Lincoln 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 (25.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (16.7%), Manufacturing (12.5%), Retail trade (10.9%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Lincoln County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	43.0 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 3,170	(49.3%)
Females: 3,259	(50.7%)

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Lincoln County:	2.4 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,437
Minnesota:	$55,802

This county:	$293
State:	$645

Lincoln County:	$99,667
Minnesota:	$213,600

Detached houses: $131,118

Here:	$131,118
State:	$270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $75,432

Here:	$75,432
State:	$220,268

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $157,447

Here:	$157,447
State:	$190,214

Mobile homes: $32,010

Here:	$32,010
State:	$34,666

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 11
• Auto thefts: 0

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 11
• Thefts: 68
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	9.7%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	2.9%
Whole state:	3.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lincoln 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: Tyler, Hendricks, Lake Benton, Ivanhoe, Arco.

Neighboring counties: Brookings County, South Dakota , Deuel County, South Dakota , Lyon County , Moody County, South Dakota , Pipestone County , Yellow Medicine County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lincoln County: Verdi (A), Verdi Community Center (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lincoln County include: Immanuel Church (A), Hansonville Church (B), Icelandic Church (C), New Grove Church (D), Saint John Cantius Church (E), Marble Church (F), Diamond Lake Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hope Cemetery (1), Saint Dionysius Cemetery (2), Alta Vista Cemetery (3), Hendricks Cemetery (4), Hansonville Cemetery (5), Danebod Cemetery (6), Danish Evangelical Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Ash Lake (A), Benton, Lake (B), Twin Lake (C), Herschberger Slough (D), Hendricks, Lake (E), Hawks Nest Lake (F), Oak Lake (G), Gislason Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: North Branch Yellow Medicine River (A), Norwegian Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lincoln County include: Ash Lake State Wildlife Management Area (1), Blue Wing State Wildlife Management Area (2), Bohemian State Wildlife Management Area (3), Minn-Kota State Wildlife Management Area (4), Johnson State Wildlife Management Area (5), Hendricks State Wildlife Management Area (6), Suhr State Wildlife Management Area (7), Little Twin State Wildlife Management Area (8), Kvermo State Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Verdi Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.5%
Minnesota:	7.8%

Current college students: 169
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 46 (43% naturalized citizens)

Lincoln County:	0.7%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,668
• One, attached: 20
• Two: 28
• 3 or 4: 51
• 5 to 9: 100
• 10 to 19: 46
• 20 or more: 32
• Mobile homes: 98

Housing units in Lincoln County with a mortgage: 632 (47 second mortgage, 55 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 739

Here:	46.1% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Lincoln County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 14 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/7/1955, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 13 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Lincoln County-area historical earthquake activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 98% 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 87.9 miles away from Lincoln County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 87.6 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 99.7 miles away from the county center
On 10/19/2005 at 02:43:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.8 miles away from Lincoln County center
On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.7 miles away from the county center
On 7/26/2002 at 08:32:17, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.3 miles away from Lincoln County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,210 (72%) Carpooled: 266 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Subway or elevated: 3 (0%) Motorcycle: 1 (0%) Bicycle: 9 (0%) Walked: 175 (6%) Other means: 8 (0%) Worked at home: 390 (13%)

5.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,578 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.30%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.02% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($22,664 average AGI)
2.29% relocated from other states ($14,914 average AGI)

Lincoln County:	2.29%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Lyon County, MN	1.28% ($42,929 average AGI)
from Brookings County, SD	0.69% ($32,933)

6.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,944 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.50%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.70% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($18,042 average AGI)
2.80% relocated to other states ($13,903 average AGI)

Lincoln County:	2.80%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Lyon County, MN	0.99% ($29,909 average AGI)
to Brookings County, SD	0.86% ($30,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,548 (1,453 aged, 95 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 5,280 (1,599 male householders, 185 female householders)

  1,594 spouses, 1,778 children (1,698 natural, 25 adopted, 55 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 18 other relatives, 28 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 944 (375 male householders (334 living alone)), 489 female householders (467 living alone)), 80 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 205 (176 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 966 2-persons, 291 3-persons, 269 4-persons, 169 5-persons, 64 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 801 1-person, 51 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

95.9% of residents of Lincoln County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $48,751,000 ($7891 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $200,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $16,538,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,782,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,474,000
Federal grants: $9,904,000
Federal procurement contracts: $381,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,672,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,121,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,983,000
Federal Government insurance: $40,815,000

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

Here:	80 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	-38 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.18 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.5
State:	6.6

Here:	4.7
State:	3.7

68% of Lincoln County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Minnesota.

Lincoln County:	67.9%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 4909
• Northeast: 32
• Midwest: 1202
• South: 85
• West: 136

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500

Here:	4.3%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	3.6%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	13.5%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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