Alton, Iowa

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Population in July 2008: 1,127. Population change since 2000: +2.9%

Males: 550	(48.9%)
Females: 577	(51.1%)

Median resident age:	37.6 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip codes: 51003.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,837 (it was $39,911 in 2000)

Alton:	$45,837
Iowa:	$47,292

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,107

Alton:	$20,107
Iowa:	$24,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $105,235 (it was $74,100 in 2000)

Alton:	$105,235
Iowa:	$117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $117,982; Detached houses: $119,133; Townhouses or other attached units: $167,100; In 2-unit structures: $156,299; Mobile homes: $38,529

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Races in Alton:

White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
Hispanic (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Alton: 75.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (40.0%), Dutch (34.1%), Irish (7.8%), United States (4.5%), Norwegian (3.9%), English (2.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 03/8/1883

Land area: 1.49 square miles.

Population density: 757 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Alton

High school or higher: 87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
Unemployed: 1.4%
Mean travel time to work: 14.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alton city

Never married: 22.8%
Now married: 66.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 6.1%
Divorced: 5.1%

10 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.9%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Alton, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alton to the number of sex offenders is 1127 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alton:	1.2% ($871)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux City, IA (39.1 miles , pop. 85,013).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (119.4 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (432.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Orange City, IA (1.7 miles ), Granville, IA (2.6 miles ), Hospers, IA (2.8 miles ), Maurice, IA (2.9 miles ), Sioux Center, IA (3.2 miles ), Struble, IA (3.4 miles) , Oyens, IA (3.4 miles) , Remsen, IA (3.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $171,700
1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $111,000
1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $114,000
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 1 building, cost: $200,000
2001: 1 building, cost: $200,000
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $133,300
2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $185,900
2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $176,800
2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $181,100
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $140,000
2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $183,900
2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $192,500

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Latitude: 42.99 N, Longitude: 96.01 W

Area code: 712

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Population change in the 1990s: -44 (-3.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (23%)
Food (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Chemicals (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Apparel (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Apparel (13%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Educational services (10%)
Social assistance (7%)
Food (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Construction laborers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Child care workers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

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Alton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 163% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/23/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.3 miles away from the Alton city center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 9/22/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.7 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Alton-area historical earthquake activity is near Iowa state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 84.4 miles away from Alton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Birthplace of: Robert H. Schuller.

Hospitals/medical centers near Alton:

ORANGE CITY MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; ORANGE CITY, IA)
SIOUX CTR COMM HOSPITAL & HEALTH CTR (about 11 miles; SIOUX CENTER, IA)
HEGG MEMORIAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ROCK VALLEY, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Alton, IA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alton:

WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 49 miles; VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 75 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; FT DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 104 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)

Public elementary/middle schools in Alton:

Spalding Catholic/St Mary Center (Students: 30; Location: PO Box 436 908 6th Avenue; Grades: PK-6)
Moc-Floyd Valley Middle School (Location: 1104 5th Ave; Grades: 6-8)

Private elementary/middle school in Alton:

SPALDING CATHOLIC/ST MARY CTR (Students: 128; Location: 607 10TH STREET; Grades: PK - 6)

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Library in Alton:

ALTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $50,652; Location: 905 3RD AVENUE, BOX 379; 10,713 books; 255 audio materials; 588 video materials; 82 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Alton: Midwest Farmers Cooperative Elevator (A), Alton (B), Sioux Golf and Country Club (C), Farmers Cooperative Company Elevator (D), Alton Fire Department (E), Alton Public Library (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Alton include: Alton Presbyterian Church (A), Alton Reformed Church (B), Saint Marys Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Saint Marys Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Alton include: Alton County Park (1), East Side Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Alton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Country Acres (Amusement & Theme Parks; 3886 450th Street).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Alton and their reported violations in the past:

ALTON MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 1107, Purch_groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-08-2001), St Public Notif requested (NOV-08-2001), St Public Notif received (NOV-26-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAY-31-2002)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	67.7%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	1.8%
Whole state:	4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	4.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	1.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Alton, IA

Alton compared to Iowa state average:

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Banks with branches in Alton (2009 data):

Community Bank: at 208 Tenth Street, branch established on 1915-09-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $41.1 mil, Deposits: $37.3 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Alton Bancorporation

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2004 Presidential Election results in Sioux County Iowa:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (78%) Electricity (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Alton

Adherents

Name	Reformed Church in America	Christian Reformed Church in North America	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Netherlands Reformed Congregations
Adherents	37.0%	30.0%	8.1%	5.5%	5.2%
Congregations	28.4%	23.9%	7.5%	9.0%	2365.7%

Name	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Protestant Reformed Churches in America	Other religions
Adherents	4.5%	1.9%	1.8%	1.6%	4.4%
Congregations	6.0%	4.5%	6.0%	1.5%	-2352.2%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	1	$2,711	$32,532	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$4,507	$54,084	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$3,741	$44,892	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,604	$31,248	0	$0
Electric Power	2	$6,960	$41,760	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		5	$2,304
Totals for Government	6	$20,523	$41,046	5	$2,304

Alton government finances in 2006:

Charges - Sewerage: $100,000
Solid Waste Management: $45,000

All Other: $29,000

Parks and Recreation: $9,000
Construction - General - Other: $530,000
Regular Highways: $32,000

Housing and Community Development: $16,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $626,000
Water Utilities: $235,000

General - Other: $163,000

Regular Highways: $118,000

Sewerage: $96,000

Parks and Recreation: $69,000

Solid Waste Management: $43,000

Libraries: $40,000

Financial Administration: $39,000

Local Fire Protection: $20,000

General Public Buildings: $15,000

Central Staff Services: $9,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $1,000
DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $4,512,000
General - Interest on Debt: $385,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $94,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,700,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $188,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $403,000
General Revenue, NEC: $25,000

Special Assessments: $11,000

Sale of Property: $10,000

Fines and Forfeits: $2,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,835,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,435,000

Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $500,000
Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $10,000
General - Other: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,696,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $593,000
Water Utilities: $219,000
Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,512,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $92,000
Tax - Property: $538,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $97,000

Other License: $10,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $281,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000

4.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,808 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.28%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from O'Brien County, IA	0.37% ($29,225 average AGI)
from Plymouth County, IA	0.31% ($29,824)
from Lyon County, IA	0.26% ($47,500)

5.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,421 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.47%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Minnehaha County, SD	0.60% ($39,939 average AGI)
to Plymouth County, IA	0.47% ($31,269)
to O'Brien County, IA	0.46% ($26,900)

Strongest AM radio stations in Alton:

KSOU (1090 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SIOUX CENTER, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
KLEM (1410 AM; 1 kW; LE MARS, IA; Owner: POWELL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KSCJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KSUX/KSCJ RADIO BROADCASTING CO)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
WNAX (570 AM; 5 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KELO (1320 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
KWSL (1470 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alton:

KDCR (88.5 FM; SIOUX CENTER, IA; Owner: DORDT COLLEGE, INC.)
KSOU-FM (93.9 FM; SIOUX CENTER, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KELO-FM (92.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
KNWC-FM (96.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KGLI (95.5 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
KIWA-FM (105.3 FM; SHELDON, IA; Owner: SHELDON BROADCASTING CO., INC)
KWIT (90.3 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: WESTERN IOWA TECH COMM. COLLEGE)
KKMA (99.5 FM; LE MARS, IA; Owner: POWELL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KIHK (106.9 FM; ROCK VALLEY, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Alton:

KMEG (Channel 14; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
KPTH (Channel 44; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF SIOUX CITY)
KTIV (Channel 4; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KTIV TELEVISION, INC.)
KCAU-TV (Channel 9; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS CO.LTD.)
KSIN-TV (Channel 27; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KELO-TV (Channel 11; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
KDLT-TV (Channel 46; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
KSFY-TV (Channel 13; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
K67GH (Channel 67; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KTTW (Channel 17; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KAUN (Channel 36; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K25AA (Channel 25; ROCK RAPIDS, ETC., IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

Alton fatal accident list:
Jun 30, 2001 06:21 AM, E Division St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 25, 1998 09:26 AM, Sr-60, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
Feb 25, 1985 02:26 AM, Hwy 60, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Michael A Mitchell, 1.74 Km South Of Sr-10; 0.03 Km East Of Sr-60, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

Alton Maintenance Shed, Call Sign: KHT82, Licensee ID: L00013476
Assigned Frequencies : 159.075 MHz
Grant Date: 05/26/2004, Expiration Date: 08/10/2014
Registrant: County Of Sioux, Orange City, IA 51041, Phone: (712) 737-2248
905 3rd Ave, Call Sign: WGM706, Licensee ID: L00293862
Assigned Frequencies : 173.312 MHz
Grant Date: 12/30/2005, Expiration Date: 01/03/2016
Registrant: City Of Alton, Alton, IA 51003-0910, Phone: (712) 756-4314
Lat: 43.011667 Lon: -96.036111, Call Sign: WQAW790
Assigned Frequencies : 462.300 MHz, 467.300 MHz
Grant Date: 08/19/2004, Expiration Date: 08/19/2014, Certifier: Phil Kleinhesselink
Registrant: Alpha Wireless Communications, 1115 Cross Street, North Mankato, MN 56003, Phone: (507) 625-6720, Fax: (507) 625-6725

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: N0OJC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00662592
Grant Date: 04/01/2003, Expiration Date: 04/12/2013
Registrant: James C Raymond, 1209 Oakwood Ct, Alton, IA 51003
Call Sign: WB0ACU, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 11/28/1995, Expiration Date: 11/28/2005, Cancelation Date: 11/29/2007
Registrant: John J Schmidt, Box 243, Alton, IA 51003
Call Sign: KD0ETR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01419182
Grant Date: 07/25/2008, Expiration Date: 07/25/2018, Certifier: Brian L Nitzschke
Registrant: Brian L Nitzschke, 705 E 10th St, Alton, IA 51003

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