Pope County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.7%), Manufacturing (14.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.3%), Retail trade (11.0%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Pope County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	42.1 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 5,530	(49.2%)
Females: 5,706	(50.8%)

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Pope County:	2.4 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county:	$42,206
Minnesota:	$55,802

This county:	$373
State:	$645

Pope County:	$155,232
Minnesota:	$213,600

Detached houses: $197,637

Here:	$197,637
State:	$270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $126,402

Here:	$126,402
State:	$220,268

In 2-unit structures: $109,914

Here:	$109,914
State:	$280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $116,256

Here:	$116,256
State:	$204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $252,991

Here:	$252,991
State:	$190,214

Mobile homes: $50,177

Here:	$50,177
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: 5
• Burglaries: 7
• Thefts: 33
• Auto thefts: 8

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 23
• Thefts: 38
• Auto thefts: 5

This county:	8.8%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	2.6%
Whole state:	3.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pope 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: Glenwood, Starbuck, Cyrus, Long Beach, Lowry, Villard, Westport, Sedan, Farwell.

Neighboring counties: Douglas County , Grant County , Kandiyohi County , Stearns County , Stevens County , Swift County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Pezhekee Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Pope County include: Barsness Church (A), Indherred Church (B), Bethany Church (C), Minnewaska Assembly of God Church (D), Norunga Church (E), West Lake Johanna Church (F), Lake Reno Church (G), Saint John Church (H), Grove Lake Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Farwell Cemetery (1), Trinity Cemetery (2), Cyrus Cemetery (3), Swedish Mission Cemetery (4), Calvary Cemetery (5), Lake Amelia Cemetery (6), Lake Ann Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Abrahamson Lake (A), Swan Lake (B), Swenoda Lake (C), Alice Lake (D), McClellan Lake (E), Amelia Lake (F), Anderson Lake (G), Ann Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Signalness Creek (A), Little Chippewa River (B), Trappers Run (C), Outlet Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Pope County include: Bangor State Wildlife Management Area (1), Heinks State Wildlife Management Area (2), Lowry State Wildlife Management Area (3), Reno State Wildlife Management Area (4), Little Jo State Wildlife Management Area (5), Nora State Wildlife Management Area (6), Van Luik State Wildlife Management Area (7), Noordmans State Wildlife Management Area (8), Volkmann State Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.7%
Minnesota:	7.8%

Current college students: 247
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 105 (69% naturalized citizens)

Pope County:	0.9%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,718
• One, attached: 81
• Two: 94
• 3 or 4: 104
• 5 to 9: 137
• 10 to 19: 96
• 20 or more: 124
• Mobile homes: 441
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 32

Housing units in Pope County with a mortgage: 1,282 (101 second mortgage, 90 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 949

Here:	57.5% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Pope County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 13 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/18/1964, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 13 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Pope County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 92% 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 29.2 miles away from Pope County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 41.3 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 69.8 miles away from the county center
On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 46.4 miles away from Pope County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,978 (75%) Carpooled: 433 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 16 (0%) Walked: 223 (4%) Other means: 22 (0%) Worked at home: 602 (11%)

6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,972 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.30%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.36% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($35,691 average AGI)
0.94% relocated from other states ($14,280 average AGI)

Pope County:	0.94%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Douglas County, MN	1.34% ($28,900 average AGI)
from Stearns County, MN	0.67% ($72,833)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.45% ($47,350)
from Stevens County, MN	0.36% ($26,750)
from Kandiyohi County, MN	0.25% ($21,000)
from Swift County, MN	0.22% ($57,700)

6.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,453 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.86%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.33% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($24,301 average AGI)
1.53% relocated to other states ($7,152 average AGI)

Pope County:	1.53%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Douglas County, MN	1.44% ($32,092 average AGI)
to Stearns County, MN	0.69% ($27,871)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.49% ($32,955)
to Stevens County, MN	0.36% ($40,125)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,388 (2,195 aged, 193 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 9,341 (2,653 male householders, 449 female householders)

  2,760 spouses, 3,239 children (3,014 natural, 68 adopted, 157 stepchildren), 38 grandchildren, 38 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 21 other relatives, 108 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,584 (647 male householders (565 living alone)), 771 female householders (734 living alone)), 166 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 311 (289 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,568 2-persons, 566 3-persons, 519 4-persons, 295 5-persons, 111 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,299 1-person, 96 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 2 5-persons.

96.4% of residents of Pope County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $75,032,000 ($6683 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,529,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,843,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,596,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,482,000
Federal grants: $11,850,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,078,000 ($4,500,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,183,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $643,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,592,000
Federal Government insurance: $41,201,000

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+16 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.62 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Here:	4.2
State:	3.7

66% of Pope County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Minnesota.

Pope County:	65.8%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 9246
• Northeast: 80
• Midwest: 1370
• South: 116
• West: 289

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000

Here:	5.1%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	3.7%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	15.5%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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