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Population (year 2000): 2,374. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,343 (-1.3% change)
 

Males: 1,170  (49.3%)
Females: 1,204  (50.7%)

Otter Tail County

Median resident age:  36.5 years
Minnesota median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 56572.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,300 (it was $27,232 in 2000)
Pelican Rapids  $29,300
Minnesota:  $52,024

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $93,900 (it was $69,700 in 2000)
Pelican Rapids  $93,900
Minnesota:  $198,800

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Races in Pelican Rapids:

  • White Non-Hispanic (73.3%)
  • Hispanic (19.6%)
  • Other race (12.8%)
  • Two or more races (3.5%)
  • Vietnamese (2.2%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Other Asian (1.0%)
  • Black (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: Norwegian (34.1%), German (24.2%), Swedish (7.9%), English (4.4%), Irish (4.4%), United States (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1300 feet

Land area: 2.62 square miles.

Population density: 894 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Pelican Rapids

  • High school or higher: 66.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 11.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pelican Rapids city

  • Never married: 21.5%
  • Now married: 57.5%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 12.8%
  • Divorced: 7.6%

487 residents are foreign born (13.2% Latin America, 3.7% Europe).

This city:  20.5%
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:

Pelican Rapids:  1.1% ($791)
Minnesota:  1.1% ($1,297)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fargo, ND (54.2 miles , pop. 90,599).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (222.9 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (663.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Erhard, MN (5.9 miles) , Elizabeth, MN (13.5 miles) , Rothsay, MN (15.1 miles ), Fergus Falls, MN (19.8 miles ), Vergas, MN (19.8 miles ), Audubon, MN (21.4 miles ), Lake Park, MN (21.9 miles ), Detroit Lakes, MN (23.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $64,000
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $58,500
  • 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $69,300
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $90,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $91,000
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $85,500
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $82,200
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $120,000
  • 2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $137,500

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Latitude: 46.57 N, Longitude: 96.08 W


101 people in nursing homes

Area code: 218

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Population change in the 1990s: +478 (+25.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Food (34%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Food (22%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Gasoline stations (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
  • Food processing workers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Food processing workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Secondary school teachers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


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Pelican Rapids-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Minnesota state average. It is 19% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 23.2 miles away from the Pelican Rapids city center killed 10 people and injured 103 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/28/1975, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 48.8 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Pelican Rapids:
  • FERGUS FALLS REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER (about 20 miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN)
  • LAKE REGION HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN)
  • ST MARYS REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 23 miles; DETROIT LAKES, MN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pelican Rapids:
  • HECTOR INTL (about 56 miles; FARGO, ND; ID: FAR)
  • BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 102 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; ID: BJI)
  • THIEF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL (about 102 miles; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; ID: TVF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pelican Rapids:
  • PELICAN RAPIDS MUNI-LYON'S FIELD (about 5 miles; PELICAN RAPIDS, MN; ID: 47Y)
  • FERGUS FALLS MUNI-EINAR MICKELSON FLD (about 21 miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN; ID: FFM)
  • DETROIT LAKES-WETHING FIELD (about 22 miles; DETROIT LAKES, MN; ID: DTL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pelican Rapids:
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 37 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
  • CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 37 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 42 miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 67 miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 106 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,562)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 116 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; FT enrollment: 9,935)
Public high school in Pelican Rapids:
  • PELICAN RAPIDS SEC. (Students: 630; Location: BOX 642; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Pelican Rapids:
  • PELICAN RAPIDS EL. (Students: 562; Location: BOX 642; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Pelican Rapids:
  • PELICAN RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $167,163; Location: 25 WEST MILL STREET; 21,543 books; 452 audio materials; 743 video materials; 94 serial subscriptions)

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Hotels: Cormorant Inn & Suites (10510 County Highway 5), Pelican Motel (900 North Broadway).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Pelican Rapids and their reported violations in the past:

PELICAN HILLS PARK (Address: 20098 South Pelican Drive, Population served: 170, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-1998 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-26-1999)
ZORBAZ OF PELICAN LAKE, INC. (Address: 31709 County Highway 9, Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-23-2003), St Boil Water Order (JUN-23-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUN-23-2003), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUN-23-2003), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUN-23-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-23-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-06-2003)
HIDDEN ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
MAPLEWOOD STATE PARK (Address: 39721 Park Entrance Road, Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-26-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (MAY-26-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (MAY-26-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-26-2005), St Boil Water Order (MAY-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-26-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUN-08-2005)
TERHURNE'S NORTHSHORE RESORT (Address: 26384 County Highway 4, Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUL-20-1999), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-20-1999), St Public Notif requested (JUL-20-1999), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-20-1999), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUL-20-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-20-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUL-27-1999)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Pelican Rapids that have no violations reported:
  • ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 300, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • NORTH IMMANUAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (Address: PO Box 438, Population served: 130, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • TONY'S CAMPGROUND (Population served: 120, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • LINDEN SHORE RESORT (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SOLINGER'S RESORT (Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • MAPLE BEACH RESORT (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SOUTH IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ROLLING HILLS GOLF CLUB (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • OAK LODGE SUMMER VILLAGE (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Minnesota:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  63.2%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.6%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  15.8%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  8.8%
Whole state:  3.2%

Pelican Rapids compared to Minnesota state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Pelican Rapids (2007 data):
  • Lake Country State Bank: North Broadway Branch at 1001 South Broadway, branch established on 1930-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $85.7 mil, Deposits: $72.3 mil, headquarters in Long Prairie, MN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Tysan Corporation, The
  • State Bank & Trust: Pelican Rapids Branch at 15 North Broadway, branch established on 2004-11-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,626.8 mil, Deposits: $1,335.2 mil, headquarters in Fargo, ND, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: State Bankshares, Inc.
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Pelican Rapids Branch at 11 South Broadway, branch established on 1882-01-01. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company



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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
Local Libraries 1$3,131$37,5726$4,833
Police Protection - Officers 5$14,234$34,1621$1,849
Water Supply 1$3,317$39,8040$0
Parks and Recreation 1$1,970$23,6400$0
Sewerage 2$5,150$30,9000$0
Streets and Highways 3$7,455$29,8200$0
Other Government Administration 1$3,739$44,8680$0
Financial Administration 2$4,455$26,7301$759
Other and Unallocable 2$4,851$29,1062$695
Totals for Government 18$48,301$32,20110$8,136


Pelican Rapids government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $16,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $543,000
    All Other: $100,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
    Regular Highways: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $631,000
    Liquor Stores: $525,000
    Police Protection: $297,000
    Water Utilities: $268,000
    Libraries: $155,000
    Regular Highways: $149,000
    General - Other: $123,000
    Parks & Recreation: $92,000
    Fire Protection: $81,000
    Financial Administration: $42,000
    Air Transportation: $19,000
    Health Services - Other: $11,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,000
    Transit Utilities: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $50,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $265,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $22,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,687,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $608,000
    Other NEC: $12,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $975,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,794,000
    Water Utilities: $625,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $930,000
    Water Utilities: $5,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $375,000
    Special Assessments: $91,000
    Interest Earnings: $64,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $255,000
    Libraries: $93,000
    Fire Protection: $47,000
    Sewerage: $36,000
    Regular Highways: $21,000
    Parks & Recreation: $20,000
    Water Utilities: $9,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,193,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $519,000
    Water Utilities: $338,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $732,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $371,000
    All Other: $113,000
  • Tax - Property: $684,000
    NEC: $7,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $428,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000

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 Pelican Rapids:
  • KBRF (1250 AM; 10 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
  • KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KJJK (1020 AM; 2 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
  • WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • KQWB (1660 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KFNW (1200 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KFGO (790 AM; 5 kW; FARGO, ND; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KVOX (1280 AM; 5 kW; MOORHEAD, MN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDAY (970 AM; 5 kW; FARGO, ND; Owner: FORUM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KDLM (1340 AM; 1 kW; DETROIT LAKES, MN; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pelican Rapids:
  • KBOT (104.1 FM; PELICAN RAPIDS, MN; Owner: WASHINGTON RADIO, INC,)
  • KZCR (103.3 FM; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC)
  • KRVI (95.1 FM; DETROIT LAKES, MN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KJJK-FM (96.5 FM; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
  • KNWF (91.5 FM; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KRCQ (102.3 FM; DETROIT LAKES, MN; Owner: DETROIT LAKES BROADCASTING COMPANY,)

TV broadcast stations around Pelican Rapids:
  • K49FA (Channel 49; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA ED. TV CORP.)
  • K41CS (Channel 41; ERHARD, MN; Owner: RURAL SVCS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA, INC)
  • K43CS (Channel 43; ERHARD, MN; Owner: RURAL SVCS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA, INC)
  • K51DC (Channel 51; ERHARD, MN; Owner: RURAL SVCS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA, INC)
  • K31CH (Channel 31; ERHARD, MN; Owner: RURAL SVCS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA, INC)
  • K39CJ (Channel 39; ERHARD, MN; Owner: RURAL SVCS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA, INC)

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