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,____A_,..,.....,..., 1997 COMMUNITY PROFILE <br /> • ELK RIVER , MINNESOTA <br /> 1-94 Elk River is located 35 minutes north/northwest of Downtown Minneapolis <br /> 1-35 County: Sherburne <br /> Elk <br /> River e County Seat:: Elk River <br /> • <br /> Metro Area: Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) <br /> Twin <br /> Cities Thee Senate District: 19-Senator Mark Ourada <br /> 1.35 House District: 19B-Representative Bruce Anderson <br /> 1-90 r U.S. Congressional District: 8th-Representative James Oberstar <br /> Population Estimates <br /> 56,981 <br /> w <br /> ..............► <br /> ELK RIVER SHERBURNE <br /> 4,859 <br /> 15,000 <br /> ..1 45,000 COU N T Y 41,945 }?}}}%"3 <br /> 11,143 NEN iEiiiiNili: <br /> i i ii iE3 <br /> 4,....r ]iiiiiiiii:iiiii]iiiiiii:. 29,906 <br /> 10,000 <br /> 30,000 <br /> 6,785 <br /> #«i <br /> sMg eiNig 3 <br /> 183 <br /> 44 <br /> awe4 EN Min iiiiin <br /> 5,000 <br /> 15 000 <br /> 2,252 <br /> 1 1970 CENSUS 11980 CENSUS'1990 CENSUS 11996 ESTIMATE 1970 CENSUS 11980 CENSUS 1 1990 CENSUS 11996 ESTIMATE <br /> 1990 Median Age: Elk River 28.9 years Sherburne County 28.6 years State of MN 32.5 years <br /> . 1995 Median Household Disposable Income: Sherburne County $42,166 Mpls.-St. Paul Metro $44,377 <br /> St. Cloud Metro $33,989 State of MN $38,076 <br /> Employment <br /> MAJOR EMPLOYERS <br /> Name Products/Services #Employees <br /> 1. Independent School District 728 Education 718 (in Elk River) - <br /> 2. United Power Association Electric Utility 425 <br /> 3. Tescom Corporation Pressure Control Devices 331 <br /> 4. Sherburne County Government 302 <br /> 5. Guardian Angels of Elk River, Inc. Nursing/Health Care/Housing 236 <br /> 6. Target Retail Store 202 <br /> 7. Cub Foods Grocery Store 200 <br /> 8. Alltool Manufacturing Metal Stamping 180 <br /> 9. Menards Retail Store 150 <br /> 10. Sax Food&Drug Grocery Store 150 <br /> EMPLOYMENT ESTIMATES OCCUPATIONS AND WAGES <br /> (Sherburne County 2nd Quarter 1996) Occupation Hourly Median Wage <br /> Type of Employment Number Employed 1.Tool&die maker $18.27 <br /> Goods producing(Construction, 2.Machinist 12.86 <br /> mining, and manufacturing) 3,429 3.Computer programmer 15.17 <br /> Service producing(Transportation, 4.Welder 10.66 <br /> 0 wholesale and retail trade, services, etc.) 8,253 5.Assembler 8.13 <br /> Total 11,682 <br /> 6.Data entry 7.95 <br /> Available Labor Force: 27,954 Source: 1996 Minnesota Salary Survey(Central Minnesota <br /> December 1996 Unemployment Rate: 4.5% Area Estimates) <br />