Dows, Iowa

Back to Dows, IA housing info, Wright County, Iowa, IA smaller cities, IA small cities, All Cities.   Submit pictures of this city Population (year 2000): 675. Estimated population in July 2006: 595 (-11.9% change)   Males: 319   (47.3%) Females: 356   (52.7%) Wright County Median resident age:   42.4 years Iowa median age:   36.6 years Zip codes: 50071. Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,500 (it was $26,141 in 2000) Dows   $28,500 Iowa:   $43,609 Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $36,900 (it was $31,100 in 2000) Dows   $36,900 Iowa:   $106,600 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 50071 Dows, IA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Dows: White Non-Hispanic (89.8%) Hispanic (9.2%) Other race (6.4%) Korean (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Recent posts about Dows, Iowa on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Thinking about moving to West Des Moines  (25 replies) Latest news from Dows, IA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (41.8%), Norwegian (10.1%), English (8.6%), Irish (6.8%), Danish (4.9%), United States (4.9%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 05/3/1892 Elevation: 1150 feet Land area: 0.78 square miles. Population density: 776 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 42.66 N, Longitude: 93.50 W

Area code: 515

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Average climate in Dows, Iowa

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Dows-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 136% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/14/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 14.2 miles away from the Dows city center killed 6 people and injured 172 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/15/1968, a category 5 tornado 27.4 miles away from the city center killed 13 people and injured 462 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

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Notable locations in Dows: Farmers Co-op Company Elevator (A), Dows (B), Quasdorf Wagon, Machine and Blacksmith Shop Museum (C), Dows City Hall (D), Dows Fire Department (E), Dows Public Library (F), Dows Welcome Center (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Dows include: First Lutheran Church (A), Methodist Church (B), Presbyterian Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Dows Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	56.6%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.5%
Whole state:	4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

This city:	7.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

This city:	1.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

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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.

from Hamilton County, IA	0.50% ($28,040 average AGI)
from Hancock County, IA	0.42% ($74,429)
from Webster County, IA	0.42% ($26,476)

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.

to Hamilton County, IA	0.61% ($37,548 average AGI)
to Cerro Gordo County, IA	0.53% ($20,407)
to Hancock County, IA	0.43% ($23,909)