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Bethel is a city in Anoka County, in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro area.
The community was named for Bethel, ME
[NOTE: This is not the only community in Minnesota named Bethel. For links to other places called Bethel, MN, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Bethel is 45.403N. The longitude is -93.267W.
It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 932 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 460.
Sections below provide additional information and links about Bethel demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Anoka County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Twin Cities area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 55005 ZIP code.
25% of Bethel residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Bethel ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Bethel was $16,399, compared with $21,587 nationally.
9% of Bethel residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
Median rent in Bethel, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $408. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $996.
Anoka County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Bethel political report.
The average commute time for Bethel workers is 33 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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