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Population in 2011: 191. Population change since 2000: -9.0%

Males: 103	(53.9%)
Females: 88	(46.1%)

Median resident age:	38.3 years
Iowa median age:	42.7 years

Zip codes: 50609.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $37,851 (it was $45,750 in 2000)

Beaman:	$37,851
Iowa:	$48,044

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $21,478

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Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $85,864 (it was $45,000 in 2000)

Beaman:	$85,864
Iowa:	$122,000

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $95,141; Detached houses: $95,141

Median gross rent in 2009: $538.

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White alone - 183 (95.8%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 4 (2.1%)
Hispanic - 2 (1.0%)
Asian alone - 1 (0.5%)
Two or more races - 1 (0.5%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Beaman: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (48.6%), Irish (21.0%), Czech (7.1%), Norwegian (7.1%), English (6.7%), Welsh (5.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 04/26/1884

Elevation: 990 feet

Land area: 0.18 square miles.

Population density: 1035 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Beaman:

High school or higher: 85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 2.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beaman city:

Never married: 21.4%
Now married: 61.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 2.9%
Divorced: 14.5%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.0%
Iowa:	3.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $871 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $900 (1.4%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waterloo, IA (30.8 miles , pop. 68,747).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (177.5 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (265.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Conrad, IA (1.6 miles ), Gladbrook, IA (2.5 miles ), Lincoln, IA (2.7 miles) , Liscomb, IA (3.1 miles ), Whitten, IA (3.1 miles) , Grundy Center, IA (3.2 miles ), Albion, IA (3.4 miles ), Morrison, IA (3.4 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 1 building, cost: $32,500
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 1 building, cost: $107,000
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings
2009: 0 buildings
2010: 1 building, cost: $200,000
2011: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 42.22 N, Longitude: 92.82 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 641

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	4.3%
Iowa:	5.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: +27 (+14.8%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Manufacturing (50%)
Retail trade (17%)
Construction (9%)
Utilities (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
Wholesale trade (3%)

Retail trade (24%)
Other services, except public administration (21%)
Manufacturing (19%)
Public administration (17%)
Health care and social assistance (10%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Life, physical, and social science technicians (10%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
Other financial specialists (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (14%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
Personal appearance workers (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Religious workers (5%)

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Tornado activity:

Beaman-area historical tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 226% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/25/2008, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 23.0 miles away from the Beaman city center killed 9 people and injured 70 people and caused $100 million in damages.

On 5/30/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.3 miles away from the city center injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Grundy County (9) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Beaman:

GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; GRUNDY CENTER, IA)
MARSHALLTOWN MEDICAL & SURGICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; MARSHALLTOWN, IA)
SARTORI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 29 miles away; CEDAR FALLS, IA)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beaman:

University of Northern Iowa (about 28 miles; Cedar Falls, IA; Full-time enrollment: 10,923)
Hawkeye Community College (about 30 miles; Waterloo, IA; FT enrollment: 3,189)
Iowa State University (about 45 miles; Ames, IA; FT enrollment: 24,738)
Des Moines Area Community College (about 52 miles; Ankeny, IA; FT enrollment: 8,947)
Drake University (about 61 miles; Des Moines, IA; FT enrollment: 4,382)
Kirkwood Community College (about 64 miles; Cedar Rapids, IA; FT enrollment: 9,715)
Upper Iowa University (about 68 miles; Fayette, IA; FT enrollment: 3,144)

Library in Beaman:

BEAMAN COMMUNITY MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $37,633; Location: 223 MAIN ST; 6,175 books; 26 audio materials; 475 video materials; 5 local licensed databases; 13 state licensed databases; 43 print serial subscriptions; 3 electronic serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Beaman: Mid-Iowa Co-op Company Elevator (A), Beaman Volunteer Fire Department (B), Beaman Community Memorial Library (C), Beaman Heritage Center (D), Beaman Memorial Hall (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Beaman: United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Grundy County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Beaman that have no violations reported:

BEAMAN WATER SUPPLY (Address: PO BOX 194, Population served: 210, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 5.4%

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Iowa:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.1%
Whole state:	66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.8%
Whole state:	4.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.2% of all households

Beaman 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.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Beaman (2011 data):

Farmers Savings Bank: Beaman Branch at 218 Main Street, branch established on 2000/10/19. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $114.4 mil, Deposits: $100.8 mil, headquarters in Marshalltown, IA, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Beaman Bancshares, Inc.

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (60%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
Electricity (12%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (2%)

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Religion statistics for Beaman (based on Grundy County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 74.65%

Here		74.7%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ
Adherents	21.4%	14.7%	12.7%	8.8%	8.4%
Congregations	16.7%	8.3%	13.9%	8.3%	5.6%

Name	Reformed Church in America	Christian Reformed Church in North America	Lutheran Church	Presbyterian Church in America	Other
Adherents	7.9%	6.7%	4.9%	4.1%	10.4%
Congregations	8.3%	8.3%	5.6%	2.8%	22.2%

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: 6

Grundy County:	4.94 / 10,000 pop.
State:	2.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8

Grundy County:	6.59 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:	5.55 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 13

This county:	10.70 / 10,000 pop.
State:	8.01 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Grundy County:	8.7%
Iowa:	7.8%

Adult obesity rate:

Grundy County:	27.4%
State:	27.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	15.7%
State:	14.5%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Other Government Administration	0	$0	1	$617
Local Libraries	0	$0	2	$1,217
Totals for Government	0	$0	3	$1,834

Beaman government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $25,000 ($130.89)
Current Operations - Libraries: $47,000 ($246.07)
Regular Highways: $30,000 ($157.07)

Water Utilities: $29,000 ($151.83)

Sewerage: $21,000 ($109.95)

General - Other: $15,000 ($78.53)

Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000 ($52.36)

General Public Buildings: $7,000 ($36.65)

Fire Protection: $6,000 ($31.41)

Financial Administration: $5,000 ($26.18)

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $4,000 ($20.94)

Central Staff Services: $3,000 ($15.71)

Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($15.71)

Police Protection: $2,000 ($10.47)

Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($10.47)

Welfare - Other: $1,000 ($5.24)

Health Services - Other: $1,000 ($5.24)
General - Interest on Debt: $13,000 ($68.06)
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $23,000 ($120.42)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $37,000 ($193.72)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $220,000 ($1151.83)
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $114,000 ($596.86)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $72,000 ($376.96)
Water Utilities: $33,000 ($172.77)
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $34,000 ($178.01)
Water Utilities: $4,000 ($20.94)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $15,000 ($78.53)
Interest Earnings: $5,000 ($26.18)

Rents: $1,000 ($5.24)
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $41,000 ($214.66)
Libraries: $4,000 ($20.94)

Regular Highways: $1,000 ($5.24)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $248,000 ($1298.43)
Revenue - Water Utilities: $39,000 ($204.19)
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $33,000 ($172.77)
Highways: $17,000 ($89.01)

General Support: $11,000 ($57.59)
Tax - Property: $74,000 ($387.43)
Total General Sales: $10,000 ($52.36)
Total Salaries & Wages: $23,000 ($120.42)
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000 ($10.47)

5.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,753 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.87%
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 Black Hawk County, IA	1.97% ($49,263 average AGI)
from Marshall County, IA	0.60% ($39,621)
from Hardin County, IA	0.37% ($30,944)

6.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,635 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.39%
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 Black Hawk County, IA	1.84% ($31,236 average AGI)
to Marshall County, IA	0.56% ($30,519)
to Hardin County, IA	0.39% ($26,789)

Strongest AM radio stations in Beaman:

KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
KFJB (1230 AM; 1 kW; MARSHALLTOWN, IA; Owner: MARSHALLTOWN BROADCASTING, INC.)
KWLO (1330 AM; 5 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KDAO (1190 AM; 0 kW; MARSHALLTOWN, IA; Owner: MTN BROADCASTING, INC.)
KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Beaman:

KCRR (97.7 FM; GRUNDY CENTER, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KXIA (101.1 FM; MARSHALLTOWN, IA; Owner: MARSHALLTOWN BROADCASTING, INC.)
KDAO-FM (99.5 FM; ELDORA, IA; Owner: ELDORA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KOKZ (105.7 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WOI-FM (90.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCI & TECH)
KSTZ (102.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KNWS-FM (101.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
K205CZ (88.9 FM; MARSHALLTOWN, IA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
KCVM (96.1 FM; HUDSON, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
KRTI (106.7 FM; GRINNELL, IA; Owner: CENTRAL IOWA BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOEL (98.5 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KHKE (89.5 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
KQCR-FM (98.9 FM; PARKERSBURG, IA; Owner: CD BROADCASTING INC)
K218CE (91.5 FM; MARSHALLTOWN, IA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Beaman:

KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KDAO-LP (Channel 45; MARSHALLTOWN, IA; Owner: MTN BROADCASTING, INC.)

Beaman fatal accident list:

Mar 4, 1995 07:50 PM, 4646, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 8, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1

Name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common first names in Beaman, IA among deceased individuals
Charles	5	77.9 years
John	4	87.2 years
Donald	3	81.0 years
George	3	75.0 years
Edna	3	75.0 years
Ruth	3	78.6 years
William	3	76.0 years
Jennie	2	86.0 years
Anna	2	91.0 years
Helen	2	83.5 years

Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common last names in Beaman, IA among deceased individuals
Rowe	6	80.3 years
Anderson	5	78.8 years
Sanderson	5	83.4 years
Glass	4	76.5 years
Neff	4	82.5 years
Zink	4	79.8 years
Simms	4	75.0 years
Vint	4	83.0 years
Barfels	3	84.0 years
Kaput	3	87.7 years

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