BECKER COUNTY, MINNESOTA COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER DATABASE
Duties of the County Clerk:
All deeds, mortgages, plats, oil leases, liens, and other papers relating to land and minerals should be kept on file and recorded. The County Clerk’s archives date back to the post-Land Run land patent filings.
You will handle all purchase orders and payments as the county’s purchasing agent.
Assist in processing all county employee payroll, retirement, and insurance as the Payroll Clerk for the county.
assist the Board of County Commissioners, Excise Board, Equalization Board, and Tax Roll Correction Board as secretary and record keeper.
Maintain the county’s financial ledgers.
Duties of the Recorder:
Public records are created and maintained by the County Recorder’s Office. We preserve these records according to the most recent archival practices and give the general public easy access. Maintaining a voter registration system and an early voting procedure also gives citizens access to the electoral process.
Managing judicial records for civil, criminal, and probate cases
in charge of jury selection
collects penalties and fees for commitments, both present, and past
regulating voter registration
RECORDS SEARCH AND PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST
Fill out the Public Information Request form to obtain records in Becker County from the Vital Records Office. The County accepts Public Information Requests in any legible format; this form is intended to be a guide to help accelerate your request more efficiently.
Mailing address
Minnesota Department of Health
Office of Vital Records
PO Box 64499
St. Paul, MN 55164-0499
Contact the Office of Vital Records: [email protected] or 651-201-5970
One can also obtain public records from the Recorder’s office. To obtain public records, please use the following information:
Susan Syvertson – County Recorder
915 Lake Ave
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
Phone: 218-846-7304
STATISTICS: CRIME, BIRTH, DEATH, PROPERTY, MARRIAGE, DIVORCE
Becker County Birth, Death Records
Births (2007): 427
Per 1,000 population: 13.4
Deaths (2007): 311
Per 1,000 population: 9.8
Infant Deaths (2007): 6
Per 1,000 population: 14.1
Becker County Criminal Records
Violent Crimes (2008): 34
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 0
Robbery: 2
Aggravated Assault: 32
Property Crimes (2008): 489
Burglary: 120
Larceny-Theft: 334
Motor Vehicle Theft: 35
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,714 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,604 (0.8%)
7,416 spouses (7,401 opposite-sex spouses), 955 unmarried partners, (932 opposite-sex unmarried partners)
HOUSING
Total HU (Housing Units) 19,964 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 11,643 (58.3%)
Renter Occupied HU 2,896 (14.5%)
Vacant Housing Units 5,425 (27.2%)
Median Home Value $259,089
Average Home Value $316,639
Housing Affordability Index 117