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Wilder, MN map Population in July 2007: 67. Population change since 2000: -2.9%
 

Males: 36  (52.2%)
Females: 33  (47.8%)

Jackson County

Median resident age:  44.5 years
Minnesota median age:  35.4 years

Zip code: 56101


Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,000 (it was $41,875 in 2000)
Wilder  $45,000
Minnesota:  $52,024

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $48,900 (it was $36,300 in 2000)
Wilder  $48,900
Minnesota:  $198,800

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Races in Wilder:

  • White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Wilder: 68.0 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (55.1%), Norwegian (34.8%), Swedish (13.0%), Irish (11.6%), United States (11.6%), Dutch (5.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1470 feet

Land area: 0.79 square miles.

Population density: 86 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Wilder

  • High school or higher: 82.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wilder city

  • Never married: 35.7%
  • Now married: 47.6%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 2.4%
  • Divorced: 14.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
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:

Wilder:  1.0% ($375)
Minnesota:  1.1% ($1,297)

Wilder satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (107.2 miles , pop. 123,975).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (154.2 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (534.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Windom, MN (6.2 miles ), Heron Lake, MN (8.6 miles ), Okabena, MN (10.1 miles) , Lakefield, MN (10.6 miles ), Bingham Lake, MN (12.0 miles) , Jeffers, MN (15.9 miles ), Storden, MN (16.7 miles ), Dundee, MN (18.5 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $45,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 43.83 N, Longitude: 95.20 W


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Population change in the 1990s: -14 (-16.9%).



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Wilder-area historical tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 52% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/29/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.2 miles away from the Wilder city center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused $75 million in damages.

On 6/13/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 42.7 miles away from the city center killed 9 people and injured 150 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Wilder:
  • WINDOM AREA HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; WINDOM, MN)
  • WESTBROOK HEALTH CENTER (about 13 miles; WESTBROOK, MN)
  • JACKSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; JACKSON, MN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wilder:
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 108 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID: FSD)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 113 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; ID: FOD)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 117 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID: BKX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wilder:
  • WINDOM MUNI (about 9 miles; WINDOM, MN; ID: MWM)
  • JACKSON MUNI (about 20 miles; JACKSON, MN; ID: MJQ)
  • WORTHINGTON MUNI (about 29 miles; WORTHINGTON, MN; ID: OTG)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wilder:
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 81 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 87 miles; MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 91 miles; ST PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 92 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT enrollment: 2,711)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 117 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.0%
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 1999:
This city:  11.8%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  0.0%
Whole state:  3.2%

Wilder compared to Minnesota state average:
  • Median house value significantly below 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County Minnesota:


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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 5$436
Totals for Government 0$0 5$436



Wilder government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,000
    Water Utilities: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    General - Other: $1,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $73,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $71,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $11,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $11,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $15,000
  • Tax - Property: $11,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $10,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

5.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,852 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.04%
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 Nobles County, MN  0.53% ($25,591 average AGI)
from Cottonwood County, MN  0.50% ($25,095)
from Martin County, MN  0.34% ($23,786)


6.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,798 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.21%
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 Martin County, MN  0.50% ($20,667 average AGI)
to Cottonwood County, MN  0.43% ($34,833)
to Nobles County, MN  0.43% ($22,278)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wilder:
  • KDOM (1580 AM; 1 kW; WINDOM, MN; Owner: WINDOM RADIO INCORPORATED)
  • KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
  • 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)
  • KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KWOA (730 AM; 1 kW; WORTHINGTON, MN)
  • KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wilder:
  • KDOM-FM (94.3 FM; WINDOM, MN; Owner: WINDOM RADIO, INC.)
  • KILR-FM (95.9 FM; ESTHERVILLE, IA; Owner: JACOBSON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KRAQ (105.7 FM; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINNESOTA)
  • KWOA-FM (95.1 FM; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Wilder:
  • K58AF (Channel 58; WINDOM, MN; Owner: CITY OF WINDOM)
  • K53EV (Channel 53; JACKSON, MN; Owner: FEDERATED RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION)
  • K23FO (Channel 23; JACKSON, MN; Owner: FEDERATED RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION)
  • K57GE (Channel 57; JACKSON, MN; Owner: FEDERATED RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION)
  • K41EG (Channel 41; JACKSON, MN; Owner: FEDERAL RURAL ELECTRIC ASSN.)
  • K45EH (Channel 45; JACKSON, MN; Owner: FEDERATED RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION)
  • K51EN (Channel 51; JACKSON, MN; Owner: FEDERATED RURAL ELECTRIC ASSN.)
  • K59FN (Channel 59; JACKSON, MN; Owner: BLUE EARTH - NICOLLET - FARIBAULT COOP. ELEC. ASSOC.)
  • K61GE (Channel 61; JACKSON, MN; Owner: BLUE EARTH - NICOLLET - FARIBAULT COOP. ELEC. ASSOC.)
  • K56AH (Channel 56; WINDOM, MN; Owner: CITY OF WINDOM)
  • K60AD (Channel 60; WINDOM, MN; Owner: CITY OF WINDOM)
  • K62AI (Channel 62; WINDOM, MN; Owner: CITY OF WINDOM)
  • K64AK (Channel 64; WINDOM, MN; Owner: CITY OF WINDOM)

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