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Pope County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pope County is 152.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 133 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (67), Industrial wastewater discharge (15), Solar power plant (15). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 45.5979, -95.4492.

How this county ranks in Minnesota

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Pope County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	Deaths	18.1	11.3	1.6x	10.8 to 29.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	28.3	18.5	1.53x	17.6 to 43.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	27.7	18.7	1.48x	17.6 to 42.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	18.6	13.9	1.34x	10.5 to 31.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.8	23.8	1.17x	17.3 to 43.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.8	30.2	1.12x	22.6 to 49.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	499.6	453.4	1.1x	450.1 to 553.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	152.5	143.2	1.06x	128 to 181.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	46.2	51.8	0.89x	33.4 to 63.4	2019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Pope County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,688.7	9,842.6	-12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.1	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	92.1	96.9	-5%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde12.08 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde0.99 per million
Benzene0.85 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

133 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Rail grade crossing67
Industrial wastewater discharge15
Solar power plant15
NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Public airport2
Commercial airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Tc/American Crane Co., Glenwood
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003746171 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Belgrade Cooperative Association, Villard
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055951064 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Starbuck Muni, Starbuck
Public airport. O.
Record ID D32 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Glenwood Muni, Glenwood
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID GHW (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Starbuck Wwtp, Starbuck
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008803848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Blair West Site, Glenwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014443414 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Multi-Site - Malecha Dairy Inc, Westport Township
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067795130 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kedu Inc, Villard
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067954342 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Malecha Enterprises, Westport Township
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068121482 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stan Schaefer Inc, Hancock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068136010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lowry Wwtp, Lowry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068840295 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pine Grove, Glenwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068852842 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Koehl Beef Inc, Hancock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069113827 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Multi-Site - Select Genetics - Starbuck Hills And Hargin Sites, Starbuck
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070685130 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Boonstra Starbuck East, Starbuck
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071401015 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Boonstra Starbuck West, Starbuck
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071401505 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brown Excavating Inc, Glenwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071408404 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bernie Herickhoff Farm Ii, Villard
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071428362 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Thorfinnson Property - Ls0002609 Glacial Ridge Vet, Glenwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072105005 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pvt Xing, Cyrus
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 067913E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Pvt Xing, Cyrus
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 067914L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
330th St, Clontarf
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 067915T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Pvt Xing, Cyrus
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 067916A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Pvt Xing, Cyrus
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 067917G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
493rd Ave, Brooten
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 689328K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Pope County

Minnesota state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Pope County, and their findings.
Minnesota vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Minnesota health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Minnesota environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Minnesota drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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