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Garnavillo, IA map Population (year 2000): 754. Estimated population in July 2006: 738 (-2.1% change)
 

Males: 376  (49.9%)
Females: 378  (50.1%)

Clayton County

Median resident age:  46.6 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 52049.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,000 (it was $35,694 in 2000)
Garnavillo  $39,000
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $76,400 (it was $64,500 in 2000)
Garnavillo  $76,400
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Garnavillo:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.9%)

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Ancestries: German (59.5%), Irish (9.4%), English (6.9%), United States (5.3%), Norwegian (5.2%), Czech (2.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 11/21/1907

Elevation: 1060 feet

Land area: 0.88 square miles.

Population density: 842 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Garnavillo

  • High school or higher: 74.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garnavillo city

  • Never married: 23.5%
  • Now married: 53.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 13.7%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.3%
Iowa:  3.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Garnavillo, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Garnavillo to the number of sex offenders is 740 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Garnavillo:  1.3% ($838)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (45.3 miles , pop. 57,686).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (127.3 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (254.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Clayton, IA (6.5 miles) , Garber, IA (8.7 miles) , Elkport, IA (9.1 miles) , Bagley, WI (9.6 miles ), Osterdock, IA (10.8 miles) , Guttenberg, IA (10.8 miles ), Wyalusing, WI (11.0 miles ), Farmersburg, IA (11.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $130,000
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000

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Latitude: 42.87 N, Longitude: 91.24 W


22 people in homes for the mentally retarded
16 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Area code: 563

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Population change in the 1990s: +37 (+5.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Social assistance (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
  • Business operations specialists (10%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Garnavillo-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Iowa state average. It is 74% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.1 miles away from the Garnavillo city center .

On 5/15/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 42.2 miles away from the city center killed 5 people and injured 156 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Garnavillo:
  • GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; GUTTENBERG, IA)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ELKADER, IA)
  • PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Garnavillo:
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 50 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID: DBQ)
  • LA CROSSE MUNI (about 69 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID: LSE)
  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 75 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; ID: CID)
Other public-use airports nearest to Garnavillo:
  • ELKADER (about 10 miles; ELKADER, IA; ID: I27)
  • MONONA MUNI (about 13 miles; MONONA, IA; ID: 7C3)
  • PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MUNI (about 14 miles; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; ID: PDC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garnavillo:
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 49 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 49 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 53 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 69 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
Public elementary/middle schools in Garnavillo:
  • CLAYTON RIDGE MS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 161; Location: 502 WEST WATSON STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • GARNAVILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 84; Location: 206 W. CENTRE STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Garnavillo:
  • GARNAVILLO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $43,443; Location: 122 MAIN; 18,671 books; 280 audio materials; 210 video materials; 44 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • The Congregational church is now the site of the historical museum; Peace Lytheran church is not in Garnavillo, but in the town of Clayton.

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Notable locations in Garnavillo: Garnavillo City Hall (A), Garnavillo Historical Museum (B), Garnavillo Police Department (C), Garnavillo Public Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Garnavillo include: Saint Peter Lutheran Church (A), Saint Pauls Lutheran Church (B), First Congregational Church (C), Saint Josephs Church (D), Garnavillo Gospel Hall (E), Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Garnavillo Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Garnavillo: Garnavillo City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Garnavillo and their reported violations in the past:

PARADISE VALLEY CAMPGROUND (Address: 19745 KEYSTONE RD #2, Population served: 55, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-27-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-10-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUN-10-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 6 regular monitoring violations
SCENIC VIEW CAMPGROUND (Address: 28563 205TH ST, Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Garnavillo that have no violations reported:
  • GARNAVILLO WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 754, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  62.7%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.7%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

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:  0.7%
Whole state:  3.8%

Garnavillo compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Garnavillo (2007 data):
  • The Garnavillo Savings Bank: at 101 S. Main Street, branch established on 1904-07-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $27.5 mil, Deposits: $24.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Garnavillo Bank Corporation



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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 1$2,872$34,4640$0
Streets and Highways 1$2,420$29,0400$0
Local Libraries 0$0 1$140
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 2$961
Other Government Administration 1$2,143$25,7160$0
Totals for Government 3$7,435$29,7403$1,101


Garnavillo government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $54,000
    Solid Waste Management: $31,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $73,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $90,000
    Financial Administration: $89,000
    Regular Highways: $61,000
    Sewerage: $51,000
    Police Protection: $38,000
    Libraries: $38,000
    Solid Waste Management: $32,000
    Fire Protection: $17,000
    Parks & Recreation: $12,000
    General - Other: $8,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $47,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $37,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $168,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $168,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $11,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $47,000
    Regular Highways: $18,000
    Fire Protection: $14,000
    Police Protection: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $62,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $70,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $128,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $60,000
    All Other: $15,000
    General Support: $12,000
  • Tax - Property: $302,000
    Total General Sales: $45,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $142,000

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:
from Crawford County, WI  0.49% ($28,686 average AGI)
from Fayette County, IA  0.47% ($27,455)
from Allamakee County, IA  0.41% ($20,690)


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:
to Dubuque County, IA  0.62% ($33,659 average AGI)
to Crawford County, WI  0.53% ($22,079)
to Linn County, IA  0.43% ($34,323)


Strongest AM radio stations in Garnavillo:
  • WPRE (980 AM; 1 kW; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • KNEI (1140 AM; 2 kW; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Garnavillo:
  • KCTN (100.1 FM; GARNAVILLO, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
  • WQPC (94.3 FM; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • 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)
  • KNEI-FM (103.5 FM; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Garnavillo:
  • 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.)
  • W22CI (Channel 22; BLOOMINGTON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

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