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Crawford County

Population in 2011: 512. Population change since 2000: +1.8%

Males: 258	(50.4%)
Females: 254	(49.6%)

Median resident age:	42.4 years
Iowa median age:	42.7 years

Zip codes: 51528.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $35,435 (it was $30,547 in 2000)

Dow City:	$35,435
Iowa:	$48,044

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $15,663

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Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $64,266 (it was $34,600 in 2000)

Dow City:	$64,266
Iowa:	$122,000

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $64,697; Detached houses: $69,483; Townhouses or other attached units: $49,568; Mobile homes: $38,958

Median gross rent in 2009: $379.

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White alone - 463 (90.8%)
Hispanic - 46 (9.0%)
American Indian alone - 1 (0.2%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Dow City: 82.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (30.6%), Irish (9.5%), United States (8.7%), English (7.6%), Danish (3.4%), Dutch (3.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 02/22/1884

Elevation: 1131 feet

Land area: 0.32 square miles.

Population density: 1607 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Dow City:

High school or higher: 69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dow City city:

Never married: 14.7%
Now married: 59.3%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 12.6%
Divorced: 12.1%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.8%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research of Iowa and other state lists there was 1 registered sex offender living in Dow City, Iowa as of December 21, 2012.
The ratio of number of residents in Dow City to the number of sex offenders is 474 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $531 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $438 (1.0%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Council Bluffs, IA (50.4 miles , pop. 58,268).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (53.4 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (402.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Arion, IA (1.5 miles) , Buck Grove, IA (2.2 miles) , Dunlap, IA (2.7 miles ), Denison, IA (3.1 miles ), Defiance, IA (3.3 miles ), Charter Oak, IA (3.3 miles ), Earling, IA (3.4 miles ), Ute, IA (3.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2003: 0 buildings

2004: 0 buildings

2005: 0 buildings

2006: 1 building, cost: $175,000

2007: 1 building, cost: $150,000

2008: 1 building, cost: $150,000

2009: 0 buildings

2010: 0 buildings

2011: 1 building, cost: $145,000

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Latitude: 41.93 N, Longitude: 95.49 W

Area code: 712

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:
4.3%
Iowa:
5.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: +59 (+13.3%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females

Manufacturing (32%)

Transportation and warehousing (19%)

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)

Construction (12%)

Retail trade (10%)

Wholesale trade (5%)

Other services, except public administration (2%)

Health care and social assistance (30%)

Manufacturing (22%)

Educational services (15%)

Retail trade (12%)

Accommodation and food services (7%)

Information (4%)

Wholesale trade (3%)

Most common occupations (%)
Males Females

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (19%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (15%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)

Farmers and farm managers (7%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)

Food processing workers (6%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)

Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)

Secondary school teachers (7%)

Health technologists and technicians (7%)

Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)

Waiters and waitresses (7%)

Food processing workers (7%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)

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Tornado activity:

Dow City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 163% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/16/1992, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.6 miles away from the Dow City city center injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/26/1976, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.0 miles away from the city center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

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

On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 89.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.6 miles away from Dow City center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Crawford County (16) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 3, Floods: 3, Winter Storm: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Dow City:

CRAWFORD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; DENISON, IA)
MYRTUE MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; HARLAN, IA)
MANNING REGIONAL HEALTHCARE CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; MANNING, IA)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dow City:

Iowa Western Community College (about 48 miles; Council Bluffs, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,574)
Metropolitan Community College Area (about 50 miles; Omaha, NE; FT enrollment: 7,095)
Creighton University (about 52 miles; Omaha, NE; FT enrollment: 6,479)
Buena Vista University (about 52 miles; Storm Lake, IA; FT enrollment: 2,241)
University of Nebraska Medical Center (about 53 miles; Omaha, NE; FT enrollment: 2,774)
University of Nebraska at Omaha (about 54 miles; Omaha, NE; FT enrollment: 9,853)
Western Iowa Tech Community College (about 58 miles; Sioux City, IA; FT enrollment: 2,536)

Public elementary/middle school in Dow City:

Boyer Valley Elementary School (Location: 212 School St; Grades: PK-5)

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Library in Dow City:

DOW CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $20,983; Location: 104 S FRANKLIN ST; 9,436 books; 192 audio materials; 520 video materials; 5 local licensed databases; 13 state licensed databases; 5 other licensed databases; 17 print serial subscriptions; 1 electronic serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Dow City: Dow City (A), Dow House Historic Site (B), Dow City Arion Fire Department (C), Dow City Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Dow City include: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A), Saint Mary Catholic Church (B), United Methodist Church (C), Bethlehem Lutheran Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Crawford County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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

DOW CITY WATER WORKS (Population served: 503, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-29-1999), St Public Notif requested (OCT-29-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-29-1999), St Public Notif received (DEC-13-1999), St Compliance achieved (APR-03-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 26.5%
(31.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 2.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 30.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Iowa:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	62.6%
Whole state:	66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	8.8%
Whole state:	4.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dow City, IA

Dow City compared to Iowa state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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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Banks with branches in Dow City (2011 data):

Defiance State Bank: Dow City Branch at 254 Franklin Street, branch established on 1955/07/01. Info updated 2011/08/29: Bank assets: $26.0 mil, Deposits: $22.9 mil, headquarters in Defiance, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Union Bancorporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Dow City mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (59%)
Electricity (19%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Crawford County Iowa:

2008 Presidential Election results in Crawford County Iowa:

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Religion statistics for Dow City (based on Crawford County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 72.65%

Here		72.6%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Lutheran Church	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	United Church of Christ
Adherents	47.1%	24.6%	8.5%	6.4%	4.6%
Congregations	30.0%	15.0%	10.0%	10.0%	5.0%

Name	Baptist General Conference	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Community Church of Christ	Other
Adherents	2.9%	1.4%	1.2%	1.1%	2.2%
Congregations	5.0%	2.5%	2.5%	5.0%	15.0%

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: 5

Here:	3.03 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:	2.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14

This county:	8.48 / 10,000 pop.
State:	5.55 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 10

Crawford County:	6.05 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:	8.01 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Crawford County:	8.1%
State:	7.8%

Adult obesity rate:

Here:	28.6%
State:	27.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	21.8%
Iowa:	14.5%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$1,348
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		1	$1,142
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		1	$832
Water Supply	1	$2,396	$28,752	0	$0
Totals for Government	1	$2,396	$28,752	3	$3,322

Dow City government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $35,000 ($68.36)
Sewerage: $24,000 ($46.88)

All Other: $2,000 ($3.91)
Construction - Water Utilities: $55,000 ($107.42)
Regular Highways: $51,000 ($99.61)
Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $39,000 ($76.17)
Water Utilities: $30,000 ($58.59)

General - Other: $26,000 ($50.78)

Police Protection: $21,000 ($41.02)

General Public Buildings: $16,000 ($31.25)

Regular Highways: $12,000 ($23.44)

Sewerage: $11,000 ($21.48)

Financial Administration: $11,000 ($21.48)

Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($5.86)

Fire Protection: $3,000 ($5.86)

Central Staff Services: $3,000 ($5.86)

Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000 ($3.91)

Libraries: $1,000 ($1.95)
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $21,000 ($41.02)
All Other: $13,000 ($25.39)
General - Interest on Debt: $9,000 ($17.58)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $199,000 ($388.67)
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $183,000 ($357.42)
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $16,000 ($31.25)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $11,000 ($21.48)
Property Sale Other: $9,000 ($17.58)

Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($7.81)
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $18,000 ($35.16)
Regular Highways: $12,000 ($23.44)

Sewerage: $1,000 ($1.95)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $217,000 ($423.83)
Revenue - Water Utilities: $79,000 ($154.30)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $40,000 ($78.13)
General Support: $7,000 ($13.67)
Tax - Property: $60,000 ($117.19)
Total General Sales: $28,000 ($54.69)

Public Utilities: $5,000 ($9.77)

NEC: $2,000 ($3.91)
Total Salaries & Wages: $58,000 ($113.28)

5.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,485 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.09%
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 Carroll County, IA	0.47% ($24,964 average AGI)
from Harrison County, IA	0.27% ($36,625)
from Ida County, IA	0.25% ($27,067)

6.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,343 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.24%
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 Polk County, IA	0.46% ($35,607 average AGI)
to Carroll County, IA	0.43% ($22,538)
to Shelby County, IA	0.37% ($28,455)

Strongest AM radio stations in Dow City:

KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KDSN (1530 AM; 1 kW; DENISON, IA)
KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
KOZN (1620 AM; 10 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTIC (840 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEST POINT, NE; Owner: WEST POINT BROADCASTING, INC.)
KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dow City:

KDSN-FM (107.1 FM; DENISON, IA; Owner: M & J RADIO CORPORATION)
KXKT (103.7 FM; GLENWOOD, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKIA (92.9 FM; IDA GROVE, IA; Owner: JIM DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMLV (88.1 FM; RALSTON, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KZSR (102.3 FM; ONAWA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KILV (107.5 FM; CASTANA, IA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Dow City:

KHIN (Channel 36; RED OAK, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KMTV (Channel 3; OMAHA, NE; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
KYNE-TV (Channel 26; OMAHA, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KMEG (Channel 14; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
KPTH (Channel 44; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF SIOUX CITY)
KTIV (Channel 4; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KTIV TELEVISION, INC.)
KSIN-TV (Channel 27; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
WOWT-TV (Channel 6; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)

Dow City fatal accident list:

Jul 2, 1996 09:00 PM, 30, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 9, 1986 02:40 AM, M-14, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
Feb 14, 1976 08:10 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

Call Sign: WD0Q, Licensee ID: L01454443
Grant Date: 12/24/2008, Expiration Date: 12/24/2018
Registrant: Paul E Rehm, Dow City, IA 51528

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1
Hazardous Condition: 1

Name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common first names in Dow City, IA among deceased individuals
William	13	76.5 years
John	10	72.9 years
Mary	8	68.5 years
Robert	8	67.5 years
Paul	7	76.3 years
Donald	6	75.5 years
Margaret	6	83.8 years
Fred	5	82.0 years
Joseph	4	74.7 years
Charles	4	69.8 years

Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common last names in Dow City, IA among deceased individuals
Wingrove	12	79.1 years
Malone	11	66.1 years
Cross	8	78.8 years
Steinkuehler	8	66.4 years
Christiansen	6	73.0 years
Ettleman	6	74.4 years
Beam	6	48.8 years
Michaelsen	6	80.3 years
Ahart	5	89.6 years
Nelson	5	85.2 years

Dow City on our top lists:

#23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Food"
#35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Farm supplies merchant wholesalers"
#38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Social scientists and related workers"
#49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Construction and extraction occupations:"
#54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Physicians and surgeons"
#57 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other sales and related workers including supervisors"

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