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Hennepin County

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 2006: $95,600 (it was $84,879 in 2000)
Tonka Bay  $95,600
Minnesota:  $54,023

Estimated median house/condo value in 2006: $546,100 (it was $310,400 in 2000)
Tonka Bay  $546,100
Minnesota:  $208,200

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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: 106.1 (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:  1.4% ($4,379)
Minnesota:  1.1% ($1,297)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Minnetonka, MN (8.6 miles , pop. 51,301).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (22.1 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (458.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Shorewood, MN (1.1 miles ), Minnetonka Beach, MN (1.6 miles ), Excelsior, MN (1.8 miles ), Greenwood, MN (2.2 miles ), Spring Park, MN (3.2 miles ), Orono, MN (3.3 miles ), Chanhassen, MN (4.2 miles ), Deephaven, MN (4.4 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 slightly above Minnesota state average. It is 40% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/6/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.5 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 10.5 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.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Tonka Bay:
  • METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; SAINT LOUIS PARK, MN)
  • RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; WACONIA, MN)
  • ST FRANCIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; SHAKOPEE, MN)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tonka Bay:
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 26 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 54 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID: STC)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 104 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tonka Bay:
  • FLYING CLOUD (about 12 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: FCM)
  • MARTY'S TRANQUILITY BASE (about 19 miles; PRIOR LAKE, MN; ID: 45D)
  • CRYSTAL (about 19 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MIC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tonka Bay:
  • HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 20 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
  • NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; FT enrollment: 3,097)
  • NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; FT enrollment: 4,636)
  • MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 22 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,857)
  • AUGSBURG COLLEGE (about 24 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,662)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES (about 25 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 36,289)
  • ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,627)

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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 1999:
This city:  2.2%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.0%
Whole state:  3.2%

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:

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)
  • KSMM (1530 AM; 9 kW; SHAKOPEE, MN; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • 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)
  • WMNN (1330 AM; 10 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO.)
  • KWOM (1600 AM; 5 kW; WATERTOWN, MN; Owner: WATERTOWN RADIO, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • KLBP (1470 AM; 5 kW; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Owner: 1400, INC.)
  • KYCR (1570 AM; 4 kW; GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING COMPANY,)
  • KUOM (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tonka Bay:
  • 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.)
  • KNOW-FM (91.1 FM; MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WLTE (102.9 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • KJZI (100.3 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KEEY-FM (102.1 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • 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.)
  • K214DF (90.7 FM; GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KTTB (96.3 FM; GLENCOE, MN; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • KFAI (90.3 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FRESH AIR, INC.)
  • WCAL (89.3 FM; NORTHFIELD, MN; Owner: ST. OLAF COLLEGE)
  • KBEM-FM (88.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: BD. OF EDUCATION, S.S.D. NO. 1)

TV broadcast stations around Tonka Bay:
  • KARE (Channel 11; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
  • KSTP-TV (Channel 5; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMSP-TV (Channel 9; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • K07UI (Channel 7; MINNEAPOLIS, ETC., MN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KTCA-TV (Channel 2; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KPXM (Channel 41; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: PAXSON MINNEAPOLIS LICENSE, INC.)
  • K58BS (Channel 58; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WCCO-TV (Channel 4; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • K67HG (Channel 67; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K19ER (Channel 19; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: CATHOLIC VIEWS BROADCASTS, INC.)
  • K14KH (Channel 14; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • 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)

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