Profile for Lanesboro, Minnesota, MN

Lanesboro is in the Root River Valley.

19th-century mill town

Local festivals include:

• Rhubarb Festival - June 2, 2007
• Buffalo Bill Days - Aug. 3-5, 2007
• Winter Weekend - Feb. 2-4, 2007
• Fall Festival - Oct. 7, 14, 2007
• Ibsen Festival - Feb. 23-25, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Root River State Trail

Scenic roads: Highway 16

Historic sites and museums: Lanesboro Historical Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Lanesboro

Cemeteries (10)

Communities (8)

Libraries (2)

Museums (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Lanesboro demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Fillmore County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 55949 ZIP code.

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• Fillmore County government
• Lanesboro Chamber of Commerce

20% of Lanesboro residents report German ancestry, and 6% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Lanesboro ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Lanesboro
• Cemeteries in Fillmore County
• Libraries in or near Lanesboro

Post a query on a message board:

• Fillmore County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MN data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
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• Newspaper articles

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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Lanesboro
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• Lanesboro business guide
• Lanesboro Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Minnesota
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• Crime in Fillmore County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Minnesota
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Lanesboro was $18,311, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Fillmore County economic census
• Fillmore County economic summary
• Fillmore County employment growth
• Fillmore County unemployment rate
• Minnesota economic data

22% of Lanesboro residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Lanesboro
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• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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Lanesboro festival dates:

• Rhubarb Festival - June 2, 2007
• Buffalo Bill Days - Aug. 3-5, 2007
• Winter Weekend - Feb. 2-4, 2007
• Fall Festival - Oct. 7, 14, 2007
• Ibsen Festival - Feb. 23-25, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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• Local historical societies in Minnesota
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• Post history questions in Fillmore County genealogy forum

Median rent in Lanesboro, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $256.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $708.

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Libraries in Lanesboro include Lanesboro Public Library ... View libraries

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• Minnesota statewide library catalog

• Census map of Lanesboro area
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• Topographic map of Lanesboro

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Fillmore County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Lanesboro political report.

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The average commute time for Lanesboro workers is 24 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Lanesboro travel guide
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