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Population in July 2007: 1,194. Population change since 2000: -5.9%
 

Males: 584  (45.8%)
Females: 691  (54.2%)

Grant County

Median resident age:  39.5 years
Minnesota median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 56531.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,700 (it was $30,441 in 2000)
Elbow Lake  $32,700
Minnesota:  $52,024

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $70,200 (it was $52,100 in 2000)
Elbow Lake  $70,200
Minnesota:  $198,800

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Races in Elbow Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Elbow Lake: 77.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (42.9%), Norwegian (40.2%), Swedish (12.2%), Irish (7.5%), English (6.1%), United States (2.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1222 feet

Land area: 1.35 square miles.

Population density: 898 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Elbow Lake

  • High school or higher: 84.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elbow Lake city

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 60.2%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 12.3%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

22 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.7%
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:

Elbow Lake:  1.6% ($841)
Minnesota:  1.1% ($1,297)
Elbow Lake satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fargo, ND (83.7 miles , pop. 90,599).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (198.9 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (638.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Barrett, MN (8.0 miles ), Wendell, MN (9.2 miles) , Ashby, MN (12.7 miles ), Dalton, MN (13.1 miles ), Hoffman, MN (16.8 miles ), Herman, MN (17.2 miles ), Norcross, MN (17.5 miles) , Evansville, MN (19.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $51,500
  • 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $25,600
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $65,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $76,500
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $103,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $120,000
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $168,500
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 45.99 N, Longitude: 95.97 W


4 people in homes for the mentally retarded
3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Area code: 218

Elbow Lake household income distribution Elbow Lake home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +88 (+7.4%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (16%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (28%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (5%)


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Elbow Lake-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Minnesota state average. It is 19% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/10/1982, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.6 miles away from the Elbow Lake city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 63.3 miles away from the city center killed 10 people and injured 103 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Elbow Lake:
  • ELEAH MEDICAL CENTER (930 FIRST STREET NORTHEAST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Elbow Lake:
  • FERGUS FALLS REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER (about 22 miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN)
  • LAKE REGION HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN)
  • STEVENS COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; MORRIS, MN)

Political contributions by individuals in Elbow Lake, MN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elbow Lake:
  • HECTOR INTL (about 86 miles; FARGO, ND; ID: FAR)
  • WATERTOWN MUNI (about 111 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; ID: ATY)
  • BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 127 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; ID: BJI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elbow Lake:
  • ELBOW LAKE MUNI (about 1 miles; ELBOW LAKE, MN; ID: Y63)
  • HERMAN MUNI (about 18 miles; HERMAN, MN; ID: 06Y)
  • FERGUS FALLS MUNI-EINAR MICKELSON FLD (about 24 miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN; ID: FFM)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elbow Lake:
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 49 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 72 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
  • CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 72 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 90 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT enrollment: 2,711)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 95 miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles; MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 119 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
Public elementary/middle school in Elbow Lake:
Library in Elbow Lake:
  • ELBOW LAKE: THORSON MEM LIBRARY (Operating income: $54,728; Location: 117 CENTRAL AVENUE; 13,580 books; 428 audio materials; 450 video materials; 64 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • The Catholic Church in Elbow Lake, MN is St. Olaf

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Church in Elbow Lake: Saint Frances Cabrini Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Country Inn Motel (411 2nd Street Northeast).

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Elbow Lake that have no violations reported:
  • ELBOW LAKE (Population served: 1275, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • TIPSINAH MOUNDS PARK RCA (Population served: 165, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • TIPSINAH MOUNDS GOLF COURSE (Address: P.O. Box 172, Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ROCK PRAIRIE LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Minnesota:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  62.3%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.4%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.7%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.4%
Whole state:  3.2%

Elbow Lake compared to Minnesota state average:

Elbow Lake, Minnesota environmental map by EPA

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  • 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.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Elbow Lake (2007 data):
  • Star Bank: Elbow Lake Branch at 21 North Central, branch established on 1989-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $101.1 mil, Deposits: $85.0 mil, headquarters in Bertha, MN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices
  • Bank of the West: Elbow Lake Branch at 14 Central Ave S, branch established on 1891-01-01. Info updated 2006-12-18: Bank assets: $55,642.9 mil, Deposits: $37,436.4 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 671 total offices, Holding Company: Bnp Paribas
  • Eagle Bank: Elbow Lake Branch at 18 Central Avenue North, branch established on 1887-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $94.2 mil, Deposits: $77.3 mil, headquarters in Glenwood, MN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Eagle Investment Company, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County Minnesota:


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
Electric Power 3$9,600$38,4000$0
Parks and Recreation 2$4,400$26,4000$0
Streets and Highways 3$7,800$31,2000$0
Police Protection - Officers 2$5,200$31,2000$0
Financial Administration 3$9,262$37,0480$0
Totals for Government 13$36,262$33,4730$0



Elbow Lake government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $2,000
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $145,000
    Solid Waste Management: $140,000
    Housing & Community Development: $136,000
    Sewerage: $135,000
    All Other: $63,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $2,250,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $872,000
    Liquor Stores: $268,000
    General - Other: $187,000
    Regular Highways: $184,000
    Parks & Recreation: $153,000
    Solid Waste Management: $116,000
    Housing & Community Development: $101,000
    Financial Administration: $88,000
    Police Protection: $88,000
    Libraries: $44,000
    Sewerage: $44,000
    Water Utilities: $40,000
    Fire Protection: $27,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,000
    Air Transportation: $4,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $7,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $300,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $90,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,107,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,040,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $6,878,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $269,000
    Electric Utilities: $90,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $353,000
    Special Assessments: $210,000
    Interest Earnings: $83,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $132,000
    Electric Utilities: $54,000
    Parks & Recreation: $44,000
    Libraries: $18,000
    Fire Protection: $9,000
    Air Transportation: $7,000
    Water Utilities: $2,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $301,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $884,000
    Liquor Stores: $271,000
    Water Utilities: $161,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $364,000
    All Other: $74,000
  • Tax - Property: $442,000
    NEC: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $538,000

6.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,720 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.13%
Minnesota average:  7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Douglas County, MN  1.27% ($25,806 average AGI)
from Otter Tail County, MN  0.53% ($37,154)
from Hennepin County, MN  0.49% ($34,250)


7.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,394 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.26%
Minnesota average:  7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Douglas County, MN  1.29% ($25,219 average AGI)
to Otter Tail County, MN  1.25% ($28,065)
to Hennepin County, MN  0.56% ($21,929)


Strongest AM radio stations in Elbow Lake:
  • KBRF (1250 AM; 10 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
  • KJJK (1020 AM; 2 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
  • KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KFNW (1200 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KMRS (1230 AM; 1 kW; MORRIS, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KFGO (790 AM; 5 kW; FARGO, ND; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • KQWB (1660 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elbow Lake:
  • KJJK-FM (96.5 FM; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
  • KNWF (91.5 FM; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Elbow Lake:
  • K45DP (Channel 45; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE)
  • K51EJ (Channel 51; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE)
  • K27EN (Channel 27; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE)
  • K39DZ (Channel 39; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE)
  • K31DH (Channel 31; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: TRI-COUNTY UHF-TV, INC.)
  • K53DX (Channel 53; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE)
  • K59BT (Channel 59; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE)
  • K61BJ (Channel 61; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE)
  • K63BW (Channel 63; DONNELLY/HERMAN, MN; Owner: FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE)
  • K18DU (Channel 18; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: TRI-COUNTY UHF-TV, INC.)
  • K55FW (Channel 55; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE)
  • K57BL (Channel 57; DONNELLY, MN; Owner: FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE)
  • K21AK (Channel 21; APPLETON, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA, INC.)

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