Kossuth County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bancroft and their reported violations in the past:
BANCROFT WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 808, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.0%
(7.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.3 people | | Iowa: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 60.8% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.2% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bancroft, IA
37 people in nursing homes
Bancroft compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value 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.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Back to the top
Banks with branches in Bancroft (2011 data):
- Farmers & Traders Savings Bank: at 108 West Ramsey, branch established on 1887/01/01. Info updated 2009/07/28: Bank assets: $53.7 mil, Deposits: $40.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Kennedy Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Kossuth County Iowa:
|
|
Religion statistics for Bancroft (based on Kossuth County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 82.31%
| Here |  | 82.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 41.7% | 17.8% | 13.8% | 12.9% | 5.0% |
| Congregations | 16.7% | 16.7% | 21.4% | 9.5% | 11.9% |
|---|
| Name | Presbyterian Church in America | Reformed Church in America | United Church of Christ | Baptist General Conference | Other |
| Adherents | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 3.0% |
| Congregations | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 14.3% |
|---|
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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 8 | Kossuth County: | 5.13 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.64 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13 | Kossuth County: | 8.34 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 19 | This county: | 12.19 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Kossuth County: | 8.4% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Kossuth County: | 26.9% | | State: | 27.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 |
2 | $3,400 | $20,400 | 1 | $800 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $6,980 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $1,600 | $19,200 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,600 | $19,200 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 12 | $3,000 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $5,000 | $20,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
7 | $17,924 | $30,727 | 2 | $1,184 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $1,600 |
| Totals for Government |
14 | $29,524 | $25,306 | 25 | $13,564 |
Bancroft government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $32,000 ($43.78)
All Other: $18,000 ($24.62)
Parks & Recreation: $7,000 ($9.58)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $139,000 ($190.15)
Water Utilities: $3,000 ($4.10)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $528,000 ($722.30)
Sewerage: $66,000 ($90.29)
Parks & Recreation: $64,000 ($87.55)
Financial Administration: $60,000 ($82.08)
Water Utilities: $53,000 ($72.50)
Regular Highways: $50,000 ($68.40)
Libraries: $48,000 ($65.66)
Police Protection: $39,000 ($53.35)
Health Services - Other: $33,000 ($45.14)
Housing & Community Development: $21,000 ($28.73)
General - Other: $20,000 ($27.36)
Fire Protection: $6,000 ($8.21)
Central Staff Services: $5,000 ($6.84)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $100,000 ($136.80)
- General - Interest on Debt: $17,000 ($23.26)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $64,000 ($87.55)
All Other: $10,000 ($13.68)
Health & Hospitals: $2,000 ($2.74)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $1,679,000 ($2296.85)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $266,000 ($363.89)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $145,000 ($198.36)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $354,000 ($484.27)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $1,679,000 ($2296.85)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $57,000 ($77.98)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $87,000 ($119.02)
Rents: $21,000 ($28.73)
General Revenue, NEC: $17,000 ($23.26)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $20,000 ($27.36)
Libraries: $4,000 ($5.47)
Regular Highways: $2,000 ($2.74)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,581,000 ($2162.79)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $841,000 ($1150.48)
Water Utilities: $77,000 ($105.34)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $65,000 ($88.92)
General Support: $15,000 ($20.52)
All Other: $3,000 ($4.10)
- Tax - Property: $177,000 ($242.13)
Total General Sales: $59,000 ($80.71)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.37)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $341,000 ($466.48)
4.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,663 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.03% | | 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:
6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,563 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.01% | | 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 Bancroft:
- KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- 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.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- 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.)
- 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))
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KGLO (1300 AM; 5 kW; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bancroft:
- KLGA-FM (92.7 FM; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
- KJLY (104.5 FM; BLUE EARTH, MN; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING,INC)
- KFMC-FM (106.5 FM; FAIRMONT, MN; Owner: WOODWARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Bancroft:
- KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KIMT (Channel 3; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
Bancroft fatal accident list:
Jul 6, 1981 11:00 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total costs: $130,000
Total average daily traffic: 8,314
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 11,664
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2 - Bruce Gluckman, Next To Golf Course (Lat: 43.297500 Lon: -94.206111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 76.2 m
Registrant: Triax Midwest Associates LP, 100 Fillmore St Ste 600, Denver, CO 80206, Phone: (303) 333-2424 - Next To Golf Course (Lat: 43.297500 Lon: -94.206111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 76.2 m
Registrant: Triax Midwest Associates LP, 100 Fillmore St Ste 600, Denver, CO 80206, Phone: (303) 333-2424
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - 4 Mi W 1 1/4 Mi S (Lat: 43.282750 Lon: -94.309972), Call Sign: KNEQ626, Licensee ID: L00034258
Assigned Frequencies: 451.975 MHz Grant Date: 04/05/2003, Expiration Date: 03/23/2013
Registrant: Duane G Johannesen, 3507 80 Ave, Bancroft, IA 50517, Phone: (515) 925-3660 - Lat: 43.300250 Lon: -94.300194, Call Sign: WQBB739
Assigned Frequencies: 464.850 MHz Grant Date: 09/15/2004, Expiration Date: 09/15/2014, Certifier: Brian Lium
Registrant: R Comm, 2010 Washington Ave., Iowa Falls, IA 50126, Phone: (641) 648-4821, Fax: (641) 648-5256
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - STATION, 2.75 Mi Nne Of (Lat: 43.334389 Lon: -94.188278), Overall height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: WNTE226
Assigned Frequencies: 2181.60 MHz Grant Date: 03/02/2000, Expiration Date: 05/04/2010, Cancellation Date: 11/23/2004
Registrant: Phone: (515) 332-2571 - SPRINGFIELD, 2.75 Mi Ne (Lat: 43.334389 Lon: -94.188278), Structure height: 36.6 m, Overall height: 39.6 m, Call Sign: WPOS455
Assigned Frequencies: 928.368 MHz, 952.368 MHz Grant Date: 12/13/2008, Expiration Date: 03/02/2019
Registrant: Corn Belt Power Cooperative, 1300 13th St N, Humboldt, IA 50548, Phone: (515) 332-7767, Fax: (515) 332-1375, Email:
- Springfield, 2.75 Nne Of (Lat: 43.334389 Lon: -94.188278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.6 m, Overall height: 39.6 m, Call Sign: WPYD390
Assigned Frequencies: 6197.24 MHz, 6375.14 MHz Grant Date: 07/22/2003, Expiration Date: 07/22/2013, Certifier: Allan J Becker
Registrant: Utility Telecom Consulting Group, Inc., 1554 St. Paul Street, Denver, CO 80206, Phone: (303) 840-2878, Fax: (303) 840-1129, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bancroft)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172H (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2594L , Serial Number: 17255794, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 04/02/1997
Registrant (Individual): Lawrence J Nemmers, Po Box 242, Bancroft, IA 50517 - Aircraft: UNIVERSAL STINSON 108 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 87 mph), Engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES (150 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 97206 , Serial Number: 108-206, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 07/17/1962
Registrant (Individual): Larry J Nemmers, Po Box 242, Bancroft, IA 50517
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Bancroft, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 20 | 80.2 years |
| John | 15 | 83.5 years |
| Arthur | 13 | 72.6 years |
| Anna | 11 | 87.1 years |
| Frank | 10 | 85.3 years |
| Lawrence | 8 | 76.9 years |
| Joseph | 8 | 78.1 years |
| Charles | 7 | 73.9 years |
| Margaret | 7 | 80.0 years |
| Agnes | 7 | 81.6 years |
| Most common last names in Bancroft, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Menke | 17 | 81.1 years |
| Johnson | 11 | 77.5 years |
| Vaske | 10 | 76.7 years |
| Weber | 9 | 80.8 years |
| Nemmers | 9 | 69.9 years |
| Merrill | 7 | 82.4 years |
| Elsbecker | 7 | 75.6 years |
| Droessler | 7 | 83.6 years |
| Welp | 7 | 81.5 years |
| Schiltz | 7 | 86.8 years |
Businesses in Bancroft, IA
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest temperature differences during a year"
- #83 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Secondary school teachers"
- #84 (50517) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Luxemburger first ancestries"
|