Barnesville offers big city amenities with a small town atmosphere...the best of both worlds which makes it an ideal community to live or locate a business. There are a wide variety of locally available goods and services, and Barnesville is located only 25 minutes from Minnesota Lake Country and 25 miles from the Fargo International Airport.
Occupations and Wages in Minnesota excluding the Twin Cities Region
Job Title
Wage/Hr
Accountants & Auditors
$19.30
Assemblers & Fabricators
$10.61
Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks
$10.87
Computer Operators
$11.10
Crushing & Mixing Machine Operators & Tenders
$13.12
General Managers & Top Executives
$24.98
General Office Clerks
$9.56
Hand Packers & Packagers
$8.19
Machine Feeders & Offbearers
$11.02
Maintenance Repairers, General Utility
$13.30
Job Title
Wage/Hr
Sales Representatives
$17.42
Secretaries, Except Legal & Medical
$12.20
Stock Clerks - Stockroom or Warehouse
$8.18
Systems Analysts, Electronic Data Processing
$24.01
Truck Drivers, Heavy or Tractor Trailer
$14.74
Welders & Cutters
$12.93
Communications
Telephone Information
Local Telephone Company:
Barnesville Telephone Co
Telephone Number:
(218) 354-2292
Contact:
Jerry Dow
Telephone Number:
(218) 354-2292
Digital Central Switch:
Yes
Equal Access Market:
Yes
Extended Area Service:
Yes
Custom Calling Feautures:
Yes
Customized Local Area Services:
Yes
Current Technologies:
Internet Service
Local Public Internet Access Site:
No
Multiple Internet Service Providers:
No
Speed of Service:
DTED Certification as E-Commerce Ready:
No
Newspapers Information
Newspaper Name
Telephone
Frequency
Barnesville Record-Review
(218) 354-2259
Weekly
The Forum
(701) 235-7311
Daily
Additional Telecommunication Providers
Telecommunication Type
Provider Name
Phone
Commercial Transportation & Shipping
Highway Information
Interstate
Miles From Community
Load Limit in Tons
Seasonal Limit In Tons
I-94
1
10
10
Four Lane
Miles From Community
Load Limit in Tons
Seasonal Limit In Tons
US-10
15
10
10
Other
Miles From Community
Load Limit in Tons
Seasonal Limit In Tons
CO-2
9
9
CO-52
10
10
MN-34
10
10
MN-9
10
10
Truck Information
Truck Lines: 0
Truck Terminals: 0
Navigable Water Information
Water Name
Depth
Rail Information
Inter-Modal Facility:
No
Inter-Modal Facility Distance:
Rail Line
Frequency
Reciprocal Switching
Distance to Main Line
Passenger Service
Otter Tail Valley Railroad
Daily
Yes
No
Air Service Information
International
Local Regional
Service
Name
Hector Int'l. Airport
Barnesville Mun. Airport
Moorhead Municipal Airport
Location
Fargo, ND
Barnesville
Moorhead
Miles to
25
0
16
Longest Runway Length
9,150 Feet
2,707 Feet
4,000 Feet
Surface Type
Paved
Grass
Paved
Lighted
Yes
Yes
Yes
Customs
Yes
No
No
Service Type
Charter, Commercial, Freight, Jet
Navigational Aids
BEACON, DME, ILS, VOR/DME
BEACON
BEACON
Weather Info Systems
Major Airlines
Northwest, United Airlines
Daily Flights To MSP-Minneapolis-St. Paul Intl.:
Additional Commercial Transportation Providers
Transportation Type
Provider Name
Phone
Housing & Commercial Activity
Housing Information
Single Family Units:
Percentage Owner Occupied:
Multiple Family Units:
Median Sales Price:
- - -
Mobile Homes:
Median Assessed Value:
- - -
Number of Units Built Since Last Census:
Median Rent:
Number of Residential Building Permits for 1999:
25
Vacancy Rent:
Value of Residential Building Permits for 1999:
$2,402,042
Source:
Commercial Activity Information
Number of Commercial Building Permits for 1999:
8
Value of Commercial Building Permits for 1999:
$161,813
Number of Public Building Permits for :
Value of Public Building Permits for :
Retail Sales Information
Year
Community Sales
County Sales
1990
$7,842,624
Source: MN Dept. of Revenue
Business & Community Services
Financial Institutions Information
Name
Phone
Total Assets
Capital as % of Assets
Wells Fargo
(218) 233-6183
$426,844,000
6.2%
Midwest Bank
(218) 354-2704
$37,000,000
7.5%
Lodging & Meeting Facilities Information
Facility
Number of Facilities Available
Facility Size
Teleconferencing Available
Teleconferencing Available to Public
Hotel
0
No
No
Motel
1
18 rooms
No
No
Conference Center
0
No
No
Additional Lodging & Meeting Facilities
Facility Type
Facility Name
Phone
Campgrounds
Wagner Park Campground
(218) 354-2292
Local Medical Facilities Information
Facility Type
Nbr of Facilities
Total Nbr of Beds
Telemedicine Available
Clinic
1
No
Dentist
2
No
Doctor
1
No
Hospital
0
Yes
Nursing Home
1
76
No
Name of Nearest Hospital (if none in community):
Dakota Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota
Miles to Nearest Hospital:
23
Additional Local Medical Facilities
Facility Type
Facility Name
Phone
Telemedicine Available
Local Transit Information
Service
Available
Service
Available
Inter-Community Bus
Yes
Taxi/Cab
No
Intra-Community Bus
Yes
Disabled Transportation
Yes
Local Transit Providers
Transit Type
Name
Phone
Disabled Transportation
Clay County Rural Transit
Inter-City Bus
Clay County Rural Transit
Intra-City Bus
Clay County Rural Transit
Library Information
Name
Phone
Internet Access
Barnesville Public Library
Yes
Lake Agassiz Regional Library
No
Worship Information
Worship Type
Worship Name
Phone
Membership
Assembly of God
Barnesville Assembly of God
(218)354-7134
Catholic
Assumption Catholic Church
(218) 354-7320
Church of Christ
St. James United Church of Christ
(218)354-7198
Hosanna Fellowship
Hosanna Fellowship
(218)354-7774
Lutheran
Barnesville Lutheran Brethren
(218)354-7466
Lutheran
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
(218)354-7101
Lutheran
St. John's Lutheran Church
(218)354-7158
Presbyterian
Baker-Downer Westminster Presbyterian Church
(218)789-7368
Recreation Information
Facilities
For business--large meeting areas, banquet facilities, interactive television conferencing, catering service, motel accommodations. Numerous parks, softball fields, tennis courts, 9 hole municipal golf course, lake with swimming beach.
Festival/Arts
Clay County Fair in July, Potato Days Festival in August, Community Picnic, Fall Festival, Lutefisk Dinner and Hometown Christmas Celebration.
Service Organizations
Lions, American Legion/Auxiliary, VFW/Auxiliary, Dollars for Scholars. Boy/Girl Scouts, 4-H, volunteer fire department, ambulance squad.
Government
Structure Information
Organization:
Mayor\Council
Budget:
$3,724,000
Community Bond Rating:
Comprehensive Land Use Plan:
Yes
Locally Controlled Loan Program:
Yes
Recycling:
Yes
Fire Insurance Rating:
6
Industrial Plans Approved By:
City Building Official, City Council, Economic Dev
Public Protection Services
Service Type
Regular
Part-Time
Volunteer
Seasonal
Fire
0
0
26
0
Police
3
2
0
0
Sheriff
28
0
0
0
EMT
20
0
0
0
Property Taxes
Property Tax Information
Assessed Market Value Information
Municipal Tax Rate
34.27%
Commercial
$3,096,100
County Tax Rate
59.09%
Residential
$46,451,700
School Tax Rate
53.73%
Other
$3,924,900
Misc. Tax Rate
2.22%
Total
$53,472,700
Total Tax Rate
149.31%
Minnesota commercial real estate taxes are based upon market value of taxable property as set by the local assessor. To compute the tax for the year 2002, first compute the tax capacity by multiplying all property value up to $150,000 times .024, plus any value over $150,000 times .034. Tax capacity times the tax rate equals taxes owed. In some localities where voters have approved referendums, an additional referendum tax must be added, calculated by multiplying the referendum tax rate times the total market value of the commercial property. Net tax capacity on a $200,000 business: ($150,000 * .024) + ($50,000 * .034) = $3,600 + $1,700 = $5,300
Source: League of Minnesota Cities based on Minnesota Department of Revenue tax abstracts.
Economic Development Services
Economic Development Authority:
Yes
Housing Redevelopment Authority:
Yes
County Development Corporation:
No
Chamber of Commerce:
No
Port Authority:
No
Incentives
Barnesville Business Incentive Program provides start-up money, legal and accounting services; utility, advertising, and remodeling incentives to qualifying businesses. A variety of low interest loan programs are also available to new businesses. Business assistance is provided by a full time economic development director. An active Main Street Program assists retail businesses. A new construction residential incentive package provides free utility hookups and waives base utility charges for one year.
Contact Information
Karen Lauer Economic Development Director Barnesville EDA PO Box 550 Barnesville, MN 56514 (218) 354-2145
Ray Miller City Administrator Barnesville, City of PO Box 550 Barnesville, MN 56514 (218) 354-2292
Gene Prim Mayor Barnesville, City of PO Box 550 Barnesville, MN 56514 (218) 354-2292
102 Front Street N., Post Office Box 550, Barnesville, MN 56514 (218) 354-2292 - (800) 354-2292
