Drinking water stations with addresses in Wolf Lake that have no violations reported:
- SPRUCE GROVE CHURCH (Address: P.O. Box 45, Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WOLF LAKE COMMUNITY HALL/LIQUOR STORE (Address: P.O. Box 5, Population served: 45, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WOLF LAKE WATERFRONT PARK (Address: PO Box 5, Population served: 26, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WOLF LAKE CO-OP SAMPO (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
| This city: | 1.8 people | | Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 41.2% | | Whole state: | 66.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 11.8% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 7.7% | | Whole state: | 7.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 3.2% |
Wolf Lake compared to Minnesota state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly 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.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students 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 Becker County Minnesota:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (25%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Utility gas (19%)
- Wood (19%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
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Religion statistics for Wolf Lake
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 73.94%
| Here |  | 73.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Episcopal Church |
| Adherents | 34.3% | 33.0% | 16.7% | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| Congregations | 28.6% | 17.9% | 14.3% | 3.6% | 5.4% |
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| Name | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Vineyard USA | Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian Churches | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Other |
| Adherents | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 3.9% |
| Congregations | 3.6% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 21.4% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| 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 | $1,494 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $3,821 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 9 | $5,315 |
Wolf Lake government finances in 2006:
- Charges - All Other: $48,000
Sewerage: $7,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,000
- Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $368,000
Local Fire Protection: $50,000
Regular Highways: $40,000
General - Other: $27,000
Parks and Recreation: $20,000
Sewerage: $16,000
Central Staff Services: $15,000
Financial Administration: $11,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $61,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $55,000
Interest Earnings: $15,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $108,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Liquor Stores: $87,000
Local Fire Protection: $66,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $336,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,000
Highways: $8,000
General Local Government Support: $6,000
- Tax - Property: $43,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $178,000
6.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,550 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.62% | | Minnesota average: | 7.79% |
0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($175 average AGI)| Becker County: | 0.12% | | Minnesota average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,534 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.23% | | 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 Wolf Lake:
- KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
- KBRF (1250 AM; 10 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KQWB (1660 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KFNW (1200 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KKBJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; BEMIDJI, MN; Owner: R.P. BROADCASTING)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KDLM (1340 AM; 1 kW; DETROIT LAKES, MN; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
- KFGO (790 AM; 5 kW; FARGO, ND; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wolf Lake:
- KDKK (97.5 FM; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DELAHUNT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KXKK (92.5 FM; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: BERNADINE A. SCHUMACHER)
- KRVI (95.1 FM; DETROIT LAKES, MN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KRCQ (102.3 FM; DETROIT LAKES, MN; Owner: DETROIT LAKES BROADCASTING COMPANY,)
- KKWS (105.9 FM; WADENA, MN; Owner: KOMMERSTAD COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, LLC)
- KPRW (99.5 FM; PERHAM, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
- KBLB (93.3 FM; NISSWA, MN; Owner: BL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSKK (94.7 FM; STAPLES, MN; Owner: NORMIN BROADCASTING CO.)
TV broadcast stations around Wolf Lake:
- K32FY (Channel 32; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K05IV (Channel 5; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- Wolf Lake, 2.5 Miles South Of Th 34 On Cr 121, Type: Tower, Structure height: 46 m, Overall height: 51.8 m, Call Sign: WPYG228
Assigned Frequencies : 6635.00 MHz, 6625.00 MHz, 6256.54 MHz Grant Date: 08/05/2003, Expiration Date: 08/05/2013, Certifier: James R Mohn
Registrant: Minnesota Department Of Transportation, 395 John Ireland Blvd Ms730, St. Paul, MN 55155, Phone: (651) 234-7973, Fax: (651) 234-7960, Email:
- WOLF LAKE, Smokey Hills State Forest, Overall height: 47.2 m, Call Sign: WHT447
Assigned Frequencies : 2112.00 MHz, 2120.00 MHz Grant Date: 04/17/1991, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001
Registrant: East Otter Tail Telephone Company, 160 Second Avenue S.W., Perham, MN 56573
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2- Call Sign: KB0EXG, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 12/19/1989, Expiration Date: 12/19/1999, Cancelation Date: 03/07/2002
Registrant: Gregory A Hillukka, Box 322, Wolf Lake, MN 56593 - Call Sign: N0LWR, Previous Call Sign: KB0EZF
Grant Date: 05/08/1990, Expiration Date: 05/08/2000, Cancelation Date: 05/09/2002
Registrant: Gary E Hillukka, Box 322, Wolf Lake, MN 56593
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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