Average household size:
| This city: |  2.2 people | | Minnesota: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 54.2% | | Whole state: | 66.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 6.9% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 25.0% | | Whole state: | 7.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 0.0% | | Whole state: | 3.2% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Taunton, MN
46 people in nursing homes
Taunton compared to Minnesota state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting 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 significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Taunton (2009 data):
- State Bank of Taunton: State Bank Of Taunton at Main Street, branch established on 1905-02-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $37.3 mil, Deposits: $31.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Taunton Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Lyon County Minnesota:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (3%)
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Religion statistics for Taunton
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 49.5% | 25.9% | 6.9% | 5.6% | 2.8% |
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| Congregations | 16.7% | 26.2% | 9.5% | 7.1% | 7.1% |
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| Name | Evangelical Free Church of America | Lutheran Church | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.3% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 2.6% |
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| Congregations | 7.1% | 2.4% | 4.8% | 2.4% | 16.7% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $500 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $2,100 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 17 | $1,800 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $75 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $375 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 26 | $4,850 |
Taunton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Parks & Recreation: $1,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $47,000
General - Other: $20,000
Fire Protection: $11,000
Central Staff Services: $6,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Health Services - Other: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $121,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $111,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $19,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $9,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $44,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $12,000
All Other: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $29,000
NEC: $3,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $44,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,117 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.85% | | Minnesota average: | 7.79% |
0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($208 average AGI)| Lyon County: | 0.17% | | Minnesota average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,942 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.60% | | 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 Taunton:
- KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
- 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.)
- KMHL (1400 AM; 1 kW; MARSHALL, MN; Owner: K M H L BROADCASTING CO.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- KMSD (1510 AM; 5 kW; MILBANK, SD; Owner: BIG STONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
- KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Taunton:
- KKCK (99.7 FM; MARSHALL, MN; Owner: KMHL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KARZ (107.5 FM; MARSHALL, MN; Owner: KMHL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KARL (105.1 FM; TRACY, MN; Owner: KMHL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KRSU (91.3 FM; APPLETON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KNCM (88.5 FM; APPLETON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- K277AI (103.3 FM; RUSSELL, MN; Owner: CHRISTIAN HERITAGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KDBX (107.1 FM; CLEAR LAKE, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K294AQ (106.7 FM; MARSHALL, MN; Owner: WINDSENT, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Taunton:
- KWCM-TV (Channel 10; APPLETON, MN; Owner: WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EDUCATIONAL TV COMPANY)
- KRWF (Channel 43; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: KSAX-TV, INC.)
Taunton fatal accident list:
Aug 8, 1999 08:56 AM, 1, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
May 9, 1991 05:34 AM, 68, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total average daily traffic: 2,050
Total average daily truck traffic: 205
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2- Call Sign: KA0OZE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00936600
Grant Date: 11/04/2004, Expiration Date: 02/02/2015, Certifier: Jon D Guttormsson
Registrant: Jon D Guttormsson, 3855 110th Ave, Taunton, MN 56291 - Call Sign: KB0CGL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01332141
Grant Date: 10/15/2007, Expiration Date: 01/12/2018, Certifier: Albert C Callens
Registrant: Albert C Callens, Rr 1 Box 133, Taunton, MN 56291
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1- Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7490R , Serial Number: 28-22044, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 08/11/1966
Registrant (Partnership): George J Koch, , Taunton, MN 56291, Other Owners: Robert J Koch
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