Poweshiek 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
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AQI
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Brooklyn and their reported violations in the past:
BROOKLYN WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 1367, Purch_groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Single Sample - Between APR-1993 and MAR-1997, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-08-1998), St Formal NOV issued (APR-08-1998), St Public Notif received (JUN-16-1998)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.7%
(10.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Iowa: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 60.1% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
| This city: | 2.2% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brooklyn, IA
55 people in nursing homes
Brooklyn compared to Iowa state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage 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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Banks with branches in Brooklyn (2011 data):
- Patriot Bank: at 104 Jackson Street, branch established on 01/01/1904. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $6.1 mil, Deposits: $5.5 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Gibson Investment Company
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (69%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Poweshiek County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Brooklyn:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 52.04%
| Here | | 52.0% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 24.0% | 22.9% | 13.5% | 8.6% | 8.0% |
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| Congregations | 17.1% | 4.9% | 7.3% | 4.9% | 14.6% |
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| Name | Lutheran Church | United Church of Christ | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.3% | 4.2% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 8.9% |
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| Congregations | 4.9% | 2.4% | 4.9% | 2.4% | 36.6% |
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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: 6 | Poweshiek County: | 3.21 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.53 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17 | Poweshiek County: | 9.08 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 18 | This county: | 9.62 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Poweshiek County: | 8.6% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Poweshiek County: | 27.5% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $11,083 | $44,332 | 1 | $355 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $3,405 | $40,860 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
1 | $2,743 | $32,916 | 3 | $1,745 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,785 | $33,420 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,967 | $35,604 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
5 | $19,614 | $47,074 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $4,220 | $50,640 | 2 | $316 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $346 |
| Totals for Government |
13 | $46,817 | $43,216 | 8 | $2,762 |
Brooklyn government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $204,000 ($158.39)
Solid Waste Management: $59,000 ($45.81)
All Other: $14,000 ($10.87)
Regular Highways: $4,000 ($3.11)
- Construction - Sewerage: $970,000 ($753.11)
Electric Utilities: $877,000 ($680.90)
Health - Other: $63,000 ($48.91)
Regular Highways: $25,000 ($19.41)
Water Utilities: $25,000 ($19.41)
Gas Utilities: $10,000 ($7.76)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $750,000 ($582.30)
Gas Utilities: $511,000 ($396.74)
Water Utilities: $216,000 ($167.70)
Regular Highways: $125,000 ($97.05)
Sewerage: $120,000 ($93.17)
Police Protection: $91,000 ($70.65)
Solid Waste Management: $67,000 ($52.02)
Fire Protection: $63,000 ($48.91)
Financial Administration: $44,000 ($34.16)
Libraries: $42,000 ($32.61)
Health Services - Other: $30,000 ($23.29)
Central Staff Services: $30,000 ($23.29)
Parks & Recreation: $6,000 ($4.66)
General - Other: $6,000 ($4.66)
General Public Buildings: $4,000 ($3.11)
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000 ($3.11)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $30,000 ($23.29)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $261,000 ($202.64)
- General - Interest on Debt: $58,000 ($45.03)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $2,000 ($1.55)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $38,000 ($29.50)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $550,000 ($427.02)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $970,000 ($753.11)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $695,000 ($539.60)
Electric Utilities: $575,000 ($446.43)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $567,000 ($440.22)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,009,000 ($783.39)
Electric Utilities: $575,000 ($446.43)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $550,000 ($427.02)
Other, NEC: $89,000 ($69.10)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $107,000 ($83.07)
Interest Earnings: $51,000 ($39.60)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $125,000 ($97.05)
Fire Protection: $35,000 ($27.17)
Regular Highways: $12,000 ($9.32)
Police Protection: $4,000 ($3.11)
Gas Utilities: $4,000 ($3.11)
Electric Utilities: $1,000 ($0.78)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $942,000 ($731.37)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $892,000 ($692.55)
Gas Utilities: $522,000 ($405.28)
Water Utilities: $214,000 ($166.15)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $50,000 ($38.82)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $109,000 ($84.63)
General Support: $27,000 ($20.96)
All Other: $1,000 ($0.78)
- Tax - Property: $382,000 ($296.58)
NEC: $2,000 ($1.55)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $409,000 ($317.55)
7.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,131 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.00% | | Iowa average: | 6.30% |
0.83% of residents moved from foreign countries ($206 average AGI)| Poweshiek County: | 0.83% | | Iowa average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,213 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.67% | | Iowa average: | 6.47% |
0.17% of residents moved to foreign countries ($319 average AGI)| Poweshiek County: | 0.17% | | Iowa average: | 0.03% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Brooklyn:
- 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.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- 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)
- KGRN (1410 AM; 1 kW; GRINNELL, IA; Owner: CRAWFORD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KWLO (1330 AM; 5 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Brooklyn:
- KSKB (99.1 FM; BROOKLYN, IA; Owner: FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- KRTI (106.7 FM; GRINNELL, IA; Owner: CENTRAL IOWA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KZAT-FM (95.5 FM; BELLE PLAINE, IA; Owner: CAMRORY BROADCASTING, INC)
- 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.)
- KXIA (101.1 FM; MARSHALLTOWN, IA; Owner: MARSHALLTOWN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KBOE-FM (104.9 FM; OSKALOOSA, IA; Owner: JOMAST CORPORATION)
- KDIC (88.5 FM; GRINNELL, IA; Owner: GRINNELL COLLEGE TRUSTEES OF IOWA,)
TV broadcast stations around Brooklyn:
- 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.)
- WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
- KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
- 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.)
- 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.)
- KYOU-TV (Channel 15; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
Brooklyn fatal accident list:
Oct 20, 1984 10:00 AM, V-18, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 6, 1979 08:50 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Brooklyn)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 19 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Brooklyn, IA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - 110 Jackson St (Lat: 41.728861 Lon: -92.445167), Overall height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WPJF711
Assigned Frequencies: 945.000 MHz
Grant Date: 06/05/1996, Expiration Date: 02/01/2013
Registrant: Phone: (407) 264-9370 - BROOKLYN, 4172 170th Ave (Lat: 41.692444 Lon: -92.456333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 105.1 m, Call Sign: WPTA561
Assigned Frequencies: 6585.00 MHz, 6635.00 MHz
Grant Date: 08/20/2001, Expiration Date: 08/20/2011, 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:
- HOLIDAY LAKE, 1731 Kent Church Road (Lat: 41.806083 Lon: -92.448611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78.9 m, Call Sign: WQHQ865
Assigned Frequencies: 6795.00 MHz
Grant Date: 10/10/2007, Expiration Date: 10/10/2017, 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 Paging Towers: 1 - 612 W. Des Moines Street (Lat: 41.733861 Lon: -92.453500), Call Sign: KUS306
Assigned Frequencies: 152.630 MHz
Expiration Date: 07/01/1998, Cancellation Date: 04/05/1999
Registrant: Brooklyn Mutual Telephone Company, 129 Jackson Street, Brooklyn, IA 52211
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Brooklyn)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: 550 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 8, Weight: 12,500 - 19,999 Pounds), Engine: P&W CANADA 530A (4000 Pounds of Thrust) (Turbo-fan)
N-Number: 66MT , Serial Number: 550-0913, Year manufactured: 2000, Airworthiness Date: 03/09/2000
Registrant (Corporation): Manatts Inc, 1775 Old 6 Rd, Brooklyn, IA 52211 - Aircraft: SA-300 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7BT , Serial Number: 100, Year manufactured: 1971, Airworthiness Date: 09/10/1980
Registrant (Individual): Steven L Hartley, 402 Broadway St, Brooklyn, IA 52211 - Aircraft: 172 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7426A , Serial Number: 29526, Year manufactured: 1956, Airworthiness Date: 10/26/1956
Registrant (Individual): George E Adkins, Po Box 451, Brooklyn, IA 52211
| Most common first names in Brooklyn, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| William | 23 | 77.8 years |
| Mary | 19 | 86.1 years |
| John | 16 | 81.2 years |
| Margaret | 15 | 81.3 years |
| Charles | 12 | 80.5 years |
| James | 11 | 75.4 years |
| Mabel | 11 | 88.2 years |
| Raymond | 10 | 73.3 years |
| Robert | 10 | 75.5 years |
| Richard | 10 | 66.5 years |
| Most common last names in Brooklyn, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Hall | 12 | 79.3 years |
| Montgomery | 11 | 76.6 years |
| Kriegel | 11 | 63.4 years |
| Ormiston | 11 | 80.6 years |
| Rhinehart | 10 | 81.0 years |
| Roudabush | 9 | 82.8 years |
| Patten | 9 | 85.3 years |
| Jones | 9 | 81.9 years |
| Johnston | 9 | 84.4 years |
| Manatt | 8 | 76.1 years |
Businesses in Brooklyn, IA
- FedEx: 1
- Sleep Inn: 1
- Subway: 1
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