Cascade, Iowa

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Population (year 2000): 1,958. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,122 (+8.4% change)

Males: 978	(49.9%)
Females: 980	(50.1%)

Dubuque County

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip codes: 52033.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,900 (it was $40,273 in 2000)

Cascade	$44,900
Iowa:	$43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $104,400 (it was $82,900 in 2000)

Cascade	$104,400
Iowa:	$106,600

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Races in Cascade:

White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (51.3%), Irish (28.1%), United States (9.1%), French (2.4%), English (2.3%), Czech (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 12/14/1880

Land area: 1.13 square miles.

Population density: 1795 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Cascade

High school or higher: 82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
Unemployed: 4.2%
Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cascade city

Never married: 20.6%
Now married: 65.0%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 8.8%
Divorced: 5.0%

7 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.4%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Cascade:	1.1% ($905)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (26.5 miles , pop. 57,686).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (123.4 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (231.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Worthington, IA (10.1 miles ), Farley, IA (10.1 miles ), Epworth, IA (11.7 miles ), Bernard, IA (12.5 miles) , Monticello, IA (12.8 miles ), Onslow, IA (13.3 miles ), Center Junction, IA (13.6 miles) , Dyersville, IA (14.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 8 buildings, average cost: $98,100
1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $98,200
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $110,000
1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $148,800
2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $118,300
2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $134,700
2002: 15 buildings, average cost: $144,700
2003: 11 buildings, average cost: $141,800
2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $171,500
2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $329,000
2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $172,100

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Latitude: 42.30 N, Longitude: 91.01 W

63 people in nursing homes

Area code: 563

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Population change in the 1990s: +160 (+8.9%).

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (13%)
Construction (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Wood products (8%)
Educational services (5%)
Machinery (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Health care (18%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Registered nurses (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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Cascade-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 99% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/13/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.3 miles away from the Cascade city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 31.5 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Cascade:

FINLEY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; DUBUQUE, IA)
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DUBUQUE (about 15 miles; DUBUQUE, IA)
JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; ANAMOSA, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cascade:

DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 23 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID: DBQ)
THE EASTERN IOWA (about 56 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; ID: CID)
CLINTON MUNI (about 59 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cascade:

MONTICELLO REGIONAL (about 12 miles; MONTICELLO, IA; ID: MXO)
MAQUOKETA MUNI (about 26 miles; MAQUOKETA, IA; ID: OQW)
CASSVILLE MUNI (about 28 miles; CASSVILLE, WI; ID: C74)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cascade:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 48 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 54 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 24,766)
SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 61 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 62 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)
BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 63 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,891)

Public high school in Cascade:

CASCADE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 456; Location: 505 JOHNSON ST NW; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Cascade:

CASCADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 195; Location: 110 HARRISON ST SE; Grades: PK - 06)

Private elementary/middle school in Cascade:

AQUIN ELEMENTARY (Students: 247; Location: 608 3RD AVE NW BOX 460; Grades: KG - 8)

Library in Cascade:

CASCADE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $63,357; Location: 301 1ST AVE W; 13,393 books; 91 audio materials; 754 video materials; 44 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Cascade: Cascade City Hall (A), Cascade Fire Department (B), Cascade Police Department (C), Cascade Public Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Cascade include: Saint Peters Catholic Church (A), Saint Matthias Parish (B), Community Presbyterian Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Tourist attraction: Cascade Community Park (Amusement & Theme Parks; 500 Johnson Street Southwest).

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

CASCADE MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 1958, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

TEMPLE HILL CATHOLIC CHURCH (Address: 4744 202ND ST, Population served: 53, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (OCT-18-2004), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-02-2004), St Public Notif requested (DEC-02-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-21-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (OCT-18-2004), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-01-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-21-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-05-2004), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-11-2004), St Public Notif requested (OCT-11-2004), St BCA signed (OCT-18-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-21-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-05-2004), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-30-2004), St Public Notif requested (AUG-30-2004), St BCA signed (OCT-18-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-21-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-15-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-23-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUL-23-2004), St BCA signed (OCT-18-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-21-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-11-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-17-2004), St BCA signed (JUN-17-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-17-2004), St Public Notif received (JUL-07-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-21-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (2 times from SEP-23-2004 to SEP-23-2004), St Compliance achieved (2 times from SEP-23-2004 to SEP-23-2004), St Public Notif requested (2 times from SEP-23-2004 to SEP-23-2004), St BCA signed (OCT-18-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-21-2005)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-23-2004), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-23-2004), St Public Notif requested (SEP-23-2004)

2 minor monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.9%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	11.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	4.4%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cascade compared to Iowa state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

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Banks with branches in Cascade (2007 data):

Tri-County Bank & Trust Co.: at 332 1st Avenue West, branch established on 1903-02-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $96.6 mil, Deposits: $81.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Ohnward Bancshares, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Dubuque County Iowa:

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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
Financial Administration	2	$4,177	$25,062	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		2	$895
Local Libraries	0	$0		5	$2,777
Gas Supply	3	$8,650	$34,600	0	$0
Electric Power	5	$14,718	$35,323	1	$2,046
Water Supply	1	$2,910	$34,920	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$2,250	$27,000	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$2,330	$27,960	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	2	$5,647	$33,882	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$7,476	$44,856	0	$0
Totals for Government	17	$48,157	$33,993	8	$5,718

Cascade government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $166,000
Sewerage: $106,000

Parks & Recreation: $17,000

All Other: $1,000
Construction - Electric Utilities: $648,000
Regular Highways: $531,000

Sewerage: $424,000

General Public Buildings: $72,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,262,000
Gas Utilities: $649,000

Water Utilities: $157,000

Financial Administration: $152,000

Police Protection: $114,000

Solid Waste Management: $113,000

Regular Highways: $102,000

Sewerage: $92,000

Parks & Recreation: $78,000

Libraries: $62,000

General Public Buildings: $25,000

Fire Protection: $23,000

Health Services - Other: $18,000

Central Staff Services: $7,000

General - Other: $4,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $37,000
Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $14,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $44,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $600,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,747,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,862,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $361,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $124,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $87,000
General Revenue, NEC: $45,000

Special Assessments: $22,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $57,000
Sewerage: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,186,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,248,000
Gas Utilities: $613,000

Water Utilities: $204,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $157,000
General Support: $38,000

All Other: $15,000
Tax - Property: $411,000
Total General Sales: $177,000

Public Utilities: $13,000

NEC: $7,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $522,000

4.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,602 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.62%
Iowa average:	6.30%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($358 average AGI)
Dubuque County: 0.07%
Iowa average: 0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Jo Daviess County, IL	0.39% ($29,326 average AGI)
from Grant County, WI	0.28% ($31,760)
from Jackson County, IA	0.26% ($33,473)

4.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,561 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.54%
Iowa average:	6.47%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($60 average AGI)
Dubuque County: 0.03%
Iowa average: 0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Linn County, IA	0.28% ($33,094 average AGI)
to Jo Daviess County, IL	0.27% ($139,806)
to Jackson County, IA	0.26% ($30,933)

Strongest AM radio stations in Cascade:

WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
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)
KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cascade:

KGRR (97.3 FM; EPWORTH, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
KATF (92.9 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
KDST (99.3 FM; DYERSVILLE, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
K239AB (95.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: AUGUSTANA COLLEGE)
WJOD (103.3 FM; ASBURY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KLYV (105.3 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Cascade:

KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
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)
KFXB (Channel 40; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: DUBUQUE TV LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

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