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Notable locations in Boone: Boone Country Club (A), Boone County Fairgrounds (B), Boone (C), Boone County Courthouse (D), Boone County Sheriffs Office (E), Ericson Public Library (F), Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace (G), Boone County Historical Center (H), Historical Museum of Boone County (I), Boone Police Department (J), Boone Fire Department Station 1 (K), Boone Campus Library (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Boone include: Berean Baptist Church (A), Evangelical Free Church (B), Church of the Open Bible (C), Boone Biblical Memorial Church (D), Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (E), Saint Marion United Methodist Church (F), Seventh Day Adventist Church (G), First Baptist Church (H), Grace Episcopal Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Leatham Cemetery (1), Linwood Park Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Boone include: Dragoon Trail in Boone County Historical Marker (1), Birthplace of Mamie D Eisenhower Historical Marker (2), Anderson Park (3), Goeppinger Field (4), Cummings Park (5), Miles-Lee Park (6), Franklin Park (7), Little League Park (8), Herman Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Mamie Eisenhower Birthplace (Museums; 709 Carroll Street), FICK Observatory (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1128 240th Street).
Hotels: American Inn (1215 South Story Street), Super 8 Boone IA (1715 South Story Street), Boone Amerihost Inn (1745 SE Marshall St), Super 8 Motel (1715 South Story Street).
Courts: Boone County - Boone County District Court Judge (201 State Street), Boone County - Judicial Magistrate (201 State Street), Iowa State - Judicial Dept- Drivers License (201 State Street), Iowa State - Judicial Dept- District Associate Judge (201 State Street), Boone County - Clerk Of Court- Boone County Clerk Of District Court (201 State Street).
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Boone 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
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 27.4. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.02. This is about average. There were 10 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Boone and their reported violations in the past:
COAL VALLEY WATER DISTRICT (Address: 1018 250TH ST  , Population served: 100, Purch_groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-27-1998), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-27-1998), St Compliance achieved (JAN-11-1999)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-04-1996), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-04-1996), St Compliance achieved (APR-13-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-03-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-03-1999), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-29-1999), St Public Notif requested (DEC-29-1999)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1999 and JAN-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-1999), St Public Notif requested (AUG-04-1999), St Compliance achieved (JAN-27-2000)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Boone that have no violations reported:
- BOONE WATER WORKS (Population served: 12803, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water)
- BENEFIT WATER DISTRICT #2 (Population served: 82, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.0%
(13.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 21.3% for Black residents, 71.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 87.3% for other race residents, 18.2% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Iowa: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 60.9% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 5.0% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Boone, IA
345 people in nursing homes
40 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Boone compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Boone (2011 data):
- U.S. Bank National Association: Boone Depot Branch at 1207 South Marshall Street, branch established on 1992/10/12; Boone Branch at 724 Story Street, branch established on 1933/10/30. Info updated 2012/01/30: Bank assets: $330,470.8 mil, Deposits: $236,091.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, 3121 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- AMES COMMUNITY BANK: Community Bank Of Boone Branch at 1704 South Marshall Street, branch established on 1999/06/07; Community Bank Of Boone Branch at 504 Story St, branch established on 2009/01/17. Info updated 2010/06/07: Bank assets: $431.7 mil, Deposits: $366.0 mil, headquarters in Ames, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Ogden Bancshares, Inc.
- Boone Bank & Trust Co.: Parking Lot Branch at 1326 South Story Street, branch established on 1968/01/30; at 716 Eighth Street, branch established on 1992/01/16. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $118.3 mil, Deposits: $88.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Ames National Corporation
- Bank of the West: Boone at 715 South Eighth Street, branch established on 1926/01/01. Info updated 2009/11/16: Bank assets: $62,408.3 mil, Deposits: $43,995.2 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, 647 total offices, Holding Company: Bnp Paribas
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Boone, Iowa:
- Amerihost Inn & Suites Boone, 1745 SE Marshall St, Boone, IA 50036 , Phone: (515) 432-8168, Fax: (515) 432-8175
- Super 8 Motel-boone, 1715 S Story St, Boone, IA 50036 , Phone: (515) 432-8890, Fax: (515) 432-8890
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Boone, Iowa
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (86%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Boone County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Boone (based on Boone County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.63%
| Here | | 54.6% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
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| Adherents | 22.1% | 18.0% | 17.4% | 11.9% | 7.3% |
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| Congregations | 6.8% | 9.1% | 20.5% | 6.8% | 4.5% |
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| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Evangelical Free Church of America | Christian and Missionary Alliance | United Church of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.4% | 4.2% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 8.8% |
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| Congregations | 4.5% | 6.8% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 31.8% |
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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: 4 | Boone County: | 1.52 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11 | Boone County: | 4.17 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 14 | This county: | 5.31 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Boone County: | 8.1% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Boone County: | 30.3% | | 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 |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $10,058 | $30,174 | 1 | $786 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $10,184 | $61,104 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
17 | $69,832 | $49,293 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,458 | $29,496 | 8 | $2,858 |
| Firefighters |
14 | $56,570 | $48,489 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
16 | $75,284 | $56,463 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
5 | $20,550 | $49,320 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
5 | $16,888 | $40,531 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
1 | $1,848 | $22,176 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $18,896 | $45,350 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
7 | $18,498 | $31,711 | 15 | $5,374 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $10,726 | $42,904 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
80 | $311,792 | $46,769 | 24 | $9,018 |
Boone government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $0 ($0.00)
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,650,000 ($130.45)
All Other: $237,000 ($18.74)
Parks and Recreation: $99,000 ($7.83)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $64,000 ($5.06)
Solid Waste Management: $62,000 ($4.90)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,115,000 ($167.21)
Parks and Recreation: $247,000 ($19.53)
General Public Buildings: $243,000 ($19.21)
Housing and Community Development: $146,000 ($11.54)
Police Protection: $9,000 ($0.71)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,903,000 ($150.45)
Water Utilities: $1,552,000 ($122.70)
Regular Highways: $1,343,000 ($106.17)
Local Fire Protection: $1,143,000 ($90.36)
Sewerage: $1,127,000 ($89.10)
Libraries: $591,000 ($46.72)
Parks and Recreation: $532,000 ($42.06)
Financial Administration: $399,000 ($31.54)
General - Other: $384,000 ($30.36)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $245,000 ($19.37)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $133,000 ($10.51)
Air Transportation: $97,000 ($7.67)
Public Welfare - Other: $78,000 ($6.17)
Health - Other: $70,000 ($5.53)
General Public Buildings: $58,000 ($4.59)
Judicial and Legal Services: $30,000 ($2.37)
Central Staff Services: $22,000 ($1.74)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $39,000 ($3.08)
- General - Interest on Debt: $597,000 ($47.20)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $155,000 ($12.25)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,545,000 ($280.26)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $274,000 ($21.66)
Special Assessments: $146,000 ($11.54)
Rents: $139,000 ($10.99)
General Revenue, NEC: $119,000 ($9.41)
Fines and Forfeits: $62,000 ($4.90)
Sale of Property: $6,000 ($0.47)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,040,000 ($1979.60)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,515,000 ($1779.98)
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,070,000 ($479.88)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $394,000 ($31.15)
Parks and Recreation: $69,000 ($5.45)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $39,000 ($3.08)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $22,000 ($1.74)
Air Transportation: $8,000 ($0.63)
Local Fire Protection: $8,000 ($0.63)
Financial Administration: $8,000 ($0.63)
Libraries: $4,000 ($0.32)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,618,000 ($444.15)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,153,000 ($170.21)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,188,000 ($93.92)
Highways: $1,072,000 ($84.75)
- Tax - Property: $5,327,000 ($421.14)
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $881,000 ($69.65)
Other License: $243,000 ($19.21)
Public Utilities Sales: $198,000 ($15.65)
Other Selective Sales: $126,000 ($9.96)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,837,000 ($303.34)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $280,000 ($22.14)
6.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,045 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.34% | | 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:
6.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,491 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.49% | | 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 Boone:
- KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KWBG (1590 AM; 1 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- 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.)
- KASI (1430 AM; 1 kW; AMES, IA)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KXNO (1460 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KRNT (1350 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Boone:
- KFGQ-FM (99.3 FM; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KLTI-FM (104.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KLRX (96.1 FM; MADRID, IA; Owner: THOMAS H. BURKE, RECEIVER FOR LIFESTYLE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- 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)
- KCCQ (105.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KRKQ (98.3 FM; BOONE, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KIOA (93.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KGGO (94.9 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KAZR (103.3 FM; PELLA, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KDLS-FM (105.5 FM; PERRY, IA; Owner: PERRY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KJJY (92.5 FM; WEST DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KKEZ (94.5 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KHKI (97.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K206AW (89.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Boone:
- 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.)
- K56GD (Channel 56; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
- K48FZ (Channel 48; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-52, INC.)
- WBXF-CA (Channel 4; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
- 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)
- K41DD (Channel 41; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Boone fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Boone, IA
| Most common first names in Boone, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 276 | 76.3 years |
| Mary | 222 | 83.4 years |
| Robert | 210 | 71.2 years |
| William | 188 | 75.8 years |
| James | 176 | 73.7 years |
| Charles | 166 | 77.7 years |
| George | 158 | 77.4 years |
| Margaret | 140 | 82.5 years |
| Ruth | 138 | 85.0 years |
| Helen | 134 | 80.8 years |
| Most common last names in Boone, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Anderson | 208 | 77.2 years |
| Johnson | 154 | 80.1 years |
| Miller | 134 | 75.7 years |
| Smith | 132 | 81.4 years |
| Carlson | 114 | 82.8 years |
| Nelson | 92 | 83.3 years |
| Thompson | 90 | 81.1 years |
| Davis | 76 | 78.4 years |
| Brown | 74 | 81.0 years |
| Jones | 72 | 79.1 years |
| Businesses in Boone, IA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | Lane Furniture | 1 |
| Baymont Inn | 1 | | MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 |
| Curves | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| DHL | 1 | | Nike | 2 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | | Subway | 2 |
| FedEx | 2 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| Goodwill | 2 | | U.S. Cellular | 2 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | UPS | 3 |
| Jones New York | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | YMCA | 2 |
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Other direct selling establishments (population 5,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest ratio of rapes to murders between 2001 and 2006"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest city-data.com crime index increase from 2005 to 2006 (population 5,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Food and beverage stores (population 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest temperature differences during a year (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of rapes in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 5,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Computer specialists (population 5,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest city-data.com crime index increase from 2000-2002 average to 2006"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most White Non-Hispanic residents (pop 5,000+)"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Rail transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Child care workers (population 5,000+)"
- #82 (50036) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Swedish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
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