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Notable locations in Dows: Dows (A), Farmers Co-op Company Elevator (B), Dows Ambulance Service (C), Dows Fire Department (D), Dows City Hall (E), Dows Public Library (F), Dows Welcome Center (G), Quasdorf Wagon, Machine and Blacksmith Shop Museum (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Dows include: Methodist Church (A), First Lutheran Church (B), Presbyterian Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Wright County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2009 was 34.2. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 10.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.3 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Dows that have no violations reported:
- DOWS WATER SUPPLY (Address: PO BOX 395, Population served: 675, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.7%
(13.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 61.5% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.1 people | | Iowa: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 56.8% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dows, IA
35 people in nursing homes
Dows 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.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly 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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Banks with branches in Dows (2011 data):
- United Bank and Trust Company: Dows Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1912/02/20. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $129.8 mil, Deposits: $109.1 mil, headquarters in Hampton, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: J. E. Coonley Company
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (79%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Utility gas (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Wright County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Dows (based on Wright County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 78.44%
| Here | | 78.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | United Church of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 30.6% | 21.1% | 20.7% | 7.8% | 3.9% |
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| Congregations | 21.4% | 16.7% | 7.1% | 9.5% | 7.1% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Reformed Church in America | Lutheran Church | Evangelical Free Church of America | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.5% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 6.6% |
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| Congregations | 4.8% | 4.8% | 7.1% | 4.8% | 16.7% |
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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: 6 | Wright County: | 4.61 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12 | Wright County: | 9.22 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 12 | This county: | 9.22 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Wright County: | 8.9% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Wright County: | 26.5% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,082 | $36,984 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,590 | $31,080 | 1 | $276 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,170 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $60 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $5,672 | $34,032 | 5 | $1,506 |
Dows government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $58,000 ($108.01)
Solid Waste Management: $30,000 ($55.87)
All Other: $23,000 ($42.83)
Parks & Recreation: $12,000 ($22.35)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $73,000 ($135.94)
Water Utilities: $65,000 ($121.04)
Police Protection: $53,000 ($98.70)
Libraries: $35,000 ($65.18)
Parks & Recreation: $34,000 ($63.31)
Financial Administration: $33,000 ($61.45)
General - Other: $31,000 ($57.73)
Sewerage: $23,000 ($42.83)
Solid Waste Management: $17,000 ($31.66)
Health Services - Other: $13,000 ($24.21)
Fire Protection: $6,000 ($11.17)
General Public Buildings: $4,000 ($7.45)
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000 ($5.59)
Central Staff Services: $3,000 ($5.59)
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,000 ($11.17)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $22,000 ($40.97)
Health & Hospitals: $4,000 ($7.45)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $70,000 ($130.35)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $105,000 ($195.53)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $95,000 ($176.91)
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $60,000 ($111.73)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $10,000 ($18.62)
Other, NEC: $10,000 ($18.62)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $15,000 ($27.93)
Property Sale Other: $2,000 ($3.72)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($1.86)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $39,000 ($72.63)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $81,000 ($150.84)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $48,000 ($89.39)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $54,000 ($100.56)
General Support: $14,000 ($26.07)
All Other: $5,000 ($9.31)
- Tax - Property: $133,000 ($247.67)
Total General Sales: $30,000 ($55.87)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $104,000 ($193.67)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000 ($9.31)
5.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,184 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.41% | | 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:
7.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,011 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.07% | | 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 Dows:
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
- KGLO (1300 AM; 5 kW; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KIFG (1510 AM; daytime; 1 kW; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: TIMES-CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Dows:
- KLSS-FM (106.1 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF MASON CITY, INC.)
- KIAI (93.9 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KQWC-FM (95.7 FM; WEBSTER CITY, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KIOW (107.3 FM; FOREST CITY, IA; Owner: PILOT KNOB BROADCASTING)
- KLMJ (104.9 FM; HAMPTON, IA; Owner: CD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KIAQ (96.9 FM; CLARION, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
- KJYL (100.7 FM; EAGLE GROVE, IA; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING,INC)
- KIFG-FM (95.3 FM; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: TIMES-CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Dows:
- K25FA (Channel 25; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
- K47EK (Channel 47; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
- K49DZ (Channel 49; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K55GV (Channel 55; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
- K57GN (Channel 57; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K61GF (Channel 61; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
- KIMT (Channel 3; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
- WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- K19DX (Channel 19; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
- K27EW (Channel 27; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
- K33ED (Channel 33; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K51EP (Channel 51; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K53FD (Channel 53; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
- K59FM (Channel 59; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K69GZ (Channel 69; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
- KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
- KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
- KYIN (Channel 24; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
- KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
Dows fatal accident list:
Oct 30, 1994 02:05 AM, 3015, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 4, 1978 06:15 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 19, 1976 01:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Dows)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 21 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 108 S Garfield (Lat: 42.655889 Lon: -93.500000), Type: Bant, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 12.1 m, Call Sign: KNBE272
Assigned Frequencies: 155.955 MHz
Grant Date: 03/10/2001, Expiration Date: 05/07/2011
Registrant: Federal Licensing, Inc., 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - DOWS/ I35, W Of Hampton Turn S On Dogwood 1.5 Miles (Lat: 42.737500 Lon: -93.445556), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 105.2 m, Call Sign: WPOR259
Assigned Frequencies: 6660.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/13/2009, Expiration Date: 01/25/2019, 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:
- DOWS SOUTH, 189 85th Street (Lat: 42.651639 Lon: -93.482611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, Call Sign: WQIT930
Assigned Frequencies: 6585.00 MHz
Grant Date: 05/13/2008, Expiration Date: 05/13/2018, 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:
- DOWS, 2560 Victor Avenue (Lat: 42.679417 Lon: -93.557139), Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.4 m, Call Sign: WHC416
Assigned Frequencies: 6665.00 MHz, 6695.00 MHz, 6635.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/06/2010, Expiration Date: 02/15/2020
Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad, 1400 Douglas St. Stop 0650, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 544-1777, Fax: (402) 233-3179, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: KB0AUX, Licensee ID: L00724581
Grant Date: 11/08/2003, Expiration Date: 12/21/2013
Registrant: Linn A Larson, 1054 Finch Ave, Dows, IA 50071
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Dows, IA
| Most common first names in Dows, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 16 | 84.7 years |
| William | 14 | 76.9 years |
| George | 12 | 80.5 years |
| Henry | 11 | 88.2 years |
| Harold | 9 | 81.3 years |
| Clarence | 8 | 80.3 years |
| Robert | 8 | 74.8 years |
| Mary | 8 | 85.1 years |
| Charles | 7 | 70.6 years |
| Ralph | 7 | 75.6 years |
| Most common last names in Dows, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Anderson | 15 | 81.2 years |
| Hackbarth | 14 | 82.0 years |
| Hill | 9 | 75.8 years |
| Jacobson | 8 | 85.7 years |
| Hanson | 8 | 82.9 years |
| Iverson | 7 | 85.9 years |
| Peterson | 7 | 85.7 years |
| Evans | 7 | 86.1 years |
| Barz | 6 | 73.3 years |
| Kreitlow | 6 | 84.5 years |
Businesses in Dows, IA
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Supervisors, construction and extraction workers"
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Media and communication equipment workers"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers"
- #81 (50071) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of taxpayers using paid preparers for 2004 taxes (pop 1,000+)"
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