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Bristow, IA map Population (year 2000): 202. Estimated population in July 2006: 210 (+4.0% change)
 

Males: 97  (48.0%)
Females: 105  (52.0%)

Butler County

Median resident age:  30.9 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 50611.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,400 (it was $30,625 in 2000)
Bristow  $33,400
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $32,300 (it was $27,300 in 2000)
Bristow  $32,300
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Bristow:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)

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Ancestries: German (60.4%), Irish (8.9%), English (6.4%), United States (4.5%), Norwegian (4.0%), Dutch (3.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 12/15/1881

Elevation: 1030 feet

Land area: 0.93 square miles.

Population density: 226 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Bristow

  • High school or higher: 81.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bristow city

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 66.7%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 4.7%
  • Divorced: 6.0%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.0%
Iowa:  3.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Bristow, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bristow to the number of sex offenders is 211 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bristow:  0.7% ($199)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waterloo, IA (43.2 miles , pop. 68,747).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (151.5 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (364.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Dumont, IA (4.8 miles ), Allison, IA (7.8 miles ), Aredale, IA (7.9 miles) , Greene, IA (11.1 miles ), Aplington, IA (13.3 miles ), Marble Rock, IA (13.5 miles ), Hansell, IA (13.6 miles) , Dougherty, IA (13.8 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $85,400
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $90,300
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $96,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $111,900
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 42.77 N, Longitude: 92.91 W


Area code: 641

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Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+2.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
  • Machinery (22%)
  • Utilities (12%)
  • Food (10%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (31%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Social assistance (10%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (18%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Electricians (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (23%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Child care workers (10%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)


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Bristow-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 127% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/15/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 14.6 miles away from the Bristow city center killed 13 people and injured 462 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 9/1/1961, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.4 miles away from the city center injured 7 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bristow:
  • FLOYD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; CHARLES CITY, IA)
  • FRANKLIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; HAMPTON, IA)
  • GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; GRUNDY CENTER, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bristow:
  • WATERLOO MUNI (about 39 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 39 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID: MCW)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 83 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bristow:
  • ALLISON MUNI (about 8 miles; ALLISON, IA; ID: K98)
  • ACKLEY MUNI (about 19 miles; ACKLEY, IA; ID: 4C7)
  • HAMPTON MUNI (about 22 miles; HAMPTON, IA; ID: HPT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bristow:
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 47 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 77 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Bristow and their reported violations in the past:

BRISTOW MUNI WATER SUPPLY (Address: 216 MAIN ST, Population served: 202, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-26-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAR-13-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-07-1998), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-19-1998), St Public Notif requested (OCT-19-1998)
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  70.4%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  13.6%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  17.7%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.0%
Whole state:  3.8%

Bristow compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Firefighters 0$0 15$139
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$644
Totals for Government 0$0 22$783


Bristow government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $9,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    Parks & Recreation: $8,000
    Water Utilities: $7,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
    General - Other: $5,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $2,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $106,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $19,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $16,000
  • Tax - Property: $22,000
    Total General Sales: $7,000
    Public Utilities: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $9,000

5.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,061 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.59%
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 Black Hawk County, IA  1.48% ($32,793 average AGI)
from Bremer County, IA  0.95% ($36,214)
from Hardin County, IA  0.27% ($30,500)


6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,681 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.05%
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 Black Hawk County, IA  1.49% ($27,943 average AGI)
to Bremer County, IA  0.97% ($36,561)
to Franklin County, IA  0.31% ($28,722)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bristow:
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
  • KGLO (1300 AM; 5 kW; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KWLO (1330 AM; 5 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
  • KNFX (970 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bristow:
  • KLSS-FM (106.1 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF MASON CITY, INC.)
  • KQCR-FM (98.9 FM; PARKERSBURG, IA; Owner: CD BROADCASTING INC)
  • KIAI (93.9 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KLMJ (104.9 FM; HAMPTON, IA; Owner: CD BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bristow:
  • KIMT (Channel 3; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KYIN (Channel 24; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

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