Meeker County, Minnesota (MN)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,490
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,997
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,739 (it was 1,593 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 19% |
State: | 27% |
Land area: 609 sq. mi.
Water area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 38 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.6%), Manufacturing (22.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 80%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 21,74893.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 9694.2%Hispanic or Latino
- 2981.3%Two or more races
- 1010.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 750.3%Asian alone
- 240.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 170.07%Some other race alone
- 100.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 42.6 years |
Minnesota median age: | 38.4 years |
Males: 11,941 | ![]() |
Females: 11,480 | ![]() |

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Meeker County: | 2.0 people |
Minnesota: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $66,376 ($40,908 in 1999)
This county: | $66,376 |
Minnesota: | $74,593 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $620 (lower quartile is $483, upper quartile is $755)
This county: | $620 |
State: | $929 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $187,532 (it was $93,700 in 2000)
Meeker: | $187,532 |
Minnesota: | $246,700 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,314
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $497
Institutionalized population: 300
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 14
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 7
- Burglaries: 97
- Thefts: 231
- Auto thefts: 20
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 13
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 4
- Burglaries: 88
- Thefts: 209
- Auto thefts: 31
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 103 buildings, average cost: $89,400
- 1998: 131 buildings, average cost: $93,300
- 1999: 152 buildings, average cost: $99,000
- 2000: 141 buildings, average cost: $113,300
- 2001: 158 buildings, average cost: $105,400
- 2002: 122 buildings, average cost: $128,400
- 2003: 164 buildings, average cost: $147,600
- 2004: 202 buildings, average cost: $122,300
- 2005: 138 buildings, average cost: $160,500
- 2006: 99 buildings, average cost: $170,500
- 2007: 68 buildings, average cost: $189,700
- 2008: 35 buildings, average cost: $198,200
- 2009: 32 buildings, average cost: $187,900
- 2010: 23 buildings, average cost: $154,200
- 2011: 37 buildings, average cost: $142,800
- 2012: 47 buildings, average cost: $154,700
- 2013: 43 buildings, average cost: $168,800
- 2014: 42 buildings, average cost: $188,300
- 2015: 51 buildings, average cost: $64,000
- 2016: 50 buildings, average cost: $239,300
- 2017: 74 buildings, average cost: $153,000
- 2018: 80 buildings, average cost: $174,100
- 2019: 55 buildings, average cost: $228,900
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,784 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,730 (1.0%)
Meeker County: | 6.2% |
Minnesota: | 9.0% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 42.6 years old
(Males: 41.8 years old, Females: 43.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.9 years old, Black residents: 38.0 years old, American Indian residents: 31.6 years old, Asian residents: 51.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.5 years old, Other race residents: 20.3 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Meeker County is $447 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $519 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $678 a month.
Cities in this county include: Litchfield, Dassel, Watkins, Eden Valley, Grove City, Cosmos, Darwin, Kingston, Cedar Mills.
Neighboring counties: Charlevoix County, Michigan , Lane County, Oregon
, Malheur County, Oregon
, St. Lawrence County, New York
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Here: | 3.8% |
Minnesota: | 3.9% |
Current college students: 570
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 395 (36.1% naturalized citizens)
Meeker County: | 1.7% |
Whole state: | 8.4% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 942010 or later
- 1182000 to 2009
- 661990 to 1999
- 611980 to 1989
- 331970 to 1979
- 25Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 8,994
- One, attached: 203
- Two: 168
- 3 or 4: 238
- 5 to 9: 178
- 10 to 19: 221
- 20 to 49: 172
- 50 or more: 226
- Mobile homes: 585
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Housing units in Meeker County with a mortgage: 4,403 (118 second mortgage, 363 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,185
Here: | 57.1% with mortgage |
State: | 65.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Meeker County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 7,341 | 15 |
Catholic | 5,946 | 7 |
Evangelical Protestant | 2,889 | 21 |
Other | - | 1 |
None | 7,124 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Meeker County: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Meeker County: | 7.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Minnesota: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.48 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Meeker County: | 7.2% |
Minnesota: | 6.5% |
Meeker County: | 29.2% |
State: | 25.9% |
Here: | 18.2% |
State: | 13.0% |
Agriculture in Meeker County:
Average size of farms: 298 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $113,120
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $228.86
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.27%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 54.13%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $97,066
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 75.97%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $101,665
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.32%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.98
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 29.14%
Corn for grain: 107881 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 5324 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 116853 harvested acres
Vegetables: 3,069 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 17 acres
Earthquake activity:
Meeker County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 43% 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 83.3 miles away from Meeker County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 94.5 miles away from the county center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 249.2 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 123.1 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 25.7 miles away from Meeker County center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 272.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Minnesota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4531, Natural disaster type: Other
- Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 14, 2012 to June 21, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4069: July 06, 2012, FEMA Id: 4069, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Minnesota Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: July 01, 2011 to July 11, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4009: July 28, 2011, FEMA Id: 4009, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Minnesota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3242: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3242, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 23, 2001 to July 03, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1370: May 16, 2001, FEMA Id: 1370, Natural disaster type: Flood
- Minnesota Severe Winter Storms/Blizzards, Incident Period: January 03, 1997 to February 03, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1158: January 16, 1997, FEMA Id: 1158, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Blizzard
- Minnesota Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 06, 1993 to August 25, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-993: June 11, 1993, FEMA Id: 993, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Minnesota Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared EM-3013: June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: 3013, Natural disaster type: Drought
- Minnesota FLOODING, Incident Period: April 18, 1969, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-255: April 18, 1969, FEMA Id: 255, Natural disaster type: Flood
- Minnesota FLOODING, Incident Period: April 11, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-188: April 11, 1965, FEMA Id: 188, Natural disaster type: Flood
The number of natural disasters in Meeker County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 6,597 (79.2%)
- Carpooled: 726 (8.7%)
- Bus: 38 (0.5%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 58 (0.7%)
- Bicycle: 39 (0.5%)
- Walked: 295 (3.5%)
- Worked at home: 572 (6.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Manufacturing (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (3%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (30%)
- Manufacturing (13%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Production occupations (18%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Mexico (41%)
- Ecuador (13%)
- Philippines (4%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- El Salvador (4%)
- Korea (4%)
- Guatemala (4%)
- German (39%)
- Norwegian (9%)
- American (6%)
- Swedish (5%)
- Finnish (4%)
- Irish (3%)
- Scandinavian (2%)
People in group quarters in Meeker County, Minnesota in 2000:
- 408 people in nursing homes
- 62 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 14 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
People in group quarters in Meeker County, Minnesota in 2010:
- 224 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 54 people in group homes intended for adults
- 37 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 28 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 11 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
6.53% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($49,210 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.53% |
Minnesota average: | 7.10% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.66% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($42,473 average AGI)
0.87% relocated from other states ($6,738 average AGI)
Meeker County: 0.87% Minnesota average: 2.11%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Stearns County, MN | ![]() |
from McLeod County, MN | ![]() |
from Wright County, MN | ![]() |
from Hennepin County, MN | ![]() |
from Kandiyohi County, MN | ![]() |
6.22% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($47,281 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.22% |
Minnesota average: | 7.17% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.34% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($40,382 average AGI)
0.88% relocated to other states ($6,900 average AGI)
Meeker County: 0.88% Minnesota average: 2.17%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Stearns County, MN | ![]() |
to McLeod County, MN | ![]() |
to Wright County, MN | ![]() |
to Hennepin County, MN | ![]() |
to Kandiyohi County, MN | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,040 (3,524 aged, 516 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 257 (4%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Meeker County, Minnesota in 1999 - 2019:
- Unspecified dementia (265)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (224)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (171)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (137)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (108)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (74)
- Congestive heart failure (53)
- Chronic ischaemic heart disease, unspecified (42)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,297
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 163
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 16,931
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,326
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 954
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 26
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 28
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 43
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 17
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 161.8. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 23,421- Male householders: 4,992 (1,380 living alone), Female householders: 4,374 (1,298 living alone)
5,129 spouses (5,111 opposite-sex spouses), 699 unmarried partners, (685 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,522 children (6,172 natural, 107 adopted, 244 stepchildren), 399 grandchildren, 80 brothers or sisters, 83 parents, 5 foster children, 318 other relatives, 465 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 357
Size of family households: 3,299 2-persons, 1,016 3-persons, 934 4-persons, 602 5-persons, 225 6-persons, 132 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,673 1-person, 407 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.
3,945 married couples with children.
1,100 single-parent households (418 men, 682 women).
96.0% of residents of Meeker speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 36% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $107,569,000 ($4,621 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,792,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $48,705,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,641,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,991,000
Federal grants: $17,778,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,313,000 ($176,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,141,000 ($2,405,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,528,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $21,162,000
Federal Government insurance: $48,911,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,557Here: | 67 per 1000 residents |
State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,227
Here: | 53 per 1000 residents |
State: | 38 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +23
Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
State: | +14 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +401
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State: | ![]() ![]() |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.41 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.8 |
State: | 7.0 |
Here: | 4.2 |
State: | 3.9 |
- Year house built in Meeker County, Minnesota
- 3332014 or later
- 2152010 to 2013
- 1,3912000 to 2009
- 1,4051990 to 1999
- 1,0091980 to 1989
- 1,7881970 to 1979
- 9301960 to 1969
- 9221950 to 1959
- 6351940 to 1949
- 2,3701939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Meeker County, Minnesota
- 31 room
- 162 rooms
- 1913 rooms
- 6394 rooms
- 1,0975 rooms
- 1,4406 rooms
- 1,2057 rooms
- 1,0378 rooms
- 1,9359+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meeker County, Minnesota
- 501 room
- 2282 rooms
- 3443 rooms
- 3864 rooms
- 3215 rooms
- 2166 rooms
- 977 rooms
- 658 rooms
- 1009+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Meeker County, Minnesota
- 8no bedroom
- 1351 bedroom
- 1,4572 bedrooms
- 3,3523 bedrooms
- 1,9854 bedrooms
- 6065+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meeker County, Minnesota
- 50no bedroom
- 6381 bedroom
- 6372 bedrooms
- 3323 bedrooms
- 1094 bedrooms
- 425+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Meeker County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 114no vehicle
- 1,3201 vehicle
- 3,2242 vehicles
- 1,8783 vehicles
- 7084 vehicles
- 3415+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Meeker County in renter-occupied apartments
- 415no vehicle
- 7651 vehicle
- 4562 vehicles
- 983 vehicles
- 454 vehicles
- 375+ vehicles
89.9% of Meeker County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Minnesota.
Meeker County: | 89.9% |
State average: | 85.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 19,876
- Other state: 3,172
- Northeast: 200
- Midwest: 1,769
- South: 476
- West: 736
- 38.3%Utility gas
- 32.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 19.7%Electricity
- 5.4%Wood
- 2.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.0%Other fuel
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 42.6%Electricity
- 36.4%Utility gas
- 11.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.7%Other fuel
- 2.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.4%No fuel used
- 1.4%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 7.7% |
Minnesota: | 10.2% |
Here: | 8.0% |
Minnesota: | 7.2% |
Here: | 22.9% |
Minnesota: | 22.0% |
Meeker County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,761,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,216,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $28,927,000
Other: $3,227,000
Regular Highways: $525,000
Solid Waste Management: $158,000
Parks and Recreation: $121,000
Housing and Community Development: $93,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,939,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $27,927,000
Public Welfare - Other: $7,003,000
Police Protection: $5,562,000
Regular Highways: $2,396,000
Health - Other: $2,209,000
General - Other: $2,150,000
Financial Administration: $1,715,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,526,000
Central Staff Services: $1,147,000
Housing and Community Development: $573,000
General Public Buildings: $505,000
Natural Resources - Other: $375,000
Parks and Recreation: $288,000
Solid Waste Management: $257,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $526,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $359,000
Other - Libraries: $207,000
Other - General - Other: $188,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,146,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,146,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,335,000
Interest Earnings: $531,000
Special Assessments: $120,000
Fines and Forfeits: $63,000
Sale of Property: $28,000
Donations From Private Sources: $24,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,080,000
Hospitals: $765,000
General - Other: $191,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,278,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,116,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,589,000
Public Welfare: $2,911,000
General Local Government Support: $1,679,000
Other: $1,075,000
Health and Hospitals: $375,000
Housing and Community Development: $364,000
- Tax - Property: $13,987,000
Other License: $21,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $17,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $100,000
Meeker County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,761,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,216,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $28,927,000
Other: $3,227,000
Regular Highways: $525,000
Solid Waste Management: $158,000
Parks and Recreation: $121,000
Housing and Community Development: $93,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,939,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $27,927,000
Public Welfare - Other: $7,003,000
Police Protection: $5,562,000
Regular Highways: $2,396,000
Health - Other: $2,209,000
General - Other: $2,150,000
Financial Administration: $1,715,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,526,000
Central Staff Services: $1,147,000
Housing and Community Development: $573,000
General Public Buildings: $505,000
Natural Resources - Other: $375,000
Parks and Recreation: $288,000
Solid Waste Management: $257,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $526,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $359,000
Other - Libraries: $207,000
Other - General - Other: $188,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,146,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,146,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,335,000
Interest Earnings: $531,000
Special Assessments: $120,000
Fines and Forfeits: $63,000
Sale of Property: $28,000
Donations From Private Sources: $24,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,080,000
Hospitals: $765,000
General - Other: $191,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,278,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,116,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,589,000
Public Welfare: $2,911,000
General Local Government Support: $1,679,000
Other: $1,075,000
Health and Hospitals: $375,000
Housing and Community Development: $364,000
- Tax - Property: $13,987,000
Other License: $21,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $17,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $100,000
Meeker County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,761,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,216,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $28,927,000
Other: $3,227,000
Regular Highways: $525,000
Solid Waste Management: $158,000
Parks and Recreation: $121,000
Housing and Community Development: $93,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,939,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $27,927,000
Public Welfare - Other: $7,003,000
Police Protection: $5,562,000
Regular Highways: $2,396,000
Health - Other: $2,209,000
General - Other: $2,150,000
Financial Administration: $1,715,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,526,000
Central Staff Services: $1,147,000
Housing and Community Development: $573,000
General Public Buildings: $505,000
Natural Resources - Other: $375,000
Parks and Recreation: $288,000
Solid Waste Management: $257,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $526,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $359,000
Other - Libraries: $207,000
Other - General - Other: $188,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,146,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,146,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,335,000
Interest Earnings: $531,000
Special Assessments: $120,000
Fines and Forfeits: $63,000
Sale of Property: $28,000
Donations From Private Sources: $24,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,080,000
Hospitals: $765,000
General - Other: $191,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,278,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,116,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,589,000
Public Welfare: $2,911,000
General Local Government Support: $1,679,000
Other: $1,075,000
Health and Hospitals: $375,000
Housing and Community Development: $364,000
- Tax - Property: $13,987,000
Other License: $21,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $17,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $100,000
Meeker County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,761,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,216,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $28,927,000
Other: $3,227,000
Regular Highways: $525,000
Solid Waste Management: $158,000
Parks and Recreation: $121,000
Housing and Community Development: $93,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,939,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $27,927,000
Public Welfare - Other: $7,003,000
Police Protection: $5,562,000
Regular Highways: $2,396,000
Health - Other: $2,209,000
General - Other: $2,150,000
Financial Administration: $1,715,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,526,000
Central Staff Services: $1,147,000
Housing and Community Development: $573,000
General Public Buildings: $505,000
Natural Resources - Other: $375,000
Parks and Recreation: $288,000
Solid Waste Management: $257,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $526,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $359,000
Other - Libraries: $207,000
Other - General - Other: $188,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,146,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,146,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,335,000
Interest Earnings: $531,000
Special Assessments: $120,000
Fines and Forfeits: $63,000
Sale of Property: $28,000
Donations From Private Sources: $24,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,080,000
Hospitals: $765,000
General - Other: $191,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,278,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,116,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,589,000
Public Welfare: $2,911,000
General Local Government Support: $1,679,000
Other: $1,075,000
Health and Hospitals: $375,000
Housing and Community Development: $364,000
- Tax - Property: $13,987,000
Other License: $21,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $17,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $100,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 214
- Number of aged recipients: 31
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 183
- Number of recipients under 18: 30
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 132
- Number of recipients older than 64: 52
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 106
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 84
Most common first names in Meeker County, MN among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 171 | 77.3 years |
William | 113 | 78.7 years |
Mary | 108 | 82.1 years |
George | 88 | 79.9 years |
Anna | 86 | 85.9 years |
Arthur | 78 | 78.6 years |
Margaret | 67 | 81.7 years |
Esther | 66 | 84.0 years |
Clarence | 63 | 77.9 years |
Carl | 61 | 82.6 years |
Most common last names in Meeker County, MN among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 242 | 79.8 years |
Anderson | 202 | 80.3 years |
Nelson | 173 | 80.4 years |
Olson | 111 | 79.9 years |
Peterson | 109 | 80.1 years |
Larson | 78 | 80.7 years |
Carlson | 62 | 77.8 years |
Erickson | 55 | 80.0 years |
Smith | 48 | 77.4 years |
Hanson | 42 | 79.8 years |
Businesses in Meeker County, MN | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AmericInn | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Subway | 2 | |
Curves | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
FedEx | 2 | UPS | 2 | |
H&R Block | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
McDonald's | 1 |