Grant County, Minnesota (MN)

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County population in 2005: 6,114 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,082
Renter-occupied apartments: 452

% of renters here:	18%
State:	25%

Land area: 546 sq. mi.
Water area: 28.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.4%
Whole state:	7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	2.9%
Whole state:	3.2%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.1%), Retail trade (11.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 68%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 18%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Grant County, Minnesota business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Grant County, Minnesota:

White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Hispanic (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	42.5 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 3,056	(48.6%)
Females: 3,233	(51.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,578
County population in 2003: 6,225
Jobs in 2003: 2,187

Total labor force in 2004: 3,258
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.7%

Average household size:

Grant County:	2.4 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,297 ($33,775 in 2000)

This county	$37,297
Minnesota:	$52,024

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $89,048

Grant County	$89,048
Minnesota:	$198,800

Median montly rent in 2000: $359
Institutionalized population: 157
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Grant County in 2000: $664

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 26
Thefts: 62
Auto thefts: 1

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 37
Thefts: 62
Auto thefts: 6

Grant County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County Minnesota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 49.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 48.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $614 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grant County is $397 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $643 a month.

Cities in this county include: Elbow Lake, Hoffman, Ashby, Herman, Barrett, Wendell, Norcross.

Neighboring counties: Douglas County , Otter Tail County , Pope County , Stevens County , Traverse County , Wilkin County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Grant County: Ashby Resort and Campground (A), Tipsinah Mound Golf Course (B), Tipsinah Mounds Park Campground (C), Shady Lawn Resort and Campground (D), Indian Mounds Resort and Campgrounds (E), Niemackl Lake Park Campground (F), Sundowner Campground (G), Elk Lake Beach Campground (H), Grant County Sheriffs Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Grant County include: Rock Prairie Lutheran Church (A), Bethlehem Lutheran Church (B), Immanuel Church (C), Christ Lutheran Church (D), Lincoln Church (E), Erdahl Lutheran Church (F), West Elbow Lake Church (G), Messiah Lutheran Church (H), Lawrence Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Lawrence Presbyterian Church Cemetery (1), Union Cemetery (2), Saint Charles Cemetery (3), Trinity Cemetery (4), Land Cemetery (5), Hereford Cemetery (6), Roseville Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Swan Lake (A), Sylvan Lake (B), Anderson Lake (C), Ash Lake (D), Ask Lake (E), Bah Lakes (F), Bailey Slough (G), Thompson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Pelican Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Grant County include: Macsville State Wildlife Management Area (1), Pomme de Terre State Wildlife Management Area (2), Bergerud State Wildlife Management Area (3), Berskow State Wildlife Management Area (4), Marple State Wildlife Management Area (5), Storm-bordson State Wildlife Management Area (6), Helsene State Wildlife Management Area (7), Kube-swift State Wildlife Management Areas (8), Hoffman Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.9%
Minnesota:	4.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 165
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 42 (50% naturalized citizens)

Grant County:	0.7%
Whole state:	5.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 10
1990 to 1994: 11
1985 to 1989: 1
1980 to 1984: 3
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 4
1970 to 1974: 1
1965 to 1969: 12

Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.7%

Grant County marital status for males

Grant County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,583
One, attached: 17
Two: 49
3 or 4: 48
5 to 9: 58
10 to 19: 97
20 or more: 32
Mobile homes: 202
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Grant County with a mortgage: 739 (67 second mortgage, 45 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 759

Agriculture in Grant County
Average size of farms: 524 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $114444
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $247.28
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.20%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $89334
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 79.33%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $118010
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.90%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.46
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 16.45%
Corn for grain: 75460 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 43225 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 111982 harvested acres

Grant County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
Construction (12%)
Educational services (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (13%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (16%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (14%)
France (12%)
Canada (12%)
Ukraine (10%)
India (7%)
Ireland (5%)
Sweden (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Grant County:

Norwegian (41%)
German (30%)
Swedish (7%)
English (3%)
Irish (3%)
United States or American (2%)
Scandinavian (2%)

Grant County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,168 (73%)
Carpooled: 290 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
Ferryboat: 2 (0%)
Walked: 168 (6%)
Other means: 16 (1%)
Worked at home: 314 (11%)

People in group quarters in Grant County, Minnesota

157 people in nursing homes
32 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6 people in other group homes
4 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,791.

6.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,720 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.13%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.98% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($23,827 average AGI)
1.14% relocated from other states ($4,893 average AGI)
Grant County: 1.14%
Minnesota average: 2.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Douglas County, MN	1.27% ($25,806 average AGI)
from Otter Tail County, MN	0.53% ($37,154)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.49% ($34,250)

7.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,394 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.26%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.65% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($20,889 average AGI)
1.61% relocated to other states ($5,506 average AGI)
Grant County: 1.61%
Minnesota average: 2.37%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Douglas County, MN	1.29% ($25,219 average AGI)
to Otter Tail County, MN	1.25% ($28,065)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.56% ($21,929)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Births per 1000 population in Grant County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Grant County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Grant County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,555 (1,419 aged, 136 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,088

In family households: 5,206 (1,508 male householders, 250 female householders)
1,533 spouses, 1,756 children (1,596 natural, 61 adopted, 99 stepchildren), 40 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 20 other relatives, 57 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 882 (340 male householders (287 living alone)), 444 female householders (417 living alone)), 98 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 201 (180 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 910 2-persons, 303 3-persons, 323 4-persons, 155 5-persons, 46 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 704 1-person, 63 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 1 4-persons.

1,200 married couples with children.
237 single-parent households (61 men, 176 women).

95.8% of residents of Grant County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $53,393,000 ($8727 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $596,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $18,216,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,967,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,249,000
Federal grants: $11,778,000
Federal procurement contracts: $520,000 ($97,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,663,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,464,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,431,000
Federal Government insurance: $54,544,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 352

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 438

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +4

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

Net internal migration: -82

Here:	-13 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Grant County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.45 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	3.7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 50
1995 to 1998: 124
1990 to 1994: 102
1980 to 1989: 260
1970 to 1979: 482
1960 to 1969: 252
1950 to 1959: 338
1940 to 1949: 350
1939 or earlier: 1,140

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grant County, Minnesota:

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 9
3 rooms: 71
4 rooms: 146
5 rooms: 411
6 rooms: 470
7 rooms: 370
8 rooms: 287
9 or more rooms: 313

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant County, Minnesota:

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 29
3 rooms: 55
4 rooms: 126
5 rooms: 81
6 rooms: 77
7 rooms: 29
8 rooms: 27
9 or more rooms: 22

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grant County:

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 88
2 bedrooms: 435
3 bedrooms: 966
4 bedrooms: 457
5 or more bedrooms: 131

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant County:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 81
2 bedrooms: 181
3 bedrooms: 142
4 bedrooms: 34
5 or more bedrooms: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Grant County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 51
1 vehicle: 495
2 vehicles: 1,000
3 vehicles: 379
4 vehicles: 123
5 or more vehicles: 34

Cars and other vehicles available in Grant County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 68
1 vehicle: 214
2 vehicles: 130
3 vehicles: 24
4 vehicles: 13
5 or more vehicles: 3

65% of Grant County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Minnesota.

Grant County:	64.8%
State average:	58.1%

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

This state: 5150
Northeast: 51
Midwest: 761
South: 71
West: 188

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (41%)
Electricity (11%)
Wood (3%)
Utility gas (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (39%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
Utility gas (4%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22

Here:	3.0%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	0.5%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	3.7%
Minnesota:	24.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Grant County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $847,000
Solid Waste Management: $307,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $1,183,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,559,000
Welfare - Other: $951,000

Financial Administration: $878,000

Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $825,000

Police Protection: $727,000

Health Services - Other: $587,000

Solid Waste Management: $473,000

Central Staff Services: $370,000

General - Other: $254,000

Natural Resources - Other: $233,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $128,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $127,000

General Public Buildings: $113,000

Corrections - Other: $76,000

Parks & Recreation: $24,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $169,000
Public Welfare: $167,000

Highways: $7,000
General - Interest on Debt: $82,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $38,000
Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $216,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,370,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,285,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $85,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $259,000
Special Assessments: $148,000

Interest Earnings: $43,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,841,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,207,000
Public Welfare: $1,152,000

General Support: $856,000

All Other: $422,000
Tax - Property: $2,529,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,000,000

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