Drinking water stations with addresses in Alvord and their reported violations in the past:
ALVORD MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 187, Purch_groundwater):
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: | 73.3% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 0.0% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 2.0% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 1.0% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Alvord compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Alvord (2009 data):
- American State Bank: Alvord Branch at 212 Main Street, branch established on 1996-11-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $442.1 mil, Deposits: $370.4 mil, headquarters in Sioux Center, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Ambank Company, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Lyon County Iowa:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (92%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
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Religion statistics for Alvord
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 87.57%
| Here | | 87.6% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Reformed Church in America | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | Christian Reformed Church in North America | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 19.7% | 16.8% | 14.8% | 9.2% | 8.5% |
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| Congregations | 16.2% | 13.5% | 8.1% | 5.4% | 10.8% |
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| Name | Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | North American Baptist Conference | Other |
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| Adherents | 6.9% | 5.3% | 4.8% | 3.8% | 10.3% |
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| Congregations | 2.7% | 5.4% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 21.6% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $503 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $224 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $224 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $455 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $610 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $2,016 |
Alvord government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $15,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $25,000
Regular Highways: $17,000
Sewerage: $16,000
General - Other: $11,000
Parks & Recreation: $6,000
Police Protection: $4,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
Fire Protection: $1,000
Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000
Rents: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $110,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $22,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $109,000
End of Fiscal Year: $108,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $15,000
General Support: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $24,000
Total General Sales: $9,000
NEC: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $23,000
4.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,609 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.26% | | 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:
5.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,238 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.64% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Alvord:
- KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
- KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- KELO (1320 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
- KNWC (1270 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
- WNAX (570 AM; 5 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- 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.)
- KWSN (1230 AM; 1 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Alvord:
- 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)
- KIHK (106.9 FM; ROCK VALLEY, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KMXC (97.3 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- KSOU-FM (93.9 FM; SIOUX CENTER, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KDCR (88.5 FM; SIOUX CENTER, IA; Owner: DORDT COLLEGE, INC.)
- KLQL (101.1 FM; LUVERNE, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
- KYBB (102.7 FM; CANTON, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA B/C COMPANY)
- KISD (98.7 FM; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
- KUSD (89.7 FM; VERMILLION, SD; Owner: S/DAKOTA BD OF DIR FOR ED. TELECOMUN)
- KJOE (106.1 FM; SLAYTON, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
- KRRO (103.7 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Alvord:
- KELO-TV (Channel 11; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
- KSFY-TV (Channel 13; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
- KDLT-TV (Channel 46; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
- K25AA (Channel 25; ROCK RAPIDS, ETC., IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- K67GH (Channel 67; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KAUN (Channel 36; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTTW (Channel 17; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KCAU-TV (Channel 9; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS CO.LTD.)
- 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.)
- KSIN-TV (Channel 27; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KUSD-TV (Channel 2; VERMILLION, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
- K56GF (Channel 56; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KSMN (Channel 20; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EDUCATIONAL TV COMPANY)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Michael I Hendrickson, .5km S Of Cr 27 .5km W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 102 m, Overall height: 103 m
Registrant: Waitt Radio, Inc., 1125 S. 103rd St., Suite 200, Omaha, NE 68124, Phone: (402) 330-2520, Email:
- Richard D Hofmann, West Side Of Alvord, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60 m, Overall height: 60 m, , Licensee ID: L00107312
Registrant: Alliance Communications, 612 Third Street, Garretson, SD 57030, Phone: (605) 594-3411, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- Bn Tracks 2 Mi Se, Call Sign: WNMT485
Assigned Frequencies : 161.100 MHz, 161.160 MHz
Grant Date: 09/03/2003, Expiration Date: 10/05/2013
Registrant: Bnsf, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4613, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
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