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 1999:
| This city: | 11.0% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 1.5% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
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 (2007 data):
- Benton County State Bank: at 212 Locust Northeast, branch established on 1869-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $40.1 mil, Deposits: $28.0 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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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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,254 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,152 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,597 | $31,164 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,314 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $2,597 | $31,164 | 4 | $3,720 |
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.)
- KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
- KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
- 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.)
- KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
- KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- 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 Blairstown:
- KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- 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.)
- KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
- KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KNWS-FM (101.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KSKB (99.1 FM; BROOKLYN, IA; Owner: FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- KZAT-FM (95.5 FM; BELLE PLAINE, IA; Owner: CAMRORY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WMT-FM (96.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
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.)
- 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)
- 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)
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