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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Cloud, MN (101.8 miles, pop. 59,107).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (174.2 miles, pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (614.2 miles, pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Evansville, MN (6.9 miles), Garfield, MN (7.2 miles), Kensington, MN (14.7 miles), Hoffman, MN (16.3 miles), Alexandria, MN (16.4 miles), Ashby, MN (17.5 miles), Lowry, MN (18.8 miles), Barrett, MN (20.5 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
1997: 0 buildings, average cost: $0
1998: 1 building, average cost: $80,000
1999: 1 building, average cost: $95,000
2000: 0 buildings, average cost: $0
2001: 0 buildings, average cost: $0
2002: 0 buildings, average cost: $0
2003: 0 buildings, average cost: $0

Area code: 320

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.8%), Retail trade (14.5%), Manufacturing (13.0%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.6%).

Average weather in Brandon, Minnesota

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average temp. (°F)	7.7	15.1	27.2	43.0	56.8	65.3	70.1	68.1	58.0	45.5	28.3	13.8
High temperature (°F)	17.4	24.5	36.3	53.9	68.3	76.6	81.2	79.4	69.4	56.3	36.5	22.3
Low temperature (°F)	-2.2	5.6	18.0	32.1	45.2	54.0	58.9	56.8	46.5	34.6	20.0	5.1
Precipitation (in)	0.8	0.6	1.3	1.8	3.0	4.3	3.3	3.4	2.4	2.2	1.2	0.5

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Normal climate around Brandon, Minnesota

Based on data reported by main weather stations

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with precip.	9	7	9	9	11	12	10	10	9	8	7	8
Wind speed (mph)	10.2	10.1	10.7	11.4	10.8	9.7	8.6	8.4	9.2	10.1	10.4	9.9
Morning humidity (%)	77	78	81	79	78	83	86	89	87	83	82	79
Afternoon humidity (%)	72	70	68	57	54	59	59	60	62	61	71	74
Sunshine (%)	51	57	58	60	61	63	71	69	61	55	40	43
Days clear of clouds	8	7	6	7	7	7	10	10	10	10	6	7
Partly cloudy days	8	7	8	8	10	11	12	11	9	8	6	7
Cloudy days	16	14	17	16	14	12	9	10	12	13	18	18
Snowfall (in)	9.4	6.9	8.9	3.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	7.1	7.9

Hospitals/medical centers near Brandon:

DOUGLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; ALEXANDRIA, MN)
ELEAH MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; ELBOW LAKE, MN)
MINNEWASKA DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; STARBUCK, MN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brandon:

BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 106 miles; BRAINERD, MN; ID: BRD)
HECTOR INTL (about 106 miles; FARGO, ND; ID: FAR)
ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 111 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID: STC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brandon:

CHANDLER FIELD (about 17 miles; ALEXANDRIA, MN; ID: AXN)
HENNING MUNI (about 26 miles; HENNING, MN; ID: 05Y)
STARBUCK MUNI (about 27 miles; STARBUCK, MN; ID: D32)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brandon:

RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 70 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 74 miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 90 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 90 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 101 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)
CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 103 miles; BRAINERD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,364)

Public high school in Brandon:

BRANDON SEC. (Students: 169; Location: BOX 185; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public primary/middle school in Brandon:

BRANDON EL. (Students: 158; Location: BOX 185; Grades: PK - 06)

Brandon compared to Minnesota state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Strongest AM radio stations in Brandon:

KBRF (1250 AM; 10 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KXRA (1490 AM; 1 kW; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: PARADIS BROADCASTING OF ALEXANDRIA, INC.)
KJJK (1020 AM; 2 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
KMRS (1230 AM; 1 kW; MORRIS, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KFNW (1200 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brandon:

KULO (94.3 FM; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: BDI BROADCASTING INC.)
KXRA-FM (92.3 FM; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: PARADIS BROADCASTING OF ALEX, INC.)
KIKV-FM (100.7 FM; SAUK CENTRE, MN; Owner: BDI BROADCASTING, INC.)
KJJK-FM (96.5 FM; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
KRVY-FM (97.3 FM; STARBUCK, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KXRZ (99.3 FM; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: PARADIS BROADCASTING OF ALEXANDRIA, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Brandon:

K36AA (Channel 36; ALEXANDRIA, ETC., MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K16CO (Channel 16; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K18DG (Channel 18; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K26CL (Channel 26; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K32EB (Channel 32; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K48DV (Channel 48; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K50DB (Channel 50; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K52DZ (Channel 52; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K55ID (Channel 55; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K58DS (Channel 58; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K60EJ (Channel 60; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K65HD (Channel 65; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
K67HI (Channel 67; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: SELECTIVE TV, INC.)
KCCO-TV (Channel 7; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
KSAX (Channel 42; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: KSAX-TV, INC.)