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Notable locations in Cresco: Howard County Fairground (A), Sovereign Grain Services Elevator (B), Chimney Rock Canoe Rental and Campground (C), Cresco City Fire Department (D), Howard County Museum (E), Cresco First Responders (F), Howard County Law Library (G), Howard County Courthouse (H), Howard County Log Cabin Museum (I), Kellow House - Howard County Museum (J), Cresco City Hall (K), Cresco City Library (L), Howard County Sherriffs Office (M). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Cresco include: First Lutheran Church (A), United Methodist Church (B), Saint Joseph Church (C), Immanuel Lutheran Church (D), First Congregational Church (E), First Baptist Church (F), Faith Baptist Church (G), Church of Christ (H), Assumption Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Cresco include: Kessel Park (1), East Park (2), Evans Park (3), Beadle Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Cresco Motel (620 2nd Avenue Southeast), Super 8 Motel (511 2nd Avenue Southeast).
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Howard County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Cresco and their reported violations in the past:
CRESCO WATERWORKS (Address: 220 2ND AVE SW  , Population served: 3905, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-04-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAY-04-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-2005), St Public Notif received (APR-06-2006), St Compliance achieved (MAY-04-2006)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1992 and MAR-01-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2002)
LAKE HENDRICKS PARK (EAST WELL) (Population served: 192, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
PRAIRIES EDGE NATURE CENTER (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform
HOWARD RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY (Address: 21668 80TH ST , Population served: 145, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Single Sample - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2003)
- MCL, Single Sample - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-03-2000), St Public Notif requested (AUG-03-2000), St Public Notif received (AUG-16-2000), St Compliance achieved (JAN-08-2001)
- MCL, Single Sample - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-20-1998), St Public Notif requested (AUG-20-1998), St Compliance achieved (FEB-02-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
LIDTKE PARK (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
LAKE HENDRICKS PARK (WEST WELL) (Population served: 29, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2001 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-30-2001), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-07-2001), St Public Notif requested (JUN-07-2001), St Public Notif received (JUN-28-2001), St Compliance achieved (OCT-09-2001)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Cresco that have no violations reported:
- VALLEY INN (KENDALLVILLE) (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.3%
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Iowa: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 58.0% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 4.6% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cresco, IA
People in group quarters in Cresco:
- 110 people in nursing homes
- 27 people in religious group quarters
- 8 people in other group homes
- 4 people in halfway houses
Cresco compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Cresco (2011 data):
- C US Bank: C Us Bank at 111 North Elm Street, branch established on 1888/04/01. Info updated 2008/07/31: Bank assets: $344.2 mil, Deposits: $281.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: How-Win Development Co.
- Decorah Bank & Trust Company: Cresco Branch at 126 2nd Avenue Se, branch established on 1996/08/19. Info updated 2007/11/20: Bank assets: $338.4 mil, Deposits: $274.0 mil, headquarters in Decorah, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Security Agency, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (86%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Howard County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Cresco (based on Howard County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 92.62%
| Here | | 92.6% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Old Order Amish | Lutheran Church |
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| Adherents | 55.5% | 22.8% | 12.4% | 3.0% | 1.7% |
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| Congregations | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 12.5% | 3.1% |
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| Name | Mennonite Church of God in Christ | United Church of Christ | Old Order Mennonite | Conservative Congregational Christian Conference | Other |
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| Adherents | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.4% |
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| Congregations | 3.1% | 6.3% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 12.5% |
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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: 3 | Howard County: | 3.15 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | This county: | 2.10 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7 | Howard County: | 7.36 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 11 | This county: | 11.56 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Howard County: | 8.3% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Howard County: | 27.1% | | 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 |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $7,780 | $46,680 | 1 | $1,229 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $1,501 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $19,742 | $33,843 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $33 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $133 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $16,175 | $32,350 | 0 | $0 |
| Airports |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $210 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $11,464 | $34,392 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
4 | $10,849 | $32,547 | 24 | $7,764 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $12,677 | $38,031 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
3 | $7,778 | $31,112 | 6 | $3,390 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $124 |
| Totals for Government |
30 | $86,465 | $34,586 | 41 | $14,384 |
Cresco government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $546,000 ($141.30)
Solid Waste Management: $431,000 ($111.54)
Parks & Recreation: $332,000 ($85.92)
All Other: $27,000 ($6.99)
- Construction - Sewerage: $699,000 ($180.90)
Regular Highways: $230,000 ($59.52)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $598,000 ($154.76)
Parks & Recreation: $482,000 ($124.74)
Solid Waste Management: $425,000 ($109.99)
Police Protection: $380,000 ($98.34)
Regular Highways: $369,000 ($95.50)
Sewerage: $343,000 ($88.77)
Water Utilities: $247,000 ($63.92)
Libraries: $212,000 ($54.87)
Corrections - Other: $93,000 ($24.07)
Financial Administration: $48,000 ($12.42)
Fire Protection: $40,000 ($10.35)
Air Transportation: $26,000 ($6.73)
Health Services - Other: $22,000 ($5.69)
General Public Buildings: $14,000 ($3.62)
Central Staff Services: $14,000 ($3.62)
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000 ($2.33)
Housing & Community Development: $5,000 ($1.29)
Welfare - Other: $3,000 ($0.78)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $151,000 ($39.08)
- General - Interest on Debt: $102,000 ($26.40)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $93,000 ($24.07)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $28,000 ($7.25)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,698,000 ($439.44)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,643,000 ($425.21)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,451,000 ($375.52)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,480,000 ($383.02)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $410,000 ($106.11)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $77,000 ($19.93)
Interest Earnings: $74,000 ($19.15)
Rents: $36,000 ($9.32)
Special Assessments: $5,000 ($1.29)
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $377,000 ($97.57)
General - Other: $185,000 ($47.88)
Police Protection: $27,000 ($6.99)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($1.04)
Air Transportation: $3,000 ($0.78)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,500,000 ($388.20)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $305,000 ($78.93)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,884,000 ($487.58)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $313,000 ($81.00)
All Other: $151,000 ($39.08)
General Support: $116,000 ($30.02)
- Tax - Property: $1,338,000 ($346.27)
Total General Sales: $212,000 ($54.87)
Public Utilities: $67,000 ($17.34)
NEC: $6,000 ($1.55)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,030,000 ($266.56)
4.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,285 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.49% | | 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:
5.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,298 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.62% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Cresco:
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KOLM (1520 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: OLMSTED COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KWLC (1240 AM; 1 kW; DECORAH, IA; Owner: LUTHER COLLEGE)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KNFX (970 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
- KFIL (1060 AM; daytime; 1 kW; PRESTON, MN; Owner: KFIL, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Cresco:
- KCZQ (102.3 FM; CRESCO, IA; Owner: MEGA MEDIA, LTD.)
- KROC-FM (106.9 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- KVIK (104.7 FM; DECORAH, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
- KDEC-FM (100.5 FM; DECORAH, IA; Owner: DECORAH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KFIL-FM (103.1 FM; PRESTON, MN; Owner: KFIL, INC.)
- K268AF (101.5 FM; DECORAH, IA; Owner: FAITH SOUND, INC.)
- KQYB (98.3 FM; SPRING GROVE, MN; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- KNEI-FM (103.5 FM; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
- KCZE (95.1 FM; NEW HAMPTON, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KLCD (89.5 FM; DECORAH, IA; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO INC)
TV broadcast stations around Cresco:
- KTTC (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
- KYIN (Channel 24; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KSMQ-TV (Channel 15; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #492)
- K14AF (Channel 14; DECORAH, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- WXOW-TV (Channel 19; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Cresco)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Cresco, IA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5 - STATION, 111 N Elm St (Lat: 43.373278 Lon: -92.115694), Structure height: 12.2 m, Overall height: 13.7 m, Call Sign: WNET597
Assigned Frequencies: 957.650 MHz
Grant Date: 11/19/1992, Expiration Date: 11/19/1997
Registrant: Phone: (319) 234-3511 - STATION, 9 Mi E 1/4 Mi N (Lat: 43.382167 Lon: -92.296833), Overall height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: WNTL848
Assigned Frequencies: 958.950 MHz
Grant Date: 12/30/1991, Expiration Date: 12/30/1996
Registrant: Phone: (717) 337-1137 - Cty 157 5 Mi N & 2 Mi W Of (Lat: 43.429667 Lon: -92.163750), Overall height: 102.7 m, Call Sign: WPJE853
Assigned Frequencies: 956.312 MHz
Grant Date: 05/14/1996, Expiration Date: 05/14/2001, Cancellation Date: 08/19/2001
Registrant: Phone: (507) 835-8375 - CRESCO, Hwy 9 (Lat: 43.372167 Lon: -92.092472), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 82.3 m, Call Sign: WPTZ709
Assigned Frequencies: 6585.00 MHz, 6655.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/18/2002, Expiration Date: 01/18/2012, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- 116 1st Ave. W. (Lat: 43.372722 Lon: -92.117639), Overall height: 15.2 m, Call Sign: WLP521, Licensee ID: L01322220
Assigned Frequencies: 945.125 MHz, 944.875 MHz
Grant Date: 04/29/1991, Expiration Date: 02/01/2013
Registrant: Mega Media, Ltd., 116 First Avenue West, Cresco, IA 52136-1514
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 - Cresco Municipal Airport Ellen Church Field (Lat: 43.365250 Lon: -92.133222), Type: Building, Overall height: 6 m, Call Sign: KGK4
Assigned Frequencies: 122.800 MHz
Grant Date: 05/27/2009, Expiration Date: 07/15/2019
Registrant: City Of Cresco, 227 N Elm St, Cresco, IA 52136, Phone: (563) 547-3101, Fax: (563) 547-4525, Email:
- Cresco Municipal Airport (Lat: 43.366917 Lon: -92.139333), Type: Tower, Call Sign: WRLB2816
Assigned Frequencies: 0.29351 MHz
Grant Date: 05/12/2008, Expiration Date: 02/17/2018
Registrant: City Of Cresco, 227 N Elm St, Cresco, IA 52136, Phone: (563) 547-3101, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 41 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Cresco)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 9 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Cresco)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Cresco, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Mary | 69 | 86.5 years |
| William | 56 | 80.8 years |
| John | 55 | 80.1 years |
| Joseph | 51 | 78.1 years |
| Frank | 46 | 80.9 years |
| Edward | 42 | 78.5 years |
| Anna | 41 | 85.5 years |
| George | 35 | 79.4 years |
| Emma | 30 | 85.6 years |
| Leonard | 29 | 76.0 years |
| Most common last names in Cresco, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Bigalk | 26 | 79.1 years |
| Jones | 22 | 78.1 years |
| Herold | 20 | 86.4 years |
| Anderson | 17 | 80.1 years |
| Henry | 16 | 82.7 years |
| Sobolik | 16 | 81.6 years |
| Smith | 15 | 78.4 years |
| Wilson | 15 | 77.1 years |
| Johnson | 14 | 75.2 years |
| Barnes | 14 | 82.8 years |
| Businesses in Cresco, IA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| Long John Silver's | 1 | | U.S. Cellular | 1 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | | UPS | 1 |
| Pizza Hut | 1 | | | |
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in religious group quarters"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest city-data.com crime index increase from 2005 to 2006"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in halfway houses"
- #82 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Recyclable material merchant wholesalers"
- #10 (52136) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Czech first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #14 (52136) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Czechoslovakian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #24 (52136) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of taxpayers using paid preparers for 2004 taxes (pop 5,000+)"
- #64 (52136) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Norwegian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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