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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.1%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (13.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.6%).
Detached houses: $176,141Here:$176,141State:$247,637 Townhouses or other attached units: $1,872,526Here:$1,872,526State:$193,158 Mobile homes: $87,074Here:$87,074State:$34,666 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $82,921Here:$82,921State:$94,976
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 59.6% Bush/Cheney (Republican): 39.2%
Obama (Democratic): 60.5% McCain (Republican): 38.2%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $745 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $610 (0.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lake County is $414 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.
Cities in this county include: Two Harbors, Silver Bay, Beaver Bay.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.073 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.067 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Lake County: White Pine Picnic Area (A), Isabella (B), Kawishiwi Lake Campground (C), Little Knife Portage (D), Long Lake Camp (E), Rocky Shores Campground (F), Divide Lake Campground (G), Dumbell Lake Picnic Area (H), Wanless (I), Tetagouche Lake Campground (J), Hogback Lake Recreation Site (K), Ninemile Campground (L), Fall Lake Campground (M), Camp Buckskin (N), McDougal Lakes Campground (O), Little Isabella River Campground (P), Flat Horn Lake Recreation Site (Q), Split Rock Cabins (R), South Kawishiwi River Camp (S), Superior Forest Lodge and Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lake County include: Jehovah's Witnesses Congregation (A), Palisade Baptist Church (B), Silver Creek Community Church (C), Our Saviours Church (D), Our Saviour's Lutheran Church (E), Two Harbors Jehovah's Witnesses (F), Evangelical Free Church (G), Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (H), Knife River Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Finland Cemetery (1), Toimi Cemetery (2), Isabella Memorial Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Bensen Lake (A), Azion Lake (B), Maniwaki Lake (C), Manomin Lake (D), Marathon Lake (E), Marble Lake (F), Mayfly Lake (G), Maymay Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Sawmill Creek (A), Uncle Judas Creek (B), Tord Creek (C), Tomlinson Creek (D), Leskinen Creek (E), Superstition Creek (F), Mitawan Creek (G), Sullivan Creek (H), Stony River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lake County include: Gooseberry Falls State Park (1), Gooseberry Falls Concourse (2), Split Rock Trail Head Wayside Park (3), Silver Creek Cliff Wayside Park (4), Buchanan Historical Marker (5), Arthur V Rohweder Memorial Highway Historical Museum (6), Lake Superior Agate Geological Marker (7), Geology Complicates Bridge Foundation Historical Marker (8), Geology Behind the Waterfalls Geological Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Lake County: White Pine Picnic Area (A), Isabella (B), Kawishiwi Lake Campground (C), Little Knife Portage (D), Long Lake Camp (E), Rocky Shores Campground (F), Divide Lake Campground (G), Dumbell Lake Picnic Area (H), Wanless (I), Tetagouche Lake Campground (J), Hogback Lake Recreation Site (K), Ninemile Campground (L), Fall Lake Campground (M), Camp Buckskin (N), McDougal Lakes Campground (O), Little Isabella River Campground (P), Flat Horn Lake Recreation Site (Q), Split Rock Cabins (R), South Kawishiwi River Camp (S), Superior Forest Lodge and Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lake County include: Jehovah's Witnesses Congregation (A), Palisade Baptist Church (B), Silver Creek Community Church (C), Our Saviours Church (D), Our Saviour's Lutheran Church (E), Two Harbors Jehovah's Witnesses (F), Evangelical Free Church (G), Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (H), Knife River Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Finland Cemetery (1), Toimi Cemetery (2), Isabella Memorial Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Bensen Lake (A), Azion Lake (B), Maniwaki Lake (C), Manomin Lake (D), Marathon Lake (E), Marble Lake (F), Mayfly Lake (G), Maymay Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Sawmill Creek (A), Uncle Judas Creek (B), Tord Creek (C), Tomlinson Creek (D), Leskinen Creek (E), Superstition Creek (F), Mitawan Creek (G), Sullivan Creek (H), Stony River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Lake County include: Gooseberry Falls State Park (1), Gooseberry Falls Concourse (2), Split Rock Trail Head Wayside Park (3), Silver Creek Cliff Wayside Park (4), Buchanan Historical Marker (5), Arthur V Rohweder Memorial Highway Historical Museum (6), Lake Superior Agate Geological Marker (7), Geology Complicates Bridge Foundation Historical Marker (8), Geology Behind the Waterfalls Geological Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Cook County , St. Louis County .
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Current college students: 322 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.4% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 189 (72% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.2%
Housing units in Lake County with a mortgage: 1,441 (113 second mortgage, 148 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,273
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Most common first ancestries reported in Lake County (%):
5.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,333 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 4.21% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($24,750 average AGI) 1.75% relocated from other states ($11,579 average AGI)Lake County:1.75%Minnesota average:2.24%
5.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,422 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 4.52% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($19,341 average AGI) 1.37% relocated to other states ($9,080 average AGI)Lake County:1.37%Minnesota average:2.37%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.9 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 14.8
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,374 (2,150 aged, 224 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
2,723 spouses, 2,886 children (2,741 natural, 62 adopted, 83 stepchildren), 41 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 52 parents, 49 other relatives, 162 non-relatives
Size of family households: 1,701 2-persons, 591 3-persons, 543 4-persons, 212 5-persons, 97 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,307 1-person, 169 2-persons, 21 3-persons.
95.9% of residents of Lake County speak English at home. 0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 13% speak English not well). 2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.9% of residents speak other language at home (49% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
Population growth in Lake County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.97 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Year house built
68% of Lake County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Minnesota.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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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 (Noninst.)
Housing and Community Development: $165,000
Regular Highways: $3,156,000
Natural Resources - Other: $438,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $3,123,000
Regular Highways: $2,852,000
Police Protection: $1,558,000
Financial Administration: $1,219,000
Correctional Institutions: $994,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $990,000
Natural Resources - Other: $964,000
Central Staff Services: $800,000
General - Other: $775,000
Parks and Recreation: $460,000
Health - Other: $448,000
Solid Waste Management: $292,000
General Public Buildings: $136,000
Housing and Community Development: $123,000
Libraries: $68,000
All Other: $727,000
Highways: $54,000
Interest Earnings: $342,000
Fines and Forfeits: $37,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,400,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,306,000
Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $210,000
Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs – Other: $105,000
Public Welfare: $1,729,000
General Local Government Support: $1,352,000
All Other: $1,112,000
Other License: $22,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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