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County population in 2005: 53,838 (70% urban, 30% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 13,377
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,293
| %
of renters here: |
28% | | State: |
25% |
Land area: 1045 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.5 sq. mi.
| Population
density: 52 people per square mile |
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(average). |
Residents
with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
13.2% | | Whole
state: |
7.9% |
Residents
with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
4.9% | | Whole
state: |
3.2% |
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.4%), Retail trade (12.9%).
Type of workers:
- Private
wage or salary: 76%
- Government:
16%
- Self-employed,
not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid
family work: 0%
Clay County, Minnesota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Clay County, Minnesota:
- White
Non-Hispanic (92.4%)
- Hispanic
(3.7%)
- American
Indian (2.0%)
- Other
race (1.7%)
- Two
or more races (1.5%)
- Black
(0.5%)
(Total
can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
| Median
resident age: |
32.3 years | | Minnesota
median age: |
35.4 years |
| Males:
24,776 |
(48.4%) | | Females:
26,453 |
(51.6%) |
Average wage per job in 2003: $26,133
County population in 2003: 52,139
Jobs in 2003: 19,607
Total labor force in 2004: 30,864
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.6%
Average
household size:
| Clay
County: |
2.5 people | | Minnesota: | 2.5
people |
Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,840 ($37,889 in 2000)
| This
county |
$41,840 | | Minnesota: | $52,024 |
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $143,755
| Clay
County |
$143,755 | | Minnesota: | $198,800 |
Median montly rent in 2000: $421
Institutionalized population: 727
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Clay County in 2000: $840
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders:
0
- Rapes:
4
- Robberies:
1
- Assaults:
7
- Burglaries:
26
- Thefts:
75
- Auto
thefts: 8
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders:
1
- Rapes:
6
- Robberies:
0
- Assaults:
2
- Burglaries:
33
- Thefts:
50
- Auto
thefts: 19
2004
Presidential Election results in Clay County Minnesota:
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Bush/Cheney (Republican): 51.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 46.9%
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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $961 (1.1%)
Area name: Fargo, ND-MN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clay County is $443 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $563 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $812 a month.
Cities in this county include: Moorhead
, Dilworth
, Barnesville
, Hawley
, Oakport
, Glyndon
, Ulen
, Sabin
, Felton
, Hitterdal
.
Neighboring
counties: Becker County
, Cass County, North Dakota
, Richland County, North Dakota
, Norman County
, Otter Tail County
, Wilkin County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable location: Camp
George
(A).
Churches in Clay County include: Mission
Covenant Church
(A),
Parke Church
(B),
Gran Church
(C),
Lysne Church
(D),
Grong Church
(E),
Keene Church
(F),
Highland Grove Church
(G),
Hegland Church
(H),
Trinity Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Comstock
Cemetery
(1),
Felton Cemetery
(2),
Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3),
Dale Cemetery
(4),
Dale Covenant Cemetery
(5),
Aspelund Cemetery
(6),
Spring Prairie Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Swede
Grove Lake
(A),
Anderson Lake
(B),
Anfinson Lake
(C),
Tansem Lake
(D),
Tatley Lake
(E),
Ten, Lake
(F),
Backman Lake
(G),
Thirteen, Lake
(H)
Rivers and creeks: Spring
Creek
(A),
Stony Creek
(B),
Wolverton Creek
(C),
Buffalo River
(D),
Whisky Creek
(E)
Parks in Clay County include: Aspen
State Wildlife Management Area
(1),
Goose Prairie State Wildlife Management Area
(2),
Barnesville State Wildlife Management Area
(3),
Bjornson State Wildlife Management Area
(4),
Buffalo River State Park
(5),
Jeral State Wildlife Management Area
(6),
Hay Creek State Wildlife Management Area
(7),
Hawley State Wildlife Management Area
(8),
Hitterdal State Wildlife Management Area
(9)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
2.9% | | Minnesota: | 4.7% |
Current college students: 7,152
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,339 (40% naturalized citizens)
| Clay
County: |
2.6% | | Whole
state: | 5.3% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 413
- 1990
to 1994: 316
- 1985
to 1989: 175
- 1980
to 1984: 119
- 1975
to 1979: 106
- 1970
to 1974: 32
- 1970
to 1974: 23
- 1965
to 1969: 155
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Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 12,873
- One,
attached: 956
- Two:
396
- 3
or 4: 711
- 5
to 9: 546
- 10
to 19: 1,700
- 20
or more: 1,563
- Mobile
homes: 996
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Housing units in Clay County with a mortgage: 7,612 (850 second mortgage, 1,006 home equity loan, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,115 Agriculture
in Clay County
Average size of farms: 685 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $153847
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $231.49
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.47%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $126605
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 81.06%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $142428
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.97%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.62
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 11.76%
Corn for grain: 34861 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 173168 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 171193 harvested acres
Vegetables: 205 harvested acresClay
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 1.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/11/1958, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(13%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Health
care (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (18%)
- Health
care (16%)
- Finance
and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Social
assistance (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Sales
representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Child
care workers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(20%)
- Iraq
(14%)
- Canada
(8%)
- Vietnam
(8%)
- Germany
(6%)
- Korea
(4%)
- Iran
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Clay County:
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- Norwegian
(40%)
- German
(27%)
- Swedish
(4%)
- Irish
(3%)
- English
(3%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
- Polish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 19,679 (77%)
- Carpooled:
2,567 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 186 (1%)
- Taxi:
7 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
8 (0%)
- Bicycle:
106 (0%)
- Walked:
1,837 (7%)
- Other
means: 77 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 963 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Clay County, Minnesota
- 3030
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 573
people in nursing homes
- 210
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 101
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 52
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 24
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 21
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 18
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 17
people in other group homes
- 14
people in halfway houses
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $50,133.
8.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,728 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.94% | | Minnesota
average: |
7.79% |
0.23% of residents moved from foreign countries ($157 average AGI)
| Clay
County: |
0.23% | | Minnesota
average: |
0.12% |
3.25% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($10,601 average AGI)
5.47% relocated from other states ($20,970 average AGI)
| Clay
County: |
5.47% | | Minnesota
average: |
2.24% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Cass County, ND
|
3.43% ($35,404 average AGI) |
| from
Becker County, MN
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0.40% ($30,171) |
| from
Otter Tail County, MN
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0.40% ($27,039) |
| from
Norman County, MN
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0.32% ($26,833) |
| from
Hennepin County, MN
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0.25% ($30,191) |
| from
Polk County, MN
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0.17% ($21,455) |
| from
Pennington County, MN
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0.12% ($23,739) |
8.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,577 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.80% | | Minnesota
average: |
7.84% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.96% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($10,465 average AGI)
5.84% relocated to other states ($18,112 average AGI)
| Clay
County: |
5.84% | | Minnesota
average: |
2.37% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Cass County, ND
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3.52% ($25,077 average AGI) |
| to
Hennepin County, MN
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0.47% ($28,705) |
| to
Becker County, MN
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0.42% ($35,600) |
| to
Otter Tail County, MN
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0.34% ($41,169) |
| to
Ramsey County, MN
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0.14% ($18,923) |
| to
Dakota County, MN
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0.12% ($31,957) |
| to
Polk County, MN
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0.11% ($30,476) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2
Births
per 1000 population in Clay County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Clay County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.3
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Clay County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,196 (6,315 aged, 881 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 47,178
- In
family households: 39,017 (10,141 male householders, 2,300 female householders)
10,195
spouses, 14,722 children (13,773 natural, 325 adopted, 624 stepchildren), 360 grandchildren, 237 brothers or sisters, 101 parents, 255 other relatives, 706 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 8,161 (2,669 male householders (1,989 living alone)), 3,547 female householders (2,876 living alone)), 1,945 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 4,051 (734 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 5,307 2-persons, 2,664 3-persons, 2,652 4-persons, 1,222 5-persons, 453 6-persons, 143 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,865 1-person, 1,026 2-persons, 152 3-persons, 129 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.
9,583 married couples with children.
2,638 single-parent households (562 men, 2,076 women).
92.3% of residents of Clay County speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $246,368,000 ($4657 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,131,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $107,565,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $52,821,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,884,000
Federal grants: $56,426,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,983,000 ($133,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,690,000 ($3,986,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $32,864,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $41,322,000
Federal Government insurance: $122,298,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,122
| Here: |
58 per 1000 residents | | State: | 70
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,005
| Here: |
37 per 1000 residents | | State: | 38
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +328
| Here: |
+6 per 1000 residents | | State: | +14
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,233
| Here: |
+23 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-3 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Clay County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.96 millions of gallons per day (28% from ground, 72% from surface)
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: 330
- 1995
to 1998: 989
- 1990
to 1994: 1,340
- 1980
to 1989: 2,106
- 1970
to 1979: 4,431
- 1960
to 1969: 3,127
- 1950
to 1959: 3,276
- 1940
to 1949: 1,154
- 1939
or earlier: 2,993
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Clay County, Minnesota: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 73
- 3
rooms: 380
- 4
rooms: 1,152
- 5
rooms: 2,379
- 6
rooms: 2,339
- 7
rooms: 2,251
- 8
rooms: 2,005
- 9
or more rooms: 2,798
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Clay County, Minnesota: |
- 1
room: 166
- 2
rooms: 706
- 3
rooms: 1,183
- 4
rooms: 1,741
- 5
rooms: 740
- 6
rooms: 370
- 7
rooms: 112
- 8
rooms: 104
- 9
or more rooms: 171
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Clay County: |
- no
bedroom: 22
- 1
bedroom: 348
- 2
bedrooms: 2,697
- 3
bedrooms: 6,104
- 4
bedrooms: 3,509
- 5
or more bedrooms: 697
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Clay County: |
- no
bedroom: 184
- 1
bedroom: 1,837
- 2
bedrooms: 2,199
- 3
bedrooms: 786
- 4
bedrooms: 190
- 5
or more bedrooms: 97
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Clay County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 322
- 1
vehicle: 3,253
- 2
vehicles: 6,536
- 3
vehicles: 2,377
- 4
vehicles: 650
- 5
or more vehicles: 239
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Clay County in renter-occupied apartments
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- no
vehicle: 1,048
- 1
vehicle: 2,477
- 2
vehicles: 1,273
- 3
vehicles: 293
- 4
vehicles: 122
- 5
or more vehicles: 80
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55% of Clay County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Minnesota.
| Clay
County: |
55.0% | | State
average: | 58.1% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 22521
- Northeast:
618
- Midwest:
23091
- South:
1399
- West:
1975
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $79,000 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 (45%)
- Electricity
(23%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Electricity
(56%)
- Utility
gas (26%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (6%)
- No
fuel used (2%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 482
| Here: |
8.0% | | Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 154
| Here: |
5.0% | | Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 2,482
| Here: |
36.5% | | Minnesota: |
24.6% |
Clay
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,353,000
- Charges
- All Other: $4,622,000
Solid Waste Management: $984,000
Regular Highways: $126,000
- Construction
- General Public Buildings: $2,632,000
Police Protection: $60,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $5,745,000
Welfare - Other: $5,183,000
Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,143,000
Corrections - Other: $4,595,000
Health Services - Other: $3,102,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $2,931,000
Police Protection: $2,852,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,757,000
General - Other: $1,647,000
Financial Administration: $1,618,000
Central Staff Services: $1,438,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,084,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,046,000
Libraries: $202,000
Parks & Recreation: $128,000
General Public Buildings: $86,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,402,000
All Other: $628,000
Health & Hospitals: $383,000
Highways: $63,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $1,426,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare: $4,154,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - General Support: $40,000
All Other: $37,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $27,610,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,550,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,435,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $23,920,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $805,000
- Miscellaneous
- Special Assessments: $1,719,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,188,000
Rents: $1,134,000
Interest Earnings: $603,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $284,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $30,657,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,947,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $6,921,000
General Support: $5,255,000
Highways: $4,127,000
All Other: $1,386,000
Health & Hospitals: $938,000
- Tax
- Property: $13,788,000
NEC: $39,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $15,952,000
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