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Notable locations in Sandstone: Sandstone (A), Sandstone Area Country Club (B), Sandstone Federal Correctional Institution (C), Banning Campground (D), Sandstone History and Art Center (E), Sandstone Public Library (F), Sandstone Volunteer Fire Department (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Sandstone include: Zion Lutheran Church (A), Dell Grove Emmanuel Lutheran Church (B), Trinity Lutheran Church (C), United Church of Christ (D), Saint Luke's Catholic Church (E), Evangelical Free Church (F), Assembly of God Church (G), Community Worship Center (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Spring Park Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Wolf Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Sandstone include: Watertower Park (1), Robinson Park (2), Railroad Park (3), Johnson Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Audubon Center of the North Woods (Nature Centers; 54165 Audubon Drive), Sandstone City Clerk (Recreation Areas; 119 4th Street).
Hotel: Sandstone 61 Motel (1409 Highway 23 North).
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Pine County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Sandstone and their reported violations in the past:
FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (Address: 2300 County Road 29  , Population served: 900, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon & U. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (FEB-18-2000), St Public Notif requested (FEB-18-2000), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-18-2000), St Public Notif received (6 times from MAR-03-2000 to SEP-04-2001), St BCA signed (JAN-04-2002), St Public Notif received (JAN-30-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2002)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-1999 and JUN-1999, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-12-1999), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-12-1999), St Intentional no-action (AUG-12-1999), St Public Notif received (7 times from SEP-09-1999 to SEP-04-2001), St BCA signed (JAN-04-2002), St Public Notif received (JAN-30-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
NORTHWOODS AUDUBON CENTER (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUL-09-1999), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-09-1999), St Public Notif requested (JUL-09-1999), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-09-1999), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUL-09-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-09-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUL-20-1999)
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-24-2002), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-24-2002), St Public Notif requested (SEP-24-2002), St Tech Assistance Visit (SEP-24-2002), St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-24-2002), St Boil Water Order (SEP-24-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-17-2002)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Sandstone that have no violations reported:
- TWO CREEKS CAMPGROUND (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 18.8%
(17.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 90.3% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 40.8% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Minnesota: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 60.1% | | Whole state: | 66.5% |
| This city: | 6.4% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sandstone, MN
People in group quarters in Sandstone:
- 124 people in nursing homes
- 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 8 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 4 people in other group homes
Sandstone compared to Minnesota state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Sandstone (2011 data):
- Northview Bank: First National Bank Of The North Bra at 510 Main Street, branch established on 1902/08/08; at 510 Main Street, branch established on 1908/01/01. Info updated 2012/03/05: Bank assets: $230.5 mil, Deposits: $201.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Finlayson Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (87%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Pine County Minnesota:
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Religion statistics for Sandstone (based on Pine County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.91%
| Here | | 46.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Lutheran Church | Evangelical Free Church of America | Baptist General Conference |
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| Adherents | 36.3% | 29.6% | 12.8% | 3.2% | 2.9% |
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| Congregations | 16.7% | 20.8% | 10.4% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.5% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 7.5% |
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| Congregations | 4.2% | 6.3% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 25.0% |
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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: 7 | Pine County: | 2.49 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.36 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21 | Pine County: | 7.47 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 23 | This county: | 8.18 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Pine County: | 7.1% | | Minnesota: | 6.5% |
Adult obesity rate: | Pine County: | 27.7% | | State: | 25.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $3,330 | $39,960 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $7,443 | $44,658 | 6 | $1,924 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $255 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $3,538 | $42,456 | 1 | $1,798 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $735 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,112 | $25,344 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,023 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $16,423 | $39,415 | 12 | $5,735 |
Sandstone government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $38,000 ($13.33)
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $783,000 ($274.74)
- Charges - Housing & Community Development: $637,000 ($223.51)
All Other: $268,000 ($94.04)
Parks & Recreation: $213,000 ($74.74)
Sewerage: $138,000 ($48.42)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $58,000 ($20.35)
- Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $720,000 ($252.63)
General - Other: $231,000 ($81.05)
Parks & Recreation: $191,000 ($67.02)
Regular Highways: $107,000 ($37.54)
Water Utilities: $103,000 ($36.14)
Police Protection: $75,000 ($26.32)
Sewerage: $75,000 ($26.32)
Air Transportation: $44,000 ($15.44)
Fire Protection: $40,000 ($14.04)
Financial Administration: $35,000 ($12.28)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $14,000 ($4.91)
Central Staff Services: $8,000 ($2.81)
Libraries: $4,000 ($1.40)
Solid Waste Management: $1,000 ($0.35)
- Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $214,000 ($75.09)
Total Federal Securities: $68,000 ($23.86)
Total Cash & Deposits: $47,000 ($16.49)
Benefit Payments: $28,000 ($9.82)
From Other Government: $13,000 ($4.56)
From Local Government: $5,000 ($1.75)
Interest Revenue: $-17,000 ($-5.96)
- General - Interest on Debt: $580,000 ($203.51)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $208,000 ($72.98)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $8,777,000 ($3079.65)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,500,000 ($526.32)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $213,000 ($74.74)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $9,809,000 ($3441.75)
Water Utilities: $203,000 ($71.23)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $255,000 ($89.47)
Water Utilities: $5,000 ($1.75)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $85,000 ($29.82)
General Revenue, NEC: $84,000 ($29.47)
Special Assessments: $34,000 ($11.93)
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $40,000 ($14.04)
General - Other: $31,000 ($10.88)
Regular Highways: $25,000 ($8.77)
Parks & Recreation: $14,000 ($4.91)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $547,000 ($191.93)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $153,000 ($53.68)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,983,000 ($695.79)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $426,000 ($149.47)
All Other: $29,000 ($10.18)
- Tax - Property: $381,000 ($133.68)
NEC: $27,000 ($9.47)
Public Utilities: $9,000 ($3.16)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $775,000 ($271.93)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000 ($3.51)
7.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,396 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.60% | | 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:
7.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,171 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.48% | | 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 Sandstone:
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- 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))
- WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
- KDAL (610 AM; 5 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WNMT (650 AM; 10 kW; NASHWAUK, MN; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, L.L.C.)
- WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sandstone:
- W280DF (103.9 FM; SANDSTONE, MN; Owner: REFUGE MEDIA GROUP)
- WCMP-FM (100.9 FM; PINE CITY, MN; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Sandstone:
- W24CL (Channel 24; GRANTSBURG, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
Sandstone fatal accident list:
Dec 17, 1992 11:10 AM, T512, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 24 meters (79ft)
Total costs: $1,671,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,099
Total average daily truck traffic: 164
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Sandstone)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 24 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - BANNING SP, Park Hdqtrs Banning State Pk (Lat: 46.174111 Lon: -92.850750), Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.4 m, Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WYY990
Assigned Frequencies: 151.190 MHz, 151.370 MHz, 151.415 MHz, 159.240 MHz
Grant Date: 08/13/2004, Expiration Date: 08/29/2014
Registrant: Electronic Communications Office, 1500 W Cr B2, Ms730, Roseville, MN 55113, Phone: (651) 234-7970, Fax: (651) 234-7960, Email:
- Adj To Pine Ave & 6th St (Lat: 46.120778 Lon: -92.858250), Structure height: 86 m, Call Sign: KVA635, Licensee ID: L00001853
Assigned Frequencies: 451.275 MHz
Grant Date: 03/20/2002, Expiration Date: 04/01/2012
Registrant: Minnesota Power Inc, 30 W Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802, Phone: (218) 722-2641 - Jct 6th St & Pine Ave (Lat: 46.120778 Lon: -92.858250), Call Sign: WGM424
Assigned Frequencies: 154.463 MHz
Grant Date: 04/27/2001, Expiration Date: 05/06/2011, Certifier: James L Goodin
Registrant: B V Larson Inc., 1082 West Bone Lake Ln, Milltown, WI 54858, Phone: (715) 857-5557, Fax: (715) 857-5557, Email:
- Lat: 46.131111 Lon: -92.867778, Call Sign: WPSH830
Assigned Frequencies: 467.925 MHz, 464.137 MHz, 461.137 MHz, 467.750 MHz, 467.875 MHz, 467.800 MHz, 467.825 MHz, 467.775 MHz
Grant Date: 05/02/2001, Expiration Date: 05/02/2011, Certifier: Chris Thoruig
Registrant: 6566 Edenvale Blvd, Eden Prairie, MN 55346, Phone: (612) 934-4002
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - 123 Main St (Lat: 46.132444 Lon: -92.866306), Overall height: 35.1 m, Call Sign: WNTX562
Assigned Frequencies: 956.850 MHz, 957.750 MHz
Grant Date: 01/10/1995, Expiration Date: 01/10/2000, Cancellation Date: 04/15/2000
Registrant: Phone: (612) 245-5261 - SANDSTONE, 3.5 Mi N (Lat: 46.175278 Lon: -92.823611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128.1 m, Call Sign: WPNB313
Assigned Frequencies: 6595.00 MHz, 6655.00 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6595.00 MHz, 6655.00 MHz
Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Elizabeth L Kohler
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- STATION, Adj To Pine Ave & 6th St (Lat: 46.120778 Lon: -92.858250), Overall height: 86.3 m, Call Sign: WAY526
Assigned Frequencies: 6845.00 MHz
Grant Date: 02/08/1999, Expiration Date: 03/17/2009, Cancellation Date: 12/17/2008
Registrant: Lockard & White Inc, 14511 Falling Creek, Suite 507, Houston, TX 77014, Phone: (281) 586-0574, Fax: (281) 586-0044, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: KI0HX, Previous Call Sign: KC5FUO, Licensee ID: L00246042
Grant Date: 02/25/2004, Expiration Date: 03/22/2014, Certifier: Raymond C Olson
Registrant: Raymond C Olson, 32430 State Hwy 123, Sandstone, MN 55072 - Call Sign: N0PAF, Licensee ID: L00177128
Grant Date: 05/09/2003, Expiration Date: 06/29/2013
Registrant: Rene V Stadin Jr, 421 Fifth Street, Sandstone, MN 55072-4714 - Call Sign: W0CQV, Licensee ID: L00158980
Grant Date: 10/06/1999, Expiration Date: 11/07/2009
Registrant: Henry F Sheppard, Rr 1 Box 159a, Sandstone, MN 55072 - Call Sign: W0SXO, Licensee ID: L00323969
Grant Date: 11/23/2004, Expiration Date: 01/20/2015, Certifier: Emory D Hendrickson
Registrant: Emory D Hendrickson, 52931 Cloverdale Rd, Sandstone, MN 55072 - Call Sign: WA0LJF
Grant Date: 08/23/1995, Expiration Date: 08/23/2005, Cancellation Date: 08/24/2007
Registrant: Eugene P Kosbab, 214 1st St N, Sandstone, MN 55072
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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| Most common first names in Sandstone, MN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 23 | 77.2 years |
| George | 19 | 81.5 years |
| William | 18 | 73.1 years |
| Mary | 15 | 82.5 years |
| Charles | 14 | 76.7 years |
| Robert | 14 | 78.1 years |
| Florence | 14 | 81.6 years |
| Albert | 12 | 82.6 years |
| James | 12 | 75.5 years |
| Donald | 12 | 75.6 years |
| Most common last names in Sandstone, MN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Nelson | 26 | 79.1 years |
| Johnson | 24 | 81.1 years |
| Anderson | 20 | 79.1 years |
| Larson | 14 | 78.2 years |
| Gustafson | 13 | 76.5 years |
| Vork | 12 | 77.3 years |
| Olson | 11 | 84.1 years |
| Erickson | 10 | 85.0 years |
| Christensen | 9 | 84.4 years |
| Peterson | 9 | 78.6 years |
| Businesses in Sandstone, MN |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | | |
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