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County population in 2005: 12,802 (48% urban, 52% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,103
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,258
| %
of renters here: |
23% | | State: | 25% |
Land area: 583 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.0 sq. mi.
| Population
density: 22 people per square mile |
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(low). |
Residents
with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
8.6% | | Whole
state: |
7.9% |
Residents
with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
3.5% | | Whole
state: |
3.2% |
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.7%), Manufacturing (18.3%), Retail trade (11.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private
wage or salary: 71%
- Government:
15%
- Self-employed,
not incorporated: 12%
- Unpaid
family work: 1%
Chippewa County, Minnesota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Chippewa County, Minnesota:
- White
Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
- Hispanic
(1.9%)
- American
Indian (1.5%)
- Other
race (0.9%)
- Two
or more races (0.8%)
(Total
can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
| Median
resident age: |
40.5 years | | Minnesota
median age: |
35.4 years |
| Males:
6,370 |
(48.7%) | | Females:
6,718 |
(51.3%) |
Average wage per job in 2003: $26,161
County population in 2003: 12,765
Jobs in 2003: 6,157
Total labor force in 2004: 7,403
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.9%
Average
household size:
| Chippewa
County: |
2.4 people | | Minnesota: | 2.5
people |
Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,293 ($35,582 in 2000)
| This
county |
$39,293 | | Minnesota: | $52,024 |
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $104,702
| Chippewa
County |
$104,702 | | Minnesota: | $198,800 |
Median montly rent in 2000: $401
Institutionalized population: 216
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Chippewa County in 2000: $679
2004
Presidential Election results in Chippewa County Minnesota:
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Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 51.9%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 46.8%
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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $726 (1.2%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chippewa 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: Montevideo
, Clara City
, Maynard
, Milan
, Watson
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Neighboring
counties: Kandiyohi County
, Lac qui Parle County
, Renville County
, Swift County
, Yellow Medicine County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable location: Swensson
Farm Museum
(A).
Churches in Chippewa County include: Rosewood
Church
(A),
Mandt Church
(B),
Big Bend Church
(C),
Black Oak Lake Church
(D),
Immanuel Church
(E),
Zion Church
(F),
Watson Lutheran Church
(G),
Saron Church
(H),
Bunde Christian Reformed Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Louriston
Township Cemetery
(1),
Hillside Cemetery
(2),
Swensson Cemetery
(3),
Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
(4),
Strombeck Cemetery
(5),
Kviteseid Cemetery
(6),
Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Carlton
Lake
(A),
Norborg Lake
(B),
Shakopee Lake
(C),
Lac Qui Parle Reservoir
(D),
Watson Sag
(E),
Parle, Lac Qui
(F),
Shakopee Lake
(G)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring
Creek
(A),
Dry Weather Creek
(B),
Watson Sag
(C),
Brafees Creek
(D),
Palmer Creek
(E),
Lac qui Parle River
(F),
Cottonwood Creek
(G)
Parks in Chippewa County include: Lac
qui Parle Mission Park
(1),
Minnesota River Valley Overlook
(2),
Boike State Wildlife Management Area
(3),
Franko State Wildlife Management Area
(4),
Budd Park
(5),
Joseph Renville Historical Marker
(6),
Lions Park
(7),
A Witness to Time Historical Marker
(8),
Spartan State Wildlife Management Area
(9)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.9% | | Minnesota: | 4.7% |
Current college students: 263
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 178 (58% naturalized citizens)
| Chippewa
County: |
1.4% | | Whole
state: | 5.3% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 33
- 1990
to 1994: 11
- 1985
to 1989: 27
- 1980
to 1984: 40
- 1975
to 1979: 2
- 1970
to 1974: 7
- 1970
to 1974: 2
- 1965
to 1969: 56
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Mean travel time to work: 15.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 4,728
- One,
attached: 96
- Two:
106
- 3
or 4: 156
- 5
to 9: 149
- 10
to 19: 219
- 20
or more: 169
- Mobile
homes: 232
Housing units in Chippewa County with a mortgage: 1,805 (187 second mortgage, 211 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,298 Agriculture
in Chippewa County
Average size of farms: 489 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $148243
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $318.89
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.04%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 14.67%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $112102
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 81.05%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $124731
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.48%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.51
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 7.65%
Corn for grain: 119687 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2806 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 114286 harvested acres
Vegetables: 264 harvested acresChippewa
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 15 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/25/2000, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 15 people and caused $20 million in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Construction
(13%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Food
(4%)
- Wood
products (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Truck
transportation (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (20%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Computer
and electronic products (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (11%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Assemblers
and fabricators (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(40%)
- Other
Northern Europe (14%)
- Korea
(10%)
- Germany
(8%)
- Canada
(8%)
- Brazil
(6%)
- Poland
(2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Chippewa County:
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- Norwegian
(38%)
- German
(37%)
- Swedish
(4%)
- Dutch
(3%)
- United
States or American (3%)
- Irish
(3%)
- English
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 4,811 (77%)
- Carpooled:
665 (11%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 19 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 3 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
1 (0%)
- Bicycle:
4 (0%)
- Walked:
216 (3%)
- Other
means: 28 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 509 (8%)
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People
in group quarters in Chippewa County, Minnesota
- 205
people in nursing homes
- 44
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 37
people in other group homes
- 11
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,747.
5.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,695 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.86% | | Minnesota
average: | 7.79% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.54% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($22,209 average AGI)
1.33% relocated from other states ($7,486 average AGI)
| Chippewa
County: |
1.33% | | Minnesota
average: | 2.24% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Kandiyohi County, MN
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0.84% ($28,405 average AGI) |
| from
Yellow Medicine County, MN
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0.66% ($24,333) |
| from
Lac qui Parle County, MN
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0.42% ($29,381) |
| from
Swift County, MN
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0.40% ($30,000) |
| from
Lyon County, MN
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0.24% ($29,417) |
| from
Hennepin County, MN
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0.22% ($18,545) |
6.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,219 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.63% | | Minnesota
average: | 7.84% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.00% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($23,429 average AGI)
1.63% relocated to other states ($15,793 average AGI)
| Chippewa
County: |
1.63% | | Minnesota
average: | 2.37% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Kandiyohi County, MN
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0.90% ($38,533 average AGI) |
| to
Hennepin County, MN
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0.50% ($23,560) |
| to
Yellow Medicine County, MN
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0.40% ($21,450) |
| to
Lac qui Parle County, MN
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0.32% ($25,250) |
| to
Stearns County, MN
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0.30% ($24,933) |
| to
Douglas County, MN
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0.28% ($31,214) |
| to
Swift County, MN
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0.20% ($29,100) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6
Births
per 1000 population in Chippewa County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1
Deaths
per 1000 population in Chippewa County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.5
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Chippewa County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,501 (2,320 aged, 181 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 12,790
- In
family households: 10,811 (3,074 male householders, 527 female householders)
3,091
spouses, 3,783 children (3,473 natural, 114 adopted, 196 stepchildren), 48 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 73 other relatives, 141 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,979 (745 male householders (621 living alone)), 1,017 female householders (961 living alone)), 217 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 298 (213 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,778 2-persons, 661 3-persons, 724 4-persons, 311 5-persons, 92 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,582 1-person, 153 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 15 4-persons.
2,618 married couples with children.
592 single-parent households (188 men, 404 women).
96.3% of residents of Chippewa County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $77,649,000 ($6134 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,758,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,911,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,704,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,729,000
Federal grants: $15,848,000
Federal procurement contracts: $624,000 ($44,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,834,000 ($991,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,530,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,516,000
Federal Government insurance: $83,513,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 759
| Here: |
59 per 1000 residents | | State: | 70
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 782
| Here: |
61 per 1000 residents | | State: |
38 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +8
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +14
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -253
| Here: |
-20 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-3 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Chippewa County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.10 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 63
- 1995
to 1998: 387
- 1990
to 1994: 93
- 1980
to 1989: 382
- 1970
to 1979: 832
- 1960
to 1969: 578
- 1950
to 1959: 851
- 1940
to 1949: 689
- 1939
or earlier: 1,980
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Chippewa County, Minnesota: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 31
- 3
rooms: 56
- 4
rooms: 317
- 5
rooms: 721
- 6
rooms: 980
- 7
rooms: 733
- 8
rooms: 596
- 9
or more rooms: 669
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Chippewa County, Minnesota: |
- 1
room: 37
- 2
rooms: 165
- 3
rooms: 208
- 4
rooms: 341
- 5
rooms: 217
- 6
rooms: 122
- 7
rooms: 53
- 8
rooms: 66
- 9
or more rooms: 49
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chippewa County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 114
- 2
bedrooms: 834
- 3
bedrooms: 2,046
- 4
bedrooms: 891
- 5
or more bedrooms: 218
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Chippewa County: |
- no
bedroom: 43
- 1
bedroom: 363
- 2
bedrooms: 537
- 3
bedrooms: 189
- 4
bedrooms: 93
- 5
or more bedrooms: 33
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Chippewa County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 83
- 1
vehicle: 1,047
- 2
vehicles: 1,987
- 3
vehicles: 706
- 4
vehicles: 212
- 5
or more vehicles: 68
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Chippewa County in renter-occupied apartments
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- no
vehicle: 203
- 1
vehicle: 674
- 2
vehicles: 301
- 3
vehicles: 50
- 4
vehicles: 16
- 5
or more vehicles: 14
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66% of Chippewa 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, 67% lived in Minnesota.
| Chippewa
County: |
65.7% | | State
average: |
58.1% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 10860
- Northeast:
57
- Midwest:
1510
- South:
173
- West:
288
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $44,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (42%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Electricity
(8%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (46%)
- Electricity
(28%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 84
| Here: |
5.3% | | Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20
| Here: |
2.2% | | Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 22
| Here: |
9.1% | | Minnesota: | 24.6% |
Chippewa
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $1,150,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $1,771,000
- Current
Operations - Welfare - Other: $3,713,000
Police Protection: $1,627,000
Regular Highways: $1,362,000
Natural Resources - Other: $794,000
Financial Administration: $775,000
Central Staff Services: $586,000
Solid Waste Management: $395,000
General Public Buildings: $390,000
Parks & Recreation: $297,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $263,000
Health Services - Other: $117,000
General - Other: $73,000
Housing & Community Development: $65,000
Corrections - Other: $42,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $236,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare: $165,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - General Support: $770,000
Highways: $3,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $675,000
General Revenue, NEC: $665,000
Special Assessments: $199,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $270,000
Welfare - Other: $59,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $17,826,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,088,000
Public Welfare: $2,363,000
General Support: $450,000
- Tax
- Property: $4,146,000
NEC: $9,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $4,935,000
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