Richfield, Minnesota

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Back to Richfield, MN housing info, Hennepin County, Minnesota, MN smaller cities, MN small cities, All Cities. Homes for sale in Richfield, Minnesota   Richfield Apartments for Rent We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Richfield, MN Hennepin County Population in July 2008: 32,728. Population change since 2000: -5.0%   Males: 16,047   (49.0%) Females: 16,681   (51.0%) Median resident age:   37.1 years Minnesota median age:   35.4 years Zip codes: 55423. Estimated median household income in 2008: $54,793 (it was $45,519 in 2000) Richfield:   $54,793 Minnesota:   $57,288 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $31,820 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $234,661 (it was $127,300 in 2000) Richfield:   $234,661 Minnesota:   $213,800 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $241,479; Detached houses: $249,685; Townhouses or other attached units: $216,188; In 2-unit structures: $267,313; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $170,677; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $159,518; Mobile homes: $37,250 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 55423 Richfield, MN residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   Races in Richfield: White Non-Hispanic (78.8%) Black (6.6%) Hispanic (6.3%) Other race (3.4%) Two or more races (2.6%) Other Asian (1.8%) Vietnamese (1.3%) American Indian (1.3%) Asian Indian (0.9%) Chinese (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Richfield: 99.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Richfield, Minnesota on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Richfield is mentioned 390 times on our forum: Why don't people like Bloomington and Richfield?  (31 replies) Job near richfield commute from Hudson WI?  (10 replies) Job near Richfield where to live?  (8 replies) Minnesota: Unfriendly, with lots of bad drivers.  (130 replies) Considering to relocate from California to Minnesota, Please give me some feedback!  (46 replies) Shakopee up and coming?  (33 replies) Latest news from Richfield, MN collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (28.6%), Norwegian (17.5%), Swedish (13.8%), Irish (12.5%), English (6.8%), French (3.8%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated in 1908 Elevation: 842 feet Land area: 6.90 square miles. Population density: 4746 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 44.88 N, Longitude: 93.28 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -8,261 (-24.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,514 (13.1%)

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Richfield, Minnesota - Economy and Business Data

Here:	6.8%
Minnesota:	7.0%

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.31
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Richfield, Minnesota

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Richfield-area historical tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 86% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/6/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.6 miles away from the Richfield city center killed 6 people and injured 158 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/6/1965, a category 4 tornado 10.6 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 175 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Richfield-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 84.6 miles away from Richfield center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Birthplace of: Darby Hendrickson - NHL player (Colorado Avalanche, born: Aug 28, 1972), Ray Brown - College basketball player (Bradley Braves), Stephen King - College basketball player (Ohio Bobcats), Susan King-Borchardt - WNBA player (Minnesota Lynx, born: Jul 27, 1981), Travis Brown - College basketball player (Northern Iowa Panthers).

Main business address for: BEST BUY CO INC (RETAIL-RADIO TV & CONSUMER ELECTRONICS STORES).

Political contributions by individuals in Richfield, MN

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Cemeteries: United Hebrew Cemetery (1), Minneapolis Jewish Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Wood Lake (A), Richfield Lake (B), Legion Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Richfield include: Augsburg Park (1), Monroe Field (2), Little Bobs Park (3), Taft Park (4), Lincoln Field (5), Sheridan Park (6), Roosevelt Park (7), Fremont Park (8), Nicollet Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Tourist attractions: BONZWA Dart Cases (Arcades & Amusements; 6313 Aldrich Avenue South), Wind Horse Holidays- Inc (Recreational Trips & Guides; 6415 Vincent Ave. S). Hotels: Hampton Inn (7745 Lyndale Avenue South), Candlewood Suites (351 W 77th St).

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	57.9%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This city:	6.3%
Whole state:	7.9%

This city:	2.9%
Whole state:	3.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Richfield, MN

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• Motel 6, 7640 Cedar Ave South, Richfield, MN 55423, Phone: (612) 861-4491
• Candlewood Suites Minneapolis, 351 W 77TH St, Richfield, MN 55423, Phone: (612) 869-7704, Fax: (612) 866-0327
• Americinn, 1200 E 78TH St, Richfield, MN 55423, Phone: (612) 869-8600

Here		57.7%
USA		50.2%

7.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,890 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.49%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($546 average AGI)

Hennepin County:	0.18%
Minnesota average:	0.12%

from Ramsey County, MN	1.11% ($38,417 average AGI)
from Dakota County, MN	0.65% ($40,744)
from Anoka County, MN	0.60% ($39,768)

7.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,916 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.94%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($481 average AGI)

Hennepin County:	0.08%
Minnesota average:	0.04%

to Ramsey County, MN	1.10% ($36,869 average AGI)
to Anoka County, MN	0.85% ($41,540)
to Dakota County, MN	0.80% ($42,525)

• Jerry Morton, 6244 Cedar Ave S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 28.4 m, Overall height: 28.4 m
• Marin Fettman, 5625 23rd Ave S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.3 m, Overall height: 24.3 m, , Licensee ID: L00130191
  Registrant: T-Mobile Central LLC, 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:
• Marin Fettman, 4645 4th Avenue South, Type: Pole, Structure height: 24.4 m, Overall height: 27.4 m
• Richard J Byrne, 106 E. Diamond Lake Rd., Type: Pole, Structure height: 21.3 m, Overall height: 21.3 m
  Registrant: Towerco Assets LLC, 5000 Valleystone Drive, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27519, Phone: (919) 653-5710, Email:
• J J Nelson, 6700 Portland Avenue South, Type: Tower, Structure height: 42 m, Overall height: 47 m
  Registrant: Psc Alliance Inc., 4921 Fifth Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409-2644, Phone: (612) 720-5843, Email:
• Jerri L Janjua, Minneapolis St Paul International Airport (Parking Garage Penthouse), Type: Building, Structure height: 36.3 m, Overall height: 36.3 m
  Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

• Richfield DP, 6700 Portland Ave. S., Type: Tower, Structure height: 42 m, Overall height: 47 m, Call Sign: WPQN504
  Assigned Frequencies : 19285.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/14/2000, Expiration Date: 06/14/2010, Certifier: King W Fung
  Registrant: County Of Hennepin, 9300 Naper Street, Minneapolis, MN 55427, Phone: (763) 525-6231, Fax: (763) 525-6243, Email:
• MSPAJF, 2051 Killebrew Dr., Type: Building, Structure height: 23.8 m, Call Sign: WQIQ611
  Assigned Frequencies : 22080.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/15/2008, Expiration Date: 04/15/2018, Certifier: Kurt Maass
  Registrant: Telecom Transport Management, Inc., 146 N. Canal Street, Suite 210, Seattle, WA 98103, Phone: (206) 903-9296, Fax: (206) 545-9585, Email:
• MSPMRG, 7401 Logan Ave S., Type: Tank, Structure height: 39.3 m, Call Sign: WQJL434
  Assigned Frequencies : 23430.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/21/2008, Expiration Date: 10/21/2018, Certifier: Kurt Maass
  Registrant: Telecom Transport Management, Inc., 146 N. Canal Street, Suite 210, Seattle, WA 98103, Phone: (206) 903-9296, Fax: (206) 545-9585, Email:
• MSP4TM, 4645 4th Avenue South, Type: Pole, Structure height: 24.4 m, Overall height: 27.4 m, Call Sign: WQJV369
  Assigned Frequencies : 21230.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/12/2009, Expiration Date: 01/12/2019, Certifier: Kurt Maass
  Registrant: Telecom Transport Management, Inc., 146 N. Canal Street, Suite 210, Seattle, WA 98103, Phone: (206) 903-9296, Fax: (206) 545-9585, Email:

• Fire: 120
• Hazardous Condition: 83
• Service Call: 52
• Good Intent Call: 7

• #50 (55423) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Swedish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
• #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that had a sunburn in the past 12 months"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"