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Notable locations in Elkader: Carter House Museum (A), Elkader Fire Department (B), Elkader Police Department (C), Elkader Public Library (D), Clayton County Courthouse (E), Clayton County Office Building (F), Clayton County Sheriffs Office (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Elkader include: First Congregational Church (A), Bethany Lutheran Church (B), Saint Josephs Church (C), Grace Evangelical Free Church (D), Zion Lutheran Church (E), Peace United Church of Christ (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Josephs Cemetery (1), Eastside Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Elkader include: Lovers Leap Park (1), Table Rock Site of July 4 1838 Celebration Historical Marker (2), Ardell Kader City Park (3), Riverside Park (4), Elkader City Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Elkader Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotels: Johnson's Restaurant & Reception Hall (915 High Street Northeast), Elkader Inn Motel (24886 Highway 13).
Court: Juvenile Court Service (429 High Street Northeast).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Elkader and their reported violations in the past:
KINGDOM HALL (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-22-1999), St Public Notif received (DEC-29-1999), St Compliance achieved (2 times from JAN-04-2000 to FEB-21-2001), St No addtl Formal Action needed (FEB-21-2001)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-19-1999), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-22-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-22-1999), St Compliance achieved (2 times from JAN-04-2000 to FEB-21-2001), St No addtl Formal Action needed (FEB-21-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between OCT-01-1999 and NOV-02-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-17-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-17-1999), St Compliance achieved (DEC-14-1999), St Public Notif received (DEC-29-1999), St Compliance achieved (FEB-21-2001), St No addtl Formal Action needed (FEB-21-2001)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Elkader that have no violations reported:
- OSBORNE OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER (Population served: 84, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- CLAYTON CO CORRECTIONAL FACILITY (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.2 people | | Iowa: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 62.6% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 2.5% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 5.2% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 0.6% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elkader, IA
People in group quarters in Elkader
- 56 people in nursing homes
- 14 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 2 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Elkader compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Elkader (2009 data):
- Central State Bank: Elkader Branch at 200 North Main, branch established on 1990-04-13; at 102 North Main Street, branch established on 1931-11-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $97.1 mil, Deposits: $76.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Ajj Bancorp, Inc.
- FreedomBank: Freedombank at 210 South Main, branch established on 1903-01-01. Info updated 2006-12-22: Bank assets: $233.6 mil, Deposits: $176.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Leroy C. Darby, Inc. Esop
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Clayton County Iowa:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (86%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Elkader
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | United Church of Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 40.1% | 39.5% | 10.4% | 5.2% | 4.9% |
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| Congregations | 44.4% | 20.0% | 13.3% | 4.4% | 17.8% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $5,754 | $34,524 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $7,928 | $47,568 | 3 | $2,004 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $8,677 | $34,708 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $609 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
1 | $2,469 | $29,628 | 1 | $872 |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $2,256 | $27,072 | 2 | $1,147 |
| Totals for Government |
9 | $27,084 | $36,112 | 8 | $4,632 |
Elkader government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $139,000
Solid Waste Management: $137,000
Parks & Recreation: $91,000
All Other: $19,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $297,000
Water Utilities: $91,000
Parks & Recreation: $57,000
Sewerage: $54,000
Libraries: $37,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $173,000
Parks & Recreation: $156,000
Solid Waste Management: $127,000
Police Protection: $118,000
Water Utilities: $109,000
Sewerage: $98,000
General - Other: $64,000
Central Staff Services: $49,000
Libraries: $42,000
Fire Protection: $20,000
General Public Buildings: $12,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
Air Transportation: $6,000
Health Services - Other: $4,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $49,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $39,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $185,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $694,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $214,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $555,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $164,000
Other, NEC: $155,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $198,000
Water Utilities: $21,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $63,000
Rents: $11,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Property Sale Other: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $67,000
Libraries: $29,000
Water Utilities: $4,000
Sewerage: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $327,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $158,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $23,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $234,000
General Support: $14,000
- Tax - Property: $710,000
Total General Sales: $80,000
Public Utilities: $20,000
NEC: $6,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $319,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000
5.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,938 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.02% | | 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:
5.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,331 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.68% | | 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 Elkader:
- KADR (1400 AM; 1 kW; ELKADER, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WPRE (980 AM; 1 kW; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
Strongest FM radio stations in Elkader:
- KCTN (100.1 FM; GARNAVILLO, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
- KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- WQPC (94.3 FM; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
- KOKZ (105.7 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KNWS-FM (101.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KNEI-FM (103.5 FM; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
- KPVL (89.1 FM; POSTVILLE, IA; Owner: POSTVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE)
TV broadcast stations around Elkader:
- 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)
- W22CI (Channel 22; BLOOMINGTON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
Elkader fatal accident list:
Jul 31, 2004 07:14 AM, Sr-13, Bridge St, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Oct 3, 1996 10:05 AM, E Bridge, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 23, 1978 09:50 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- North Of 23719 Gunder Road, Structure height: 105.2 m, Call Sign: KNKQ388
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 09/23/2003, Expiration Date: 10/01/2013
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3- PETER M CONNOLLY, Just N Of 23719 Gunder Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 105.2 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Sui, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- 24493 Hwy 128 6.4 Km Nw Of Garnavillo, Type: Tower, Structure height: 75.5 m, Overall height: 76.2 m
Registrant: Design Homes Inc Dba , 600 N Marquette Rd, Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821, Phone: (608) 326-6041 - Janean K Amundson, 401 Oak Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m
Registrant: Iowa Wireless Services, 11358 Aurora, Urbandale, IA 50322, Phone: (515) 258-7000, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Elkader, IA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5- ELKADER, Just N Of 23719 Gunder Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 105.2 m, Call Sign: WPND636
Assigned Frequencies : 6755.00 MHz, 6815.00 MHz, 6765.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- Sheriffs Office, 22306 230th Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 40 m, Overall height: 42.6 m, Call Sign: WQCA914
Assigned Frequencies : 6750.62 MHz
Grant Date: 01/20/2005, Expiration Date: 01/20/2015, Certifier: Joel Biggs
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-9728, Email:
- Chicken Ridge, Chicken Ridge, Type: Tower, Structure height: 40 m, Overall height: 42.6 m, Call Sign: WQCD297
Assigned Frequencies : 6590.62 MHz, 6528.75 MHz
Grant Date: 02/03/2005, Expiration Date: 02/03/2015, Certifier: Joel Biggs
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-9728, Email:
- Sheriffs Office, Sheriffs Office, Type: Tower, Structure height: 10 m, Overall height: 10.6 m, Call Sign: WQCD297
Grant Date: 02/03/2005, Expiration Date: 02/03/2015, Certifier: Joel Biggs
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-9728, Email:
- ELKADER, Lat: 42.856611 Lon: -91.405500, Call Sign: WQGC263
Assigned Frequencies : 956.318 MHz
Grant Date: 12/05/2006, Expiration Date: 12/05/2016, Certifier: Jennifer Cowsert
Registrant: Sensus, 450 N Gallatin Ave, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1- Call Sign: N0ZYB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00871771
Grant Date: 06/03/2004, Expiration Date: 06/03/2014
Registrant: Mark A Payne, 27345 Harbor Road, Elkader, IA 52043
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3- Aircraft: CESSNA 172M (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 1914V , Serial Number: 17263792, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 08/23/1974
Registrant (Individual): Roger Breitsprecher, 23822 Highway 128, Elkader, IA 52043 - Aircraft: CESSNA 182S (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 26613 , Serial Number: 18280326, Year manufactured: 1998, Airworthiness Date: 09/21/1998
Registrant (Co-Owned): Paul E Marcotte, 30168 Hwy 13, Elkader, IA 52043, Other Owners: Cathy E Marcotte - Aircraft: AERO COMMANDER 100-180 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4073X , Serial Number: 5173, Year manufactured: 1970, Airworthiness Date: 04/29/1970
Registrant (Individual): Gary D Willie, Po Box 747, Elkader, IA 52043
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 12
- Hazardous Condition: 2
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Elkader, IA
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