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Notable locations in Belle Plaine: Belle Plaine (A), Belle Plaine Country Club (B), Belle Plaine City Hall (C), Belle Plaine Community Library (D), Belle Plaine Fire Station (E), Belle Plaine Police Department (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: East Gate Mall (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Belle Plaine include: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A), First Congregational Church (B), Saint Michael Church (C), Christian Fellowship Church (D), United Methodist Church of Christ (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Belle Plaine include: Old Jumbo Well Historical Marker (1), Williams Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Belle Plaine Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Belle Plaine Historical Society (Historical Places & Services; 903 12th Street).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Belle Plaine and their reported violations in the past:
BELLE PLAINE WATER DEPT (Address: 1207 8TH AVE, Population served: 2878, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  7.0% | | Whole state: |  9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Belle Plaine compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Belle Plaine (2007 data):
- MidWestOne Bank: 13th Street Branch at 804-806 13th Street, branch established on 1976-11-22; 12th Street Branch at 822-12th Street, branch established on 1996-01-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $738.4 mil, Deposits: $563.2 mil, headquarters in Oskaloosa, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: Midwestone Financial Group Esop
- Chelsea Savings Bank: at 13th Street And Highway 212, branch established on 1936-10-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $80.5 mil, Deposits: $63.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Chebelle Corporation
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $3,348 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $5,216 | $20,864 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $8,457 | $33,828 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,081 | $24,972 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $5,150 | $20,600 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $653 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $221 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $10,605 | $31,815 | 3 | $3,343 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $3,139 | $37,668 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
15 | $34,649 | $27,719 | 11 | $7,565 |
Belle Plaine government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $1,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $214,000
Solid Waste Management: $131,000
All Other: $41,000
Parks & Recreation: $32,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $302,000
Police Protection: $281,000
Water Utilities: $266,000
Sewerage: $179,000
Parks & Recreation: $159,000
Libraries: $123,000
Solid Waste Management: $110,000
General Public Buildings: $84,000
Fire Protection: $72,000
Financial Administration: $56,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $22,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $16,000
Central Staff Services: $15,000
Air Transportation: $12,000
Welfare - Other: $11,000
Health Services - Other: $5,000
General - Other: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $113,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $11,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $55,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,714,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $50,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,542,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $40,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $75,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $147,000
Water Utilities: $15,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $250,000
Interest Earnings: $126,000
Special Assessments: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $172,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,349,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $227,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $231,000
General Support: $58,000
All Other: $3,000
- Tax - Property: $864,000
NEC: $7,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $578,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000
6.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,867 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.60% | | 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:
7.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,373 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.34% | | 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 Belle Plaine:
- 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.)
- WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KWLO (1330 AM; 5 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
- KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Belle Plaine:
- KZAT-FM (95.5 FM; BELLE PLAINE, IA; Owner: CAMRORY BROADCASTING, INC)
- KSKB (99.1 FM; BROOKLYN, IA; Owner: FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KOKZ (105.7 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KNWS-FM (101.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
- KRTI (106.7 FM; GRINNELL, IA; Owner: CENTRAL IOWA BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Belle Plaine:
- KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
- KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
- KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
- KPXR (Channel 48; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
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