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Bethel, Minnesota

Bethel, Minnesota, in Anoka county, is 19 miles N of Coon Rapids, Minnesota (center to center) and 29 miles N of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The city is in the Minneapolis - Saint Paul area. There are 443 residents in Bethel.

The People and Families of Bethel

In Bethel, about 59% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Bethel had a median family income of $50,500.

Bethel Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Bethel that were owner-occupied was 82%.

Commuting

In Bethel, 90% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	19 miles N of Coon Rapids, Minnesota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	29 miles N of Minneapolis, Minnesota
County	Anoka
Metro Area	Minneapolis - Saint Paul
Standard Zip Codes	55005
Phone Area Codes	763
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	45.404
Longitude	-93.267

Station	CEDAR
Distance	4.9 miles
Jan Temp	2 to 20 F
Apr Temp	34 to 56 F
Jul Temp	60 to 81 F
Oct Temp	37 to 57 F
Annual Precip	31.3 inches

Station	FOREST LAKE 5 NE
Distance	17.4 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 23 F
Apr Temp	35 to 58 F
Jul Temp	61 to 82 F
Oct Temp	39 to 59 F
Annual Precip	31.7 inches

Station	ST CROIX FALLS
Distance	30 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 23 F
Apr Temp	34 to 58 F
Jul Temp	60 to 84 F
Oct Temp	38 to 60 F
Annual Precip	30.6 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	443	100%
Male	235	53%
Female	208	47%
Under 18	160	36.1%
18+	283	63.9%
65+	17	3.8%
Median Age	30.2
Average Family Size	3.46
White	427	96.4%
African-American	1	0.2%
Asian	1	0.2%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.2%
Other	1	0.2%
Mixed Race	12	2.7%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	10	2.3%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	522
Growth	79
Growth %	17.8%

Ancestry	Percent
German	32.3%
Swedish	10.2%
Norwegian	8.4%
Italian	7.8%
Irish	7.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	5.7%
Polish	5.7%
Scandinavian	4.8%
French (except Basque)	3.3%
Ukrainian	3%
French Canadian	2.7%
Czech	2.1%
US/American	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	1.5%
Finnish	0.9%
Dutch	0.9%
Scottish	0.6%
Croatian	0.6%
Lebanese	0.6%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Bethel	443	$50,500
Cambridge	5,520	$53,381
East Bethel	10,941	$62,004
Ham Lake	12,710	$71,905
Isanti	2,324	$46,842
Oak Grove	6,903	$73,728
St Francis	4,910	$52,193

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