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Fertile: Park stream Fertile: Mill on Beaver Creek in Fertile, Iowa  Sept 2007
 

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Fertile, IA map Population (year 2000): 360. Estimated population in July 2006: 352 (-2.2% change)
 

Males: 171  (47.5%)
Females: 189  (52.5%)

Worth County

Median resident age:  40.8 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 50434.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,600 (it was $33,558 in 2000)
Fertile  $36,600
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $57,800 (it was $48,800 in 2000)
Fertile  $57,800
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Fertile:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
  • Other race (3.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Black (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (42.8%), Norwegian (37.5%), English (9.7%), Irish (4.7%), Swedish (3.3%), United States (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 04/10/1908

Elevation: 1170 feet

Land area: 0.94 square miles.

Population density: 379 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Fertile

  • High school or higher: 82.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fertile city

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 62.5%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Iowa:  3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Fertile:  1.1% ($518)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
Fertile satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rochester, MN (83.7 miles , pop. 85,806).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (118.0 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (406.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hanlontown, IA (3.1 miles ), Joice, IA (7.2 miles ), Clear Lake, IA (9.3 miles ), Ventura, IA (10.2 miles ), Lake Mills, IA (13.1 miles ), Manly, IA (15.0 miles ), Forest City, IA (15.1 miles ), Leland, IA (15.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $90,000
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $108,200
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 43.26 N, Longitude: 93.42 W


Area code: 641

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Population change in the 1990s: -21 (-5.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (17%)
  • Transportation equipment (16%)
  • Wood products (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Transportation equipment (11%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)


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Fertile-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 109% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/14/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 25.0 miles away from the Fertile city center killed 6 people and injured 172 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.1 miles away from the city center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fertile:
  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-NORTH IOWA (about 18 miles; MASON CITY, IA)
  • HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; BRITT, IA)
  • NAEVE HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; ALBERT LEA, MN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fertile:
  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 11 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID: MCW)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 73 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; ID: FOD)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 79 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fertile:
  • LAKE MILLS MUNI (about 11 miles; LAKE MILLS, IA; ID: 0Y6)
  • FOREST CITY MUNI (about 14 miles; FOREST CITY, IA; ID: FXY)
  • NORTHWOOD MUNI (about 20 miles; NORTHWOOD, IA; ID: 5D2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fertile:
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 73 miles; MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; FT DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 81 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 84 miles; ST PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
  • SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 84 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,968)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)
Library in Fertile:
  • FERTILE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $22,611; Location: 204 WEST MAIN, BOX 198; 9,526 books; 551 audio materials; 612 video materials; 41 serial subscriptions)

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Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.1%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.4%
Whole state:  4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.3%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.9%
Whole state:  3.8%

Fertile compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below 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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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 0$0 2$1,026
Streets and Highways 1$3,659$43,9080$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$1,050
Totals for Government 1$3,659$43,9083$2,076


Fertile government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $56,000
    Solid Waste Management: $18,000
  • Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $36,000
    Regular Highways: $34,000
    Sewerage: $21,000
    Solid Waste Management: $20,000
    General - Other: $16,000
    Water Utilities: $14,000
    Libraries: $10,000
    Financial Administration: $5,000
    Fire Protection: $5,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $10,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $207,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $200,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $199,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $190,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000
    Water Utilities: $8,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $14,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $116,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $34,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $29,000
  • Tax - Property: $30,000
    Total General Sales: $14,000
    Public Utilities: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $26,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000

5.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,944 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.45%
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:
from Cerro Gordo County, IA  1.82% ($27,778 average AGI)
from Winnebago County, IA  0.81% ($25,083)


6.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,951 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.77%
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:
to Cerro Gordo County, IA  2.36% ($28,761 average AGI)
to Winnebago County, IA  0.53% ($25,375)
to Mitchell County, IA  0.37% ($38,273)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fertile:
  • 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.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • 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)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KNFX (970 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRIB (1490 AM; 1 kW; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF MASON CITY, INC.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRNI (1010 AM; 1 kW; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fertile:
  • KIAI (93.9 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KBDC (88.5 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KLSS-FM (106.1 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF MASON CITY, INC.)
  • KIOW (107.3 FM; FOREST CITY, IA; Owner: PILOT KNOB BROADCASTING)
  • KAUS-FM (99.9 FM; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
  • KLKK (103.7 FM; CLEAR LAKE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K214BA (90.7 FM; MASON CITY, ETC., IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • K223AB (92.5 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: GREAT COMM. COMMCNS. OF N. IOWA INC)
  • KCMR (97.9 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: TLC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KUNY (91.5 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KCPI (94.9 FM; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
  • KYTC (102.7 FM; NORTHWOOD, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF MASON CITY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fertile:
  • KIMT (Channel 3; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KYIN (Channel 24; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KAAL (Channel 6; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: KAAL-TV, LLC)

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