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Dickens, IA map Population (year 2000): 202. Estimated population in July 2006: 189 (-6.4% change)
 

Males: 97  (48.0%)
Females: 105  (52.0%)

Clay County

Median resident age:  39.0 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 51333.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $48,200 (it was $44,167 in 2000)
Dickens  $48,200
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $37,600 (it was $31,700 in 2000)
Dickens  $37,600
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Dickens:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • Asian Indian (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

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Ancestries: German (30.7%), Norwegian (10.9%), United States (9.4%), Danish (7.9%), Irish (5.9%), Swedish (3.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 04/7/1909

Elevation: 1330 feet

Land area: 0.84 square miles.

Population density: 227 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Dickens

  • High school or higher: 70.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 9.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dickens city

  • Never married: 18.5%
  • Now married: 72.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 2.3%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
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:

Dickens:  0.6% ($199)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux City, IA (104.1 miles , pop. 85,013).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (146.2 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (512.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Gillett Grove, IA (8.1 miles) , Ruthven, IA (8.3 miles ), Spencer, IA (8.8 miles ), Greenville, IA (11.7 miles) , Fostoria, IA (12.0 miles ), Terril, IA (12.5 miles ), Webb, IA (12.6 miles) , Rossie, IA (14.1 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 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: 43.13 N, Longitude: 95.02 W


Area code: 712

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Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-6.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (9%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (7%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Food (12%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Furniture and related products (9%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Machinery (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (16%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Child care workers (6%)


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Dickens-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Iowa state average. It is 78% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/23/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.7 miles away from the Dickens city center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 9/20/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.0 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Dickens:
  • SPENCER MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; SPENCER, IA)
  • DICKINSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; SPIRIT LAKE, IA)
  • PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; EMMETSBURG, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dickens:
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 71 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; ID: FOD)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 107 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 118 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID: MCW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dickens:
  • SPENCER MUNI (about 13 miles; SPENCER, IA; ID: SPW)
  • FULLER (about 16 miles; MILFORD, IA; ID: 4D8)
  • SPIRIT LAKE MUNICIPAL (about 20 miles; SPIRIT LAKE, IA; ID: 0F3)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dickens:
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; FT DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 99 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 101 miles; MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 104 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 110 miles; ST PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
Library in Dickens:
  • DICKENS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $28,445; Location: 210 MAIN ST., PO BOX 38; 5,605 books; 29 audio materials)

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Average household size:
This city:  2.7 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  79.7%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.1%
Whole state:  4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.5%
Whole state:  9.1%

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

Dickens compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Dickens government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $58,000
    Fire Protection: $16,000
    Water Utilities: $15,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    Financial Administration: $7,000
    Libraries: $6,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
    General - Other: $4,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $31,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $108,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $11,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $102,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $17,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $11,000
    Fire Protection: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $251,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $24,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $37,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $17,000
    General Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $29,000
    Total General Sales: $23,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $14,000

6.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,922 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.08%
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 Dickinson County, IA  0.77% ($32,885 average AGI)
from Palo Alto County, IA  0.45% ($33,933)
from Buena Vista County, IA  0.39% ($20,962)


6.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,655 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.55%
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 Dickinson County, IA  1.06% ($39,097 average AGI)
to O'Brien County, IA  0.46% ($37,258)
to Palo Alto County, IA  0.35% ($23,250)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dickens:
  • KICD (1240 AM; 1 kW; SPENCER, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))

Strongest FM radio stations in Dickens:
  • KLLT (104.9 FM; SPENCER, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KDWD (100.1 FM; EMMETSBURG, IA; Owner: JIM DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KICD-FM (107.7 FM; SPENCER, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KTFG (102.9 FM; SIOUX RAPIDS, IA; Owner: DONALD A. SWANSON)
  • KUOO (103.9 FM; SPIRIT LAKE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KUQQ (102.1 FM; MILFORD, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KOJI (90.7 FM; OKOBOJI, IA; Owner: WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • KJIA (88.9 FM; SPIRIT LAKE, IA; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING INC)

TV broadcast stations around Dickens:
  • K55FL (Channel 55; SPENCER, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

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