Blomkest, Minnesota

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• Blomkest-Svea sanitary sewer ponds receive preliminary OK by board
  

  A conditional use permit to build a wastewater stabilization pond to treat municipal sewage from the Blomkest and Svea communities was approved Monday by the Kandiyohi County Planning Commission.

• High feed, fuel prices have made it a grind this year for the nation's top turkey producing state
  

  A swarm of fully grown tom turkeys crowded around Kim Gorans' feet Tuesday morning for their final Thanksgiving dance.

City Description

Blomkest is a city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 186 at the 2000 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²), all of it land. The surrounding topography is marked by flat to slightly rolling fields, almost all of them farms. Big Kandiyohi Lake lies to the northeast of the town. U.S. Route 71 and Minnesota State Highway 7 are two of the main routes in the community. The downtown area of Blomkest spans three blocks. The main street is host to Erickson Plumbing & Heating Hardware store, Concorde Bank, post office, the former Blomkest Food Market, a restaurant under construction, the Blomkest Baptist Church, a steel construction company, the city park/fire department/community center & Dyrnwyn Studios, a multimedia production studio. As of the census of 2000, there were 186 people, 66 households, and 53 families residing in the city. The population density was 179.8 people per square mile (69.7/km²). There were 70 housing units at an average density of 67.7/sq mi (26.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.77% White, 3.23% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were

City Contained By:

• United States
• Minnesota
• Kandiyohi County

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 2.58998811034 km squared

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