Fayette 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
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.1. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 23.9. This is about average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.66. This is about average. There were 11 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Elgin and their reported violations in the past:
ELGIN MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 676, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUN-01-1999 and JUL-05-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-29-1999), St Public Notif requested (SEP-29-1999), St Compliance achieved (NOV-12-1999)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
THE IRISH SHANTI LLC (Address: 17455 GUNDER RD , Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 18.3%
(10.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 60.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.1 people | | Iowa: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 60.1% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.9% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elgin, IA
Elgin compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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 Elgin (2011 data):
- Elgin State Bank: at 241 Center, branch established on 1930/10/25. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $22.2 mil, Deposits: $20.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Kellonto Bankshares Corp.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Fayette County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Elgin (based on Fayette County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 75.78%
| Here |  | 75.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Lutheran Church |
| Adherents | 34.1% | 32.4% | 14.1% | 5.5% | 5.0% |
| Congregations | 12.5% | 19.6% | 25.0% | 7.1% | 7.1% |
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| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | North American Baptist Conference | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | The Wesleyan Church | Other |
| Adherents | 2.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 2.9% |
| Congregations | 3.6% | 1.8% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 16.1% |
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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: 2 | Fayette County: | 0.98 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14 | Fayette County: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 18 | This county: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Fayette County: | 8.3% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Fayette County: | 28.2% | | 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 | $1,498 | $17,976 | 1 | $103 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $3,628 | $43,536 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,349 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $5,126 | $30,756 | 4 | $1,452 |
Elgin government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $51,000 ($74.67)
Sewerage: $35,000 ($51.24)
All Other: $4,000 ($5.86)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $211,000 ($308.93)
Water Utilities: $21,000 ($30.75)
Sewerage: $13,000 ($19.03)
- Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $59,000 ($86.38)
Regular Highways: $43,000 ($62.96)
Libraries: $41,000 ($60.03)
Water Utilities: $23,000 ($33.67)
Sewerage: $21,000 ($30.75)
General - Other: $20,000 ($29.28)
Fire Protection: $20,000 ($29.28)
Financial Administration: $16,000 ($23.43)
General Public Buildings: $6,000 ($8.78)
Parks & Recreation: $6,000 ($8.78)
Central Staff Services: $4,000 ($5.86)
Health Services - Other: $3,000 ($4.39)
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000 ($4.39)
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,000 ($2.93)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Solid Waste Management: $30,000 ($43.92)
Regular Highways: $2,000 ($2.93)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,000 ($21.96)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $125,000 ($183.02)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $40,000 ($58.57)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $275,000 ($402.64)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $265,000 ($387.99)
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $97,000 ($142.02)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $50,000 ($73.21)
Water Utilities: $28,000 ($41.00)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $38,000 ($55.64)
General Revenue, NEC: $5,000 ($7.32)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $875,000 ($1281.11)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $30,000 ($43.92)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $54,000 ($79.06)
General Support: $12,000 ($17.57)
All Other: $4,000 ($5.86)
- Tax - Property: $115,000 ($168.37)
Total General Sales: $42,000 ($61.49)
NEC: $2,000 ($2.93)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $59,000 ($86.38)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,000 ($8.78)
4.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,649 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.80% | | 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:
6.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,117 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.45% | | 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 Elgin:
- KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KADR (1400 AM; 1 kW; ELKADER, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
- KNEI (1140 AM; 2 kW; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
- WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
- WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Elgin:
- KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KPVL (89.1 FM; POSTVILLE, IA; Owner: POSTVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE)
- KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- KOKZ (105.7 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KVIK (104.7 FM; DECORAH, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
- KNEI-FM (103.5 FM; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
- KCTN (100.1 FM; GARNAVILLO, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
- KNWS-FM (101.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WQPC (94.3 FM; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
- KDEC-FM (100.5 FM; DECORAH, IA; Owner: DECORAH BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Elgin:
- KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
- KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
- KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KTTC (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
- K14AF (Channel 14; DECORAH, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2 - LORI DAWSON, 23630 Drake Road (Lat: 42.971611 Lon: -91.665306), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- LORI DAWSON, 23630 Drake Road (Lat: 42.971611 Lon: -91.665306), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 1010 Main St (Lat: 42.952472 Lon: -91.635139), Call Sign: KSV854, Licensee ID: L00048980
Assigned Frequencies: 155.265 MHz Grant Date: 06/19/2003, Expiration Date: 05/31/2013
Registrant: Valley Veterinary Clinic Pc, 1010 Main St, Elgin, IA 52141, Phone: (563) 426-5622, Fax: (563) 426-5379, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - CLERMONT, 23630 Drake Road (Lat: 42.971611 Lon: -91.665306), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.6 m, Call Sign: WQKT514
Assigned Frequencies: 6785.00 MHz Grant Date: 09/09/2009, Expiration Date: 09/09/2019, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3 - Call Sign: K0HAL, Previous Call Sign: KA0URN, Licensee ID: L01462015
Grant Date: 01/28/2009, Expiration Date: 03/03/2019
Registrant: Hal D Wilson, 18382 Dogwood Rd, Elgin, IA 52141 - Call Sign: WB0FEL, Licensee ID: L01395717
Grant Date: 05/01/2008, Expiration Date: 04/21/2018, Certifier: Robert W Helms
Registrant: Robert W Helms, 307 Washington St, Elgin, IA 52141 - Call Sign: WB0LTI, Licensee ID: L01187647
Grant Date: 08/30/2006, Expiration Date: 11/26/2016, Certifier: Monte W Helms
Registrant: Monte W Helms, 909 Main St, Elgin, IA 52141
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8720N , Serial Number: 28-25532, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 02/07/1969
Registrant (Corporation): Scott Field Flying Club, 806 Main St, Elgin, IA 52141
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Elgin, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 15 | 75.4 years |
| John | 12 | 78.2 years |
| Robert | 10 | 70.8 years |
| Marie | 8 | 83.1 years |
| Charles | 8 | 79.4 years |
| Clarence | 8 | 85.0 years |
| Mary | 7 | 86.3 years |
| Walter | 7 | 78.9 years |
| Louis | 6 | 71.0 years |
| Harold | 6 | 78.0 years |
| Most common last names in Elgin, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Butikofer | 16 | 82.6 years |
| Larson | 15 | 72.3 years |
| Hanson | 11 | 79.7 years |
| Anderson | 10 | 81.8 years |
| Schneider | 10 | 80.1 years |
| Olson | 10 | 81.5 years |
| Lehman | 10 | 81.9 years |
| Falb | 10 | 78.3 years |
| Wenger | 9 | 84.2 years |
| Torkelson | 9 | 83.1 years |
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Leather and allied products"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most White Non-Hispanic residents"
- #39 (52141) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Swiss first ancestries"
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