Traverse 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 (22.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (20.1%), Retail trade (12.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Traverse County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	42.9 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 2,032	(49.2%)
Females: 2,102	(50.8%)

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Traverse County:	2.3 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county:	$36,265
Minnesota:	$55,802

This county:	$350
State:	$645

Traverse County:	$79,850
Minnesota:	$213,600

Detached houses: $112,807

Here:	$112,807
State:	$270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $95,484

Here:	$95,484
State:	$220,268

In 2-unit structures: $89,674

Here:	$89,674
State:	$280,233

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $69,420

Here:	$69,420
State:	$190,214

Mobile homes: $30,441

Here:	$30,441
State:	$34,666

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 9
• Thefts: 18
• Auto thefts: 0

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 2
• Thefts: 11
• Auto thefts: 1

This county:	12.0%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	4.6%
Whole state:	3.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Traverse 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: Wheaton, Browns Valley, Dumont, Tintah.

Neighboring counties: Big Stone County , Grant County , Richland County, North Dakota , Roberts County, South Dakota , Stevens County , Wilkin County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Larsens Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Traverse County include: Immanuel Church (A), Taylor Church (B), Saint Pauls Church (C), Trinity Church (D), Siloah Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Valley View Cemetery (1), Trinity Cemetery (2), Monson Cemetery (3), Siloah Cemetery (4), Sharon Cemetery (5), Plateau Cemetery (6), Nelson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Saint Marys Lake (A), Mud Lake (B), Lake Traverse (C), Wet Lake (D), Flood Slough (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Twelvemile Creek (A), Steer Creek (B), Fivemile Creek (C), Eighteenmile Creek (D), Mustinka River (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Traverse County include: Foley State Wildlife Management Area (1), Browns Valley Man Historical Marker (2), Browns Valley Wayside Park (3), Reservation Dam State Wildlife Management Ar (4), White Rock Dam State Wildlife Management Are (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.7%
Minnesota:	7.8%

Current college students: 122
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 29 (72% naturalized citizens)

Traverse County:	0.7%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 13.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,779
• One, attached: 18
• Two: 28
• 3 or 4: 2
• 5 to 9: 56
• 10 to 19: 81
• 20 or more: 79
• Mobile homes: 152
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Traverse County with a mortgage: 370 (16 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 638

Here:	36.7% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Traverse County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Minnesota state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.

Traverse County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 89% 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 23.2 miles away from Traverse County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 11.9 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 17.6 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 90.1 miles away from Traverse County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,123 (69%) Carpooled: 127 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 140 (9%) Other means: 5 (0%) Worked at home: 235 (14%)

4.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,129 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.97%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.98% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($16,443 average AGI)
1.99% relocated from other states ($9,686 average AGI)

Traverse County:	1.99%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

6.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,615 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.36%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.50% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($17,780 average AGI)
2.87% relocated to other states ($12,835 average AGI)

Traverse County:	2.87%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,082 (1,009 aged, 73 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 3,403 (974 male householders, 152 female householders)

  979 spouses, 1,216 children (1,125 natural, 42 adopted, 49 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 9 other relatives, 40 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 624 (276 male householders (255 living alone)), 318 female householders (303 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 107 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 606 2-persons, 187 3-persons, 162 4-persons, 107 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 558 1-person, 36 2-persons.

97.1% of residents of Traverse County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $38,222,000 ($9874 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $172,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $12,287,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,656,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,729,000
Federal grants: $4,817,000
Federal procurement contracts: $464,000 ($1,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,269,000 ($62,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,452,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,404,000
Federal Government insurance: $66,248,000

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-52 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.33 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Here:	4.2
State:	3.7

70% of Traverse County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Minnesota.

Traverse County:	70.4%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 3038
• Northeast: 9
• Midwest: 874
• South: 59
• West: 121

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,100

Here:	2.7%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	0.7%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	7.8%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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