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County population in 2005: 49,400 (36% urban, 64% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 12,582
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,872
| %
of renters here: |
13% | | State: | 25% |
Land area: 418 sq. mi.
Water area: 24.9 sq. mi.
| Population
density: 118 people per square mile |
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(average). |
Residents
with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
5.1% | | Whole
state: | 7.9% |
Residents
with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
1.9% | | Whole
state: | 3.2% |
Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (19.2%), Educational,health and social services (19.2%), Retail trade (11.9%).
Type of workers:
- Private
wage or salary: 80%
- Government:
13%
- Self-employed,
not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid
family work: 0%
Chisago County, Minnesota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Chisago County, Minnesota:
- White
Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
- Hispanic
(1.2%)
- American
Indian (0.8%)
- Two
or more races (0.8%)
- Black
(0.5%)
| Median
resident age: |
34.3 years | | Minnesota
median age: |
35.4 years |
| Males:
20,939 |
(50.9%) | | Females:
20,162 |
(49.1%) |
Average wage per job in 2003: $29,046
County population in 2003: 46,817
Jobs in 2003: 14,788
Total labor force in 2004: 26,284
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.3%
Average
household size:
| Chisago
County: |
2.8 people | | Minnesota: |
2.5 people |
Estimated median household income in 2005: $57,436 ($52,012 in 2000)
| This
county |
$57,436 | | Minnesota: |
$52,024 |
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $223,040
| Chisago
County |
$223,040 | | Minnesota: |
$198,800 |
Median montly rent in 2000: $506
Institutionalized population: 649
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Chisago County in 2000: $1066
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders:
0
- Rapes:
6
- Robberies:
1
- Assaults:
23
- Burglaries:
130
- Thefts:
464
- Auto
thefts: 77
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders:
0
- Rapes:
5
- Robberies:
3
- Assaults:
11
- Burglaries:
149
- Thefts:
454
- Auto
thefts: 83
Single-family
new house construction building permits:
- 2000:
635 buildings, average cost: $111,100
- 2001:
683 buildings, average cost: $119,300
- 2002:
606 buildings, average cost: $131,700
- 2003:
595 buildings, average cost: $148,500
- 2004:
488 buildings, average cost: $143,100
- 2005:
349 buildings, average cost: $148,900
- 2006:
259 buildings, average cost: $157,400
2004
Presidential Election results in Chisago County Minnesota:
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Bush/Cheney (Republican): 55.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 43.3%
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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,427 (1.1%)
Area name: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chisago County is $705 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $855 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1119 a month.
Cities in this county include: North Branch
, Wyoming
, Lindstrom
, Chisago City
, Rush City
, Stacy
, Harris
, Taylors Falls
, Center City
, Shafer
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Neighboring
counties: Anoka County
, Burnett County, Wisconsin
, Isanti County
, Kanabec County
, Polk County, Wisconsin
, Pine County
, Washington County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Chisago County: Wild
Mountain Ski Area Water Park
(A),
Wildwood RV Park Cempground
(B),
Landers Landing
(C),
Hillcrest RV Park
(D),
Rush Lake Resort and Campgrounds
(E),
Townhall
(F),
Rushmore Campgrounds
(G),
Blue Waters Leisure Park Campgrounds
(H),
Falcon Ridge Golf Course
(I),
Brookside Golf Club
(J),
Camp Sunrise
(K),
Greenwood Golf Links
(L),
South Bay RV Park
(M),
Almelund Fire Department
(N),
Amador Heritage Center
(O),
Oak Leaf Grange Hall
(P)
Churches in Chisago County include: Faith
Church
(A),
Saint Francis Xavier Church
(B),
Fish Lake Baptist Church
(C),
Fish Lake Church
(D),
Assembly of God Church
(E),
Rush Lake Church
(F),
Free Mission Church
(G),
Immanuel Lutheran Church
(H),
Bible Baptist Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Saint
Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery
(1),
Heinrich Pioneer Cemetery
(2),
Covenant Cemetery
(3),
Almelund Cemetery
(4),
Taylor Cemetery
(5),
Dale Mission Covenant Cemetery
(6),
Danewood Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Little
Horseshoe Lake
(A),
Alexis Lake
(B),
Amiks Pond
(C),
Moody Lake
(D),
Asp Lake
(E),
Little Green Lake
(F),
Third Lake
(G),
Trulson Lake
(H)
Rivers and creeks: Hay
Creek
(A),
Stevens Creek
(B),
Goose Creek
(C),
Sunrise River
(D),
Lawrence Creek
(E),
Deer Creek
(F)
Parks in Chisago County include: Blue
Waters Leisure Park
(1),
Carl Almquist Field
(2),
Kost Dam County Park
(3),
Saint Croix National Scenic River
(4),
Saint Croix Wild River State Park
(5),
Triangle Park
(6),
Franconia Sculpture Park
(7)
Post office: Almelund
Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
5.3% | | Minnesota: |
4.7% |
Current college students: 1,228
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 478 (47% naturalized citizens)
| Chisago
County: |
1.2% | | Whole
state: | 5.3% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995
to March 2000: 54
- 1990
to 1994: 62
- 1985
to 1989: 91
- 1980
to 1984: 64
- 1975
to 1979: 31
- 1970
to 1974: 28
- 1970
to 1974: 7
- 1965
to 1969: 141
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Mean travel time to work: 31.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 34.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 12,533
- One,
attached: 426
- Two:
157
- 3
or 4: 211
- 5
to 9: 226
- 10
to 19: 339
- 20
or more: 472
- Mobile
homes: 1,124
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 45
Housing units in Chisago County with a mortgage: 7,335 (1,069 second mortgage, 1,004 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,545 Agriculture
in Chisago County
Average size of farms: 124 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $30487
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $313.63
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 28.91%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 29.86%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $25259
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 54.98%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.05%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $41908
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.02%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.86
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 15.20%
Corn for grain: 21024 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 635 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 20313 harvested acres
Vegetables: 292 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 115 acresChisago
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 1.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/21/1995, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(16%)
- Metal
and metal products (6%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Machinery
(4%)
- Truck
transportation (3%)
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Most
common industries for females:
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- Health
care (17%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
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Most
common occupations for males
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- Metal
workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Registered
nurses (3%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Korea
(14%)
- Germany
(13%)
- Canada
(10%)
- Vietnam
(10%)
- Laos
(8%)
- Thailand
(6%)
- Sweden
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Chisago County:
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- German
(31%)
- Swedish
(18%)
- Norwegian
(11%)
- Irish
(7%)
- Polish
(4%)
- French
(except Basque) (4%)
- English
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 16,828 (81%)
- Carpooled:
2,615 (13%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 20 (0%)
- Railroad:
2 (0%)
- Taxi:
13 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
31 (0%)
- Bicycle:
26 (0%)
- Walked:
238 (1%)
- Other
means: 133 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 866 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Chisago County, Minnesota
- 252
people in state prisons
- 167
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 152
people in nursing homes
- 80
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 53
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 25
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 25
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 16
people in other group homes
- 9
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $60,452.
8.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,470 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.74% | | Minnesota
average: |
7.79% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.36% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($37,398 average AGI)
1.38% relocated from other states ($7,071 average AGI)
| Chisago
County: |
1.38% | | Minnesota
average: | 2.24% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Washington County, MN
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1.71% ($46,447 average AGI) |
| from
Ramsey County, MN
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1.60% ($41,572) |
| from
Anoka County, MN
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1.23% ($50,303) |
| from
Hennepin County, MN
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0.81% ($43,816) |
| from
Dakota County, MN
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0.39% ($53,733) |
| from
Isanti County, MN
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0.35% ($32,676) |
| from
Pine County, MN
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0.32% ($28,194) |
8.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,889 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.20% | | Minnesota
average: |
7.84% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.26% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($28,144 average AGI)
1.93% relocated to other states ($9,744 average AGI)
| Chisago
County: |
1.93% | | Minnesota
average: | 2.37% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Washington County, MN
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1.31% ($43,226 average AGI) |
| to
Ramsey County, MN
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1.11% ($33,439) |
| to
Anoka County, MN
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0.89% ($39,099) |
| to
Hennepin County, MN
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0.65% ($35,568) |
| to
Isanti County, MN
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0.54% ($33,486) |
| to
Polk County, WI
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0.46% ($38,685) |
| to
Pine County, MN
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0.46% ($37,330) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.8
Births
per 1000 population in Chisago County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.1
Deaths
per 1000 population in Chisago County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.2
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Chisago County
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Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,716 (4,978 aged, 738 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 40,356
- In
family households: 36,095 (9,164 male householders, 1,986 female householders)
9,405
spouses, 13,894 children (12,728 natural, 313 adopted, 853 stepchildren), 360 grandchildren, 88 brothers or sisters, 100 parents, 264 other relatives, 834 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 4,261 (1,753 male householders (1,298 living alone)), 1,614 female householders (1,367 living alone)), 894 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 745 (584 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,345 2-persons, 2,348 3-persons, 2,652 4-persons, 1,238 5-persons, 392 6-persons, 175 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,665 1-person, 573 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 18 5-persons.
9,495 married couples with children.
2,160 single-parent households (670 men, 1,490 women).
96.5% of residents of Chisago County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $163,418,000 ($3380 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,495,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $91,247,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,537,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,173,000
Federal grants: $28,527,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,780,000 ($1,001,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,154,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,468,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $29,644,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,462,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,652
| Here: |
74 per 1000 residents | | State: |
70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,670
| Here: |
34 per 1000 residents | | State: | 38
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +26
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +14
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +6,363
| Here: |
+129 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-3 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Chisago County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.53 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: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 936
- 1995
to 1998: 2,321
- 1990
to 1994: 1,979
- 1980
to 1989: 2,501
- 1970
to 1979: 2,925
- 1960
to 1969: 1,204
- 1950
to 1959: 774
- 1940
to 1949: 485
- 1939
or earlier: 2,408
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Chisago County, Minnesota: |
- 1
room: 4
- 2
rooms: 105
- 3
rooms: 396
- 4
rooms: 1,163
- 5
rooms: 2,358
- 6
rooms: 2,327
- 7
rooms: 2,412
- 8
rooms: 1,953
- 9
or more rooms: 1,864
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Chisago County, Minnesota: |
- 1
room: 26
- 2
rooms: 160
- 3
rooms: 517
- 4
rooms: 609
- 5
rooms: 242
- 6
rooms: 141
- 7
rooms: 67
- 8
rooms: 82
- 9
or more rooms: 28
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chisago County:
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- no
bedroom: 11
- 1
bedroom: 368
- 2
bedrooms: 3,008
- 3
bedrooms: 5,970
- 4
bedrooms: 2,676
- 5
or more bedrooms: 549
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Chisago County:
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- no
bedroom: 37
- 1
bedroom: 741
- 2
bedrooms: 699
- 3
bedrooms: 285
- 4
bedrooms: 83
- 5
or more bedrooms: 27
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Chisago County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 260
- 1
vehicle: 2,215
- 2
vehicles: 5,979
- 3
vehicles: 2,796
- 4
vehicles: 793
- 5
or more vehicles: 539
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Chisago County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 313
- 1
vehicle: 943
- 2
vehicles: 489
- 3
vehicles: 103
- 4
vehicles: 10
- 5
or more vehicles: 14
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57% of Chisago County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Minnesota.
| Chisago
County: |
57.4% | | State
average: | 58.1% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 31971
- Northeast:
479
- Midwest:
6064
- South:
839
- West:
1098
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $144,300 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (68%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Electricity
(5%)
- Wood
(4%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (55%)
- Electricity
(29%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Other
fuel (3%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- 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): 355
| Here: |
6.1% | | Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 78
| Here: |
2.9% | | Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 186
| Here: |
18.4% | | Minnesota: | 24.6% |
Chisago
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $3,395,000
Sewerage: $326,000
Regular Highways: $210,000
Parks & Recreation: $157,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $6,359,000
General Public Buildings: $147,000
- Current
Operations - Welfare - Other: $6,747,000
Regular Highways: $5,095,000
Police Protection: $2,522,000
General - Other: $2,263,000
Corrections - Other: $2,260,000
Health Services - Other: $1,886,000
Financial Administration: $1,678,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,604,000
Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,491,000
Central Staff Services: $1,153,000
Solid Waste Management: $655,000
Natural Resources - Other: $423,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $387,000
General Public Buildings: $263,000
Parks & Recreation: $263,000
Sewerage: $36,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $136,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Libraries: $322,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare: $598,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,140,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $5,000,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $8,585,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,555,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $1,075,000
Interest Earnings: $767,000
Special Assessments: $525,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $619,000
Regular Highways: $278,000
Police Protection: $167,000
Parks & Recreation: $42,000
Natural Resource - Other: $3,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $12,662,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,004,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,092,000
Public Welfare: $6,957,000
General Support: $2,715,000
All Other: $609,000
- Tax
- Property: $14,459,000
NEC: $735,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $13,349,000
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