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Notable locations in Forest City: Forest City (A), Forest City Country Club (B), Forest City Police Department (C), Forest City Municipal Library (D), Forest City Hall (E), Forest City Fire Department (F), Annex (G), Winnebago Industries Visitor Center (H), Winnebago County Sheriffs Office (I), Winnebago County Courthouse (J), Salveson Hall (K), Odvin Hagen Music Center (L), Nilssen-Boe Science Hall (M), Thorson Hall (N), John K and Luise Hanson Fieldhouse (O), Mansion Museum (P), Voss Memorial Library (Q), Campus Center (R). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Forest City include: Immanual Lutheran Church (A), First Baptist Church (B), Forest Evangelical Lutheran Church (C), Congregational Church (D), Saint James Catholic Church (E), Calvary Baptist Church (F), United Methodist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Oakland Cemetery (1), Saint James Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Forest City include: Clarks Woods Park (1), North Woods Park (2), Pammel Park (3), Rotary-Westgate Park (4), Sunshine Park (5), Tim Coffee Park (6), Merrick Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Forest City Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Mansion Museum - Winnebago Historical Society (336 North Clark Street).
Hotels: Village Chateau Motor Inn (1115 Highway 69 North), The Lodge (945 Highway 69 South), Bungalow Motor Lodge (Highway 69), Super 8 Motel (1215 Highway 69 South), Forest City Super 8 Motel (1215 Highway 69 S).
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Winnebago 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
SO2
PM10
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 21.6. This is significantly better than average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 0.136. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 23.0 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 23.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.6 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2004 was 10.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Forest City and their reported violations in the past:
SUPER BOWL (Address: 19050 HWY 9  , Population served: 110, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
WORD OF FAITH DOMINION CHURCH (Address: 114 INDIAN AVE , Population served: 61, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-10-2004), St Public Notif requested (DEC-10-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-15-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-22-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-20-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-20-2005), St Compliance achieved (2 times from FEB-07-2005 to AUG-04-2005)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-07-2004), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-13-2004), St Public Notif requested (DEC-13-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2005)
THORPE PARK-WINNEBAGO CONSERVATION (Address: 34496 110TH AVE , Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform
PILOT KNOB STATE PARK-CAMPGROUND (Address: 2148 340TH ST , Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Forest City that have no violations reported:
- FOREST CITY WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 4362, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- PILOT KNOB LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 85, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- THREE FINGERS CAMPGROUND (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.6%
(11.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Iowa: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 64.1% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
| This city: | 4.1% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Forest City, IA
People in group quarters in Forest City:
- 287 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 53 people in nursing homes
- 37 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Forest City 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.
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Banks with branches in Forest City (2011 data):
- Titonka Savings Bank: Forest City Branch at 101 Highway 69 N, branch established on 05/06/1988. Info updated 08/08/2008: Bank assets: $15.0 mil, Deposits: $13.4 mil, headquarters in Titonka, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Titonka Bancshares, Inc.
- Manufacturers Bank & Trust Company: at 245 J Street, branch established on 09/01/1945. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $24.9 mil, Deposits: $18.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Mbt Corp.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (93%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Winnebago County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Forest City:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 85.95%
| Here | | 86.0% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Reformed Church in America | Baptist General Conference |
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| Adherents | 61.0% | 13.9% | 11.6% | 3.9% | 3.8% |
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| Congregations | 42.3% | 15.4% | 11.5% | 3.8% | 3.8% |
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| Name | Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian Churches | Conservative Congregational Christian Conference | North American Baptist Conference | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
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| Congregations | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 7.7% |
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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: 3 | Winnebago County: | 2.75 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5 | Winnebago County: | 4.58 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 11 | This county: | 10.07 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Winnebago County: | 8.5% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Winnebago County: | 27.0% | | 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 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $4,317 | $51,804 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
4 | $11,024 | $33,072 | 1 | $255 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
8 | $26,827 | $40,241 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,809 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $14,929 | $44,787 | 0 | $0 |
| Airports |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,871 |
| Health |
3 | $10,063 | $40,252 | 5 | $2,980 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $8,929 | $35,716 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $15,243 | $45,729 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
3 | $8,860 | $35,440 | 5 | $1,149 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $9,031 | $54,186 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
9 | $34,118 | $45,491 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $3,308 | $39,696 | 7 | $2,832 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,601 |
| Totals for Government |
42 | $146,649 | $41,900 | 23 | $12,497 |
Forest City government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $467,000 ($118.02)
Solid Waste Management: $300,000 ($75.82)
Parks & Recreation: $50,000 ($12.64)
All Other: $32,000 ($8.09)
- Construction - Housing & Community Development: $17,000 ($4.30)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $2,590,000 ($654.54)
Police Protection: $608,000 ($153.65)
Regular Highways: $472,000 ($119.28)
Parks & Recreation: $316,000 ($79.86)
Sewerage: $301,000 ($76.07)
Solid Waste Management: $265,000 ($66.97)
Water Utilities: $202,000 ($51.05)
Health Services - Other: $172,000 ($43.47)
General - Other: $138,000 ($34.87)
Libraries: $127,000 ($32.10)
Central Staff Services: $100,000 ($25.27)
Financial Administration: $79,000 ($19.96)
Other Hospitals: $75,000 ($18.95)
Housing & Community Development: $73,000 ($18.45)
Fire Protection: $61,000 ($15.42)
Air Transportation: $58,000 ($14.66)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $47,000 ($11.88)
General Public Buildings: $15,000 ($3.79)
- General - Interest on Debt: $134,000 ($33.86)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $37,000 ($9.35)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $600,000 ($151.63)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,810,000 ($457.42)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,370,000 ($346.22)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,370,000 ($346.22)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $539,000 ($136.21)
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $61,000 ($15.42)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,810,000 ($457.42)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $610,000 ($154.16)
Interest Earnings: $311,000 ($78.59)
Special Assessments: $90,000 ($22.74)
Property Sale Other: $13,000 ($3.29)
Rents: $12,000 ($3.03)
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $295,000 ($74.55)
Solid Waste Management: $141,000 ($35.63)
Sewerage: $139,000 ($35.13)
Electric Utilities: $114,000 ($28.81)
Regular Highways: $90,000 ($22.74)
Parks & Recreation: $63,000 ($15.92)
Police Protection: $34,000 ($8.59)
Water Utilities: $31,000 ($7.83)
Libraries: $18,000 ($4.55)
Fire Protection: $7,000 ($1.77)
General - Other: $4,000 ($1.01)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,536,000 ($2157.19)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $3,039,000 ($768.01)
Water Utilities: $338,000 ($85.42)
Transit Utilities: $0 ($0.00)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $539,000 ($136.21)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $349,000 ($88.20)
Health & Hospitals: $120,000 ($30.33)
General Support: $70,000 ($17.69)
All Other: $56,000 ($14.15)
- Tax - Property: $1,166,000 ($294.67)
Total General Sales: $290,000 ($73.29)
Other Selective Sales: $41,000 ($10.36)
NEC: $7,000 ($1.77)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,736,000 ($438.72)
4.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,349 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.92% | | 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:
7.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,057 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.47% | | 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 Forest City:
- 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.)
- KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KNFX (970 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
Strongest FM radio stations in Forest City:
- KZOW (91.9 FM; FOREST CITY, IA; Owner: WALDORF COLLEGE)
- KIAI (93.9 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KIOW (107.3 FM; FOREST CITY, IA; Owner: PILOT KNOB BROADCASTING)
- KLSS-FM (106.1 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF MASON CITY, INC.)
- KBDC (88.5 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- 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.)
- KCPI (94.9 FM; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
- KUNY (91.5 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- KCMR (97.9 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: TLC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K223AB (92.5 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: GREAT COMM. COMMCNS. OF N. IOWA INC)
- KYTC (102.7 FM; NORTHWOOD, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF MASON CITY, INC.)
- K214BA (90.7 FM; MASON CITY, ETC., IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
TV broadcast stations around Forest City:
- 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)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Forest City, Iowa:
- Fatal accident count: 9
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
- Fatalities: 10
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 23
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Iowa average:
- Fatal accident count: 76
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 116
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 24
- Fatalities: 82
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 191
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7
See more detailed statistics of Forest City fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Forest City
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Forest City, IA
| Most common first names in Forest City, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 34 | 75.1 years |
| Anna | 21 | 88.9 years |
| Donald | 21 | 69.9 years |
| Robert | 19 | 72.9 years |
| Clara | 19 | 82.8 years |
| Ruth | 18 | 88.7 years |
| Arthur | 16 | 74.1 years |
| Evelyn | 16 | 79.9 years |
| Emma | 16 | 89.7 years |
| Carl | 16 | 81.6 years |
| Most common last names in Forest City, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Olson | 41 | 80.7 years |
| Peterson | 34 | 82.1 years |
| Johnson | 33 | 83.0 years |
| Nelson | 32 | 74.8 years |
| Anderson | 29 | 83.0 years |
| Hanson | 27 | 82.7 years |
| Thompson | 25 | 81.0 years |
| Larson | 21 | 74.7 years |
| Hanna | 18 | 76.3 years |
| Bartleson | 14 | 82.0 years |
| Businesses in Forest City, IA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| Hardee's | 1 | | U.S. Cellular | 1 |
| Pizza Hut | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| Subway | 1 | | YMCA | 1 |
Forest City on our top lists:
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Transportation equipment"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Transportation equipment"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest temperature differences during a year"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the mentally retarded"
- #19 (50436) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Norwegian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #99 (50436) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Yugoslavian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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