Hamilton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2009 was 34.2. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 10.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Blairsburg and their reported violations in the past:
BLAIRSBURG WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 235, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
OLSENS WATER SYSTEM (Address: 2191 LITTLE WALL LAKE RD , Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between APR-2005 and MAY-2005, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-22-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUN-22-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-18-2006), St BCA signed (APR-18-2006), St Formal NOV issued (APR-18-2006), St Compliance achieved (JUN-29-2006)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-15-2002), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-30-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-30-2002)
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- 10 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 2.7%
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.5 people | | Iowa: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 77.6% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Blairsburg 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.
- 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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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (91%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Hamilton County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Blairsburg (based on Hamilton County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 70.79%
| Here |  | 70.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | United Church of Christ | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
| Adherents | 28.3% | 19.7% | 17.9% | 8.0% | 5.2% |
| Congregations | 18.9% | 24.3% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 5.4% |
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| Name | Lutheran Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | LDS (Mormon) Church | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Other |
| Adherents | 5.2% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 6.8% |
| Congregations | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 24.3% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 3 | Hamilton County: | 1.93 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11 | Hamilton County: | 7.07 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 11 | This county: | 7.07 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Hamilton County: | 8.2% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Hamilton County: | 28.3% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $238 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $111 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $539 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $504 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 14 | $1,392 |
Blairsburg government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $20,000 ($93.02)
Solid Waste Management: $5,000 ($23.26)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $58,000 ($269.77)
Regular Highways: $49,000 ($227.91)
Sewerage: $19,000 ($88.37)
Parks & Recreation: $9,000 ($41.86)
Fire Protection: $8,000 ($37.21)
General Public Buildings: $8,000 ($37.21)
General - Other: $6,000 ($27.91)
Central Staff Services: $4,000 ($18.60)
Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($9.30)
Financial Administration: $2,000 ($9.30)
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000 ($4.65)
Health Services - Other: $1,000 ($4.65)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $2,000 ($9.30)
Police Protection: $2,000 ($9.30)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $13,000 ($60.47)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $32,000 ($148.84)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $28,000 ($130.23)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $4,000 ($18.60)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $22,000 ($102.33)
Interest Earnings: $8,000 ($37.21)
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $16,000 ($74.42)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($4.65)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $234,000 ($1088.37)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $33,000 ($153.49)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $24,000 ($111.63)
End of Fiscal Year: $21,000 ($97.67)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $19,000 ($88.37)
General Support: $4,000 ($18.60)
- Tax - Property: $45,000 ($209.30)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $14,000 ($65.12)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000 ($9.30)
6.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,680 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.06% | | 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:
6.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,425 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.68% | | 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 Blairsburg:
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KQWC (1570 AM; 0 kW; WEBSTER CITY, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- 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)
Strongest FM radio stations in Blairsburg:
- KQWC-FM (95.7 FM; WEBSTER CITY, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- 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)
- KLTI-FM (104.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KKEZ (94.5 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
- KIAQ (96.9 FM; CLARION, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
- KJYL (100.7 FM; EAGLE GROVE, IA; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING,INC)
TV broadcast stations around Blairsburg:
- K25FA (Channel 25; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
- K47EK (Channel 47; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
- K49DZ (Channel 49; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K55GV (Channel 55; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
- K57GN (Channel 57; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K61GF (Channel 61; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
- K19DX (Channel 19; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
- K27EW (Channel 27; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
- K33ED (Channel 33; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K51EP (Channel 51; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K53FD (Channel 53; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
- K59FM (Channel 59; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K69GZ (Channel 69; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
- KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
- WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
- 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.)
- KIMT (Channel 3; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Blairsburg)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - W Jct Us 69 & Old Us 20 (Lat: 42.471639 Lon: -93.640222), Call Sign: KFQ895
Assigned Frequencies: 155.655 MHz, 155.685 MHz Grant Date: 04/14/2004, Expiration Date: 07/07/2014
Registrant: Iowa State Patrol Communications, 5912 2nd Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50313, Phone: (515) 281-3175, Fax: (515) 281-6761, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - BLAIRSBURG, 2.5 Mi Se (Lat: 42.474722 Lon: -93.589444), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 125 m, Call Sign: WMN280
Assigned Frequencies: 6382.55 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6825.00 MHz Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
| Most common first names in Blairsburg, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 6 | 71.2 years |
| William | 6 | 74.7 years |
| Harold | 4 | 59.3 years |
| Frank | 4 | 81.7 years |
| Henry | 2 | 78.5 years |
| Gerald | 2 | 77.0 years |
| Helen | 2 | 72.5 years |
| Irene | 2 | 70.0 years |
| James | 2 | 60.9 years |
| Donald | 2 | 63.5 years |
| Most common last names in Blairsburg, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Butler | 4 | 70.0 years |
| Pelz | 4 | 81.3 years |
| Smith | 4 | 76.5 years |
| Ferrell | 3 | 74.0 years |
| Hilpipre | 3 | 76.7 years |
| Larson | 3 | 75.0 years |
| Hemmen | 2 | 91.0 years |
| Arends | 2 | 76.5 years |
| Cormaney | 2 | 77.0 years |
| Hartmann | 2 | 88.0 years |
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