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Center Junction, IA map Population (year 2000): 131. Estimated population in July 2006: 122 (-6.9% change)
 

Males: 65  (49.6%)
Females: 66  (50.4%)

Jones County

Median resident age:  44.3 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip code: 52212


Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,900 (it was $32,917 in 2000)
Center Junction  $35,900
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $54,600 (it was $46,100 in 2000)
Center Junction  $54,600
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Center Junction:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • American Indian (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

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Ancestries: German (33.6%), United States (10.7%), Irish (5.3%), English (3.1%), Czech (1.5%), Dutch (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 03/26/1885

Elevation: 910 feet

Land area: 0.40 square miles.

Population density: 314 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Center Junction

  • High school or higher: 81.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Center Junction city

  • Never married: 18.3%
  • Now married: 56.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 12.8%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

2 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 early 2007.

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

Center Junction:  0.9% ($393)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (38.5 miles , pop. 57,686).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (133.9 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (235.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Onslow, IA (5.1 miles ), Wyoming, IA (6.9 miles ), Olin, IA (9.0 miles ), Monticello, IA (10.9 miles ), Oxford Junction, IA (13.0 miles ), Morley, IA (13.3 miles) , Anamosa, IA (13.3 miles ), Cascade, IA (13.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 42.12 N, Longitude: 91.09 W


Area code: 563

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Population change in the 1990s: -35 (-21.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Metal and metal products (31%)
  • Construction (28%)
  • U. S. Postal service (10%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (21%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (9%)
  • Paper (9%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
  • Personal and laundry services (9%)
  • Printing and related support activities (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
  • Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers (10%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (21%)
  • Cashiers (12%)
  • Personal appearance workers (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)


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Center Junction-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 105% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/13/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.7 miles away from the Center Junction city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 21.4 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Center Junction:
  • JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; ANAMOSA, IA)
  • FINLEY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; DUBUQUE, IA)
  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DUBUQUE (about 28 miles; DUBUQUE, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Center Junction:
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 34 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID: DBQ)
  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 46 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; ID: CID)
  • CLINTON MUNI (about 58 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Center Junction:
  • MONTICELLO REGIONAL (about 9 miles; MONTICELLO, IA; ID: MXO)
  • MAQUOKETA MUNI (about 25 miles; MAQUOKETA, IA; ID: OQW)
  • MATHEWS MEMORIAL (about 26 miles; TIPTON, IA; ID: 8C4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Center Junction:
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 42 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 54 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 55 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)
  • BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 56 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,891)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 60 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)

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Notable locations in Center Junction: Center Junction Community Building (A), Center Junction Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  61.0%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.7%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  0.0%
Whole state:  3.8%

Center Junction compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly 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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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
Streets and Highways 0$0 2$48
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$376
Water Supply 0$0 1$200
Totals for Government 0$0 10$624


Center Junction government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • Construction - Fire Protection: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $15,000
    General - Other: $9,000
    Regular Highways: $8,000
    Fire Protection: $3,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $8,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $8,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $55,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $13,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $15,000
    Total General Sales: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $9,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

5.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,534 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.57%
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 Linn County, IA  2.30% ($38,828 average AGI)
from Dubuque County, IA  0.38% ($43,179)
from Delaware County, IA  0.30% ($33,409)


5.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,399 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.65%
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 Linn County, IA  2.09% ($33,416 average AGI)
to Delaware County, IA  0.26% ($31,842)
to Johnson County, IA  0.26% ($34,632)


Strongest AM radio stations in Center Junction:
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
  • KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, 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.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Center Junction:
  • KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
  • KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KATF (92.9 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
  • KDST (99.3 FM; DYERSVILLE, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Center Junction:
  • 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)
  • KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
  • KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
  • KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • K16EL (Channel 66; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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