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Clinton County

Population in July 2008: 395. Population change since 2000: +0.3%

Males: 187	(47.5%)
Females: 208	(52.5%)

Median resident age:	37.5 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip codes: 52729.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $51,007 (it was $38,214 in 2000)

Calamus:	$51,007
Iowa:	$48,980

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $21,630

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $92,060 (it was $60,000 in 2000)

Calamus:	$92,060
Iowa:	$120,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $100,005; Detached houses: $101,170; Townhouses or other attached units: $114,148; Mobile homes: $31,429

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Races in Calamus:

White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Calamus: 74.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (57.9%), Irish (19.0%), Norwegian (7.9%), English (6.1%), Danish (3.8%), Polish (3.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 10/6/1875

Elevation: 700 feet

Land area: 0.49 square miles.

Population density: 811 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Calamus

High school or higher: 87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
Unemployed: 5.3%
Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Calamus city

Never married: 19.1%
Now married: 62.7%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 8.9%
Divorced: 8.6%

6 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.5%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in May 2009.

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

Calamus:	0.9% ($533)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Davenport, IA (21.5 miles , pop. 98,359).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (110.9 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (158.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Wheatland, IA (2.0 miles ), Grand Mound, IA (2.4 miles ), Dixon, IA (2.5 miles ), Toronto, IA (2.7 miles) , Lowden, IA (3.0 miles ), New Liberty, IA (3.1 miles) , Lost Nation, IA (3.2 miles ), Welton, IA (3.2 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $85,000
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 1 building, cost: $120,000
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $133,300
2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $90,000
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $122,500
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 1 building, cost: $150,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 41.83 N, Longitude: 90.76 W

Area code: 563

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Population change in the 1990s: +15 (+4.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (18%)
Repair and maintenance (13%)
Metal and metal products (12%)
Food (5%)
Machinery (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (10%)
Health care (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Carpenters (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

Average climate in Calamus, Iowa

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Calamus-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 155% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the Calamus city center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/8/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.4 miles away from the city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Calamus-area historical earthquake activity is above Iowa state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 99.4 miles away from Calamus center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 68.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Birthplace of: Dave Braet - College basketball player (Iowa State Cyclones).

Hospitals/medical centers near Calamus:

DEWITT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; DEWITT, IA)
TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER NORTH (about 21 miles; DAVENPORT, IA)
GENESIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; DAVENPORT, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Calamus, IA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Calamus:

SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 23 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 24 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,891)
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 25 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 42 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 24,766)
KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 65 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)

Public elementary/middle school in Calamus:

Calamus-Wheatland Elementary Attendance Center (Location: 80 S 2nd St; Grades: KG-6)

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Library in Calamus:

CALAMUS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,781; Location: 2ND & MAIN, BOX 128; 2,764 books; 13 audio materials; 202 video materials; 3 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Calamus: Calamus (A), Calamus Fire Department (B), Calamus Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Calamus include: Faith Lutheran Church (A), Wesley United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Kuebler Cemetery (1), Rose Hill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Calamus Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Calamus City - City Maintenance Office (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 198 2nd Street).

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

CALAMUS WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 394, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2002 and JUL-08-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-27-2003), St Public Notif requested (FEB-27-2003), St Public Notif received (MAR-27-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-2003)

DONAHUE MUNI WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 293, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-19-2002), St Public Notif requested (NOV-19-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-06-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-30-2002), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-07-2002), St Public Notif requested (NOV-07-2002), St Public Notif received (DEC-05-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-06-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-01-2001), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-08-2001), St Public Notif requested (OCT-08-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-21-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-30-2000), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-06-2000), St Public Notif requested (NOV-06-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAY-22-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-04-1999), St Public Notif requested (OCT-04-1999), St Public Notif received (OCT-07-1999), St Compliance achieved (2 times from MAR-28-2000 to MAY-22-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2000 and JUL-11-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (DEC-11-2003), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-11-2003), St Public Notif requested (DEC-11-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2004)

2 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

4 regular monitoring violations

WAPSI OAKS COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 60, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

4 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Calamus that have no violations reported:

ST ANNS CATHOLIC CHURCH (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	73.2%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	9.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	6.1%
Whole state:	3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Calamus, IA

Calamus compared to Iowa state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age above 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 Calamus (2009 data):

First Trust and Savings Bank: Calamus Branch at 195 2nd Street, branch established on 1935-04-03. Info updated 2008-05-22: Bank assets: $100.2 mil, Deposits: $85.8 mil, headquarters in Wheatland, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Wheatland Bancorporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Calamus mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Clinton County Iowa:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (57%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%) Electricity (7%)

Religion statistics for Calamus

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.63%

Here		53.6%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ
Adherents	39.3%	15.1%	12.3%	9.6%	6.4%
Congregations	13.2%	16.2%	7.4%	14.7%	7.4%

Name	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Other
Adherents	2.6%	1.9%	1.9%	1.6%	9.2%
Congregations	1.5%	4.4%	2.9%	4.4%	27.9%

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.

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	0	$0		1	$1,200
Streets and Highways	1	$3,370	$40,440	2	$400
Totals for Government	1	$3,370	$40,440	3	$1,600

Calamus government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $47,000
All Other: $13,000

Solid Waste Management: $0
Construction - Sewerage: $9,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $71,000
Sewerage: $41,000

Water Utilities: $28,000

General - Other: $26,000

General Public Buildings: $11,000

Financial Administration: $10,000

Police Protection: $7,000

Fire Protection: $6,000

Libraries: $3,000

Health Services - Other: $2,000

Central Staff Services: $2,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $7,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $222,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $26,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $32,000
General Support: $7,000

All Other: $1,000
Tax - Property: $56,000
Total General Sales: $32,000

NEC: $6,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $52,000

4.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,271 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.72%
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 Scott County, IA	0.89% ($35,169 average AGI)
from Jackson County, IA	0.44% ($28,542)
from Whiteside County, IL	0.44% ($24,354)

5.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,011 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.35%
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 Scott County, IA	0.91% ($40,947 average AGI)
to Whiteside County, IL	0.57% ($30,787)
to Jackson County, IA	0.39% ($36,658)

Strongest AM radio stations in Calamus:

WOC (1420 AM; 5 kW; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WKBF (1270 AM; 5 kW; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Calamus:

WLLR-FM (103.7 FM; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KBOB-FM (104.9 FM; GENESEO, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KCQQ (106.5 FM; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WVIK (90.3 FM; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: AUGUSTANA COLLEGE)
KMXG (96.1 FM; CLINTON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
KUUL (101.3 FM; EAST MOLINE, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KBEA-FM (99.7 FM; MUSCATINE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WHTS (98.9 FM; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WDLM-FM (89.3 FM; EAST MOLINE, IL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
KMAQ-FM (95.1 FM; MAQUOKETA, IA; Owner: MAQUOKETA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KORB (93.5 FM; BETTENDORF, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Calamus:

WHBF-TV (Channel 4; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: CORONET COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
K16EL (Channel 66; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KIIN (Channel 12; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KWKB (Channel 20; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KM TELEVISION OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
WBQD-LP (Channel 26; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: FOUR SEASONS PEORIA, LLC)
KWQC-TV (Channel 6; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF DAVENPORT, INC.)
KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
KLJB-TV (Channel 18; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: QUAD CITIES TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
K61HD (Channel 61; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WQAD-TV (Channel 8; MOLINE, IL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
WQPT-TV (Channel 24; MOLINE, IL; Owner: BLACK HAWK COLLEGE)
KQIN (Channel 36; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

PETER M CONNOLLY,, 1775 Hwy 30, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
Brian R Kovarik, 1815 225th St, Calamus, Ia 52729, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.9 m, Overall height: 60.9 m
Registrant: Knight Inc F/K/A Kinder Morgan Inc, 370 Van Gordon St, Lakewood, CO 80228, Phone: (303) 763-3390, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Mp 34.17, Clinton Sub, 3.5 Mi E Of, Type: Pipe, Structure height: 4 m, Call Sign: WQEW550
Assigned Frequencies : 161.040 MHz
Grant Date: 05/03/2006, Expiration Date: 05/03/2016, Certifier: Larry J Kopiasz
Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1400 Douglas St. Stop 0650, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 544-0486, Fax: (402) 233-3179, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

CALAMUS, 1775 Hwy 30, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 60.6 m, Call Sign: WPYC517, Licensee ID: L00127162
Assigned Frequencies : 6755.00 MHz
Grant Date: 07/18/2003, Expiration Date: 07/18/2013, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Uscoc Of Greater Iowa, LLC

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KB0OAL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00854395
Grant Date: 04/27/2004, Expiration Date: 07/15/2014, Certifier: Harold R Gorzney
Registrant: Harold R Gorzney, 1867 230th St, Calamus, IA 52729

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: EDEN JEANNIE CHALLENGER II (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 10260 , Serial Number: CH2-1202-2283, Year manufactured: 2002, Airworthiness Date: 01/03/2006
Registrant (Individual): Jeannine Eden, 401 2nd St, Calamus, IA 52729

Calamus on our top lists:

#28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Other health and personal care stores"
#31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Top executives"
#48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Repair and maintenance"
#71 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Special education teachers"

#93 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
#100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"

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