Other Government Administration	2	$5,315	$31,890	5	$250
Judicial and Legal	1	$2,126	$25,512	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	6	$13,464	$26,928	0	$0
Police - Other	4	$7,795	$23,385	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		20	$1,100
Streets and Highways	3	$7,795	$31,180	0	$0
Totals for Government	16	$36,495	$27,371	26	$1,750

6.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,405 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.60%
Missouri average:	7.87%

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 Cape Girardeau County, MO	1.88% ($27,220 average AGI)
from New Madrid County, MO	0.63% ($26,551)
from Mississippi County, MO	0.56% ($24,114)

7.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,480 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.01%
Missouri average:	7.66%

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 Cape Girardeau County, MO	2.02% ($30,045 average AGI)
to New Madrid County, MO	0.52% ($21,000)
to Mississippi County, MO	0.50% ($24,620)

Strongest AM radio stations in Miner:

KRHW (1520 AM; 5 kW; SIKESTON, MO)
KSIM (1400 AM; 1 kW; SIKESTON, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
KZIM (960 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
KAPE (1550 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
KCHR (1350 AM; 1 kW; CHARLESTON, MO; Owner: SOUTH MISSOURI B/C COMPANY, INC.)
KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KYMO (1080 AM; daytime; 1 kW; EAST PRAIRIE, MO; Owner: USHER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Miner:

KBXB (97.9 FM; SIKESTON, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
KBHI (107.1 FM; MINER, MO; Owner: DANA R WITHERS)
KWKZ (106.1 FM; CHARLESTON, MO; Owner: ANDERSON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KREZ (104.7 FM; CHAFFEE, MO; Owner: DANA R. WITHERS)
KGMO (100.7 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WKIB (96.5 FM; ANNA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS)
KEZS-FM (102.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KYMO-FM (105.3 FM; EAST PRAIRIE, MO; Owner: USHER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBEL (88.5 FM; CAIRO, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KRCU (90.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
KCGQ-FM (99.3 FM; GORDONVILLE, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Miner:

WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
K47FB (Channel 47; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K69HT (Channel 69; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KFVS-TV (Channel 12; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
KBSI (Channel 23; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: KBSI LICENSEE L.P.)
WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
K65GP (Channel 65; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K58FD (Channel 58; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KCGI-CA (Channel 45; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)

Miner, Missouri:

Fatal accident count: 10
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 15
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
Fatalities: 10
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 24
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Missouri average:

Fatal accident count: 99
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 152
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 33
Fatalities: 109
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 252
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11

See more detailed statistics of Miner fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 36 meters (118ft)
Total average daily traffic: 22,137
Total average daily truck traffic: 6,934

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6

DAVID S BATTLES, 4.5 Mi S Of Miner On Aa Hwy Then .2 Mi W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 92 m, Overall height: 97 m
Registrant: Battles Communications, Inc, 1101 W Business Hwy 60, Dexter, MO 63841, Phone: (573) 624-8212, Email:
On Aa Hwy 4.5m S .5m W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96.9 m
Registrant: Battles Communications Inc, 1203 W Bus Hwy 60, Dexter, MO 63841, Phone: (573) 624-8212
4.5 Mi S On Aa Hwy Then .5 M W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96.9 m
Registrant: Battles Communications Inc, 1203 W Bus Hwy 60, Dexter, MO 63841, Phone: (573) 624-8212
WAYNE WATTS, Cr539, Type: Mast, Structure height: 57 m, Overall height: 58.5 m
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
Sonny Riley, 103 H Road, Type: Tank, Structure height: 37.1 m, Overall height: 40.8 m
Registrant: Miner Police Department, 103 H Road, Miner, MO 63701, Phone: (573) 471-8568
Monica N Johnson, 610 David Lane, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.7 m, Overall height: 60.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00304109
Registrant: The Roberts Tower Co, 1408 N Kingshighway, St. Louis, MO 63113, Phone: (314) 367-4600

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

103 H Rd, Call Sign: KNFA361, Licensee ID: L00134703
Assigned Frequencies : 155.370 MHz, 155.415 MHz, 155.475 MHz, 155.490 MHz
Grant Date: 03/12/2002, Expiration Date: 03/17/2012
Registrant: City Of Miner, 103 St Rt H, Miner, MO 63801, Phone: (314) 471-8520

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

Min512, Lat: 36.890056 Lon: -89.522361, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.7 m, Overall height: 60.6 m, Call Sign: WQHY994
Assigned Frequencies : 3650.00 MHz
Grant Date: 12/04/2007, Expiration Date: 12/04/2017, Certifier: Richard Eaton
Registrant: Arent Fox LLP, 1050 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 715-8479, Fax: (202) 857-6395, Email:

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1

4.5 Miles South & 5 Miles Of City On Aa Hwy, Type: Tower, Structure height: 96.9 m, Call Sign: WRV961
Assigned Frequencies : 152.240 MHz
Grant Date: 06/21/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Certifier: Sanford L Green
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, LLP, 2120 L Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 659-0830, Fax: (202) 828-5568

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 10
Hazardous Condition: 4

Incident types - Miner

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