Tonka Bay, Minnesota

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Population in July 2007: 1,566. Population change since 2000: +0.5%

Males: 798	(51.0%)
Females: 768	(49.0%)

Median resident age:	41.4 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 55331.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $100,064 (it was $84,879 in 2000)

Tonka Bay:	$100,064
Minnesota:	$55,802

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $539,747 (it was $299,600 in 2000)

Tonka Bay:	$539,747
Minnesota:	$213,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $783,536; Detached houses: $799,303; Townhouses or other attached units: $758,514; In 2-unit structures: $421,382; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $143,475

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Races in Tonka Bay:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
Hispanic (1.4%)
Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Tonka Bay: 107.6 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (36.2%), Norwegian (18.1%), Irish (16.9%), Swedish (11.7%), English (10.3%), Polish (7.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 940 feet

Land area: 0.95 square miles.

Population density: 1642 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Tonka Bay

High school or higher: 97.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 17.5%
Unemployed: 1.4%
Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tonka Bay city

Never married: 20.5%
Now married: 66.2%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 3.3%
Divorced: 9.0%

31 residents are foreign born (0.6% Asia, 0.6% North America, 0.5% Europe).

This city:	2.0%
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:

Tonka Bay:	1.5% ($4,379)
Minnesota:	1.1% ($1,297)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Minnetonka, MN (6.2 miles , pop. 51,301).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (15.9 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (365.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Shorewood, MN (1.0 miles ), Excelsior, MN (1.2 miles ), Minnetonka Beach, MN (1.2 miles ), Greenwood, MN (1.3 miles ), Spring Park, MN (1.6 miles ), Deephaven, MN (1.8 miles ), Orono, MN (1.8 miles ), Mound, MN (1.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $269,000
1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $283,800
1998: 1 building, cost: $525,000
1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $339,100
2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $458,700
2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $948,800
2002: 11 buildings, average cost: $635,400
2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $765,300
2004: 9 buildings, average cost: $577,000
2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $676,000
2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $789,300
2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $593,300

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Latitude: 44.92 N, Longitude: 93.59 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +73 (+5.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
Finance and insurance (11%)
Construction (8%)
Health care (6%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (13%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
Health care (10%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Air transportation (4%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (11%)
Top executives (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
Other financial specialists (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)

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Tonka Bay-area historical tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 82% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/6/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.6 miles away from the Tonka Bay city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/6/1965, a category 4 tornado 7.9 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.

Hospitals/medical centers near Tonka Bay:

METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; SAINT LOUIS PARK, MN)
FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; EDINA, MN)
RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; WACONIA, MN)

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Amtrak station near Tonka Bay:

20 miles: ST. PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS (ST. PAUL, 730 TRANSFER RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tonka Bay:

NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 16 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,857)
HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 17 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; FT enrollment: 3,138)
NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; FT enrollment: 3,097)
AUGSBURG COLLEGE (about 18 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,662)
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES (about 18 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 36,289)
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 2,847)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	74.3%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.0%
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:	2.2%
Whole state:	7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	1.0%
Whole state:	3.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tonka Bay, MN

Tonka Bay compared to Minnesota state average:

Median household income above state average.
Median house value significantly above state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Hennepin County Minnesota:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (93%) Electricity (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Religon statistics for Tonka Bay

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	40.5%	23.7%	3.7%	3.5%	2.7%
Congregations	11.5%	18.7%	7.0%	5.8%	3.7%

Name	Assemblies of God	United Church of Christ	Baptist General Conference	Charismatic Churches Independent	Other religions
Adherents	2.4%	2.1%	1.9%	1.7%	18.0%
Congregations	4.4%	3.1%	3.0%	0.6%	42.3%

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	$3,739	$44,868	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$8,194	$49,164	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$3,994	$47,928	0	$0
Water Supply	2	$9,454	$56,724	1	$261
Totals for Government	6	$25,381	$50,762	1	$261

Tonka Bay government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - Sewerage: $258,000
Solid Waste Management: $118,000

Parks & Recreation: $44,000

Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $25,000

All Other: $9,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $225,000
Water Utilities: $197,000

Police Protection: $189,000

Regular Highways: $135,000

Solid Waste Management: $130,000

General - Other: $77,000

Parks & Recreation: $76,000

Fire Protection: $66,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $63,000

Financial Administration: $62,000

Central Staff Services: $17,000

Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $12,000

Liquor Stores: $3,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $68,000
General Revenue, NEC: $50,000

Special Assessments: $16,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,368,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $137,000
Liquor Stores: $26,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $81,000
All Other: $3,000
Tax - Property: $468,000
NEC: $118,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $154,000

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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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)

Strongest AM radio stations in Tonka Bay:

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.)
KSMM (1530 AM; 9 kW; SHAKOPEE, MN; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
KWOM (1600 AM; 5 kW; WATERTOWN, MN; Owner: WATERTOWN RADIO, INC.)
WMNN (1330 AM; 10 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO.)
KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
WWTC (1280 AM; 5 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
KDIZ (1440 AM; 5 kW; GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: KQRS, INC.)
KYCR (1570 AM; 4 kW; GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING COMPANY,)
KUOM (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
KLBP (1470 AM; 5 kW; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Owner: 1400, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tonka Bay:

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)
WGVZ (105.7 FM; EDEN PRAIRIE, MN; Owner: KQRS, INC.)
KEEY-FM (102.1 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
K214DF (90.7 FM; GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KTIS-FM (98.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KDWB-FM (101.3 FM; RICHFIELD, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KQRS-FM (92.5 FM; GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: KQRS, Inc.)
KSJN (99.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KXXR (93.7 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KQRS, INC.)
KTTB (96.3 FM; GLENCOE, MN; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
KFAI (90.3 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FRESH AIR, INC.)
KJZI (100.3 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KBEM-FM (88.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: BD. OF EDUCATION, S.S.D. NO. 1)
WCAL (89.3 FM; NORTHFIELD, MN; Owner: ST. OLAF COLLEGE)
WXPT (104.1 FM; ST. LOUIS PARK, MN; Owner: THE AUDIO HOUSE, INC.)
WGVX (105.1 FM; LAKEVILLE, MN; Owner: KQRS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Tonka Bay:

KARE (Channel 11; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
K07UI (Channel 7; MINNEAPOLIS, ETC., MN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
KSTP-TV (Channel 5; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMSP-TV (Channel 9; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
KTCA-TV (Channel 2; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, 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.)
WCCO-TV (Channel 4; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
W62BD (Channel 62; MINNEAPOLIS, 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.)
WBWX-CA (Channel 13; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
KPXM (Channel 41; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: PAXSON MINNEAPOLIS LICENSE, INC.)

Tonka Bay fatal accident list:
Jul 6, 1980 07:27 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 28, 1978 11:59 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Feb 21, 1976 02:06 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1

235 Tonka Bay Rd, Type: Building, Overall height: 9 m, Call Sign: KGW419, Licensee ID: L00007242
Assigned Frequencies : 156.425 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz
Grant Date: 01/26/1999, Expiration Date: 04/06/2004, Cancelation Date: 06/06/2004
Registrant: Tonka Bay Marine Service Inc, 235 Tonka Bay Rd, Tonka Bay, MN 55331

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Tonka Bay)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: PHOENIX POWERED PARACHUTES INC LIBERTY (Powered Parachute, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582 (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 2551A , Serial Number: 0548, Year manufactured: 2007, Airworthiness Date: 05/28/2007
Registrant (Individual): Steven T Anderson, 100 Brentwood Ave, Tonka Bay, MN 55331
Aircraft: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8138J , Serial Number: 0663, Year manufactured: 2003, Airworthiness Date: 09/17/2003
Registrant (Co-Owned): LLC Jaspair, 125 Mound Ave, Tonka Bay, MN 55331, Other Owners: David Wipson
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 08/19/1999
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-235 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8604W , Serial Number: 28-10118, Year manufactured: 1963, Airworthiness Date: 11/04/1963
Registrant (Corporation): J D M Aviation Inc, 110 West Point Cir, Tonka Bay, MN 55331

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	13	$711,565	19	$461,456	1	$265,270	4	$513,888
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	2	$535,595	5	$509,138	1	$27,660	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	3	$801,587	10	$568,085	3	$265,673	1	$422,320
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	3	$1,104,457	5	$613,130	0	$0	1	$488,220
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	2	$192,760	0	$0	0	$0

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	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$292,930	1	$380,950
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 9
Hazardous Condition: 8

Incident types - Tonka Bay

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