Fact Sheet Information

 

Site:  MN, Mille Lacs County

Disaster Type(s):  Flooding

Declaration Date:  May 16, 2001

Incident Period:  March 23 – July 3, 2001

 

Summary of Disaster:

 

According to the website for the Mille Lacs County Times, “County officials asked for federal aid after several homes and roads were severely damaged by flooding, requiring repair and replacement.” The emergency manager of Mille Lacs County noted in the research interview that the storm impacted the county with $406,195 in property damage. He stated that flooding of cropland and home damage resulted from the storm.

 

Reported Injuries, Deaths, and Rescue at the Site:

 

The emergency manager was not aware of any injuries, deaths, or rescues as a result of the disaster in Mille Lacs County.

 

Site Demographics:

 

Year	2001
FEMA Region	5
State	Minnesota
County	Mille Lacs
Disaster Types(s)	Floods
FEMA Declaration Date of Disaster	16-May-01
Presence of CIL*at the Time of Disaster	yes
CIL*Office Type	satellite
Current CIL* Presence in County/City/Boroughs	yes
Population	22330
Area in Square Miles	574
Population Density	39
Caucasian (%)	93.6%
African American (%)	0.30%
Native American (%)	4.70%
Asian Pacific	0.20%
Hispanic (%)	1.00%
Median House Hold Income	$36,977
Above Median House Hold Income	No
Per Capita Income	$17,656
Below Poverty (%)	9.60%
Number of Persons with Disabilities over age 5	3995
Persons with Disabilities over age 5	19.5%
Number of Persons with Physical Disabilities over age 5	1909
Persons with Physical Disabilities over age 5 (%)	9.3%

CIL* means Center for Independent Living

  From: Census Data on the number of persons with physical disabilities.