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Notable locations in Eldora: Greenbelt Speedway (A), Eldora (B), Hardin County Historical Farm (C), Hardin County Fairgrounds (D), Hardin County Courthouse (E), Hardin County Sheriff's Office (F), Eldora City Hall (G), Eldora Fire Department (H), Eldora Library (I), Eldora Police Department (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Eldora include: Saint Paul Lutheran Church (A), First Assembly of God Church (B), First Baptist Church (C), First Congregational Church (D), Saint Mary's Catholic Church (E), Christian Church (F), United Methodist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Eldora Cemetery (1), Ellsworth Cemetery (2), Saint Marys Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Pine Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Eldora include: Memorial to Eldora Pioneers Historical Marker (1), Edgington Land Patent Historical Marker (2), Eldora City Park (3), Eldora Municipal Park (4), Civil War Statue (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Eldora Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Hardin County Historical Farm Museum (203 Washington Street), Adventure Travel (Recreational Trips & Guides; 1426 14th Street), Rock & Row Adventures Iowa (Tours & Charters; 32488 215th Street).
Hotels: Eldora Motel (1315 23rd Street), Motel the Village (2005 Edgington Avenue).
Courts: Iowa State - Judicial Department- Clerk Of District Court (1215 Edgington Avenue), Juvenile Department & Juvenile Court Officer (1215 Edgington), Hardin County of Juvenile Court Office (1215 Edgington Avenue).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Eldora and their reported violations in the past:
PINE LAKE CHRISTIAN CENTER (Address: 32203 230 ST, Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-26-2001), St Public Notif requested (NOV-26-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-03-1998), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-03-1998), St Public Notif received (AUG-20-1998), St Compliance achieved (JAN-08-1999)
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between APR-1998 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-29-1998), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-29-1998), St Compliance achieved (JAN-08-1999)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1997), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-03-1997), St Public Notif received (NOV-13-1997), St Compliance achieved (APR-22-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between NOV-01-2001 and DEC-10-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-18-2001), St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-26-2001)
- One minor monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Eldora that have no violations reported:
- ELDORA WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 3035, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- ROCK N ROW ADVENTURES (Population served: 44, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  6.9% | | Whole state: |  9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 3.2% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Eldora compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage above 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 below state average.
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Banks with branches in Eldora (2007 data):
- Hardin County Savings Bank: at 1414 Edgington Avenue, branch established on 1868-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $129.6 mil, Deposits: $108.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Hardin County Bancorporation
- F&M Bank-Iowa Central: Eldora Branch at 1402 Washington Street, branch established on 1973-10-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $412.5 mil, Deposits: $346.5 mil, headquarters in Marshalltown, IA, positive income, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Banking Corporation
- Liberty Bank, F.S.B.: Eldora Branch at 1509 Edgington Avenue, branch established on 2005-06-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $881.8 mil, Deposits: $662.4 mil, headquarters in West Des Moines, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 23 total offices
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $9,950 | $19,900 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $513 |
| Streets and Highways |
5 | $9,483 | $22,759 | 1 | $152 |
| Health |
1 | $2,092 | $25,104 | 9 | $3,530 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $5,495 | $21,980 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $3,897 | $23,382 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $1,933 | $23,196 | 3 | $1,937 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $2,697 | $16,182 | 7 | $1,775 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $3,950 | $23,700 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
22 | $39,496 | $21,543 | 22 | $7,907 |
Eldora government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $418,000
All Other: $146,000
Solid Waste Management: $86,000
Parks & Recreation: $32,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $476,000
Regular Highways: $50,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $288,000
Regular Highways: $274,000
Sewerage: $240,000
General Public Buildings: $186,000
Water Utilities: $184,000
Other Hospitals: $179,000
Parks & Recreation: $162,000
Health Services - Other: $148,000
Libraries: $105,000
Solid Waste Management: $101,000
Fire Protection: $54,000
General - Other: $47,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $36,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $117,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $19,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,929,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $143,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,355,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,383,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $334,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $532,000
Interest Earnings: $61,000
Rents: $18,000
Special Assessments: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $40,000
Libraries: $34,000
Parks & Recreation: $23,000
Regular Highways: $23,000
Police Protection: $14,000
Sewerage: $12,000
Fire Protection: $3,000
General Public Building: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,712,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $258,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $245,000
All Other: $153,000
General Support: $63,000
- Tax - Property: $853,000
Total General Sales: $217,000
Public Utilities: $41,000
NEC: $9,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $825,000
5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,300 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.63% | | 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:
6.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,087 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.99% | | 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 Eldora:
- 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.)
- KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
- KIFG (1510 AM; daytime; 1 kW; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: TIMES-CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KFJB (1230 AM; 1 kW; MARSHALLTOWN, IA; Owner: MARSHALLTOWN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Eldora:
- KDAO-FM (99.5 FM; ELDORA, IA; Owner: ELDORA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KCRR (97.7 FM; GRUNDY CENTER, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KXIA (101.1 FM; MARSHALLTOWN, IA; Owner: MARSHALLTOWN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WOI-FM (90.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCI & TECH)
- KQCR-FM (98.9 FM; PARKERSBURG, IA; Owner: CD BROADCASTING INC)
- KIFG-FM (95.3 FM; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: TIMES-CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Eldora:
- 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)
- KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
- KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
- KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
- 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)
- 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)
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