Drinking water stations with addresses in Blairstown and their reported violations in the past:
BLAIRSTOWN WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 682, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - In MAR-2004, Contaminant: Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-10-2004), St Public Notif requested (MAR-10-2004), St Public Notif received (MAR-16-2004)
- MCL, Single Sample - Between OCT-1996 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-28-2000), St Public Notif requested (SEP-28-2000), St Public Notif received (OCT-19-2000), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2001), St Public Notif received (4 times from MAY-07-2001 to JUL-12-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Iowa: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 67.8% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 11.0% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 1.5% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blairstown, IA
Blairstown compared to Iowa state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Blairstown (2009 data):
- Benton County State Bank: at 212 Locust Northeast, branch established on 1869-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $38.9 mil, Deposits: $24.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Blairstown Bancorp, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Benton County Iowa:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (54%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- No fuel used (2%)
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Religion statistics for Blairstown
| Name | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
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| Adherents | 32.7% | 31.3% | 13.5% | 8.6% | 5.0% |
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| Congregations | 17.4% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 10.9% | 4.3% |
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| Name | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Church of Christ | Evangelical Free Church of America | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 3.6% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2.4% |
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| Congregations | 4.3% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 10.9% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,610 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $3,190 | $38,280 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,107 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,844 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $3,190 | $38,280 | 4 | $4,561 |
Blairstown government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $80,000
Solid Waste Management: $41,000
All Other: $38,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $558,000
Sewerage: $57,000
Regular Highways: $14,000
Parks & Recreation: $9,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $120,000
Water Utilities: $79,000
Sewerage: $60,000
Libraries: $32,000
Solid Waste Management: $27,000
Health Services - Other: $25,000
Parks & Recreation: $18,000
Financial Administration: $17,000
Fire Protection: $17,000
Police Protection: $14,000
General - Other: $8,000
General Public Buildings: $4,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $54,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $14,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $45,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $908,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $658,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $627,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $75,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $613,000
Other, NEC: $218,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $63,000
Water Utilities: $15,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $54,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
Rents: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $19,000
Regular Highways: $9,000
Health - Other: $6,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $853,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $146,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $55,000
General Support: $18,000
- Tax - Property: $186,000
NEC: $2,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $77,000
- 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 Blairstown:
- 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.)
- WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
- KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
- KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
- KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
- WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
- KWLO (1330 AM; 5 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KMRY (1450 AM; 1 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SELLERS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Blairstown:
- KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
- KOKZ (105.7 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KSKB (99.1 FM; BROOKLYN, IA; Owner: FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
- KZAT-FM (95.5 FM; BELLE PLAINE, IA; Owner: CAMRORY BROADCASTING, INC)
- KNWS-FM (101.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WMT-FM (96.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KCCK-FM (88.3 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- KHAK (98.1 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KKRQ (100.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KRTI (106.7 FM; GRINNELL, IA; Owner: CENTRAL IOWA BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Blairstown:
- 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.)
- KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
- KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KPXR (Channel 48; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- KWKB (Channel 20; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KM TELEVISION OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
- KIIN (Channel 12; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- K17ET (Channel 17; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KCDE-LP (Channel 67; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KCDR-LP (Channel 55; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KHHH-LP (Channel 57; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KRUB-LP (Channel 65; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- 7310 19th Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 106.7 m, Call Sign: KNKN280
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 11/16/2000, 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: 3- Janean K Amundson, 2019 78th Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
Registrant: Iowa Wireless Services, 11358 Aurora, Urbandale, IA 50322, Phone: (515) 258-7000, Email:
- PETER M CONNOLLY, 19th Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 105.2 m, , Licensee ID: L00127162
Registrant: United States Cellular Corporation, 8410 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60631, Phone: (773) 399-8900 - Doug Goodson, 7310 19th Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 106.7 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Sui, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3- 108 Crow Street Nw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45 m, Overall height: 51 m, Call Sign: WPFU679
Assigned Frequencies : 151.145 MHz
Grant Date: 01/04/2005, Expiration Date: 02/24/2015
Registrant: City Of Blairstown, Blairstown, IA 52209, Phone: (319) 350-3300, Fax: (319) 454-0015, Email:
- 360 1/2 Cedar Ne, Call Sign: WYY782, Licensee ID: L00816977
Assigned Frequencies : 460.675 MHz
Grant Date: 04/13/1999, Expiration Date: 06/07/2004, Cancelation Date: 08/08/2004
Registrant: Kimm & Sons Ready Mix Co, 306 1/2 Cedar Ne, Blairstown, IA 52209 - 2188 78th St, Call Sign: WPST642
Assigned Frequencies : 461.500 MHz
Grant Date: 08/01/2001, Expiration Date: 08/01/2011, Certifier: Bernard Minnberry
Registrant: Illowa Communications, 2017 E Kimberly, Davenport, IA 52807, Phone: (319) 322-0981, Fax: (319) 322-3837
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- LUZERNE, 7580 17th Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.4 m, Call Sign: WNTJ689
Assigned Frequencies : 6775.00 MHz, 6795.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/02/2001, Expiration Date: 05/30/2011
Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad, 1400 Douglas St. Stop 0650, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 544-1777, Fax: (402) 233-3179, Email:
- BLAIRSTOWN, 7310 19th Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 106.7 m, Call Sign: WPTM565
Assigned Frequencies : 6830.00 MHz, 6800.00 MHz, 6750.00 MHz
Grant Date: 10/30/2001, Expiration Date: 10/30/2011, 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:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1- Call Sign: K0AFI, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 04/12/1996, Expiration Date: 04/12/2006, Cancelation Date: 04/15/2008
Registrant: John E Kelly, 207 Benton St, Blairstown, IA 52209
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1- Aircraft: FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 8B-15 (Balloon, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
N-Number: 2205B , Serial Number: F8B-2056, Year manufactured: 2004, Airworthiness Date: 03/03/2004
Registrant (Individual): Jeff Bridgewater, 7511 23rd Ave, Blairstown, IA 52209
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