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Parkers Prairie, MN map Population (year 2000): 991. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,016 (+2.5% change)
 

Males: 472  (47.6%)
Females: 519  (52.4%)

Otter Tail County

Median resident age:  45.3 years
Minnesota median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 56361.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,800 (it was $28,618 in 2000)
Parkers Prairie  $30,800
Minnesota:  $52,024

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $75,000 (it was $55,700 in 2000)
Parkers Prairie  $75,000
Minnesota:  $198,800

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Races in Parkers Prairie:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (50.1%), Norwegian (16.4%), Swedish (15.6%), Irish (8.3%), English (6.4%), Polish (4.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1464 feet

Land area: 1.18 square miles.

Population density: 859 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Parkers Prairie

  • High school or higher: 69.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Parkers Prairie city

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 54.2%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 18.9%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

24 residents are foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.5% Latin America, 0.5% North America, 0.4% Asia).

This city:  2.4%
Minnesota:  5.3%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Parkers Prairie to the number of sex offenders is 1011 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Parkers Prairie:  1.2% ($649)
Minnesota:  1.1% ($1,297)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Cloud, MN (89.5 miles , pop. 59,107).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (163.7 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (604.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Miltona, MN (7.8 miles ), Urbank, MN (12.6 miles) , Carlos, MN (12.7 miles ), Henning, MN (14.2 miles ), Vining, MN (16.2 miles) , Deer Creek, MN (16.6 miles ), Millerville, MN (17.0 miles) , Garfield, MN (18.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $105,000
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $96,000
  • 1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $77,100
  • 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $141,400
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $130,000
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $56,400
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $142,500
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $136,300
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $345,000
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $120,000

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Latitude: 46.15 N, Longitude: 95.33 W


96 people in nursing homes
3 people in homes for the mentally ill

Area code: 218

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Population change in the 1990s: +35 (+3.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Machinery (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (25%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Gasoline stations (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


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Parkers Prairie-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Minnesota state average. It is 26% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/13/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.3 miles away from the Parkers Prairie city center injured 3 people and caused $5 million in damages.

On 6/18/1964, a category 3 tornado 31.4 miles away from the city center injured 13 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Parkers Prairie:
  • DOUGLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ALEXANDRIA, MN)
  • LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM (about 29 miles; STAPLES, MN)
  • TRI COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; WADENA, MN)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Parkers Prairie:
  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 85 miles; BRAINERD, MN; ID: BRD)
  • BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 97 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; ID: BJI)
  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 99 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID: STC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Parkers Prairie:
  • HENNING MUNI (about 13 miles; HENNING, MN; ID: 05Y)
  • CHANDLER FIELD (about 22 miles; ALEXANDRIA, MN; ID: AXN)
  • WADENA MUNI (about 23 miles; WADENA, MN; ID: ADC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Parkers Prairie:
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 74 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 82 miles; BRAINERD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,364)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 85 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 89 miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 96 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
  • CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 96 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
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Cemeteries: Saint Williams Cemetery (1), Parkers Prairie Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Parkers Prairie Motel (216 North Otter Avenue).

 

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

ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH (Address: 10151 Co. State Highway 63, Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-18-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (AUG-18-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (AUG-18-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-18-2005), St Boil Water Order (AUG-18-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-18-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-17-2006)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Parkers Prairie that have no violations reported:
  • NORTH EFFINGSTON LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH (Population served: 130, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 60, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • OLD MILL, THE (Population served: 40, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • URBANK CITY PARK (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • PARKERS FLORAL (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  59.9%
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: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  12.2%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.5%
Whole state:  3.2%

Parkers Prairie 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 significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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 Parkers Prairie (2007 data):
  • Midwest Bank: , National Association Branch at 105 East Soo Street, branch established on 1903-05-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $264.2 mil, Deposits: $214.2 mil, headquarters in Detroit Lakes, MN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Midwest Bank Group, Inc.



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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
Other and Unallocable 0$0 4$4,129
Police Protection - Officers 2$5,469$32,8142$706
Other Government Administration 2$5,334$32,0045$500
Streets and Highways 2$5,203$31,2180$0
Totals for Government 6$16,005$32,01011$5,335


Parkers Prairie government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $74,000
    All Other: $35,000
    Parks & Recreation: $24,000
  • Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $344,000
    Police Protection: $109,000
    Sewerage: $95,000
    Water Utilities: $91,000
    Regular Highways: $85,000
    Parks & Recreation: $79,000
    Financial Administration: $57,000
    General - Other: $46,000
    Fire Protection: $23,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $39,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $580,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $390,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $165,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $25,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $50,000
    Special Assessments: $41,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $31,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $43,000
    Fire Protection: $40,000
    General - Other: $32,000
    Liquor Stores: $4,000
    Water Utilities: $4,000
    Sewerage: $4,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,233,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $365,000
    Water Utilities: $87,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $43,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $189,000
    All Other: $7,000
  • Tax - Property: $229,000
    NEC: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $200,000

7.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,241 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.13%
Minnesota average:  7.79%

1.77% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,936 average AGI)
Otter Tail County:  1.77%
Minnesota average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cass County, ND  0.44% ($58,354 average AGI)
from Becker County, MN  0.38% ($30,963)
from Hennepin County, MN  0.35% ($75,182)


5.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,415 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.82%
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 Cass County, ND  0.61% ($27,695 average AGI)
to Becker County, MN  0.50% ($32,925)
to Hennepin County, MN  0.39% ($29,274)


Strongest AM radio stations in Parkers Prairie:
  • KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KBRF (1250 AM; 10 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
  • KWAD (920 AM; 1 kW; WADENA, MN; Owner: KOMMERSTAD COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, LLC)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KXRA (1490 AM; 1 kW; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: PARADIS BROADCASTING OF ALEXANDRIA, INC.)
  • WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
  • WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • 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))
  • KLTF (960 AM; 5 kW; LITTLE FALLS, MN; Owner: KLTF/KFML, INC.)
  • KJJK (1020 AM; 2 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Parkers Prairie:
  • KXRA-FM (92.3 FM; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: PARADIS BROADCASTING OF ALEX, INC.)
  • KIKV-FM (100.7 FM; SAUK CENTRE, MN; Owner: BDI BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KULO (94.3 FM; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: BDI BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KXRZ (99.3 FM; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: PARADIS BROADCASTING OF ALEXANDRIA, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Parkers Prairie:
  • KCCO-TV (Channel 7; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KSAX (Channel 42; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: KSAX-TV, INC.)
  • K36AA (Channel 36; ALEXANDRIA, ETC., MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
  • K16CO (Channel 16; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
  • K18DG (Channel 18; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
  • K26CL (Channel 26; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
  • K32EB (Channel 32; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
  • K48DV (Channel 48; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
  • K50DB (Channel 50; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
  • K52DZ (Channel 52; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
  • K55ID (Channel 55; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
  • K58DS (Channel 58; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
  • K60EJ (Channel 60; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
  • K65HD (Channel 65; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
  • K67HI (Channel 67; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
  • K45AR (Channel 45; EAGLE BEND, MN; Owner: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 790)
  • K17FE (Channel 17; WADENA, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K63DX (Channel 63; WADENA, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)

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