Cottonwood County, Minnesota (MN)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,759
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,953
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,100 (it was 964 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 27% |
Land area: 640 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 18 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.9%), Manufacturing (17.5%), Retail trade (11.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 72%
- Government: 15%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 9,43982.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,0709.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 4453.9%Asian alone
- 2131.9%Two or more races
- 1861.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 450.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 140.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 110.10%Some other race alone
| Median resident age: | 41.9 years |
| Minnesota median age: | 39.0 years |
| Males: 5,791 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 5,734 |  (49.7%) |
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| Cottonwood County: | 2.0 people |
| Minnesota: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $62,096 ($31,943 in 1999)
| This county: | $62,096 |
| Minnesota: | $82,338 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $558 (lower quartile is $415, upper quartile is $827)
| This county: | $558 |
| State: | $1087 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $155,326 (it was $55,500 in 2000)
| Cottonwood: | $155,326 |
| Minnesota: | $314,600 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,227
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $529
Institutionalized population: 176
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 1
- Burglaries: 4
- Thefts: 5
- Auto thefts: 1
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 1
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 8
- Auto thefts: 4
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 11 buildings, average cost: $417,500
- 2021: 13 buildings, average cost: $274,600
- 2020: 8 buildings, average cost: $243,100
- 2019: 11 buildings, average cost: $217,200
- 2018: 17 buildings, average cost: $222,900
- 2017: 8 buildings, average cost: $299,700
- 2016: 18 buildings, average cost: $229,100
- 2015: 9 buildings, average cost: $224,000
- 2014: 10 buildings, average cost: $200,000
- 2013: 8 buildings, average cost: $201,100
- 2012: 8 buildings, average cost: $183,000
- 2011: 6 buildings, average cost: $178,300
- 2010: 5 buildings, average cost: $170,000
- 2009: 11 buildings, average cost: $151,800
- 2008: 11 buildings, average cost: $162,200
- 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $176,300
- 2006: 11 buildings, average cost: $201,000
- 2005: 17 buildings, average cost: $145,300
- 2004: 20 buildings, average cost: $177,000
- 2003: 21 buildings, average cost: $138,600
- 2002: 14 buildings, average cost: $123,300
- 2001: 35 buildings, average cost: $97,900
- 2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $92,900
- 1999: 18 buildings, average cost: $99,100
- 1998: 26 buildings, average cost: $78,000
- 1997: 20 buildings, average cost: $74,700
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,676 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,581 (1.1%)
| Cottonwood County: | 13.4% |
| Minnesota: | 9.6% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 41.9 years old
(Males: 39.5 years old, Females: 43.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.2 years old, Black residents: 28.8 years old, American Indian residents: 11.0 years old, Asian residents: 33.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.3 years old, Other race residents: 17.5 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cottonwood County is $402 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $641 a month.
Cities in this county include: Windom, Mountain Lake, Westbrook, Jeffers, Storden, Bingham Lake.
Neighboring counties: Essex County, New York 
, Dodge County , Hanson County, South Dakota 
, Nobles County 
, Olmsted County , Rice County .
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Minnesota: | 2.6% |
Current college students: 287
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 701 (35.9% naturalized citizens)
| Cottonwood County: | 6.1% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 952010 or later
- 2742000 to 2009
- 651990 to 1999
- 1121980 to 1989
- 161970 to 1979
- 70Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,519
- One, attached: 181
- Two: 88
- 3 or 4: 47
- 5 to 9: 85
- 10 to 19: 59
- 20 to 49: 169
- 50 or more: 50
- Mobile homes: 32
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14
Housing units in Cottonwood County with a mortgage: 1,785 (170 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 131 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 57
| Here: | 1.7% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.6% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Cottonwood County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 4,286 | 16 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,341 | 23 |
| Catholic | 1,834 | 2 |
| None | 2,226 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Cottonwood County: | 5.29 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
| Cottonwood County: | 6.18 / 10,000 pop. |
| Minnesota: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 5
| This county: | 4.41 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Cottonwood County: | 8.1% |
| Minnesota: | 6.5% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Cottonwood County: | 27.8% |
| State: | 25.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 9.3% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Agriculture in Cottonwood County:
Average size of farms: 450 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $176,511
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $233.53
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 48.07%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $143,632
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 87.15%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.49%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $115,533
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.58%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.80
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.68%
Corn for grain: 161862 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1653 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 152532 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 4 acres
Earthquake activity:
Cottonwood County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 124% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 123.7 miles away from Cottonwood County center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 211.1 miles away from the county center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 128.8 miles away from the county center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 205.5 miles away from the county center
On 10/25/1990 at 06:25:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 165.1 miles away from Cottonwood County center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 149.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Minnesota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4531, Natural disaster type: Other
- Minnesota Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2019 - April 28, 2019, FEMA Id: 4442, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood, Wind
- Minnesota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: June 15, 2018 - July 12, 2018, FEMA Id: 4390, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Minnesota Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: April 09, 2013 to April 11, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4113: May 03, 2013, FEMA Id: 4113, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 22, 2010 to October 14, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1941: October 13, 2010, FEMA Id: 1941, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 01, 2010 to April 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1900: April 19, 2010, FEMA Id: 1900, Natural disaster type: Flood
- Minnesota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3242: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3242, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Minnesota Tornadoes and Severe Thunderstorms, Incident Period: March 29, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1212: April 01, 1998, FEMA Id: 1212, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- Minnesota Severe Winter Storms/Blizzards, Incident Period: January 03, 1997 to February 03, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1158: January 16, 1997, FEMA Id: 1158, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Blizzard
- Minnesota Severe Storms/Heavy Snow, Incident Period: November 14, 1996 to November 30, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1151: January 07, 1997, FEMA Id: 1151, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
- 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Cottonwood County (14) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 4,311 (73.7%)
- Carpooled: 567 (9.7%)
- Bus: 4 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 86 (1.5%)
- Bicycle: 15 (0.3%)
- Walked: 235 (4.0%)
- Worked at home: 574 (9.8%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Manufacturing (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Manufacturing (11%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Management occupations (17%)
- Production occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Material moving occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
- Mexico (34%)
- Laos (19%)
- Africa, n.e.c. (13%)
- Guatemala (11%)
- Oceania, n.e.c. (11%)
- Thailand (4%)
- Ecuador (3%)
- German (41%)
- Norwegian (9%)
- American (6%)
- Swedish (4%)
- Irish (3%)
- Scandinavian (2%)
- English (2%)
People in group quarters in Cottonwood County, Minnesota in 2010:
- 163 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 68 people in group homes intended for adults
- 13 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
People in group quarters in Cottonwood County, Minnesota in 2000:
- 247 people in nursing homes
- 79 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 55 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 4 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
6.10% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($42,594 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.10% |
| Minnesota average: | 7.43% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.77% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($27,473 average AGI)
2.33% relocated from other states ($15,124 average AGI)
Cottonwood County: 2.33% Minnesota average: 2.06%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Jackson County, MN |  0.52% ($41,792 average AGI) |
| from Nobles County, MN | 0.47% ($50,091) |
6.44% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($45,827 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.44% |
| Minnesota average: | 7.79% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.04% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($27,403 average AGI)
2.40% relocated to other states ($18,423 average AGI)
Cottonwood County: 2.40% Minnesota average: 2.44%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Jackson County, MN | 0.71% ($34,667 average AGI) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,821 (2,538 aged, 283 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 111 (4%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Cottonwood County, Minnesota in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (285)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (169)
- Unspecified dementia (36)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (30)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (11)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (10)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8,034
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 318
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 31,586
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,158
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,191
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 25
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 42
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 42
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 11,525- Male householders: 2,539 (810 living alone), Female householders: 2,205 (649 living alone)
2,375 spouses (2,373 opposite-sex spouses), 324 unmarried partners, (324 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,275 children (3,102 natural, 48 adopted, 125 stepchildren), 150 grandchildren, 37 brothers or sisters, 54 parents, 2 foster children, 28 other relatives, 166 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 387
Size of family households: 1,471 2-persons, 595 3-persons, 472 4-persons, 251 5-persons, 158 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,460 1-person, 284 2-persons, 1 4-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.
2,052 married couples with children.
608 single-parent households (161 men, 447 women).
91.3% of residents of Cottonwood speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (18% speak English very well, 82% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $78,534,000 ($6,566 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $633,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $33,238,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,963,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,509,000
Federal grants: $11,471,000
Federal procurement contracts: $715,000 ($3,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,637,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $953,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,792,000
Federal Government insurance: $75,897,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 718| Here: | 61 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 767
| Here: | 65 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 38 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +9
| Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +14 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -278
| Here: |  -23 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -3 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.33 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.2 |
| State: | 7.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 |
| State: | 3.8 |
- Year house built in Cottonwood County, Minnesota
- 112020 or later
- 2342010 to 2019
- 2252000 to 2009
- 2691990 to 1999
- 3101980 to 1989
- 8331970 to 1979
- 6851960 to 1969
- 7471950 to 1959
- 3631940 to 1949
- 1,4461939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cottonwood County, Minnesota
- 51 room
- 22 rooms
- 353 rooms
- 2654 rooms
- 4695 rooms
- 5726 rooms
- 6107 rooms
- 5438 rooms
- 1,1219+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cottonwood County, Minnesota
- 261 room
- 1542 rooms
- 1473 rooms
- 2844 rooms
- 1365 rooms
- 1876 rooms
- 697 rooms
- 458 rooms
- 639+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cottonwood County, Minnesota
- 6no bedroom
- 581 bedroom
- 6502 bedrooms
- 1,3863 bedrooms
- 1,2714 bedrooms
- 2595+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cottonwood County, Minnesota
- 28no bedroom
- 3111 bedroom
- 3372 bedrooms
- 2873 bedrooms
- 1314 bedrooms
- 125+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Cottonwood County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 38no vehicle
- 8801 vehicle
- 1,5402 vehicles
- 7803 vehicles
- 1974 vehicles
- 1885+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Cottonwood County in renter-occupied apartments
- 238no vehicle
- 3991 vehicle
- 4012 vehicles
- 453 vehicles
- 204 vehicles
- 75+ vehicles
90.6% of Cottonwood County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Minnesota.
| Cottonwood County: | 90.6% |
| State average: | 87.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 8,396
- Other state: 2,381
- Northeast: 125
- Midwest: 1,585
- South: 306
- West: 357
- 65.3%Utility gas
- 21.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.3%Electricity
- 3.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.2%Wood
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 57.2%Utility gas
- 23.3%Electricity
- 12.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.0%Other fuel
- 2.0%No fuel used
- 0.5%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 105
| Here: | 8.7% |
| Minnesota: | 12.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 66
| Here: | 9.1% |
| Minnesota: | 8.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 34
| Here: | 13.2% |
| Minnesota: | 26.2% |
Cottonwood County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $1,827,000
Solid Waste Management: $777,000
Parks and Recreation: $78,000
Regular Highways: $52,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,781,000
Corrections - Other: $20,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $14,563,000
Regular Highways: $2,767,000
General - Other: $1,813,000
Police Protection: $1,511,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,373,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,248,000
Natural Resources - Other: $656,000
Financial Administration: $450,000
Central Staff Services: $449,000
Parks and Recreation: $339,000
Libraries: $60,000
Health - Other: $14,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,644,000
Other: $19,000
Highways: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $10,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Public Welfare - Other: $359,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $539,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $349,000
- Long Term Debt - Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $683,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $595,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $330,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $242,000
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $670,000
General Revenue - Other: $393,000
Interest Earnings: $94,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $743,000
Public Welfare - Other: $203,000
General - Other: $102,000
Police Protection: $61,000
Solid Waste Management: $61,000
Natural Resources - Other: $34,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,804,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $383,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,124,000
Public Welfare: $2,851,000
Other: $603,000
General Local Government Support: $568,000
- Tax - Property: $16,386,000
Severance: $81,000
Other License: $26,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,694,000
Cottonwood County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $1,827,000
Solid Waste Management: $777,000
Parks and Recreation: $78,000
Regular Highways: $52,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,781,000
Corrections - Other: $20,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $14,563,000
Regular Highways: $2,767,000
General - Other: $1,813,000
Police Protection: $1,511,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,373,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,248,000
Natural Resources - Other: $656,000
Financial Administration: $450,000
Central Staff Services: $449,000
Parks and Recreation: $339,000
Libraries: $60,000
Health - Other: $14,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,644,000
Other: $19,000
Highways: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $10,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Public Welfare - Other: $359,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $539,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $349,000
- Long Term Debt - Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $683,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $595,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $330,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $242,000
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $670,000
General Revenue - Other: $393,000
Interest Earnings: $94,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $743,000
Public Welfare - Other: $203,000
General - Other: $102,000
Police Protection: $61,000
Solid Waste Management: $61,000
Natural Resources - Other: $34,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,804,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $383,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,124,000
Public Welfare: $2,851,000
Other: $603,000
General Local Government Support: $568,000
- Tax - Property: $16,386,000
Severance: $81,000
Other License: $26,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,694,000
Cottonwood County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $1,827,000
Solid Waste Management: $777,000
Parks and Recreation: $78,000
Regular Highways: $52,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,781,000
Corrections - Other: $20,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $14,563,000
Regular Highways: $2,767,000
General - Other: $1,813,000
Police Protection: $1,511,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,373,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,248,000
Natural Resources - Other: $656,000
Financial Administration: $450,000
Central Staff Services: $449,000
Parks and Recreation: $339,000
Libraries: $60,000
Health - Other: $14,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,644,000
Other: $19,000
Highways: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $10,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Public Welfare - Other: $359,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $539,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $349,000
- Long Term Debt - Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $683,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $595,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $330,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $242,000
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $670,000
General Revenue - Other: $393,000
Interest Earnings: $94,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $743,000
Public Welfare - Other: $203,000
General - Other: $102,000
Police Protection: $61,000
Solid Waste Management: $61,000
Natural Resources - Other: $34,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,804,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $383,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,124,000
Public Welfare: $2,851,000
Other: $603,000
General Local Government Support: $568,000
- Tax - Property: $16,386,000
Severance: $81,000
Other License: $26,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,694,000
Cottonwood County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $1,827,000
Solid Waste Management: $777,000
Parks and Recreation: $78,000
Regular Highways: $52,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,781,000
Corrections - Other: $20,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $14,563,000
Regular Highways: $2,767,000
General - Other: $1,813,000
Police Protection: $1,511,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,373,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,248,000
Natural Resources - Other: $656,000
Financial Administration: $450,000
Central Staff Services: $449,000
Parks and Recreation: $339,000
Libraries: $60,000
Health - Other: $14,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,644,000
Other: $19,000
Highways: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $10,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Public Welfare - Other: $359,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $539,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $349,000
- Long Term Debt - Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $683,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $595,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $330,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $242,000
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $670,000
General Revenue - Other: $393,000
Interest Earnings: $94,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $743,000
Public Welfare - Other: $203,000
General - Other: $102,000
Police Protection: $61,000
Solid Waste Management: $61,000
Natural Resources - Other: $34,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,804,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $383,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,124,000
Public Welfare: $2,851,000
Other: $603,000
General Local Government Support: $568,000
- Tax - Property: $16,386,000
Severance: $81,000
Other License: $26,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,694,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 201
- Number of aged recipients: 25
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 176
- Number of recipients under 18: 32
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 127
- Number of recipients older than 64: 42
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 74
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 82
| Most common first names in Cottonwood County, MN among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 136 | 81.2 years |
| Anna | 100 | 87.0 years |
| Henry | 93 | 81.7 years |
| Mary | 64 | 81.7 years |
| Marie | 64 | 85.1 years |
| Helen | 62 | 83.7 years |
| Jacob | 56 | 84.5 years |
| George | 50 | 81.9 years |
| William | 50 | 79.1 years |
| Elizabeth | 49 | 83.8 years |
| Most common last names in Cottonwood County, MN among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 101 | 81.9 years |
| Olson | 76 | 79.0 years |
| Peterson | 64 | 83.2 years |
| Nelson | 59 | 81.3 years |
| Anderson | 57 | 80.6 years |
| Hanson | 47 | 80.4 years |
| Dick | 43 | 83.7 years |
| Larson | 38 | 77.5 years |
| Fast | 37 | 80.6 years |
| Nickel | 35 | 79.7 years |
| Businesses in Cottonwood County, MN | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| FedEx | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| Hardee's | 1 | UPS | 1 | |