Chisholm, Minnesota Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 4,960. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,634 (-6.6% change)
 
Males: 2,376   (47.9%)
Females: 2,584   (52.1%)

St. Louis County

Median resident age:   41.9 years
Minnesota median age:   35.4 years

Zip codes: 55719 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,300 (it was $28,472 in 2000)
Chisholm   $31,300
Minnesota:   $52,024

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $77,300 (it was $47,300 in 2000)
Chisholm   $77,300
Minnesota:   $198,800

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Chisholm, MN residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Chisholm:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)


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Ancestries: German (18.6%), Irish (11.4%), Norwegian (11.2%), Swedish (11.2%), Italian (9.1%), French (6.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1901

Elevation: 1578 feet

Land area: 4.39 square miles.

Population density: 1067 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Chisholm

For population 25 years and over in Chisholm

  • High school or higher: 85.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chisholm city

  • Never married: 26.8%
  • Now married: 51.4%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 9.8%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

40 residents are foreign born

This city:   0.8%
Minnesota:   5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Chisholm:   0.7% ($339)
Minnesota:   1.1% ($1,297)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (71.8 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (176.2 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (529.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hibbing, MN (6.5 miles ), Buhl, MN (7.2 miles ), Kinney, MN (10.2 miles) , Keewatin, MN (15.2 miles ), Mountain Iron, MN (18.8 miles ), Iron Junction, MN (19.5 miles) , Nashwauk, MN (20.9 miles ), Leonidas, MN (21.4 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $201,900
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $97,700
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $110,000
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $86,700
  • 2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $65,300
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $106,500
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $165,400
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $190,000
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $112,500
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $145,000
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $148,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 47.49 N, Longitude: 92.88 W


130 people in nursing homes
47 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 218

Chisholm, Minnesota business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -336 (-6.3%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Mining (22%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Computer and electronic products (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Air transportation (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Extraction workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)



 

Crime in Chisholm by Year

Type 2001 2002 2004 2006
Murders 0 1 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 19.8 0.0 0.0
Rapes 0 0 0 N/A
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 N/A
Robberies 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assaults 1 5 6 8
    per 100,000 19.9 98.8 123.4 169.1
Burglaries 15 13 15 27
    per 100,000 299.2 256.9 308.5 570.6
Thefts 95 136 59 121
    per 100,000 1895.1 2687.2 1213.5 2557.1
Auto thefts 3 6 6 7
    per 100,000 59.8 118.6 123.4 147.9
Arson 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 121.8) 105.5 194.2 104.7 N/A

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (11 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   2.34
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Chisholm, Minnesota

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Chisholm-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Minnesota state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.2 miles away from the Chisholm city center injured 9 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/11/1966, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 45.8 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Chisholm:
  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER-MESABI (about 6 miles; HIBBING, MN)
  • COOK HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; COOK, MN)
  • VIRGINIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; VIRGINIA, MN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chisholm:
  • CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 9 miles; HIBBING, MN; ID: HIB)
  • GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 48 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; ID: GPZ)
  • DULUTH INTL (about 67 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: DLH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chisholm:
  • COOK MUNI (about 27 miles; COOK, MN; ID: CQM)
  • EVELETH-VIRGINIA MUNI (about 28 miles; EVELETH, MN; ID: EVM)
  • SKY HARBOR (about 29 miles; EVELETH, MN; ID: 9Y5)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chisholm:
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 67 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 73 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 83 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 119 miles; BRAINERD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,364)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 134 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 138 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 138 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,562)
Public high school in Chisholm:
  • CHISHOLM SEC. (Students: 358; Location: 301 4TH ST. SW.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Chisholm:
  • VAUGHAN EL. (Students: 228; Location: 1000 NE 1ST AVE.; Grades: PK - 03)
  • CHISHOLM EL. (Students: 187; Location: 300 SW 3RD AVE.; Grades: 04 - 06)
Library in Chisholm:
  • CHISHOLM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $250,413; Location: 300 W LAKE ST; 32,780 books; 108 audio materials; 967 video materials; 107 serial subscriptions)

Cemetery: Calvary Cemetery (1) .

Lake: Longyear Lake (A) .

Tourist attractions: Chisholm Area Chamber of Commerce (10 2nd Avenue Northwest), Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Agency - Ironworld Discovery Ce (Highway 169 West).

Hotel: Chisholm Inn & Suites (501 Iron Drive).

Court: Oberstar James L Congressman (316 West Lake Street).

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Chisholm that have no violations reported:
  • CHISHOLM (Population served: 4960, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:
This city:   2.2 people
Minnesota:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   59.1%
Whole state:   66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   4.5%
Whole state:   5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   12.1%
Whole state:   7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   2.8%
Whole state:   3.2%

Chisholm compared to Minnesota state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Banks with branches in Chisholm (2007 data):
  • First National Bank: Chisholm Branch at 301 N.W. First Street, branch established on 1978-07-10; at 101 West Lake Street, branch established on 1905-04-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $57.1 mil, Deposits: $52.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: M.I.f. Limited
  • American Bank of the North: Chisholm Branch at 231 West Lake Street, branch established on 1951-11-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $490.9 mil, Deposits: $444.6 mil, headquarters in Nashwauk, MN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Mesaba Bancshares, Inc.



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School Enrollment by Level of School



Most commonly used house heating fuel:



Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Firefighters 0 $0   26 $15,733
Financial Administration 6 $21,637 $43,274 3 $697
Police Protection - Officers 11 $45,679 $49,832 0 $0
Judicial and Legal 1 $3,193 $38,316 0 $0
Other Government Administration 1 $4,428 $53,136 6 $157
Sewerage 2 $8,068 $48,408 0 $0
Police - Other 1 $3,432 $41,184 1 $106
Solid Waste Management 1 $3,556 $42,672 1 $788
Other and Unallocable 2 $7,501 $45,006 0 $0
Local Libraries 2 $7,643 $45,858 3 $4,601
Water Supply 3 $13,260 $53,040 0 $0
Parks and Recreation 3 $11,150 $44,600 3 $2,081
Streets and Highways 6 $31,169 $62,338 0 $0
Totals for Government 39 $160,714 $49,450 43 $24,164


Chisholm government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $534,000
    Solid Waste Management: $415,000
    All Other: $106,000
    Parks & Recreation: $37,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $2,715,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $808,000
    General - Other: $723,000
    Regular Highways: $631,000
    Sewerage: $608,000
    Solid Waste Management: $409,000
    Water Utilities: $402,000
    Parks & Recreation: $390,000
    Financial Administration: $289,000
    Libraries: $227,000
    Fire Protection: $119,000
    Health Services - Other: $75,000
    Central Staff Services: $46,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $19,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $287,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $112,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $301,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $691,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,054,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $210,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $210,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,621,000
    Industrial Revenue: $642,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $49,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $433,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $194,000
    Interest Earnings: $78,000
    Special Assessments: $40,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $329,000
    Water Utilities: $92,000
    Health - Other: $91,000
    General - Other: $81,000
    Police Protection: $44,000
    Fire Protection: $13,000
    Libraries: $9,000
    Sewerage: $8,000
    Regular Highways: $2,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,594,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $400,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $642,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,016,000
    Highways: $1,860,000
    All Other: $306,000
  • Tax - Property: $948,000
    NEC: $49,000
    Public Utilities: $25,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,142,000

4.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,366 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   4.74%
Minnesota average:   7.79%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($273 average AGI)
St. Louis County:   0.11%
Minnesota average:   0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hennepin County, MN  0.43% ($35,943 average AGI)
from Douglas County, WI  0.34% ($26,304)
from Carlton County, MN  0.32% ($30,029)


5.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,935 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.31%
Minnesota average:   7.84%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($224 average AGI)
St. Louis County:   0.04%
Minnesota average:   0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hennepin County, MN  0.63% ($27,824 average AGI)
to Douglas County, WI  0.40% ($34,678)
to Carlton County, MN  0.37% ($41,590)


Strongest AM radio stations in Chisholm:
  • WNMT (650 AM; 10 kW; NASHWAUK, MN; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, L.L.C.)
  • WMFG (1240 AM; 1 kW; HIBBING, MN; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, LLC)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
  • KOZY (1320 AM; 5 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: ITASCA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDAL (610 AM; 5 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WEEP (1400 AM; 1 kW; VIRGINIA, MN; Owner: FULL ARMOR MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KRBT (1340 AM; 1 kW; EVELETH, MN; Owner: IRON RANGE BROADCASTING,INC)
  • KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))

Strongest FM radio stations in Chisholm:
  • W269AQ (101.7 FM; CHISHOLM, MN; Owner: HEARTLAND CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WIRN (92.5 FM; BUHL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WIRR (90.9 FM; VIRGINIA-HIBBING, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WUSZ (99.9 FM; VIRGINIA, MN; Owner: VIRGINIA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WTBX (93.9 FM; HIBBING, MN; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, L.L.C.)
  • KMFG (102.9 FM; NASHWAUK, MN; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, LLC)
  • WMFG-FM (106.3 FM; HIBBING, MN; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, LLC)
  • KADU (90.1 FM; HIBBING, MN; Owner: JPI RADIO, INC.)
  • KGPZ (96.1 FM; COLERAINE, MN; Owner: LATTO NORTHLAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W252AN (98.3 FM; HIBBING, MN; Owner: IRON RANGE BROADCASTING, INC)
  • K205AX (88.9 FM; HIBBING, ETC., MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Chisholm:
  • WIRT (Channel 13; HIBBING, MN; Owner: WDIO-TV, LLC)
  • KRII (Channel 11; CHISHOLM, MN; Owner: CHANNEL 11 LICENSE, INC.)

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