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County population in 2005: 8,476 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,717
Renter-occupied apartments: 613
| %
of renters here: |
18% | | State: | 25% |
Land area: 995 sq. mi.
Water area: 35.1 sq. mi.
| Population
density: 9 people per square mile |
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(low). |
Residents
with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
15.1% | | Whole
state: |
7.9% |
Residents
with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
5.4% | | Whole
state: |
3.2% |
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.8%), Retail trade (11.5%), Construction (11.1%), Manufacturing (10.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private
wage or salary: 63%
- Government:
22%
- Self-employed,
not incorporated: 14%
- Unpaid
family work: 1%
Clearwater County, Minnesota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Clearwater County, Minnesota:
- White
Non-Hispanic (89.1%)
- American
Indian (9.7%)
- Two
or more races (1.5%)
- Hispanic
(0.8%)
(Total
can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
| Median
resident age: |
39.7 years | | Minnesota
median age: |
35.4 years |
| Males:
4,235 |
(50.3%) | | Females:
4,188 |
(49.7%) |
Average wage per job in 2003: $25,029
County population in 2003: 8,399
Jobs in 2003: 2,615
Total labor force in 2004: 4,108
Unemployment rate in 2004: 10.9%
Average
household size:
| Clearwater
County: |
2.5 people | | Minnesota: | 2.5
people |
Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,699 ($30,517 in 2000)
| This
county |
$33,699 | | Minnesota: | $52,024 |
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $86,354
| Clearwater
County |
$86,354 | | Minnesota: | $198,800 |
Median montly rent in 2000: $340
Institutionalized population: 164
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Clearwater County in 2000: $600
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders:
1
- Rapes:
5
- Robberies:
1
- Assaults:
5
- Burglaries:
45
- Thefts:
101
- Auto
thefts: 8
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders:
0
- Rapes:
4
- Robberies:
0
- Assaults:
6
- Burglaries:
50
- Thefts:
112
- Auto
thefts: 16
2004
Presidential Election results in Clearwater County Minnesota:
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Bush/Cheney (Republican): 56.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 42.9%
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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $615 (1.2%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clearwater County is $397 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $635 a month.
Cities in this county include: Bagley
, Clearbrook
, Gonvick
, Rice Lake
, Shevlin
, Leonard
.
Neighboring
counties: Becker County
, Beltrami County
, Hubbard County
, Mahnomen County
, Pennington County
, Polk County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Clearwater County: Bagley
Country Club
(A),
Bear Paw Campground
(B),
Camp Hiawatha
(C),
Pine Ridge Campground
(D)
Churches in Clearwater County include: Bethel
Church
(A),
Our Saviors Church
(B),
Grace Chapel
(C),
Oak Park Church
(D),
Holiness Church
(E),
Zion Church
(F),
Concordia Church
(G),
Sell Lake Church
(H),
Seljord Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Maple
Hill Cemetery
(1),
Alida Cemetery
(2),
Stevens Cemetery
(3),
United Lutheran Cemetery
(4),
Augustana Cemetery
(5),
Bagley Cemetery
(6),
Sinclair Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Dahlberg
Lake
(A),
Allen Lake
(B),
Taflin Lake
(C),
Talge Lake
(D),
Tamarack Lake
(E),
Anderson Lake
(F),
Andrews Lake
(G),
Curtis Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hier
Creek
(A),
Nicolet Creek
(B),
Siegfried Creek
(C),
Silver Creek
(D),
Gould Creek
(E),
Ga-Gwa-Dosh Creek
(F),
Sucker Creek
(G),
French Creek
(H),
Ruffy Brook
(I)
Parks in Clearwater County include: Old
Red Lake Trail State Wildlife Management
(1),
Bagley Lake State Wildlife Management Area
(2),
Lower Rice Lake State Wildlife Management Ar
(3),
Little Pine State Wildlife Management Are
(4),
Ollestad Park
(5),
Upper Rice Lake State Wildlife Management Ar
(6),
Clearwater State Wildlife Management Area
(7),
Itasca State Park
(8),
Le Blanc State Wildlife Management Area
(9)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
6.8% | | Minnesota: |
4.7% |
Current college students: 202
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 79 (73% naturalized citizens)
| Clearwater
County: |
0.9% | | Whole
state: | 5.3% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 7
- 1990
to 1994: 15
- 1985
to 1989: 6
- 1980
to 1984: 1
- 1975
to 1979: 8
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 6
- 1965
to 1969: 36
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Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 3,230
- One,
attached: 25
- Two:
19
- 3
or 4: 22
- 5
to 9: 46
- 10
to 19: 62
- 20
or more: 110
- Mobile
homes: 597
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Housing units in Clearwater County with a mortgage: 541 (30 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 533 Agriculture
in Clearwater County
Average size of farms: 361 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $31940
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $108.97
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 55.00%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $30915
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 36.52%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.27%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $50008
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.78%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.56
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.23%
Corn for grain: 1415 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 8097 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 6876 harvested acres
Vegetables: 137 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 6 acresClearwater
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Minnesota state average. It is 2.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 44 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/5/1978, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 44 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(20%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Educational
services (6%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Transportation
equipment (4%)
- Wood
products (4%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (26%)
- Educational
services (17%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Finance
and insurance (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (8%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (3%)
- Carpenters
(3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (4%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada
(29%)
- Germany
(14%)
- Laos
(11%)
- United
Kingdom (9%)
- Other
Northern Europe (8%)
- Korea
(8%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Clearwater County:
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- Norwegian
(44%)
- German
(16%)
- Swedish
(6%)
- United
States or American (6%)
- Irish
(3%)
- English
(3%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 2,572 (74%)
- Carpooled:
455 (13%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 21 (1%)
- Bicycle:
5 (0%)
- Walked:
182 (5%)
- Other
means: 36 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 220 (6%)
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People
in group quarters in Clearwater County, Minnesota
- 133
people in nursing homes
- 31
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 7
people in other group homes
- 5
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 4
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,176.
6.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,951 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.31% | | Minnesota
average: | 7.79% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.67% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($22,697 average AGI)
1.64% relocated from other states ($8,254 average AGI)
| Clearwater
County: |
1.64% | | Minnesota
average: | 2.24% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Beltrami County, MN
|
1.77% ($28,904 average AGI) |
| from
Polk County, MN
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0.72% ($39,476) |
7.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,400 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.26% | | Minnesota
average: | 7.84% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.74% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($22,056 average AGI)
1.52% relocated to other states ($5,344 average AGI)
| Clearwater
County: |
1.52% | | Minnesota
average: | 2.37% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Beltrami County, MN
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2.16% ($24,219 average AGI) |
| to
Polk County, MN
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0.61% ($21,056) |
| to
Hennepin County, MN
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0.37% ($26,545) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1
Births
per 1000 population in Clearwater County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Clearwater County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.3
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Clearwater County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,559 (1,385 aged, 174 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 8,243
- In
family households: 7,099 (1,946 male householders, 352 female householders)
1,910
spouses, 2,568 children (2,346 natural, 53 adopted, 169 stepchildren), 65 grandchildren, 26 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 80 other relatives, 129 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,144 (528 male householders (450 living alone)), 499 female householders (473 living alone)), 117 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 180 (164 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,083 2-persons, 449 3-persons, 416 4-persons, 221 5-persons, 95 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 923 1-person, 89 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 5 4-persons.
1,586 married couples with children.
451 single-parent households (155 men, 296 women).
96.4% of residents of Clearwater County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% 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).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $59,877,000 ($7097 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $823,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $19,547,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,456,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,077,000
Federal grants: $24,940,000
Federal procurement contracts: $940,000 ($7,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,917,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,049,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,442,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,991,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 602
| Here: |
71 per 1000 residents | | State: |
70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 552
| Here: |
65 per 1000 residents | | State: |
38 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: 0
| Here: |
0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +14
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +14
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-3 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Clearwater County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.25 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: 87
- 1995
to 1998: 262
- 1990
to 1994: 247
- 1980
to 1989: 499
- 1970
to 1979: 886
- 1960
to 1969: 421
- 1950
to 1959: 454
- 1940
to 1949: 389
- 1939
or earlier: 869
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Clearwater County, Minnesota: |
- 1
room: 4
- 2
rooms: 26
- 3
rooms: 128
- 4
rooms: 335
- 5
rooms: 668
- 6
rooms: 531
- 7
rooms: 456
- 8
rooms: 294
- 9
or more rooms: 275
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Clearwater County, Minnesota: |
- 1
room: 12
- 2
rooms: 60
- 3
rooms: 132
- 4
rooms: 158
- 5
rooms: 121
- 6
rooms: 59
- 7
rooms: 52
- 8
rooms: 10
- 9
or more rooms: 9
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Clearwater County: |
- no
bedroom: 12
- 1
bedroom: 127
- 2
bedrooms: 703
- 3
bedrooms: 1,239
- 4
bedrooms: 504
- 5
or more bedrooms: 132
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Clearwater County: |
- no
bedroom: 14
- 1
bedroom: 210
- 2
bedrooms: 176
- 3
bedrooms: 163
- 4
bedrooms: 42
- 5
or more bedrooms: 8
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Clearwater County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 107
- 1
vehicle: 661
- 2
vehicles: 1,199
- 3
vehicles: 516
- 4
vehicles: 177
- 5
or more vehicles: 57
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Clearwater County in renter-occupied apartments
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- no
vehicle: 140
- 1
vehicle: 260
- 2
vehicles: 154
- 3
vehicles: 44
- 4
vehicles: 11
- 5
or more vehicles: 4
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67% of Clearwater County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Minnesota.
| Clearwater
County: |
67.2% | | State
average: |
58.1% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 6684
- Northeast:
98
- Midwest:
992
- South:
164
- West:
372
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Electricity
(26%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Wood
(19%)
- Utility
gas (11%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Electricity
(29%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Utility
gas (16%)
- Wood
(6%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 44
| Here: |
4.3% | | Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
| Here: |
1.7% | | Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 14
| Here: |
7.7% | | Minnesota: | 24.6% |
Clearwater
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $13,000
- Construction
- Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
- Current
Operations - Welfare - Other: $2,874,000
Regular Highways: $1,836,000
Natural Resources - Other: $820,000
Police Protection: $729,000
Central Staff Services: $684,000
Corrections - Other: $581,000
Solid Waste Management: $450,000
Financial Administration: $388,000
General Public Buildings: $215,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $196,000
Parks & Recreation: $113,000
Libraries: $59,000
General - Other: $54,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $36,000
Parking Facilities: $0
- Federal
Intergovernmental - General Support: $48,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Welfare: $86,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Highways: $984,000
Public Welfare: $59,000
General Support: $14,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $205,000
Interest Earnings: $95,000
Rents: $18,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $72,000
Central Staff: $29,000
Welfare - Other: $24,000
General Public Building: $12,000
Natural Resource - Other: $7,000
Corrections - Other: $4,000
Judicial: $3,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,500,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,630,000
Public Welfare: $2,127,000
General Support: $657,000
- Tax
- Property: $4,355,000
NEC: $3,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $4,181,000
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