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Renville County

Population in July 2007: 410. Population change since 2000: -5.9%
 

Males: 208  (50.9%)
Females: 202  (49.1%)

Median resident age:  40.6 years
Minnesota median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 56270.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,118 (it was $35,298 in 2000)
Morton:  $44,118
Minnesota:  $55,802

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $68,970 (it was $35,500 in 2000)
Morton:  $68,970
Minnesota:  $213,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $83,487; Detached houses: $85,105; Townhouses or other attached units: $23,680; Mobile homes: $37,000

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Races in Morton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.7%)
  • American Indian (9.0%)
  • Hispanic (6.1%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Morton: 72.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (44.8%), Norwegian (21.3%), Irish (10.0%), English (3.4%), Czech (1.8%), Swedish (1.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 860 feet

Land area: 1.21 square miles.

Population density: 338 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Morton

  • High school or higher: 85.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Morton city

  • Never married: 27.6%
  • Now married: 50.7%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 10.3%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

20 residents are foreign born (2.5% Latin America, 1.4% Asia, 0.7% Europe).

This city:  4.5%
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:

Morton:  1.0% ($347)
Minnesota:  1.1% ($1,297)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eden Prairie, MN (77.8 miles , pop. 54,901).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (89.0 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (413.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Franklin, MN (2.3 miles ), Redwood Falls, MN (2.5 miles ), Morgan, MN (3.1 miles ), Delhi, MN (3.4 miles) , Clements, MN (3.5 miles) , Fairfax, MN (3.6 miles ), Bird Island, MN (3.9 miles ), Olivia, MN (3.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,300
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $108,200
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $129,600
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 44.55 N, Longitude: 94.99 W

Area code: 507

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Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-1.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Computer and electronic products (19%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (18%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (14%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (13%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)



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Morton-area historical tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 71% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/13/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 35.0 miles away from the Morton city center killed 9 people and injured 150 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/16/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the city center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near Morton:
  • REDWOOD AREA HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; REDWOOD FALLS, MN)
  • RENVILLE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; OLIVIA, MN)
  • SLEEPY EYE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; SLEEPY EYE, MN)

Political contributions by individuals in Morton, MN

Airports located in Morton:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Morton:
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 42 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT enrollment: 2,711)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 50 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 52 miles; ST PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 57 miles; MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 84 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)
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Notable locations in Morton: Morton (A), Dakotah Ridge Golf Club (B), Morton City Police Department (C), Renville County Historical Museum (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Morton include: Zion Lutheran Church (A), Saint John's Catholic Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

Tourist attraction: Renville County Historical Society Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 441 North Park Drive).

Hotel: Morton Inn (400 Kokesch Drive).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Minnesota:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  59.3%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.5%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  8.8%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  4.8%
Whole state:  3.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Morton, MN



Morton compared to Minnesota state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students 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 Morton (2009 data):
  • Minnwest Bank, M.V.: - Morton Branch Office at 224 West 2nd Street, branch established on 1983-08-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $530.1 mil, Deposits: $429.7 mil, headquarters in Redwood Falls, MN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Minnwest Corporation

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Morton, Minnesota
  • Jackpot JCT Casino Hotel/lower Sioux Lodge, RR1 Box 420, Morton, MN 56270, Phone: (800) 946-2274
  • Granite Valley Motel, 400 West Ledge, Morton, MN 56270, Phone: (800) 245-9800
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2004 Presidential Election results in Renville County Minnesota:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religon statistics for Morton

Adherents


NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodEpiscopal Church
Adherents38.4%31.4%12.3%11.7%1.9%
Congregations31.9%14.9%19.1%14.9%2.1%
NameChristian Reformed Church in North AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)Assemblies of God The Evangelical Covenant ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.5%1.2%0.4%0.4%0.7%
Congregations2.1%2.1%2.1%2.1%8.5%
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 1$4,603$55,2360$0
Police Protection - Officers 1$3,949$47,3885$6,960
Streets and Highways 1$4,788$57,4560$0
Other and Unallocable 8$13,341$20,0120$0
Totals for Government 11$26,681$29,1075$6,960



Morton government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $28,000
    Solid Waste Management: $19,000
    All Other: $8,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $282,000
    General - Other: $101,000
    Police Protection: $54,000
    Regular Highways: $51,000
    Financial Administration: $40,000
    Sewerage: $39,000
    Fire Protection: $35,000
    Water Utilities: $31,000
    Parks & Recreation: $22,000
    Solid Waste Management: $17,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $41,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $19,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $415,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $404,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $11,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $17,000
    Interest Earnings: $15,000
    Special Assessments: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $43,000
    General - Other: $9,000
    Liquor Stores: $6,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $715,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $298,000
    Water Utilities: $63,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $131,000
    All Other: $27,000
  • Tax - Property: $104,000
    Other Selective Sales: $7,000
    Public Utilities: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $127,000

5.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,213 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.38%
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 Kandiyohi County, MN  0.69% ($19,956 average AGI)
from McLeod County, MN  0.60% ($31,590)
from Redwood County, MN  0.49% ($33,531)


7.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,195 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.09%
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 McLeod County, MN  0.76% ($40,784 average AGI)
to Redwood County, MN  0.69% ($41,891)
to Kandiyohi County, MN  0.66% ($30,500)


Strongest AM radio stations in Morton:
  • KLGR (1490 AM; 1 kW; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
  • KSMM (1530 AM; 9 kW; SHAKOPEE, MN; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMNN (1330 AM; 10 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO.)
  • KNUJ (860 AM; 1 kW; NEW ULM, MN)
  • KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Morton:
  • KLGR-FM (97.7 FM; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
  • K292FC (106.3 FM; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REFUGE MEDIA GROUP)
  • KNUJ-FM (107.3 FM; SLEEPY EYE, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KNSG (94.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K222AE (92.3 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MN; Owner: PRAIRIE LIGHT CHRISTIAN RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Morton:
  • K17BV (Channel 17; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT CORP.)
  • K39CH (Channel 39; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT)
  • K54GH (Channel 54; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION)
  • K46FY (Channel 46; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION)
  • K52GU (Channel 52; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION)
  • K19CV (Channel 19; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT)
  • K48GQ (Channel 48; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION)
  • W64AC (Channel 64; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION)
  • K58AS (Channel 58; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION)
  • K60AO (Channel 60; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION)
  • K62AA (Channel 62; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION)
  • K66BB (Channel 66; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION)
  • K68BJ (Channel 68; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION)
  • K23FP (Channel 23; OLIVIA, MN; Owner: RENVILLE COUNTY TV CORPORATION)
  • K45FR (Channel 45; OLIVIA, MN; Owner: RENVILLE COUNTY TV CORPORATION)
  • K30FN (Channel 30; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TELEVISION ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA)
  • KRWF (Channel 43; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: KSAX-TV, INC.)


Morton fatal accident list:
Oct 30, 1998 10:13 AM, Sr-19, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 7, 1994 04:00 AM, M8, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3
  • Monument Drive, Type: Tower, Structure height: 97.5 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
    Registrant: Midwest Wireless Communications Dba , 1870 Madison Ave, Mankato, MN 56001, Phone: (507) 345-2440
  • Ed Downs, 0.8 Km East, Type: Tower, Structure height: 137.2 m, Overall height: 137.2 m
    Registrant: Delawder Communications Inc, 5568 General Washington Drive Suite, Alexandria, VA 22312, Phone: (703) 658-5390, Email:
  • .5 Mi Ene, Type: 2tower, Structure height: 97.5 m, Overall height: 103.6 m
    Registrant: Redwood Tv Improvement Corporation, Redwood Falls, MN 56283, Phone: (507) 697-6489

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • Th 71 3.4 Km N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 43 m, Overall height: 49 m, Call Sign: KAR95, Licensee ID: L00001503
    Assigned Frequencies : 75.6200 MHz, 75.5400 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/13/2004, Expiration Date: 07/27/2014, Certifier: Robert J Prudhomme
    Registrant: State Of Minnesota, Transportation Building, Saint Paul, MN 55155, Phone: (651) 296-8364, Fax: (651) 297-5735
  • Th 71 3.2km N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 43 m, Overall height: 49 m, Call Sign: WNFN460, Licensee ID: L00001503
    Assigned Frequencies : 160.950 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/17/2004, Expiration Date: 11/04/2014, Certifier: Robert J Prudhomme
    Registrant: State Of Minnesota, 395 John Ireland Blvd #730, Saint Paul, MN 51155, Phone: (651) 296-7421, Fax: (651) 297-5735
  • Lat: 44.531056 Lon: -94.997472, Call Sign: WPYI543
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.685 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/15/2003, Expiration Date: 08/15/2013, Certifier: Gabe Prescott
    Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Road #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • .5 Mi E At Redwood Tv Improvement Assn Tower, Overall height: 139.6 m, Call Sign: WAB991
    Assigned Frequencies : 950.000 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/26/1974, Expiration Date: 04/01/2005, Cancelation Date: 02/25/2003
    Registrant: Minnesota Public Radio, 45 East Seventh Street, Saint Paul, MN 55101

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1
  • 0.5 Mi E Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91 m, Call Sign: KKB571
    Assigned Frequencies : 158.700 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/03/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009
    Registrant: Richard S. Becker & Associates, Chartered, 7128 Fairfax Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, Phone: (301) 986-9005, Fax: (301) 986-8456, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: K0VFO, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 06/21/1988, Expiration Date: 06/21/1998, Cancelation Date: 06/22/2000
    Registrant: Fred Neitzel, 111 Walnut Dr, Morton, MN 56270

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