McLeod County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 1.7%
(1.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
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
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 (2011 data):
- Security Bank & Trust Company: Detached Facility at 8 Third Street Southwest, branch established on 09/16/1980. Info updated 02/06/2007: Bank assets: $2.3 mil, Deposits: $20.9 mil, headquarters in Glencoe, MN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Security Bancshares Co.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (88%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Electricity (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in McLeod County Minnesota:
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Religion statistics for Plato:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 87.95%
| Here |  | 87.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| 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% |
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| Name | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Baptist General Conference | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
| Adherents | 3.0% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.3% |
| Congregations | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 18.4% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 6 | This county: | 1.62 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | McLeod County: | 0.27 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16 | This county: | 4.31 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 19 | McLeod County: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 26.8% | | Minnesota: | 25.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | McLeod County: | 13.7% | | State: | 13.0% |
| 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 ($468.15)
All Other: $12,000 ($38.22)
Parks & Recreation: $9,000 ($28.66)
Solid Waste Management: $0 ($0.00)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $10,000 ($31.85)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $152,000 ($484.08)
General - Other: $113,000 ($359.87)
Water Utilities: $34,000 ($108.28)
Regular Highways: $33,000 ($105.10)
Fire Protection: $13,000 ($41.40)
Parks & Recreation: $10,000 ($31.85)
Central Staff Services: $3,000 ($9.55)
Financial Administration: $1,000 ($3.18)
- Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $291,000 ($926.75)
Interest Revenue: $22,000 ($70.06)
From Local Government: $10,000 ($31.85)
From Other Government: $7,000 ($22.29)
- General - Interest on Debt: $192,000 ($611.46)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,194,000 ($10171.97)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $354,000 ($1127.39)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,505,000 ($11162.42)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $43,000 ($136.94)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $116,000 ($369.43)
Interest Earnings: $27,000 ($85.99)
Special Assessments: $17,000 ($54.14)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $22,000 ($70.06)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $353,000 ($1124.20)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $52,000 ($165.61)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $88,000 ($280.25)
General Support: $53,000 ($168.79)
Water Utilities: $5,000 ($15.92)
- Tax - Property: $90,000 ($286.62)
NEC: $9,000 ($28.66)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $169,000 ($538.22)
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:
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:
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: 2 - Marin Fettman, 460 2nd Street Nw (A1p0939c) (Lat: 44.776194 Lon: -94.047556), 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:
- Marin Fettman, 460 2nd Street Nw (A1p0939c) (Lat: 44.776194 Lon: -94.047556), 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, Licensee ID: L00629754
Grant Date: 01/29/2003, Expiration Date: 01/26/2013, Cancellation Date: 02/03/2003, Certifier: David A Seither
Registrant: David A Seither, 9483 Acorn Ave, Plato, MN 55370 - Call Sign: WD0FTO
Grant Date: 05/19/1997, Expiration Date: 05/19/2007, Cancellation Date: 05/20/2009
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 Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: PA-28-236 (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: AX6-56 (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 - Aircraft: N-3 PUP (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
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Plato, MN
| Most common first names in Plato, MN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 10 | 83.8 years |
| Emma | 5 | 82.6 years |
| Elmer | 4 | 75.5 years |
| Albert | 3 | 87.0 years |
| Alfred | 3 | 80.3 years |
| Alice | 3 | 76.7 years |
| Fred | 3 | 81.0 years |
| Edward | 3 | 87.3 years |
| Henry | 3 | 78.7 years |
| Edwin | 3 | 80.0 years |
| Most common last names in Plato, MN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Schuette | 11 | 79.6 years |
| Graupmann | 8 | 79.0 years |
| Templin | 7 | 83.0 years |
| Droege | 4 | 88.5 years |
| Debner | 4 | 80.2 years |
| Lepel | 4 | 68.3 years |
| Miller | 4 | 70.0 years |
| Stockman | 4 | 75.7 years |
| Krohn | 3 | 73.7 years |
| Brinkman | 3 | 73.0 years |
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