Plato, Minnesota

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Population in July 2008: 317. Population change since 2000: -5.7%

Males: 156	(49.4%)
Females: 161	(50.6%)

Median resident age:	38.0 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 55370.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $68,967 (it was $55,179 in 2000)

Plato:	$68,967
Minnesota:	$55,802

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $32,647

Plato:	$32,647
Minnesota:	$29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $172,912 (it was $89,000 in 2000)

Plato:	$172,912
Minnesota:	$213,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $190,429; Detached houses: $194,241; Townhouses or other attached units: $129,858; In 2-unit structures: $69,177; Mobile homes: $22,500

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Races in Plato:

White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Plato: 76.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (67.0%), Norwegian (8.6%), Irish (8.0%), Swedish (6.0%), French (2.7%), United States (2.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 990 feet

Land area: 0.34 square miles.

Population density: 929 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Plato

High school or higher: 87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
Unemployed: 3.1%
Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Plato city

Never married: 20.8%
Now married: 63.8%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 9.0%
Divorced: 5.4%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.5%
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:

Plato:	0.9% ($804)
Minnesota:	1.1% ($1,297)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eden Prairie, MN (28.9 miles , pop. 54,901).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (40.0 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (378.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hamburg, MN (2.1 miles ), Glencoe, MN (2.3 miles ), Norwood Young America, MN (2.4 miles ), Green Isle, MN (2.6 miles ), Lester Prairie, MN (2.8 miles ), New Germany, MN (2.9 miles ), Mayer, MN (3.3 miles ), Arlington, MN (3.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $160,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $160,000
1998: 1 building, cost: $160,000
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 1 building, cost: $220,000
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 44.77 N, Longitude: 94.04 W

Area code: 320

Population change in the 1990s: -20 (-5.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Food (18%)
Construction (11%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Health care (6%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Educational services (9%)
Computer and electronic products (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Construction (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (6%)
Religious workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (16%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Computer specialists (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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Average climate in Plato, Minnesota

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Plato-area historical tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 79% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/6/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.2 miles away from the Plato city center killed 3 people and injured 175 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/19/1951, a category 4 tornado 17.9 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Plato-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Minnesota state average. It is 99% 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 49.7 miles away from Plato center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Plato:

GLENCOE AREA HEALTH CENTER (about 7 miles; GLENCOE, MN)
SIBLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; ARLINGTON, MN)
HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; HUTCHINSON, MN)

Political contributions by individuals in Plato, MN

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Plato:

GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 31 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; FT enrollment: 4,636)
SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 39 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,857)
HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; FT enrollment: 3,138)
NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; FT enrollment: 3,097)
AUGSBURG COLLEGE (about 42 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,662)

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Notable locations in Plato: Plato (A), Plato Fire Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Plato include: Saint Paul's United Church of Christ (A), Saint John's Lutheran Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.8%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	9.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	2.8%
Whole state:	7.9%

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

This city:	1.9%
Whole state:	3.2%

Plato compared to Minnesota state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below 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 below state average.

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Banks with branches in Plato (2009 data):

Security Bank & Trust Company: Detached Facility at 8 Third Street Southwest, branch established on 1980-09-16. Info updated 2007-02-06: Bank assets: $250.3 mil, Deposits: $225.1 mil, headquarters in Glencoe, MN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Security Bancshares Co.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in McLeod County Minnesota:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (88%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Electricity (1%)

Religion statistics for Plato

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Adherents	29.1%	28.8%	23.0%	5.4%	3.3%
Congregations	10.2%	18.4%	16.3%	12.2%	8.2%

Name	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Baptist General Conference	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	3.0%	2.4%	1.4%	1.0%	2.3%
Congregations	4.1%	4.1%	4.1%	4.1%	18.4%

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$775
Streets and Highways	1	$2,846	$34,152	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	1	$3,038	$36,456	0	$0
Totals for Government	2	$5,884	$35,304	6	$775

Plato government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $147,000
All Other: $12,000

Parks & Recreation: $9,000

Solid Waste Management: $0
Construction - Regular Highways: $10,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $152,000
General - Other: $113,000

Water Utilities: $34,000

Regular Highways: $33,000

Fire Protection: $13,000

Parks & Recreation: $10,000

Central Staff Services: $3,000

Financial Administration: $1,000
Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $291,000
Interest Revenue: $22,000

From Local Government: $10,000

From Other Government: $7,000
General - Interest on Debt: $192,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,194,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $354,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,505,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $43,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $116,000
Interest Earnings: $27,000

Special Assessments: $17,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $22,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $353,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $52,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $88,000
General Support: $53,000

Water Utilities: $5,000
Tax - Property: $90,000
NEC: $9,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $169,000

7.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,840 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.54%
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 Hennepin County, MN	0.99% ($38,579 average AGI)
from Carver County, MN	0.90% ($39,397)
from Meeker County, MN	0.51% ($31,933)

6.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,289 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.44%
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 Hennepin County, MN	0.72% ($32,769 average AGI)
to Carver County, MN	0.62% ($48,337)
to Meeker County, MN	0.46% ($45,299)

Strongest AM radio stations in Plato:

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))
KWOM (1600 AM; 5 kW; WATERTOWN, MN; Owner: WATERTOWN RADIO, INC.)
KSMM (1530 AM; 9 kW; SHAKOPEE, MN; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
WMNN (1330 AM; 10 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO.)
WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
KUOM (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
KKMS (980 AM; 5 kW; RICHFIELD, MN)
WWTC (1280 AM; 5 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Plato:

KTTB (96.3 FM; GLENCOE, MN; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
KARP-FM (106.9 FM; DASSEL, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KTCZ-FM (97.1 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KNOW-FM (91.1 FM; MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
WLTE (102.9 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KQQL (107.9 FM; ANOKA, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KSTP-FM (94.5 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-FM, LLC, A DELAWARE LLC)
K204DS (88.7 FM; GLENCOE, MN; Owner: REFUGE MEDIA GROUP)

TV broadcast stations around Plato:

KMSP-TV (Channel 9; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
KARE (Channel 11; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
KSTP-TV (Channel 5; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTCA-TV (Channel 2; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
KPXM (Channel 41; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: PAXSON MINNEAPOLIS LICENSE, INC.)
WCCO-TV (Channel 4; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
K07UI (Channel 7; MINNEAPOLIS, ETC., MN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
KSTC-TV (Channel 45; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTCI-TV (Channel 17; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
KMWB (Channel 23; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KLGT LICENSEE, LLC)
WFTC (Channel 29; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
K58BS (Channel 58; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K67HG (Channel 67; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
K14KH (Channel 14; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K19ER (Channel 19; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: CATHOLIC VIEWS BROADCASTS, INC.)

Plato fatal accident list:
Nov 12, 1975 11:56 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Marin Fettman, 460 2nd Street Nw (A1p0939c), Type: Tower, Structure height: 56.4 m, Overall height: 56.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00130191
Registrant: T-Mobile Central LLC, 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: N0VFH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00629754
Grant Date: 01/29/2003, Expiration Date: 01/26/2013, Cancelation Date: 02/03/2003, Certifier: David A Seither
Registrant: David A Seither, 9483 Acorn Ave, Plato, MN 55370
Call Sign: WD0FTO, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 05/19/1997, Expiration Date: 05/19/2007
Registrant: Dale C Roth, Plato, MN 55370
Call Sign: KC0OYY, Previous Call Sign: N0VFH, Licensee ID: L00629754
Grant Date: 01/29/2003, Expiration Date: 01/26/2013, Certifier: David A Seither
Registrant: David A Seither, 9483 Acorn Ave, Plato, MN 55370

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4

Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-236 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2092D , Serial Number: 28-7911032, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 10/30/1978
Registrant (Individual): Stuart Selchow, 1728 90th St, Plato, MN 55370
Aircraft: THUNDER BALLOONS LIMITED AX6-56 (Balloon, Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
N-Number: 2171V , Serial Number: 993, Year manufactured: 1988, Airworthiness Date: 04/18/1990
Registrant (Individual): Randall D Wahl, 12746 County Road 9, Plato, MN 55370
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 06/12/1989
Aircraft: DAMMANN WILLIAM N-3 PUP (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 40937 , Serial Number: 0126, Year manufactured: 1994, Airworthiness Date: 06/20/1995
Registrant (Individual): Donavon P Kelly, 14748 Zero Ave N, Plato, MN 55370
Aircraft: CESSNA 550 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 8, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W CANADA JT15D-4 (2500 Pounds of Thrust) (Turbo-fan)
N-Number: 550PW , Serial Number: 550-0159, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 06/06/1997
Registrant (Corporation): Wood I Fly LLC, Po Box 98, Plato, MN 55370

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 14
Hazardous Condition: 1

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