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Redwood County

Population in July 2008: 639. Population change since 2000: -0.6%
 

Males: 309  (48.4%)
Females: 330  (51.6%)

Median resident age:  38.1 years
Minnesota median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 56293.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,961 (it was $35,972 in 2000)
Wabasso:  $44,961
Minnesota:  $55,802

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,740
Wabasso:  $26,740
Minnesota:  $29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $84,124 (it was $43,300 in 2000)
Wabasso:  $84,124
Minnesota:  $213,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $103,534; Detached houses: $103,607; Townhouses or other attached units: $114,580; Mobile homes: $11,250

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Races in Wabasso:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Wabasso: 72.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (60.5%), Norwegian (15.6%), Irish (6.7%), United States (5.8%), Czech (3.9%), Polish (3.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1080 feet

Land area: 0.79 square miles.

Population density: 810 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Wabasso

  • High school or higher: 79.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 0.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wabasso city

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 60.1%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 6.0%

3 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.5%
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:

Wabasso:  1.3% ($550)
Minnesota:  1.1% ($1,297)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eden Prairie, MN (93.6 miles , pop. 54,901).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (105.1 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (421.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Wanda, MN (2.5 miles) , Seaforth, MN (2.5 miles) , Lucan, MN (2.8 miles ), Clements, MN (3.2 miles) , Vesta, MN (3.3 miles ), Lamberton, MN (3.5 miles ), Redwood Falls, MN (3.5 miles ), Revere, MN (3.7 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $79,200
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $147,500
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $110,300
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $180,000
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $165,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $233,300
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $190,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $240,000

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Latitude: 44.40 N, Longitude: 95.25 W

Area code: 507

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Population change in the 1990s: -38 (-5.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Wood products (16%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Furniture and related products (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Wood products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (8%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Child care workers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)



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Average climate in Wabasso, Minnesota

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Wabasso-area historical tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 76% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/13/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 18.5 miles away from the Wabasso city center killed 9 people and injured 150 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/16/1992, a category 5 tornado 40.6 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 35 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Wabasso-area historical earthquake activity is near Minnesota state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 95.7 miles away from Wabasso center
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 43.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Wabasso:
  • REDWOOD AREA HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; REDWOOD FALLS, MN)
  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CTR/MAYO HLTH SYS (about 21 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MN)
  • SLEEPY EYE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; SLEEPY EYE, MN)

Political contributions by individuals in Wabasso, MN

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wabasso:
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 54 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT enrollment: 2,711)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 59 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 63 miles; ST PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 65 miles; MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
Public high school in Wabasso:
Public elementary/middle schools in Wabasso:
Private elementary/middle school in Wabasso:
  • ST ANNE (Students: 119; Location: BOX 130 1023 CEDAR; Grades: KG - 6)
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Library in Wabasso:
  • WABASSO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $50,924; Location: 1248 OAK ST; 10,444 books; 210 audio materials; 364 video materials; 43 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Wabasso: Wabasso Fire Station (A), Wabasso Police Department (B), Wabasso Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Wabasso include: Saint Anne's Parish (A), Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church (B), Saint Matthew Lutheran Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Wabasso Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Minnesota:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  65.7%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  1.1%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  8.0%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  0.6%
Whole state:  3.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wabasso, MN



Wabasso compared to Minnesota state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below 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.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Wabasso (2009 data):
  • Integrity Bank Plus: at 726 Main Street, branch established on 1934-10-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $46.0 mil, Deposits: $37.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Wabasso Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Redwood County Minnesota:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (63%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Utility gas (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Wabasso

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents36.7%32.3%14.2%8.8%2.8%
Congregations22.4%26.5%12.2%14.3%6.1%
NameChristian Churches and Churches of ChristLutheran ChurchAssemblies of GodChristian and Missionary AllianceOther religions
Adherents2.1%1.2%1.1%0.5%0.3%
Congregations6.1%4.1%2.0%2.0%4.1%
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
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$2,061
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,595$31,1400$0
Firefighters 0$0 23$300
Streets and Highways 1$2,987$35,8440$0
Water Supply 1$3,159$37,9080$0
Local Libraries 0$0 2$2,339
Totals for Government 3$8,741$34,96426$4,700



Wabasso government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $273,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $105,000
    All Other: $104,000
    Solid Waste Management: $30,000
    Parks & Recreation: $24,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $111,000
    Sewerage: $65,000
    Water Utilities: $54,000
    Health Services - Other: $50,000
    Libraries: $48,000
    Parks & Recreation: $43,000
    General - Other: $33,000
    Police Protection: $32,000
    Solid Waste Management: $31,000
    Financial Administration: $26,000
    Fire Protection: $24,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $72,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $17,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,134,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,106,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $36,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,161,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $43,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $214,000
    Special Assessments: $83,000
    Interest Earnings: $50,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $29,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
    Health - Other: $9,000
    Libraries: $8,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
    Fire Protection: $3,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,682,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $73,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $132,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $183,000
    All Other: $10,000
  • Tax - Property: $155,000
    NEC: $3,000
    Public Utilities: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $165,000

5.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,055 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.19%
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 Renville County, MN  0.73% ($41,891 average AGI)
from Lyon County, MN  0.53% ($25,515)
from Brown County, MN  0.45% ($26,607)


6.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,750 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.55%
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 Lyon County, MN  0.63% ($25,025 average AGI)
to Renville County, MN  0.50% ($33,531)
to Hennepin County, MN  0.47% ($23,533)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wabasso:
  • KLGR (1490 AM; 1 kW; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
  • KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
  • KMHL (1400 AM; 1 kW; MARSHALL, MN; Owner: K M H L BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wabasso:
  • KNSG (94.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KLGR-FM (97.7 FM; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
  • K292FC (106.3 FM; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REFUGE MEDIA GROUP)
  • KNUJ-FM (107.3 FM; SLEEPY EYE, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KARL (105.1 FM; TRACY, MN; Owner: KMHL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K277AI (103.3 FM; RUSSELL, MN; Owner: CHRISTIAN HERITAGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K222AE (92.3 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MN; Owner: PRAIRIE LIGHT CHRISTIAN RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Wabasso:
  • KRWF (Channel 43; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: KSAX-TV, INC.)
  • K46FY (Channel 46; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION)
  • K17BV (Channel 17; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT CORP.)
  • K39CH (Channel 39; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT)
  • K54GH (Channel 54; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION)
  • K30FN (Channel 30; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TELEVISION ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA)
  • K19CV (Channel 19; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT)
  • K48GQ (Channel 48; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION)
  • K52GU (Channel 52; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Owner: REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION)


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • 24795 250th Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.8 m, Call Sign: KNKN422
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/06/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • John Neely, 7.5 Km Sw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 146.3 m, Overall height: 152 m
    Registrant: Miller And Neely, Pc, 6900 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 704, Bethesda, MD 20815, Phone: (301) 986-4160

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • Lat: 44.398333 Lon: -95.250556, Call Sign: WPTE697
    Assigned Frequencies : 451.325 MHz, 452.100 MHz, 452.750 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/13/2001, Expiration Date: 09/13/2011, Certifier: John Krohn
    Registrant: Action Radio & Communications, Inc., 7351 Kirkwood Lane Suite 134, Maple Grove, MN 55369, Phone: (763) 391-6611, Fax: (763) 391-6612, Email:
  • Lat: 44.421111 Lon: -95.351944, Call Sign: WPZS313
    Assigned Frequencies : 461.512 MHz, 466.512 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/02/2004, Expiration Date: 03/02/2014, Certifier: David Eis
    Registrant: Alpha Wireless Communications, 1115 Cross Street, North Mankato, MN 56003, Phone: (507) 625-6720, Fax: (507) 625-6725

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: KB0CGJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00154171
    Grant Date: 09/27/2001, Expiration Date: 12/24/2011, Certifier: John D Krohn
    Registrant: John D Krohn, 577 South Street, Wabasso, MN 56293
  • Call Sign: KD0HH, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 10/05/1998, Expiration Date: 02/24/2005, Cancelation Date: 02/27/2007
    Registrant: Donald W Andrews, 2022 Main, Wabasso, MN 56293-9685


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-11 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 4643M , Serial Number: 11-151, Year manufactured: 1947, Airworthiness Date: 09/28/1955
    Registrant (Individual): David L Fuhr, 25338 290th St, Wabasso, MN 56293
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-25 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 81 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 6002Z , Serial Number: 25-5, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 07/17/1959
    Registrant (Individual): David L Fuhr, Circle Lane Farms, Wabasso, MN 56293
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-31-310 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 8, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 162 mph), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 719P , Serial Number: 31-272, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 08/22/1968
    Registrant (Individual): David Fuhr, 25338 290th St, Wabasso, MN 56293
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-34-200T (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 8487F , Serial Number: 34-7770087, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 12/10/1976
    Registrant (Individual): David Fuhr, 25338 290th St, Wabasso, MN 56293


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1

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