Carroll County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Glidden and their reported violations in the past:
GLIDDEN WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 1253, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.5%
(6.6% 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: | 2.3 people | | Iowa: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 65.1% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.4% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Glidden, IA
127 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
Glidden compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Glidden (2011 data):
- Iowa Savings Bank: Glidden Branch at 705 Arizona Street, branch established on 2006/11/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $166.6 mil, Deposits: $151.3 mil, headquarters in Carroll, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Community Grain Co.
- United Bank of Iowa: Glidden Branch at 121 Idaho St, branch established on 1877/01/01. Info updated 2011/01/04: Bank assets: $1,153.6 mil, Deposits: $906.0 mil, headquarters in Ida Grove, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 25 total offices, Holding Company: Ida Grove Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (80%)
- Electricity (19%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Carroll County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Glidden (based on Carroll County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 85.81%
| Here |  | 85.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Adherents | 63.8% | 14.2% | 10.1% | 3.7% | 2.8% |
| Congregations | 35.7% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 4.8% |
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| Name | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Friends (Quakers) | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.3% |
| Congregations | 2.4% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 2.4% | 9.5% |
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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: 8 | Carroll County: | 3.82 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15 | Carroll County: | 7.17 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 22 | This county: | 10.51 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Carroll County: | 8.7% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Carroll County: | 26.4% | | 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 |
2 | $7,187 | $43,122 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $7,838 | $31,352 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $2,181 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $15,025 | $36,060 | 2 | $2,181 |
Glidden government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $60,000 ($52.36)
Parking Facilities: $50,000 ($43.63)
Parks & Recreation: $28,000 ($24.43)
All Other: $13,000 ($11.34)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $398,000 ($347.29)
Water Utilities: $134,000 ($116.93)
Regular Highways: $121,000 ($105.58)
Solid Waste Management: $67,000 ($58.46)
Parks & Recreation: $66,000 ($57.59)
Sewerage: $59,000 ($51.48)
Police Protection: $31,000 ($27.05)
Libraries: $26,000 ($22.69)
General - Other: $21,000 ($18.32)
Fire Protection: $12,000 ($10.47)
Financial Administration: $9,000 ($7.85)
Central Staff Services: $8,000 ($6.98)
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000 ($5.24)
General Public Buildings: $4,000 ($3.49)
- General - Interest on Debt: $29,000 ($25.31)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $21,000 ($18.32)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $16,000 ($13.96)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $634,000 ($553.23)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $537,000 ($468.59)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $8,000 ($6.98)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $97,000 ($84.64)
Water Utilities: $8,000 ($6.98)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $34,000 ($29.67)
Property Sale Other: $25,000 ($21.82)
General Revenue, NEC: $8,000 ($6.98)
Rents: $5,000 ($4.36)
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $83,000 ($72.43)
Libraries: $11,000 ($9.60)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,210,000 ($1055.85)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $463,000 ($404.01)
Water Utilities: $125,000 ($109.08)
Gas Utilities: $0 ($0.00)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $100,000 ($87.26)
All Other: $68,000 ($59.34)
General Support: $19,000 ($16.58)
- Tax - Property: $296,000 ($258.29)
Public Utilities: $3,000 ($2.62)
NEC: $2,000 ($1.75)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $168,000 ($146.60)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000 ($0.87)
4.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,703 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.37% | | 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:
5.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,922 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.82% | | 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 Glidden:
- KCIM (1380 AM; 1 kW; CARROLL, IA; Owner: CARROLL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Glidden:
- KWOI (90.7 FM; CARROLL, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
- KKRL (93.7 FM; CARROLL, IA; Owner: CARROLL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KGRA (98.9 FM; JEFFERSON, IA; Owner: COON VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- KIKD (106.7 FM; LAKE CITY, IA; Owner: CARROLL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KLTI-FM (104.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Glidden:
- KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
- WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
- KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
- KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
Glidden fatal accident list:
Jul 20, 1997 10:15 PM, Utah St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Dec 26, 1991 06:06 PM, Idaho St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 22, 1979 01:52 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Glidden)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - 1.5 Mi N & 0.5 Mi W Of Jct Of Hwy 30 & Hwy 286 (Lat: 42.085111 Lon: -94.734500), Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Call Sign: KJS560
Assigned Frequencies: 451.175 MHz Grant Date: 09/17/2004, Expiration Date: 12/02/2014, Certifier: Dale M Arends
Registrant: Utc Spectrum Services, 200 North Glebe Rd. #1000, Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: (703) 558-2214, Fax: (703) 558-0523, Email:
- 3 Mi S (Lat: 42.019417 Lon: -94.730806), Call Sign: KNEK322, Licensee ID: L00029094
Assigned Frequencies: 153.020 MHz Grant Date: 10/17/2002, Expiration Date: 12/23/2012
Registrant: Paul Walkup, 19379 Timber, Glidden, IA 51443 - E 1/4 Of Sw 1/4 Sec 19 T84n R33w (Lat: 42.067750 Lon: -94.729417), Call Sign: WGR354, Licensee ID: L00003092
Assigned Frequencies: 456.175 MHz Grant Date: 01/21/2000, Expiration Date: 03/02/2005, Cancellation Date: 12/13/2004
Registrant: Corn Belt Power Cooperative, 1300 Thirteenth St North, Humboldt, IA 50548, Phone: (515) 332-2571
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3 - Call Sign: KB0MVS, Licensee ID: L00828116
Grant Date: 03/10/2004, Expiration Date: 05/31/2014, Certifier: Ricky E Hamilton
Registrant: Ricky E Hamilton, 226 W 4th, Glidden, IA 51443 - Call Sign: KB0VHW, Licensee ID: L01092061
Grant Date: 12/08/2005, Expiration Date: 02/13/2016, Certifier: James F Platt
Registrant: James F Platt, 526 E 3rd St, Glidden, IA 51443 - Call Sign: WA0ZOE
Grant Date: 02/19/1999, Expiration Date: 04/12/2004, Cancellation Date: 04/14/2006
Registrant: Dean E Light, 104 Minnesota, Glidden, IA 51443
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Glidden)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 8 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Glidden, IA
| Most common first names in Glidden, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 13 | 78.5 years |
| Charles | 9 | 80.9 years |
| George | 9 | 82.6 years |
| Clarence | 8 | 77.0 years |
| Margaret | 8 | 83.3 years |
| Robert | 8 | 75.6 years |
| Albert | 7 | 82.7 years |
| Anna | 7 | 90.1 years |
| Edith | 7 | 83.0 years |
| Dorothy | 7 | 85.0 years |
| Most common last names in Glidden, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Conner | 12 | 76.2 years |
| Heuton | 9 | 78.7 years |
| Hartwigsen | 7 | 77.4 years |
| Bushman | 7 | 80.3 years |
| Davis | 7 | 77.4 years |
| Johnson | 6 | 84.0 years |
| Bender | 6 | 82.3 years |
| Thede | 6 | 76.0 years |
| Hall | 6 | 76.0 years |
| Hobbs | 5 | 75.8 years |
Businesses in Glidden, IA
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
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