Chippewa County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.7%), Manufacturing (18.3%), Retail trade (11.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Chippewa County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	40.5 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 6,370	(48.7%)
Females: 6,718	(51.3%)

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Chippewa County:	2.4 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county:	$42,146
Minnesota:	$55,802

This county:	$396
State:	$645

Chippewa County:	$125,264
Minnesota:	$213,600

Detached houses: $158,453

Here:	$158,453
State:	$270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $136,610

Here:	$136,610
State:	$220,268

In 2-unit structures: $117,829

Here:	$117,829
State:	$280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $184,620

Here:	$184,620
State:	$204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $942,093

Here:	$942,093
State:	$190,214

Mobile homes: $42,863

Here:	$42,863
State:	$34,666

This county:	8.6%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	3.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chippewa County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $602 a month.

Cities in this county include: Montevideo, Clara City, Maynard, Milan, Watson.

Neighboring counties: Kandiyohi County , Lac qui Parle County , Renville County , Swift County , Yellow Medicine County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Swensson Farm Museum (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Chippewa County include: Rosewood Church (A), Mandt Church (B), Big Bend Church (C), Black Oak Lake Church (D), Immanuel Church (E), Zion Church (F), Watson Lutheran Church (G), Saron Church (H), Bunde Christian Reformed Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Louriston Township Cemetery (1), Hillside Cemetery (2), Swensson Cemetery (3), Swedish Lutheran Cemetery (4), Strombeck Cemetery (5), Kviteseid Cemetery (6), Sacred Heart Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Carlton Lake (A), Norborg Lake (B), Shakopee Lake (C), Lac Qui Parle Reservoir (D), Watson Sag (E), Parle, Lac Qui (F), Shakopee Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Creek (A), Dry Weather Creek (B), Watson Sag (C), Brafees Creek (D), Palmer Creek (E), Lac qui Parle River (F), Cottonwood Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Chippewa County include: Lac qui Parle Mission 1835-1854 Historical Marker (1), Lac qui Parle Mission Park (2), Minnesota River Valley Overlook (3), Boike State Wildlife Management Area (4), Franko State Wildlife Management Area (5), Budd Park (6), Joseph Renville Historical Marker (7), Lions Park (8), A Witness to Time Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.1%
Minnesota:	7.8%

Current college students: 263
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 178 (58% naturalized citizens)

Chippewa County:	1.4%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 15.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,728
• One, attached: 96
• Two: 106
• 3 or 4: 156
• 5 to 9: 149
• 10 to 19: 219
• 20 or more: 169
• Mobile homes: 232

Housing units in Chippewa County with a mortgage: 1,805 (187 second mortgage, 211 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,298

Here:	58.2% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Chippewa County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 15 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/25/2000, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 15 people and caused $20 million in damages.

Chippewa County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 93% 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 50.9 miles away from Chippewa County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 57.4 miles away from the county center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 82.0 miles away from the county center
On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 29.6 miles away from Chippewa County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,811 (77%) Carpooled: 665 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 3 (0%) Motorcycle: 1 (0%) Bicycle: 4 (0%) Walked: 216 (3%) Other means: 28 (0%) Worked at home: 509 (8%)

5.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,695 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.86%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.54% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($22,209 average AGI)
1.33% relocated from other states ($7,486 average AGI)

Chippewa County:	1.33%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Kandiyohi County, MN	0.84% ($28,405 average AGI)
from Yellow Medicine County, MN	0.66% ($24,333)
from Lac qui Parle County, MN	0.42% ($29,381)
from Swift County, MN	0.40% ($30,000)
from Lyon County, MN	0.24% ($29,417)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.22% ($18,545)

6.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,219 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.63%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.00% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($23,429 average AGI)
1.63% relocated to other states ($15,793 average AGI)

Chippewa County:	1.63%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Kandiyohi County, MN	0.90% ($38,533 average AGI)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.50% ($23,560)
to Yellow Medicine County, MN	0.40% ($21,450)
to Lac qui Parle County, MN	0.32% ($25,250)
to Stearns County, MN	0.30% ($24,933)
to Douglas County, MN	0.28% ($31,214)
to Swift County, MN	0.20% ($29,100)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,501 (2,320 aged, 181 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 10,811 (3,074 male householders, 527 female householders)

  3,091 spouses, 3,783 children (3,473 natural, 114 adopted, 196 stepchildren), 48 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 73 other relatives, 141 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,979 (745 male householders (621 living alone)), 1,017 female householders (961 living alone)), 217 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 298 (213 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,778 2-persons, 661 3-persons, 724 4-persons, 311 5-persons, 92 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,582 1-person, 153 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 15 4-persons.

96.3% of residents of Chippewa County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $77,649,000 ($6134 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,758,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,911,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,704,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,729,000
Federal grants: $15,848,000
Federal procurement contracts: $624,000 ($44,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,834,000 ($991,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,530,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,516,000
Federal Government insurance: $83,513,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	-20 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.10 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Here:	4.1
State:	3.7

66% of Chippewa County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Minnesota.

Chippewa County:	65.7%
State average:	58.1%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 10860
• Northeast: 57
• Midwest: 1510
• South: 173
• West: 288

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $44,500

Here:	5.3%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	2.2%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	9.1%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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