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Population in July 2007: 220. Population change since 2000: -6.4%
 

Males: 115  (52.3%)
Females: 105  (47.7%)

Median resident age:  39.2 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 50034.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $59,813 (it was $46,667 in 2000)
Blairsburg:  $59,813
Iowa:  $47,292

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,910 (it was $51,900 in 2000)
Blairsburg:  $76,910
Iowa:  $117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $101,577; Detached houses: $103,272; Mobile homes: $41,250
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Races in Blairsburg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Blairsburg: 73.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (36.2%), Irish (11.5%), United States (10.6%), English (9.4%), Norwegian (9.4%), French (5.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1230 feet

Land area: 0.65 square miles.

Population density: 341 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Blairsburg

  • High school or higher: 82.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blairsburg city

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 69.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 3.7%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

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:

Blairsburg:  0.8% ($392)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ames, IA (31.3 miles , pop. 50,731).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (148.4 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (308.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Williams, IA (2.2 miles ), Kamrar, IA (2.7 miles ), Webster City, IA (3.0 miles ), Jewell Junction, IA (3.4 miles ), Woolstock, IA (3.5 miles ), Ellsworth, IA (3.5 miles ), Popejoy, IA (3.7 miles) , Alden, IA (3.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $48,000
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 42.48 N, Longitude: 93.64 W

Area code: 515

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Population change in the 1990s: -33 (-12.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (24%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (23%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
  • Warehousing and storage (4%)
  • Food (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Public administration (15%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (13%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Health care (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Construction laborers (14%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)



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Blairsburg-area historical tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 204% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/13/1976, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 20.8 miles away from the Blairsburg city center injured 9 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 10/14/1966, a category 5 tornado 22.2 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 172 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Blairsburg:
  • HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; WEBSTER CITY, IA)
  • WRIGHT MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; CLARION, IA)
  • ELLSWORTH MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; IOWA FALLS, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Blairsburg, IA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blairsburg:
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT enrollment: 4,227)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 68 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
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Notable locations in Blairsburg: Farmers Co-op Elevator (A), Blairsburg (B), Blairsburg Town Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Blairsburg include: Missionary Alliance Church (A), United Church of Christ (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

 

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

Average household size:
This city:  2.7 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  81.8%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  0.9%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  0.0%
Whole state:  3.8%


Blairsburg compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median house value 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Hamilton County Iowa:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (91%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)


Religon statistics for Blairsburg

Adherents


NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristChristian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents28.3%19.7%17.9%8.0%5.2%
Congregations18.9%24.3%8.1%8.1%5.4%
NameLutheran ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChristian and Missionary AllianceOther religions
Adherents5.2%3.5%3.0%2.4%6.8%
Congregations2.7%2.7%2.7%2.7%24.3%
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.


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
    Solid Waste Management: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $58,000
    Regular Highways: $49,000
    Sewerage: $19,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
    Fire Protection: $8,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,000
    General - Other: $6,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $2,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $13,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $32,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $28,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $4,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $22,000
    Interest Earnings: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $16,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $234,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $33,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $24,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $21,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $19,000
    General Support: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $45,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $14,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000

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:
from Story County, IA  0.87% ($33,963 average AGI)
from Webster County, IA  0.60% ($33,541)
from Wright County, IA  0.50% ($37,548)


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:
to Story County, IA  1.01% ($34,857 average AGI)
to Webster County, IA  0.85% ($37,170)
to Polk County, IA  0.64% ($32,775)


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
  • 2.5 Mi Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 125 m, Call Sign: KNKN329
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/17/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, 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:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4
  • W Jct Hwy 69 & Old Us 20, Type: Tower, Structure height: 67 m, Overall height: 67 m, , Licensee ID: L00026454
    Registrant: State Of Iowa, 5912 Second Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313, Phone: (515) 281-6223
  • PETER M CONNOLLY, 2.5 Mi Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 125 m
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Sui, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
  • 2queens Ave & 230th St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 50 m, Overall height: 56 m
    Registrant: Stiner Radio Systems Ltd, 2010 Washington Ave, Iowa Falls, IA 50126, Phone: (515) 648-4821
  • Christopher B Page, 2333 Rural Poplar Grove Ave., Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.7 m, Overall height: 94.2 m
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Dr. Suite # 700, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • W Jct Us 69 & Old Us 20, Call Sign: KFQ895
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.685 MHz, 155.655 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, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 125 m, Call Sign: WMN280
    Assigned Frequencies : 6226.89 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6382.55 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:


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