Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota (MN)

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County population in July 2007: 4,095 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,625
Renter-occupied apartments: 278

% of renters here:	15%
State:	25%

Land area: 1297 sq. mi.
Water area: 478.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Lake of the Woods County: 75.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.4%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (19.7%), Educational,health and social services (13.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota:

White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
American Indian (1.9%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	41.6 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 2,272	(50.2%)
Females: 2,250	(49.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,990
County population in 2003: 4,358
Jobs in 2003: 1,714

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Total labor force in 2004: 2,557
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:

Lake of the Woods County:	2.4 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,923 ($32,861 in 1999)

This county:	$38,923
Minnesota:	$55,802

2007 median house/condo value: $113,401 ($74,000 in 2000)

Lake of the Woods County:	$113,401
Minnesota:	$213,600

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $337 (lower quartile is $215, upper quartile is $543)

This county:	$337
State:	$645

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,278
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $319

Institutionalized population: 47

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 5
Burglaries: 15
Thefts: 60
Auto thefts: 10

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 30
Thefts: 69
Auto thefts: 3

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2004 Presidential Election results in Lake of the Woods County Minnesota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 59.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 38.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $763 (1.2%)

Lake of the Woods County household income distribution in 2007

Lake of the Woods County home values distribution

Lake of the Woods County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	9.8%
Whole state:	7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	3.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lake of the Woods 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 $635 a month.

Cities in this county include: Baudette, Williams.

Neighboring counties: Beltrami County , Koochiching County , Roseau County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lake of the Woods County: Sandy Beach (A), Boise Cascade Camp (B), Lake Trails Church Camp (C), Lake of the Woods Bible Camp (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lake of the Woods County include: Lakeroad Chapel (A), Mount Carmel Church (B), Carp Chapel (C), Wabanica Talc Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hillside Cemetery (1), Hamilton Farm Cemetery (2), Bankton Cemetery (3), Silver Creek Cemetery (4), Potamo-Parke Cemetery (5), Elm Park Cemetery (6), Graceton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Beaver Pond (A), Browns Lake (B), Lake of the Woods (C), Winter Road Lake (D), Norquist Lake (E), Lost Lake (F), Thief Lake (G), Caribou Bog (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: South Branch Zippel Creek (A), Hooper Creek (B), Winter Road River (C), Harrison Creek (D), Silver Creek (E), Stony Creek (F), Pickeral Creek (G), Rainy River (H), Rapid River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lake of the Woods County include: Norris Camp State Game Refuge (1), Zippel Bay State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.3%
Minnesota:	4.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

Current college students: 85
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 132 (29% naturalized citizens)

Lake of the Woods County:	2.9%
Whole state:	5.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 53 1990 to 1994: 25 1985 to 1989: 6 1980 to 1984: 6 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 42

Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.3%

Lake of the Woods County marital status for males

Lake of the Woods County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,967
One, attached: 25
Two: 20
3 or 4: 15
5 to 9: 14
10 to 19: 27
20 or more: 84
Mobile homes: 1,059
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27

Housing units in Lake of the Woods County with a mortgage: 370 (35 second mortgage, 50 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 328

Here:	53.0% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Agriculture in Lake of the Woods County
Average size of farms: 573 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $21056
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $93.87
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 20.88%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $23344
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 30.96%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $62845
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.84%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.87
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.12%
All wheat for grain: 15427 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 686 harvested acres

Lake of the Woods County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Minnesota state average. It is 6.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/1/1961, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Accommodation and food services (14%)
Metal and metal products (11%)
Construction (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Chemicals (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (19%)
Chemicals (12%)
Health care (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Personal and laundry services (6%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Personal appearance workers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)

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

Canada (75%)
Germany (9%)
Other Northern Europe (5%)
Thailand (5%)
Nigeria (2%)
Sweden (2%)
Philippines (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Lake of the Woods County:

Norwegian (26%)
German (22%)
Swedish (9%)
United States or American (6%)
English (5%)
Irish (4%)
Scandinavian (3%)

Lake of the Woods County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,447 (68%)
Carpooled: 307 (14%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 141 (7%)
Other means: 16 (1%)
Worked at home: 203 (10%)

47 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,033.

7.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,179 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.01%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.67% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($22,350 average AGI)
2.34% relocated from other states ($16,829 average AGI)
Lake of the Woods County: 2.34%
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 Roseau County, MN

1.26% ($36,143 average AGI)

7.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,142 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.94%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.04% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($20,918 average AGI)
2.90% relocated to other states ($17,224 average AGI)
Lake of the Woods County: 2.90%
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 Roseau County, MN	1.13% ($33,632 average AGI)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.65% ($40,455)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Births per 1000 population in Lake of the Woods County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Lake of the Woods County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 16.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lake of the Woods County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 892 (801 aged, 91 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 22.71
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8151.680
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1475.930
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 32584.01

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 995.250
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 995.250
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 67.86

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 45.24

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 22.62

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,475

In family households: 3,707 (1,059 male householders, 202 female householders)
1,109 spouses, 1,258 children (1,117 natural, 30 adopted, 111 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 34 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 768 (362 male householders (299 living alone)), 290 female householders (266 living alone)), 116 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 47 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 650 2-persons, 236 3-persons, 232 4-persons, 102 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 565 1-person, 64 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

95.9% of residents of Lake of the Woods County speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 54% speak English not well).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $28,202,000 ($6404 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $704,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $12,270,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,499,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,885,000
Federal grants: $7,364,000
Federal procurement contracts: $232,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,952,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $15,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,052,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,152,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 223

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 249

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +45

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -113

Here:	-26 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Lake of the Woods County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.17 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	3.7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 46
1995 to 1998: 262
1990 to 1994: 199
1980 to 1989: 540
1970 to 1979: 844
1960 to 1969: 419
1950 to 1959: 274
1940 to 1949: 271
1939 or earlier: 383

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 31 3 rooms: 130 4 rooms: 212 5 rooms: 453 6 rooms: 373 7 rooms: 221 8 rooms: 112 9+ rooms: 93

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 80 4 rooms: 58 5 rooms: 69 6 rooms: 24 7 rooms: 4 8 rooms: 6 9+ rooms: 13

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lake of the Woods County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 122 2 bedrooms: 529 3 bedrooms: 757 4 bedrooms: 182 5+ bedrooms: 35

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake of the Woods County:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 75 2 bedrooms: 127 3 bedrooms: 55 4 bedrooms: 11 5+ bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Lake of the Woods County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 53 1 vehicle: 367 2 vehicles: 781 3 vehicles: 307 4 vehicles: 103 5+ vehicles: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Lake of the Woods County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 79 1 vehicle: 126 2 vehicles: 60 3 vehicles: 13 4 vehicles: 0 5+ vehicles: 0

68% of Lake of the Woods County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Minnesota.

Lake of the Woods County:	67.8%
State average:	58.1%

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

This state: 3082
Northeast: 76
Midwest: 853
South: 149
West: 185

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%) Utility gas (15%) Wood (11%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (37%) Utility gas (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Wood (10%) Other fuel (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10

Here:	1.7%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	3.6%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	3.9%
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 (Noninst.)

Lake of the Woods County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $198,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $1,674,000
General: $1,674,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,810,000
Solid Waste Management: $659,000

Financial Administration: $641,000

Police Protection: $599,000

Welfare - Other: $547,000

Natural Resources - Other: $299,000

Central Staff Services: $274,000

General - Other: $255,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $178,000

Parks & Recreation: $175,000

Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $167,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $120,000

General Public Buildings: $100,000

Health Services - Other: $53,000

Transit Utilities: $38,000

Other Hospitals: $30,000

Corrections - Other: $19,000

Libraries: $17,000

Air Transportation: $8,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $262,000
Transit Utilities: $48,000

Highways: $47,000

All Other: $29,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $500,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $500,000
Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $444,000
General Revenue, NEC: $317,000

Interest Earnings: $175,000
Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $67,000
Transit Utilities: $52,000

Welfare - Other: $12,000

Financial Administration: $8,000

Central Staff: $7,000

Natural Resource - Other: $6,000

Judicial: $5,000

General Public Building: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,714,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,822,000
General Support: $1,210,000

All Other: $308,000

Public Welfare: $289,000

Health & Hospitals: $26,000

Transit Utilities: $26,000
Tax - Property: $1,751,000
NEC: $54,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,480,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Lake of the Woods County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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