Ayrshire, Iowa

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Ayrshire: Opened in 1920 and abandoned several years ago, the Ayrshire High School has served its community well, but clearly has witnessed days more wondrous. Presumably, higher-ups in the area’s school system were never educated on the importance of preserving a small community’s history.

Ayrshire: “We are products of our environment” and this imaginative and stylized turkey sculpture – constructed entirely from farm cast-offs -- is a shining, (okay, rusty), example of the well-founded adage.

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Palo Alto County

Population in July 2008: 177. Population change since 2000: -12.4%

Males: 82	(46.5%)
Females: 95	(53.5%)

Median resident age:	42.7 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip codes: 50515.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,247 (it was $27,500 in 2000)

Ayrshire:	$35,247
Iowa:	$47,292

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,985

Ayrshire:	$17,985
Iowa:	$24,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $36,603 (it was $24,700 in 2000)

Ayrshire:	$36,603
Iowa:	$117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $53,520; Detached houses: $52,228; Mobile homes: $55,000

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Races in Ayrshire:

White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Ayrshire: 68.8 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (25.2%), Norwegian (12.9%), Swedish (8.9%), Irish (7.9%), United States (5.9%), English (4.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 09/20/1895

Elevation: 1320 feet

Land area: 0.21 square miles.

Population density: 850 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ayrshire

High school or higher: 77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
Unemployed: 2.2%
Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ayrshire city

Never married: 14.4%
Now married: 60.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 9.2%
Divorced: 16.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Ayrshire:	1.1% ($275)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux City, IA (87.6 miles , pop. 85,013).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (137.0 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (374.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Curlew, IA (2.5 miles) , Ruthven, IA (2.7 miles ), Emmetsburg, IA (3.0 miles ), Gillett Grove, IA (3.2 miles) , Mallard, IA (3.2 miles ), Webb, IA (3.3 miles) , Dickens, IA (3.4 miles ), Laurens, IA (3.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 43.04 N, Longitude: 94.83 W

Area code: 712

Population change in the 1990s: +8 (+4.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Machinery (42%)
Metal and metal products (13%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Construction (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Social assistance (15%)
Health care (13%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Printing and related support activities (5%)
Machinery (5%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (27%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Life, physical, and social science technicians (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Construction laborers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cooks and food preparation workers (18%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Child care workers (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Art and design workers (5%)

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Average climate in Ayrshire, Iowa

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Ayrshire-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 152% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/1979, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.7 miles away from the Ayrshire city center killed 3 people and injured 26 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 6/23/1952, a category 4 tornado 31.1 miles away from the city center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ayrshire:

PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; EMMETSBURG, IA)
SPENCER MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SPENCER, IA)
POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; POCAHONTAS, IA)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ayrshire:

BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; FT DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 89 miles; MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 90 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)

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Notable locations in Ayrshire: West Bend Elevator Company Elevator (A), Ayrshire City Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Ayrshire include: Sacred Heart Church (A), Zion Lutheran Church (B), United Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

AYRSHIRE WATER WORKS (Population served: 216, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-07-2003), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-15-2003), St Public Notif requested (AUG-15-2003), St Public Notif received (SEP-09-2003), St Compliance achieved (FEB-10-2004)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2002 and JUL-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-14-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-14-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-28-2003)

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	61.8%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.5%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	4.8%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This city:	2.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Ayrshire compared to Iowa state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Ayrshire mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Palo Alto County Iowa:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66%) Electricity (24%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%) Utility gas (2%)

Religion statistics for Ayrshire

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Lutheran Church	Other religions
Adherents	38.9%	22.1%	17.9%	13.2%	7.9%
Congregations	23.1%	23.1%	19.2%	19.2%	15.4%

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$163
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$353
Totals for Government	0	$0		8	$516

Ayrshire government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $10,000
All Other: $3,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $33,000
Financial Administration: $13,000

Water Utilities: $11,000

General Public Buildings: $11,000

Solid Waste Management: $7,000

General - Other: $3,000

Central Staff Services: $2,000

Fire Protection: $2,000

Welfare - Other: $1,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $2,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $2,000
General - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $61,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $32,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $16,000
General Support: $3,000
Tax - Property: $17,000
Total General Sales: $8,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $10,000

5.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,825 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.60%
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 Clay County, IA	0.67% ($23,250 average AGI)
from Emmet County, IA	0.48% ($22,529)
from Kossuth County, IA	0.48% ($33,059)

6.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,948 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.42%
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 Clay County, IA	0.83% ($33,933 average AGI)
to Polk County, IA	0.50% ($27,944)
to Emmet County, IA	0.36% ($23,692)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ayrshire:

KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KICD (1240 AM; 1 kW; SPENCER, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))

Strongest FM radio stations in Ayrshire:

KDWD (100.1 FM; EMMETSBURG, IA; Owner: JIM DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
KTFG (102.9 FM; SIOUX RAPIDS, IA; Owner: DONALD A. SWANSON)
KLLT (104.9 FM; SPENCER, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KICD-FM (107.7 FM; SPENCER, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KUOO (103.9 FM; SPIRIT LAKE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KUQQ (102.1 FM; MILFORD, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KOJI (90.7 FM; OKOBOJI, IA; Owner: WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Ayrshire:

KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
K55FL (Channel 55; SPENCER, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
K47FZ (Channel 47; STORM LAKE, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Jerri L Janjua, 2 Mi N 1.25 Mi E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: WB0EJA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00226210
Grant Date: 08/06/2005, Expiration Date: 08/17/2015
Registrant: Elaine M Wigen, 4242 370th Ave, Ayrshire, IA 50515-8507
Call Sign: WB0EJB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00226805
Grant Date: 08/06/2005, Expiration Date: 08/17/2015
Registrant: Louis G Wigen Jr, 4242 370th Ave, Ayrshire, IA 50515-8507

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