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The Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development <br /> • <br /> COMMUNITY PROFILE <br /> • <br /> CITY OF ELK RIVERa4i-c. <br /> LOCATION <br /> County Sherburne <br /> Region Cent <br /> Distance from Minneapolis/St.Paul 30 miles NW <br /> Distance from Duluth 150 miles SW <br /> Senate district 19 <br /> House district 19B <br /> POPULATION <br /> Area 1960 Census 1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census 1991 Estimate <br /> City 1,763 2,252 6,785 11,143 11,705 <br /> County 12,861 18,344 29,906 41,945 43,638 <br /> Source of Estimate:Side Demographer <br /> • INDUSTRY <br /> Major Employers Products/Services Employees Union %in Union <br /> United Power Association Electric Generation 425 IBEW 28 <br /> Tescom Corporation Pressure Controls 190 IUE 1140 43 <br /> Guardian Angels Foundation Ext.Nursing Care 188 SEIU 113 55 <br /> Ailtool Manufacturing Co. Metal Stamping 160 <br /> Elk River Concrete(Cretex) Concrete Products 115 CBMI-CDHI 60 <br /> Elk River Machine Company Steel Fabricating 85 USW 80 <br /> Northern States Power Resource Recovery 69 IBEW 82 <br /> Roma Tool and Plastics,Inc. Custom Plastic Mold. 60 Team.974 75 <br /> Metal Craft Machine&Eng. General Machining 48 - <br /> Cargill,Inc. Research 35 - - <br /> Industrial Hardfacing Co. Machine Rebuilding 30 - <br /> AME Ready Mix Cement and Aggr. 24 Team.221 50 <br /> EMPLOYMENT <br /> Employment Data Manufacturing Occupations in Area <br /> Type of Number Occupation Median Wage <br /> Employment Employed or Job Title per Hour <br /> Manufacturing Tool&Die Maker $14.00 <br /> Non-Manufacturing Machinist 12.32 <br /> Computer Programer 11.40 <br /> Total Employment 20,225 Welder 10.00 <br /> Available in Labor Force 1,353 Assembler 7.13 <br /> • Annual Average Unemployment 6.3% Data Entry 6.17 <br /> November 1902 Labor Market Review.Source of Occupational Data:1992 Minnesota Salary Survey,Central MN Area. <br />