Cottonwood County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.9%), Manufacturing (18.4%), Retail trade (13.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.6%).

Type of workers:

Cottonwood County, Minnesota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Cottonwood County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	41.7 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 5,912	(48.6%)
Females: 6,255	(51.4%)

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Cottonwood County:	2.4 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,835
Minnesota:	$55,802

This county:	$303
State:	$645

Cottonwood County:	$104,421
Minnesota:	$213,600

Detached houses: $140,325

Here:	$140,325
State:	$270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $144,941

Here:	$144,941
State:	$220,268

In 2-unit structures: $128,932

Here:	$128,932
State:	$280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $121,928

Here:	$121,928
State:	$204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $187,054

Here:	$187,054
State:	$190,214

Mobile homes: $42,031

Here:	$42,031
State:	$34,666

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $625,000

Here:	$625,000
State:	$94,976

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 14
• Thefts: 25
• Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 19
• Thefts: 26
• Auto thefts: 1

This county:	11.7%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	3.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cottonwood County is $402 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $641 a month.

Cities in this county include: Windom, Mountain Lake, Westbrook, Jeffers, Storden, Bingham Lake.

Neighboring counties: Brown County , Jackson County , Murray County , Nobles County , Redwood County , Watonwan County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Mountain Lake Golf Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Cottonwood County include: Amo Church (A), Assembly of God Church (B), Rosehill Church (C), Red Rock Church (D), Immanuel Mennonite Church (E), Germantown Church (F), Old Westbrook Church (G), Christian Reformed Church (H), Seventh Day Adventist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Voth Cemetery (1), Congregational Cemetery (2), Amo Cemetery (3), Storden Cemetery (4), Springfield Cemetery (5), Delft Cemetery (6), Delton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Talcot Lake (A), Arnolds Lake (B), Augusta Lake (C), Barish Lake (D), Bean Lake (E), Bingham Lake (F), Cottonwood Lake (G), Carey Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Heron Lake Outlet (A). Display/hide its location on the map Parks in Cottonwood County include: Lady Bird County Park (1), Banks State Wildlife Management Area (2), Bennett State Wildlife Management Area (3), Talcot Lake County Park (4), Talcot Lake State Wildlife Management Area (5), Little Swan Lake State Wildlife Management A (6), Sara Park (7), Pats Grove County Park (8), Hurricane State Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Delft Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.7%
Minnesota:	7.8%

Current college students: 287
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 272 (51% naturalized citizens)

Cottonwood County:	2.2%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 14.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,547
• One, attached: 70
• Two: 142
• 3 or 4: 102
• 5 to 9: 79
• 10 to 19: 45
• 20 or more: 293
• Mobile homes: 91
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Cottonwood County with a mortgage: 1,471 (135 second mortgage, 173 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,506

Here:	49.4% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Cottonwood County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Minnesota state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 16 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/23/1952, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Cottonwood County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Minnesota state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 70.3 miles away from Cottonwood County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,240 (73%) Carpooled: 626 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 27 (0%) Bicycle: 32 (1%) Walked: 323 (6%) Other means: 30 (1%) Worked at home: 521 (9%)

4.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,906 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.53%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.12% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($20,519 average AGI)
1.41% relocated from other states ($9,387 average AGI)

Cottonwood County:	1.41%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Jackson County, MN	0.38% ($34,833 average AGI)
from Murray County, MN	0.38% ($40,278)
from Nobles County, MN	0.36% ($15,765)
from Watonwan County, MN	0.28% ($29,615)
from Brown County, MN	0.26% ($27,583)

6.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,913 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.47%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.50% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($19,977 average AGI)
1.97% relocated to other states ($8,935 average AGI)

Cottonwood County:	1.97%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Jackson County, MN	0.44% ($25,095 average AGI)
to Blue Earth County, MN	0.40% ($27,105)
to Watonwan County, MN	0.38% ($38,778)
to Nobles County, MN	0.31% ($22,067)
to Brown County, MN	0.29% ($24,214)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.25% ($31,583)
to Murray County, MN	0.25% ($37,167)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,774 (2,555 aged, 219 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 10,109 (2,938 male householders, 472 female householders)

  2,927 spouses, 3,487 children (3,266 natural, 108 adopted, 113 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 46 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 43 other relatives, 132 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,656 (521 male householders (445 living alone)), 991 female householders (963 living alone)), 144 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 402 (249 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,838 2-persons, 575 3-persons, 535 4-persons, 286 5-persons, 118 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,408 1-person, 88 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

92.9% of residents of Cottonwood County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $78,534,000 ($6566 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $633,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $33,238,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,963,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,509,000
Federal grants: $11,471,000
Federal procurement contracts: $715,000 ($3,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,637,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $953,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,792,000
Federal Government insurance: $75,897,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-23 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.33 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Here:	4.3
State:	3.7

69% of Cottonwood County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Minnesota.

Cottonwood County:	69.2%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 9637
• Northeast: 56
• Midwest: 1680
• South: 234
• West: 266

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,700

Here:	9.6%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	5.0%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	11.3%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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