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To: Elk River Library Board <br />CC: Robbie Schake, LSC <br />From: Brandi Canter, Lead Patron Services Supervisor <br />Date: May 9, 2019 <br />Per Capita Borrowers <br />At the March Elk River Library Board meeting you asked me about per -capita borrower information. Our <br />Borrower Workgroup recently reviewed similar statistics, which I share below. <br />Town(s) with <br />lip <br />GRRL <br />City? <br />Y/N <br />County <br />Borrower <br />Postal <br />Code <br />Borrower <br />Count <br />2017 <br />population <br />estimate <br />(census <br />data) <br />Percent of <br />pop <br />borrowers <br />Becker <br />Y <br />Sherb. <br />55308 <br />2151 <br />9,637 <br />22% <br />Big Lake <br />Y <br />Sherb. <br />55309 <br />4070 <br />18,809 <br />22% <br />Clear Lake <br />N <br />Sherb. <br />55319 <br />1035 <br />5,423 <br />19% <br />Elk River <br />Y <br />Sherb. <br />55330 <br />8213 <br />38,290 <br />21% <br />St Cloud <br />Y <br />Sherb. <br />56304 <br />4053 <br />16,255 <br />25% <br />Zimmerman <br />N <br />Sherb. <br />55398 <br />2093 <br />16,133 <br />13% <br />Per Capital (major zips <br />Benton <br />17% <br />Morrison <br />22% <br />Sherburne <br />20% <br />Stearns <br />19% <br />Todd <br />19% <br />Wright <br />20% <br />Two caveats: <br />only) by County <br />1. The study only looked at zip codes with more than 10% registered GRRL card holders, so not all zip codes <br />in a county may be included. <br />2. This study doesn't look at what library patron designates as their home library, only in what zip code they <br />live. Therefore, we might have patrons who live in the Elk River zip code who use only or primarily the Big <br />Lake library, and vice versa. <br />1%]BRARY <br />EAT RIVER REGI0rm <br />