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McLeod County

Population in July 2008: 799. Population change since 2000: +5.0%
 

Males: 387  (48.5%)
Females: 412  (51.5%)

Median resident age:  35.0 years
Minnesota median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 55381.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,037 (it was $36,833 in 2000)
Silver Lake:  $46,037
Minnesota:  $55,802

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,219
Silver Lake:  $24,219
Minnesota:  $29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $158,146 (it was $81,400 in 2000)
Silver Lake:  $158,146
Minnesota:  $213,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $159,781; Detached houses: $160,738; Townhouses or other attached units: $140,043; In 2-unit structures: $82,628; Mobile homes: $5,000

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Races in Silver Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Silver Lake: 78.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (41.5%), Polish (31.4%), Czech (19.6%), Norwegian (6.0%), Irish (4.6%), French (3.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1030 feet

Land area: 0.35 square miles.

Population density: 2301 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Silver Lake

  • High school or higher: 80.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Silver Lake city

  • Never married: 19.8%
  • Now married: 59.5%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 11.4%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

10 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.3%
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:

Silver Lake:  1.3% ($1,074)
Minnesota:  1.1% ($1,297)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Minnetonka, MN (36.1 miles , pop. 51,301).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (45.7 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (390.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Biscay, MN (2.6 miles) , Lester Prairie, MN (2.8 miles ), Winsted, MN (2.9 miles ), Hutchinson, MN (3.0 miles ), Glencoe, MN (3.1 miles ), New Germany, MN (3.4 miles ), Cokato, MN (3.4 miles ), Plato, MN (3.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $72,000
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $134,100
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $98,500
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $99,300
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $98,400
  • 2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $88,100
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $110,900
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $137,900
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $149,300
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $233,600

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Latitude: 44.90 N, Longitude: 94.20 W

Area code: 320

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Population change in the 1990s: -34 (-4.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (16%)
  • Computer and electronic products (11%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Computer and electronic products (21%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Woodworkers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)



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Crime in Silver Lake by Year
Type 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00N/AN/A
    per 100,000 0.00.0N/AN/A
Robberies 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Assaults 1111
    per 100,000 128.2126.3126.7122.9
Burglaries 1754
    per 100,000 128.2883.8633.7491.4
Thefts 159610
    per 100,000 1923.11136.4760.51228.5
Auto thefts 0100
    per 100,000 0.0126.30.00.0
Arson 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 111.5142.7N/AN/A

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.50
US city average:  3.00

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Silver Lake-area historical tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 72% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/19/1951, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.6 miles away from the Silver Lake city center killed one person and injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/6/1965, a category 4 tornado 23.4 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.


Silver Lake-area historical earthquake activity is near 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 39.8 miles away from Silver Lake center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Silver Lake:
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; HUTCHINSON, MN)
  • GLENCOE AREA HEALTH CENTER (about 10 miles; GLENCOE, MN)
  • RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; WACONIA, MN)

Political contributions by individuals in Silver Lake, MN

Airports located in Silver Lake:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Silver Lake:
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 41 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 42 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT enrollment: 2,711)
  • HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; FT enrollment: 3,138)
  • NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; FT enrollment: 3,097)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
  • NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; FT enrollment: 4,636)
  • MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,857)
Private elementary/middle school in Silver Lake:
  • HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 81; Location: PO BOX 346 700 MAIN ST; Grades: 1 - 6)

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Churches in Silver Lake include: First Congregational Church (A), Presbyterian Church (B), Church of the Holy Family (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Saint Adelbert's Catholic Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Minnesota:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  63.0%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.1%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  7.3%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  2.7%
Whole state:  3.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Silver Lake, MN



Silver Lake 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.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Silver Lake (2009 data):
  • First Community Bank Silver Lake: at 201 West Main Street, branch established on 1919-10-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $25.5 mil, Deposits: $21.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Prairie Bancshares, Inc.



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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 (80%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Silver Lake

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Church of ChristWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Adherents29.1%28.8%23.0%5.4%3.3%
Congregations10.2%18.4%16.3%12.2%8.2%
NameUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodBaptist General ConferencePresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents3.0%2.4%1.4%1.0%2.3%
Congregations4.1%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.
Tables represent county-level data.


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$2,223$26,6760$0
Other Government Administration 1$3,210$38,5200$0
Police Protection - Officers 2$6,596$39,5761$1,147
Streets and Highways 2$6,753$40,5180$0
Totals for Government 6$18,782$37,5641$1,147



Silver Lake government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $102,000
    All Other: $62,000
    Parks & Recreation: $22,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $72,000
  • Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $506,000
    Sewerage: $115,000
    Police Protection: $105,000
    Regular Highways: $93,000
    Parks & Recreation: $88,000
    Water Utilities: $58,000
    General - Other: $53,000
    Fire Protection: $51,000
    Financial Administration: $44,000
    Health Services - Other: $40,000
    Central Staff Services: $10,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $76,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,457,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $565,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,390,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $632,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $77,000
    Special Assessments: $27,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $53,000
    Water Utilities: $22,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
    Sewerage: $6,000
    Liquor Stores: $2,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $791,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $521,000
    Water Utilities: $74,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $321,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $223,000
    All Other: $14,000
  • Tax - Property: $195,000
    NEC: $8,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $371,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

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 Silver Lake:
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • KDUZ (1260 AM; 1 kW; HUTCHINSON, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KWOM (1600 AM; 5 kW; WATERTOWN, MN; Owner: WATERTOWN RADIO, INC.)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
  • KSMM (1530 AM; 9 kW; SHAKOPEE, MN; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMNN (1330 AM; 10 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • KUOM (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
  • WWTC (1280 AM; 5 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Silver Lake:
  • KARP-FM (106.9 FM; DASSEL, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KTTB (96.3 FM; GLENCOE, MN; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • KTCZ-FM (97.1 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KQQL (107.9 FM; ANOKA, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • K215DU (90.9 FM; HUTCHINSON, MN; Owner: REFUGE MEDIA GROUP)

TV broadcast stations around Silver Lake:
  • KPXM (Channel 41; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: PAXSON MINNEAPOLIS LICENSE, INC.)
  • KARE (Channel 11; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)


Silver Lake fatal accident list:
Sep 11, 1992 09:00 AM, 7, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 2
Dec 13, 1991 12:22 AM, 7, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 18, 1981 07:50 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Edward G Roach, 22607 Ideal Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61.3 m, Overall height: 63.7 m
    Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
  • John Neely, 2.1 Km Northeast Of Silver Lake, Type: Tower, Structure height: 151 m, Overall height: 152.1 m

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 211 N. Lake Ave, Type: Bant, Structure height: 9 m, Overall height: 11 m, Call Sign: WPTE687
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.360 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/13/2001, Expiration Date: 09/13/2011, Certifier: Harlan J Wawrzyniak
    Registrant: Walker, Jerry, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • SILVER LAKE, .25 Mi N Of Hwy 7 On Cr 4, Overall height: 86.9 m, Call Sign: WPNM701
    Assigned Frequencies : 953.950 MHz, 954.750 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/24/1998, Expiration Date: 04/23/2008, Cancelation Date: 04/07/2004
    Registrant: Phone: (612) 296-8364
  • STOCKHOLM, 2.5 Mi N Of, Overall height: 63.4 m, Call Sign: WLK492, Licensee ID: L00011882
    Assigned Frequencies : 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6063.80 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/25/1992, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 08/14/2000
    Registrant: Mci Worldcom Network Services Inc, 2270 Lakeside Dr, Richardson, TX 75082

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 3
  • Near Minneapolis & St. Louis R.R, Type: Nntann, Structure height: 52.7 m, Call Sign: KLF532, Licensee ID: L00121039
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.510 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/08/1998, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancelation Date: 08/16/2008
    Registrant: Mcleod County Mobile Telephone Inc., 147 South Main Street, Hutchinson, MN 55350, Phone: (612) 587-7654
  • 1.5 M Ne Of Silver Lake, Type: Tower, Structure height: 152 m, Call Sign: KNKM587
    Assigned Frequencies : 931.487 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/27/1999, Expiration Date: 06/15/2008, Cancelation Date: 11/02/2004, Certifier: William Buxbaum
    Registrant: Network Services, LLC Debtor-In-Possession, 525 South Douglas Street, El Segundo, CA 90245, Phone: (310) 615-6523, Fax: (310) 615-6581, Email:
  • Near Minneapolis & St. Louis R.R., Type: Nntann, Structure height: 52.7 m, Call Sign: KFL890, Licensee ID: L00121039
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.720 MHz, 152.540 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/08/1998, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancelation Date: 08/16/2008
    Registrant: Mcleod County Mobile Telephone, Inc., 147 Main St South, Hutchinson, MN 55350


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3
  • Aircraft: NORTH AMERICAN AT-6D (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 141 mph), Engine: P&W R1340 SERIES (600 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 29935 , Serial Number: 49-3085, Year manufactured: 1943, Airworthiness Date: 08/04/1982
    Registrant (Corporation): Radial Runners Inc, 23576 Jet Avenue, Silver Lake, MN 55381
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 182J (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 3448F , Serial Number: 18257448, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 08/09/1966
    Registrant (Individual): Edward J Klima, 22573 Lace Ave, Silver Lake, MN 55381
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 172K (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
    N-Number: 79417 , Serial Number: 17258068, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 03/19/1969
    Registrant (Individual): Geroge H Lhotka, 19484 County Road 2 # 252, Silver Lake, MN 55381


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 6
  • Hazardous Condition: 4

Incident types - Silver Lake


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