Morristown, Minnesota

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Population in July 2008: 1,039. Population change since 2000: +5.9%

Males: 512	(49.3%)
Females: 527	(50.7%)

Median resident age:	33.6 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 55052.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,668 (it was $36,538 in 2000)

Morristown:	$45,668
Minnesota:	$55,802

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,060

Morristown:	$21,060
Minnesota:	$29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $143,964 (it was $74,100 in 2000)

Morristown:	$143,964
Minnesota:	$213,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $144,454; Detached houses: $169,761; In 2-unit structures: $115,295; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $107,801; Mobile homes: $30,139
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Races in Morristown:

White Non-Hispanic (90.5%)
Hispanic (8.2%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Other race (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Morristown: 76.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (44.1%), Norwegian (14.3%), English (7.5%), Irish (6.8%), French (4.8%), Czech (4.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 996 feet

Land area: 0.87 square miles.

Population density: 1197 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Morristown

High school or higher: 76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 4.7%
Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Morristown city

Never married: 24.7%
Now married: 54.6%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 8.8%
Divorced: 9.8%

25 residents are foreign born (1.9% Latin America).

This city:	2.5%
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:

Morristown:	0.9% ($643)
Minnesota:	1.1% ($1,297)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Burnsville, MN (37.5 miles , pop. 60,220).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (51.7 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (334.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Waterville, MN (2.5 miles ), Kilkenny, MN (3.0 miles) , Faribault, MN (3.1 miles ), Medford, MN (3.2 miles ), Waseca, MN (3.3 miles ), Elysian, MN (3.4 miles ), Owatonna, MN (3.8 miles ), Janesville, MN (3.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $71,000
1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $97,500
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $105,000
1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $95,000
2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $108,200
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $64,000
2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $118,900
2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $180,000
2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $189,000
2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $184,000
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $160,200
2007: 1 building, cost: $90,000
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 44.23 N, Longitude: 93.44 W

Area code: 507

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Population change in the 1990s: +208 (+26.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (13%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Food (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Machinery (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Social assistance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

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Morristown-area historical tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 108% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.6 miles away from the Morristown city center killed 6 people and injured 22 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/30/1967, a category 4 tornado 14.1 miles away from the city center killed 5 people and injured 35 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Morristown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Minnesota state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 93.4 miles away from Morristown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Morristown:

RICE COUNTY DISTRICT ONE HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; FARIBAULT, MN)
WASECA AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; WASECA, MN)
OWATONNA HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; OWATONNA, MN)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Morristown:

SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 22 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 28 miles; MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ST PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 33 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; FT enrollment: 4,636)
BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 47 miles; MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,171)
INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,475)

Public elementary/middle schools in Morristown:

MORRISTOWN ELEMENTARY (Location: 23 ANN STREET; Grades: 1 2 6 KG PK )
WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN JR. (Grades: 7 8 )

Private elementary/middle school in Morristown:

TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 30; Location: 10500 215TH STREET WEST; Grades: KG - 8)

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

Reservoir: Morristown Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

WHOLESALE TIRE (Population served: 60, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
WILLING'S CAMPGROUND (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
TIMM'S TRUCKING INC. (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	71.1%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.2%
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 2007:

This city:	10.8%
Whole state:	7.9%

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

This city:	1.8%
Whole state:	3.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Morristown, MN

10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in homes for the physically handicapped

Morristown compared to Minnesota state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below 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 Morristown (2009 data):

Lake Country Community Bank: at 111 Division Street, branch established on 1928-05-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $43.1 mil, Deposits: $32.3 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Consumer Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Morristown Holding Company

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2004 Presidential Election results in Rice County Minnesota:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (87%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Morristown

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ
Adherents	43.8%	25.6%	11.9%	5.5%	3.9%
Congregations	12.3%	19.3%	10.5%	12.3%	7.0%

Name	Assemblies of God	Episcopal Church	Baptist General Conference	Christian and Missionary Alliance	Other religions
Adherents	2.8%	1.7%	0.7%	0.7%	3.3%
Congregations	7.0%	5.3%	1.8%	1.8%	22.8%

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	1	$2,566	$30,792	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,967	$35,604	0	$0
Police - Other	0	$0		1	$2,129
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		2	$407
Totals for Government	2	$5,533	$33,198	3	$2,536

Morristown government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $145,000
All Other: $40,000

Solid Waste Management: $38,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $28,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $82,000
Sewerage: $73,000

Fire Protection: $67,000

Police Protection: $57,000

General - Other: $52,000

Solid Waste Management: $36,000

Financial Administration: $32,000

Water Utilities: $31,000

Central Staff Services: $7,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $72,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $250,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,204,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,152,000
Water Utilities: $230,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $52,000
Water Utilities: $20,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $109,000
Interest Earnings: $40,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $27,000
Parks & Recreation: $10,000

Fire Protection: $6,000

Water Utilities: $4,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $3,000

Sewerage: $2,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,000

Police Protection: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $140,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $95,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $166,000
All Other: $26,000
Tax - Property: $69,000
NEC: $7,000

Public Utilities: $5,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $89,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $11,000

7.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,899 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.25%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($389 average AGI)
Rice County: 0.28%
Minnesota average: 0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Dakota County, MN	1.57% ($56,985 average AGI)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.79% ($53,848)
from Scott County, MN	0.46% ($44,919)

7.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,790 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.08%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($178 average AGI)
Rice County: 0.08%
Minnesota average: 0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Dakota County, MN	1.00% ($37,780 average AGI)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.82% ($31,474)
to Steele County, MN	0.63% ($32,919)

Strongest AM radio stations in Morristown:

KDHL (920 AM; 5 kW; FARIBAULT, MN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KOWZ (1170 AM; 3 kW; WASECA, MN; Owner: MAIN STREET BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KTOE (1420 AM; 5 kW; MANKATO, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
WMNN (1330 AM; 10 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO.)
KSMM (1530 AM; 9 kW; SHAKOPEE, MN; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKMS (980 AM; 5 kW; RICHFIELD, MN)
WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
KNFX (970 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Morristown:

KBGY (107.5 FM; FARIBAULT, MN; Owner: MILESTONE RADIO II LLC)
KOWZ-FM (100.9 FM; BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN; Owner: BLOOMING PRAIRIE FARM RADIO INC.)
KRUE (92.1 FM; WASECA, MN; Owner: MAIN STREET BROADCASTING, INC.)
KQCL (95.9 FM; FARIBAULT, MN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KRDS-FM (95.5 FM; NEW PRAGUE, MN; Owner: RADIO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA, LLC)
KGAC (90.5 FM; ST. PETER, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
KEEZ-FM (99.1 FM; MANKATO, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
WCAL (89.3 FM; NORTHFIELD, MN; Owner: ST. OLAF COLLEGE)
KDOG (96.7 FM; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING, CO.)
KYSM-FM (103.5 FM; MANKATO, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KNGA (91.5 FM; ST. PETER, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
K280EC (103.9 FM; OWATONNA, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
K289AE (105.7 FM; OWATONNA, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KRFO-FM (104.9 FM; OWATONNA, MN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
K228DR (93.5 FM; OWATONNA, MN; Owner: OWATONNA AREA CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)

Morristown fatal accident list:
Apr 18, 2007 04:34 AM, 44, Lat: 44.228542, Lon: -93.445278, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 15, 1995 06:31 AM, 60, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 8 meters (26ft)
Total costs: $285,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,140

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Corrie Zaldivar, 24366 Holland Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 59.4 m
Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, 111 108th Ave. Ne., Suite 160, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Fire Hall West End Lot 7 Block 4, Call Sign: WYD926
Assigned Frequencies : 154.295 MHz
Grant Date: 10/08/1998, Expiration Date: 12/07/2003, Cancelation Date: 02/08/2004
Registrant: City Of Morristown, Box 362, Morristown, MN 55052, Phone: (507) 685-2303

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

103 Bloomer St, Structure height: 38.1 m, Overall height: 41.5 m, Call Sign: WPJD392
Assigned Frequencies : 952.106 MHz, 928.106 MHz
Grant Date: 02/14/2001, Expiration Date: 03/05/2011
Registrant: Phone: (515) 228-2183
Morristown, Lat: 44.226417 Lon: -93.318806, Call Sign: WQJL748
Assigned Frequencies : 956.406 MHz
Grant Date: 10/27/2008, Expiration Date: 10/27/2018, Certifier: Bel A Erickson
Registrant: Sensus Metering Systems, 450 N Gallatin Avenue, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1

Faribault Owatonna Airport 7 Mi Se, Type: Tower, Call Sign: WRNV2064, Licensee ID: L00001503
Assigned Frequencies : 1010.00 MHz
Grant Date: 02/27/2006, Expiration Date: 06/20/2015
Registrant: State Of Minnesota, 222 E Plato Blvd, Saint Paul, MN 55107

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7

Call Sign: KB0PYR, Previous Call Sign: KA0FCI, Licensee ID: L00246037
Grant Date: 12/14/1994, Expiration Date: 10/06/2004, Cancelation Date: 09/10/2002, Certifier: Philip A Wegner
Registrant: Philip A Wegner, 303 W Main, Morristown, MN 55052
Call Sign: W0IQE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00885219
Grant Date: 06/29/2004, Expiration Date: 09/16/2014, Certifier: Kenneth L Klatt
Registrant: Kenneth L Klatt, Morristown, MN 55052
Call Sign: W9DND, Previous Call Sign: N0BOR, Licensee ID: L00258056
Grant Date: 09/09/2006, Expiration Date: 09/09/2016
Registrant: John J Holman, 204 3rd Street Se, Morristown, MN 55052
Call Sign: W0PYR, Previous Call Sign: KB0PYR, Licensee ID: L00246037
Grant Date: 09/10/2002, Expiration Date: 09/10/2012, Certifier: Philip A Wegner
Registrant: Philip A Wegner, 303 W Main, Morristown, MN 55052
Call Sign: KC0OMQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00597405
Grant Date: 11/20/2002, Expiration Date: 11/20/2012, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2005, Certifier: Mark S Denker
Registrant: Mark S Denker, 401 W Franklin St, Morristown, MN 55052
Call Sign: AI0Z, Previous Call Sign: KC0OMQ, Licensee ID: L00597405
Grant Date: 05/06/2005, Expiration Date: 05/06/2015, Certifier: Mark S Denker
Registrant: Mark S Denker, 401 W Franklin St, Morristown, MN 55052
Call Sign: KC0YHK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01182833
Grant Date: 08/16/2006, Expiration Date: 08/16/2016, Certifier: Daniel R Ouellette
Registrant: Daniel R Ouellette, 24 Cate St, Morristown, MN 55052

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: AERONCA 11AC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9501E , Serial Number: 11AC-1136, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 05/25/1956
Registrant (Individual): Leon A Dahle, 407 4th St Nw, Morristown, MN 55052

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3

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