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Martin County

Population in July 2008: 237. Population change since 2000: -9.5%
 

Males: 124  (52.7%)
Females: 113  (47.3%)

Median resident age:  39.4 years
Minnesota median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 56075.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,912 (it was $38,333 in 2000)
Northrop:  $47,912
Minnesota:  $55,802

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $47,814
Northrop:  $47,814
Minnesota:  $29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $94,421 (it was $48,600 in 2000)
Northrop:  $94,421
Minnesota:  $213,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $97,695; Detached houses: $97,051

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Races in Northrop:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Northrop: 73.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (58.0%), Norwegian (17.9%), Irish (9.5%), English (4.6%), Danish (3.4%), Swedish (2.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1140 feet

Land area: 0.15 square miles.

Population density: 1581 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Northrop

  • High school or higher: 81.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Northrop city

  • Never married: 10.1%
  • Now married: 74.4%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 5.0%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
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:

Northrop:  1.1% ($525)
Minnesota:  1.1% ($1,297)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Burnsville, MN (91.0 miles , pop. 60,220).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (102.9 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (367.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Granada, MN (2.3 miles ), Fairmont, MN (2.4 miles ), Truman, MN (2.5 miles ), Welcome, MN (3.2 miles ), Lewisville, MN (3.6 miles ), Winnebago, MN (3.7 miles ), Trimont, MN (3.7 miles ), Ormsby, MN (3.9 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $200,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 43.73 N, Longitude: 94.44 W

Area code: 507

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Population change in the 1990s: -14 (-5.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Truck transportation (14%)
  • Machinery (11%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (31%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Food (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
  • Business operations specialists (11%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
  • Child care workers (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)



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Average climate in Northrop, Minnesota

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Northrop-area historical tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 120% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/29/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 38.0 miles away from the Northrop city center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused $75 million in damages.

On 4/30/1967, a category 4 tornado 46.0 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 22 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Northrop-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 91.8 miles away from Northrop center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Northrop:
  • FAIRMONT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; FAIRMONT, MN)
  • ST JAMES HEALTH SERVICES (about 20 miles; ST JAMES, MN)
  • MADELIA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; MADELIA, MN)

Political contributions by individuals in Northrop, MN

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Northrop:
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 37 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 38 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 48 miles; ST PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
  • SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 81 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,968)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
Private high school in Northrop:
  • MARTIN LUTHER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 88; Location: P O BOX 228 COUNTY HIWAY 38; Grades: 9 - 12)
Private elementary/middle school in Northrop:
  • ST JAMES LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 63; Location: 108 S JAMES ST BOX 315; Grades: PK - 8)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  76.0%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  1.9%
Whole state:  5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  6.7%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  2.5%
Whole state:  3.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Northrop, MN



Northrop compared to Minnesota state average:
  • Median house value 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly 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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Northrop travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Martin County Minnesota:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (86%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)


Religion statistics for Northrop

Adherents


NameLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristUnited Methodist Church
Adherents28.8%23.7%18.0%9.0%8.1%
Congregations21.8%16.4%7.3%12.7%10.9%
NameEvangelical Free Church of America The Evangelical Covenant ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristSalvation ArmyOther religions
Adherents3.2%2.0%1.5%1.4%4.3%
Congregations3.6%3.6%5.5%1.8%16.4%
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$100
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$280
Sewerage 0$0 1$150
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$200
Water Supply 0$0 2$275
Totals for Government 0$0 11$1,005



Northrop government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $20,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $35,000
    Regular Highways: $31,000
    General - Other: $12,000
    Police Protection: $10,000
    Sewerage: $9,000
    Fire Protection: $9,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $11,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $18,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $63,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $32,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $35,000
    All Other: $6,000
  • Tax - Property: $43,000
    NEC: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $55,000

3.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,808 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.93%
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 Faribault County, MN  0.34% ($26,448 average AGI)
from Blue Earth County, MN  0.26% ($37,318)
from Jackson County, MN  0.25% ($20,667)


5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,560 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.79%
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 Blue Earth County, MN  0.54% ($28,255 average AGI)
to Faribault County, MN  0.37% ($22,500)
to Hennepin County, MN  0.32% ($28,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Northrop:
  • KSUM (1370 AM; 1 kW; FAIRMONT, MN; Owner: WOODWARD BROADCASTING, 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)
  • KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
  • 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))
  • KTOE (1420 AM; 5 kW; MANKATO, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBEW (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BLUE EARTH, MN)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Northrop:
  • KFMC-FM (106.5 FM; FAIRMONT, MN; Owner: WOODWARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KXAC (100.5 FM; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KEEZ-FM (99.1 FM; MANKATO, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
  • K220AQ (91.9 FM; FAIRMONT, MN; Owner: MANKATO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KJLY (104.5 FM; BLUE EARTH, MN; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING,INC)
  • KBEW-FM (98.1 FM; BLUE EARTH, MN; Owner: KBEW, INC.)
  • KXLP (93.1 FM; NEW ULM, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRRW (101.5 FM; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KGAC (90.5 FM; ST. PETER, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Northrop:
  • KEYC-TV (Channel 12; MANKATO, MN; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • K28AE (Channel 28; FAIRMONT, MN; Owner: OGDEN BROADCASTING OF MINNESOTA, INC)
  • K30FN (Channel 30; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TELEVISION ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA)
  • K16CG (Channel 16; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
  • K21DG (Channel 21; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
  • K24CP (Channel 24; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
  • K26CS (Channel 26; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
  • K35DC (Channel 35; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
  • K42AV (Channel 42; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
  • K44AD (Channel 60; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
  • K46AA (Channel 46; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
  • K48AA (Channel 48; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
  • K50AB (Channel 50; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
  • K52AB (Channel 52; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
  • K54AC (Channel 54; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
  • K14KE (Channel 14; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA)
  • K19CA (Channel 19; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • K40BU (Channel 40; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Frank McCoy, Ne Corner 180th And 230th, Martin County, Mn, Type: Tower, Structure height: 155.5 m, Overall height: 156.1 m
    Registrant: Result Radio, 752 Bluffview Cirxle, Winona, MN 55987, Phone: (507) 452-4000

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: N0WCD, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 03/23/1993, Expiration Date: 03/23/2003, Cancelation Date: 03/24/2005
    Registrant: Laura J Kotewa, Northrop, MN 56075


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