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Albert Lea, Minnesota

Albert Lea, Minnesota
Administration
Full nameAlbert Lea, Minnesota
Official nameAlbert Lea, Minnesota
Settlement typeCity
MottoLand Between the Lakes
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyFreeborn
Settled1855
Incorporated (village)1859
Incorporated (city)1878
Government
MayorVern Rasmussen Jr.
City ManagerChad Adams
City AttorneyLee Bjorndal
Police ChiefDwaine Winkels
Interim Fire ChiefDwaine Winkels
Geography
Total Area12.6 sq mi (32.6 km2)
Land Area10.8 sq mi (28 km2)
Water Area1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2)
Elevation1243 ft (378.9 m)
Demography
Total Population18016 (2010)
Density (pop.)657.2/km2 (1702.5/sq mi)
DemonymAlbert Leans
Other information
Time zoneCentral (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)Central (UTC-5)
ZIP Code56007
Area code507
FIPS code27-00694 
GNIS feature ID0639247 

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Albert Lea is a city in and the county seat of Freeborn County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 18,016 at the 2010 census.

The city is at the junction of Interstates 35 and 90, about 90 mi (144.8 km) south of the Twin Cities. It is on the shores of Fountain Lake, Pickerel Lake, Albert Lea Lake, Goose Lake, School Lake, and Lake Chapeau. Fountain Lake and Albert Lea Lake are part of the Shell Rock River flowage.

The city's early growth was based upon agriculture, farming support services and manufacturing and was a significant rail center. At one time it was the site of Cargill's headquarters. Other manufacturing included Edwards Manufacturing (barn equipment), Scotsman Ice Machines, Streater Store fixtures, and Universal Milking Machines. Like many U.S. towns much of the manufacturing base has diminished. A long-time center of the city's job opportunity was the Wilson & Company meat packing plant, later known as Farmstead and Farmland. This facility was destroyed by fire. The largest employer is currently Mayo Clinic Health System with over 1,500 employees.

Albert Lea, Minnesota Video

This video was shot by Randy Hill across southern Minnesota on June 17, 2010. This includes the large and violent tornadoes near Alden, MN and Hollandale, MN.
5.50 min. | 4.80 user rating
If you'd like to see an expanded version of this video, narrated and set to music, check out "Storm Lapse" on DVD and Blu-ray: www.skip.cc This is timelapse footage of a storm chase near Albert Lea, Minnesota on June 17, 2010 shot with the robotic camera dome. The video features several tornadoes including a couple of violent wedges spawned by a cyclic supercell, one rated EF4 that passed near the town of Conger, MN.
6.43 min. | 5.0 user rating
Raw footage of large violent tornado during tornado outbreak in Minnesota on June 17th 2010. Video starts traveling up I-35 North of Albert Lea looking east/northeast starting a little before 8pm. One of 6 tornados saw on the day. WIll post more later. I pray for everyone involved.
6.00 min. | 4.8 user rating
Jeffrey Gonzales shoots multiple tornadoes in southern Minnesota near Kiester and Albert Lea on Thursday, June 17, 2010
1.43 min. | 5.0 user rating
For Licensing with no music please request to info@severestudios.com---------- Amazing Multiple tornadoes in south Minnesota. Jeff tracked this long lasting tornadic super cell from south east of Blue Earth, MN to Alberta Lea, MN. One big wedge that ended up hitting some houses. Jeff broke off the chase to help after seeing houses get hit. Houses that Jeff stopped to help were just outside of Conger.
10.62 min. | 4.88 user rating
Some random videos from ice fishing this year. A 22 in walleye from albert lea, chasin flags on pelican lake, Brainerd jaycees ice fishing extravaganza and me missin a fish on a tip up
4.30 min. | 4.71 user rating
A violent tornado just west of Albert Lea, MN that was rated EF4, shot on video while storm chasing June 17, 2010.
9.72 min. | 4.88 user rating
Some friends and I went chasing and witnessed numerous large tornadoes just to the west of Albert Lea, Minnesota. I do not have a tornado count or information regarding the strength. All participants are trained spotters and from Iowa State University Meteorology. Along with me were Ben McNeil, Justin Schultz, Matt Smith, and Ethan Milius.
10.02 min. | 4.65 user rating
All of my video of the tornado on the ground, compiled into one. Really an incredible storm. Not sure why one of the clips is slow motion, just ignore that.
3.43 min. | 5.0 user rating
June 17, 2010 - Brandon Sullivan shot this amazing tornado footage near the town of Bricelyn, MN which is about twenty miles west of Albert Lea, MN on Interstate 90. The dramatic footage shows a cone tornado that morphs into a multi-vortex tornado and then into a wedge tornado and back to a cone and large tornado for almost an hour.
1.78 min. | 5.0 user rating

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WPL is penalized for unclear information about wind-farm project - Wisconsin State Journal Tweet this news
Wisconsin State Journal--Last April, WPL requested a $35.4 million rate boost for 2011, primarily to help pay for the Bent Tree wind farm near -Albert Lea-, Minn., which is expected ... - Date : Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:13:44 GMT+00:00
Tuttle Hearing Cancelled, Possible Deal - KIMT Tweet this news
KIMT--Former Freeborn County Commissioner and -Albert Lea- business owner Linda Tuttle, 59, was expected to be in Freeborn County Court this afternoon at 1pm to ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:53:11 GMT+00:00
Cougar Spotted in State Park - KIMT Tweet this news
KIMT---ALBERT LEA-, Minn.- People living in North Iowa and Southern -Minnesota- are accustomed to seeing plenty of deer running around. One -Albert Lea- man thought he ... - Date : Wed, 10 Nov 2010 03:06:10 GMT+00:00
Albert Lea Tribune tees off on governor's candidates - MinnPost.com (blog) Tweet this news
MinnPost.com (blog)---...- has stayed in much of the metropolitan areas of -Minnesota-. We even had a difficult time getting him to come to -Albert Lea- to meet this Editorial Board. ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:02:15 GMT+00:00
Minnesota Nursing Home Abuse Leads to Multiple Negligence Lawsuits - AboutLawsuits.com Tweet this news
AboutLawsuits.com--The complaint was brought against Evangelical Good Samaritan Society of South Dakota, which operates the nursing home in -Albert Lea-, -Minnesota-. ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:36:35 GMT+00:00
Albert Lea Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit Grows - KEYC Tweet this news
KEYC--The lawsuit claims the Sioux Falls based Evangelical Good Samaritan Society failed to properly oversee employees at the home in -Albert Lea-. A 2008 -Minnesota- ... - Date : Thu, 11 Nov 2010 01:26:19 GMT+00:00
Three charged in stabbing - KIMT Tweet this news
KIMT---Albert Lea- - The -Albert Lea- Police Department has released the names of three -minnesota- men involved in a weekend stabbing in southern -minnesota- . ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:14:12 GMT+00:00
Dam In Need of Replacement - KIMT Tweet this news
KIMT---ALBERT LEA-, -MN---An old dam that has been talked about being replaced for years, now has some local residents worried. The dam on Albert Lea Lake was ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:16:12 GMT+00:00
Dist. 861 spending tops comparable - Winona Post Tweet this news
Winona Post--The only other group of students to have a lower proficiency level was in the math category is -Albert Lea-, where 38% are still struggling for proficiency. ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:37:37 GMT+00:00
George Jones at the Freeborn County Fair, 8/6/10 - Minneapolis City Pages (blog) Tweet this news
Minneapolis City Pages (blog)---...- You Ready For the Country to check out George Jones' $9 Friday night concert (or free with gate admission) at the Freeborn County Fair in -Albert Lea-. ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:59:59 GMT+00:00

Municipalities and communities of Freeborn County, Minnesota

County seat: Albert Lea
CitiesAlbert Lea * Alden * Clarks Grove * Conger * Emmons * Freeborn * Geneva * Glenville * Hartland * Hayward * Hollandale * Manchester * Myrtle * Twin Lakes
TownshipsAlbert Lea * Alden * Bancroft * Bath * Carlston * Freeborn * Freeman * Geneva * Hartland * Hayward * London * Manchester * Mansfield * Moscow * Newry * Nunda * Oakland * Pickerel Lake * Riceland * Shell Rock



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