Otter Tail County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Vergas and their reported violations in the past:
LOST VALLEY RESORT (Address: 49337 Lost Valley Road , Population served: 54, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-30-2003), St Boil Water Order (JUN-30-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-2003), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUN-30-2003), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUN-30-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-30-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-20-2003)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Vergas that have no violations reported:
- SPIRIT LAKE RESORT (Population served: 110, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LOON LAKE RESORT (Population served: 60, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SKILLINGS LAKESIDE RESORT (Population served: 35, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 4.2%
(3.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 1.9 people | | Minnesota: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 50.0% | | Whole state: | 66.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 7.0% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Vergas, MN
Vergas compared to Minnesota 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 significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Vergas (2011 data):
- Vergas State Bank: at 106 East Main Street, branch established on 1909/09/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $46.3 mil, Deposits: $39.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Vergas Bancorporation, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (52%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Wood (4%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Otter Tail County Minnesota:
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Religion statistics for Vergas (based on Otter Tail County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 69.89%
| Here |  | 69.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Association of Free Lutheran Congregations |
| Adherents | 44.3% | 20.3% | 18.0% | 4.0% | 2.3% |
| Congregations | 31.7% | 11.4% | 17.1% | 8.1% | 3.3% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Baptist General Conference | United Church of Christ | Assemblies of God | Other |
| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 4.9% |
| Congregations | 2.4% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 15.4% |
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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: 11 | Otter Tail County: | 1.93 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | This county: | 0.70 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 39 | Otter Tail County: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 44 | Here: | 7.74 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | Otter Tail County: | 28.1% | | State: | 25.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Otter Tail County: | 12.1% | | State: | 13.0% |
| 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 |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,105 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $55 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,400 | $40,800 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,295 | $27,540 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $5,695 | $34,170 | 6 | $1,160 |
Vergas government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $67,000 ($202.42)
Parks & Recreation: $8,000 ($24.17)
All Other: $3,000 ($9.06)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $44,000 ($132.93)
- Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $347,000 ($1048.34)
Sewerage: $52,000 ($157.10)
Water Utilities: $47,000 ($141.99)
Parks & Recreation: $25,000 ($75.53)
Fire Protection: $20,000 ($60.42)
Regular Highways: $19,000 ($57.40)
General - Other: $11,000 ($33.23)
Financial Administration: $6,000 ($18.13)
Central Staff Services: $3,000 ($9.06)
Solid Waste Management: $1,000 ($3.02)
- General - Interest on Debt: $36,000 ($108.76)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $271,000 ($818.73)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $681,000 ($2057.40)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $644,000 ($1945.62)
Water Utilities: $262,000 ($791.54)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $37,000 ($111.78)
Water Utilities: $9,000 ($27.19)
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $30,000 ($90.63)
General Revenue, NEC: $21,000 ($63.44)
Interest Earnings: $10,000 ($30.21)
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $19,000 ($57.40)
General - Other: $12,000 ($36.25)
Regular Highways: $11,000 ($33.23)
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $375,000 ($1132.93)
Water Utilities: $61,000 ($184.29)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $85,000 ($256.80)
General Support: $21,000 ($63.44)
- Tax - Property: $57,000 ($172.21)
NEC: $4,000 ($12.08)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $75,000 ($226.59)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $13,000 ($39.27)
7.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,241 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.13% | | Minnesota average: | 7.79% |
1.77% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,936 average AGI)| Otter Tail County: | 1.77% | | Minnesota average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,415 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.82% | | 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 Vergas:
- KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KBRF (1250 AM; 10 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
- KDLM (1340 AM; 1 kW; DETROIT LAKES, MN; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
- KQWB (1660 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KFNW (1200 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KFGO (790 AM; 5 kW; FARGO, ND; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KJJK (1020 AM; 2 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
- KVOX (1280 AM; 5 kW; MOORHEAD, MN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDAY (970 AM; 5 kW; FARGO, ND; Owner: FORUM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
Strongest FM radio stations in Vergas:
- KRVI (95.1 FM; DETROIT LAKES, MN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KRCQ (102.3 FM; DETROIT LAKES, MN; Owner: DETROIT LAKES BROADCASTING COMPANY,)
- KBOT (104.1 FM; PELICAN RAPIDS, MN; Owner: WASHINGTON RADIO, INC,)
- KZCR (103.3 FM; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC)
- KPRW (99.5 FM; PERHAM, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
- KJJK-FM (96.5 FM; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Vergas:
- K49FA (Channel 49; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA ED. TV CORP.)
- K41CS (Channel 41; ERHARD, MN; Owner: RURAL SVCS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA, INC)
- K43CS (Channel 43; ERHARD, MN; Owner: RURAL SVCS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA, INC)
- K51DC (Channel 51; ERHARD, MN; Owner: RURAL SVCS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA, INC)
- K31CH (Channel 31; ERHARD, MN; Owner: RURAL SVCS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA, INC)
- K39CJ (Channel 39; ERHARD, MN; Owner: RURAL SVCS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA, INC)
Vergas fatal accident list:
Aug 17, 1984 11:30 PM, 4, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 10 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Vergas)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Lat: 46.686917 Lon: -95.814778, Call Sign: WPQK433, Licensee ID: L00206008
Assigned Frequencies: 456.225 MHz, 456.550 MHz, 456.862 MHz, 457.212 MHz, 457.637 MHz, 456.400 MHz Grant Date: 07/28/2005, Expiration Date: 08/16/2015, Certifier: Kathleen Nelson
Registrant: Great River Energy, Elk River, MN 55330-0800, Phone: (763) 241-2220, Fax: (763) 241-6020
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - STATION, Nw 1/4 Of Nw 1/4 Of Section 13 Candor Twp T137n R41w (Lat: 46.686889 Lon: -95.814750), Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: WNTN364
Assigned Frequencies: 952.743 MHz, 928.743 MHz Grant Date: 04/19/2002, Expiration Date: 05/26/2012, Certifier: James L Goodin
Registrant: Bv Larson Inc., 1082 West Bone Lake Ln, Milltown, WI 54858, Phone: (715) 857-5557, Fax: (715) 857-5557, Email:
- STATION, Nw 1/4 Of Nw 1/4 Sect 13 Candor Twp T137n R41w (Lat: 46.686889 Lon: -95.814750), Overall height: 57.9 m, Call Sign: WNTV945
Assigned Frequencies: 958.350 MHz Grant Date: 07/22/1999, Expiration Date: 09/09/2009, Cancellation Date: 08/11/2009, Certifier: James L Goodin
Registrant: Bv Larson Inc., 1082 West Bone Lake Ln, Milltown, WI 54858, Phone: (715) 857-5557, Fax: (715) 857-5557, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: KA0WWV, Licensee ID: L00241956
Grant Date: 02/20/2002, Expiration Date: 04/21/2012, Certifier: Donald W Homme
Registrant: Donald W Homme, Vergas, MN 56587-0186 - Call Sign: KB0UKZ, Licensee ID: L01039547
Grant Date: 10/13/2005, Expiration Date: 11/07/2015
Registrant: Ruth M Homme, 213 W. Main St. P.O, Box 186, Vergas, MN 56587
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-11 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4864M , Serial Number: 11-382, Year manufactured: 1947, Airworthiness Date: 04/12/1956
Registrant (Individual): Marcus A Strawhorn, Rr 1 Box 173, Vergas, MN 56587
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents: See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Vergas, MN
| Most common first names in Vergas, MN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Robert | 12 | 77.3 years |
| William | 10 | 82.3 years |
| Otto | 9 | 78.1 years |
| Henry | 9 | 82.1 years |
| Edward | 8 | 76.6 years |
| Harry | 7 | 80.7 years |
| Herman | 7 | 85.0 years |
| Albert | 7 | 78.4 years |
| Elsie | 7 | 85.0 years |
| Walter | 6 | 80.8 years |
| Most common last names in Vergas, MN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Sonnenberg | 14 | 77.4 years |
| Kratzke | 13 | 79.1 years |
| Glawe | 11 | 72.6 years |
| Hoffman | 9 | 84.4 years |
| Sandau | 9 | 76.3 years |
| Bruhn | 7 | 66.9 years |
| Peterson | 6 | 74.7 years |
| Davis | 6 | 79.0 years |
| Soland | 5 | 75.4 years |
| Jacobson | 5 | 72.8 years |
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