Webster 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 Gowrie that have no violations reported:
- GOWRIE MUNI UTILITIES WATER DEPT (Address: PO BOX 47, Population served: 1038, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.0%
(7.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 74.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Iowa: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 64.6% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
| This city: | 3.3% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gowrie, IA
44 people in nursing homes
Gowrie compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above 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.
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Banks with branches in Gowrie (2011 data):
- Security Savings Bank: at 1015 Market, branch established on 04/18/1914. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $8.9 mil, Deposits: $7.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Security Financial, Inc.
- Heartland Bank: 1113 Market Street Branch at 1113 Market Street, branch established on 10/30/1883. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $9.4 mil, Deposits: $7.0 mil, headquarters in Somers, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Somers Bancorporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (89%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Webster County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Gowrie:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 61.08%
| Here | | 61.1% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
|---|
| Adherents | 29.2% | 20.5% | 15.8% | 14.5% | 4.4% |
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| Congregations | 12.7% | 20.6% | 17.5% | 9.5% | 3.2% |
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| Name | Charismatic Churches Independent | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Church of Christ | The Evangelical Covenant Church | Other |
|---|
| Adherents | 3.3% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 6.7% |
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| Congregations | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 22.2% |
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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: 7 | Webster County: | 1.81 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.26 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.26 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 28 | Webster County: | 7.25 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 22 | This county: | 5.70 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Webster County: | 8.3% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Webster County: | 28.0% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,948 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,756 | $33,072 | 3 | $1,184 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,737 | $32,844 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,214 | $26,568 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
5 | $16,076 | $38,582 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,401 |
| Totals for Government |
8 | $23,783 | $35,675 | 7 | $4,533 |
Gowrie government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $71,000 ($71.14)
Solid Waste Management: $55,000 ($55.11)
Parks & Recreation: $28,000 ($28.06)
All Other: $13,000 ($13.03)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $623,000 ($624.25)
Regular Highways: $215,000 ($215.43)
Water Utilities: $124,000 ($124.25)
Sewerage: $74,000 ($74.15)
Parks & Recreation: $73,000 ($73.15)
Police Protection: $71,000 ($71.14)
Solid Waste Management: $63,000 ($63.13)
General - Other: $47,000 ($47.09)
Libraries: $43,000 ($43.09)
Financial Administration: $26,000 ($26.05)
Health Services - Other: $24,000 ($24.05)
Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000 ($17.03)
Central Staff Services: $10,000 ($10.02)
Fire Protection: $10,000 ($10.02)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $37,000 ($37.07)
- General - Interest on Debt: $10,000 ($10.02)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $19,000 ($19.04)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $175,000 ($175.35)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $120,000 ($120.24)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $55,000 ($55.11)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $75,000 ($75.15)
Interest Earnings: $17,000 ($17.03)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $737,000 ($738.48)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $645,000 ($646.29)
Water Utilities: $122,000 ($122.24)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $90,000 ($90.18)
General Support: $20,000 ($20.04)
All Other: $2,000 ($2.00)
- Tax - Property: $224,000 ($224.45)
Total General Sales: $41,000 ($41.08)
NEC: $2,000 ($2.00)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $191,000 ($191.38)
4.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,124 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.97% | | 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:
5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,480 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.73% | | 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 Gowrie:
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KVFD (1400 AM; 1 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gowrie:
- KKEZ (94.5 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KUEL (92.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KLTI-FM (104.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- WOI-FM (90.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCI & TECH)
- KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
- KGRA (98.9 FM; JEFFERSON, IA; Owner: COON VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- KSTZ (102.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- K206BF (89.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KIAQ (96.9 FM; CLARION, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
- KFGQ-FM (99.3 FM; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KICB (88.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Gowrie:
- 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.)
- KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
- KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
- KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 - 5 Mi Nw (Lat: 42.318056 Lon: -94.203889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 107 m, Overall height: 111.2 m, Call Sign: KNKN363
Assigned Frequencies: 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 09/15/2009, Expiration Date: 10/01/2019
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4 - PETER M CONNOLLY, 1461 355th Street (Lat: 42.275944 Lon: -94.309056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 80.8 m, Overall height: 80.8 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- PETER M CONNOLLY, 1461 355th Street (Lat: 42.275944 Lon: -94.309056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 80.8 m, Overall height: 80.8 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- SHARON YEAGER, 5 Mi Nw (Lat: 42.318056 Lon: -94.203889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 107 m, Overall height: 111.2 m, Licensee ID: L00001513
Registrant: Iowa Rsa No 10 General Partnership, One Verizon Place, Alpharetta, GA 30004-8511, Phone: (678) 339-4277, Email:
- 5 Mi Nw (Lat: 42.318056 Lon: -94.203889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 107 m, Overall height: 111.2 m
Registrant: Iowa Rsa No 10 General Partnership Dba , 3350 161st Ave Se, Bellevue, WA 98009-9210, Phone: (206) 603-2052
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 609 Walnut St (Lat: 42.274417 Lon: -94.284139), Call Sign: WNNO957
Assigned Frequencies: 462.925 MHz
Grant Date: 01/13/2009, Expiration Date: 02/15/2019
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, LLP, 2120 L Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 659-0830, Fax: (202) 828-5568
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - 1562 320th Street (Lat: 42.325500 Lon: -94.287861), Call Sign: WQEI439
Assigned Frequencies: 466.462 MHz, 466.637 MHz, 466.712 MHz
Grant Date: 02/02/2006, Expiration Date: 02/02/2016, Certifier: Jim Hill
Registrant: Electronic Engineering Co., 1100 Keo Way, Des Moines, IA 50309, Phone: (515) 283-1100, Fax: (515) 244-6948, Email:
- GOWRIE, 609 Walnut Street (Lat: 42.274417 Lon: -94.284139), Type: Tower, Structure height: 55 m, Overall height: 57.9 m, Call Sign: WQKF638
Assigned Frequencies: 453.312 MHz
Grant Date: 04/30/2009, Expiration Date: 04/30/2019, Certifier: Tony Jorgensen
Registrant: Electronic Engineering Co, 1100 Keo Way, Des Moines, IA 50309, Phone: (515) 283-1100, Fax: (515) 244-6948, Email:
- 3337 Kansas Ave (Lat: 42.305889 Lon: -94.204083), Call Sign: WQKY973
Assigned Frequencies: 463.412 MHz
Grant Date: 11/02/2009, Expiration Date: 11/02/2019, Certifier: John Samuelson
Registrant: Electronic Engineering Co., 1100 Keo Way, Des Moines, IA 50309, Phone: (515) 283-1100, Fax: (515) 244-6948, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4 - STATION, Grain Elevator 1/2 Mi E & 1/2 Mi N Of Inters Of Hwy 53 & 175 (Lat: 42.274972 Lon: -94.270500), Structure height: 67.1 m, Call Sign: WNEJ579
Assigned Frequencies: 6815.00 MHz, 6755.00 MHz, 6825.00 MHz, 6745.00 MHz
Grant Date: 10/20/2001, Expiration Date: 11/21/2011
Registrant: Phone: (515) 276-3103 - E Walnut St (Lat: 42.266917 Lon: -94.332167), Structure height: 53.3 m, Overall height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: WNTX631
Assigned Frequencies: 952.162 MHz, 928.162 MHz
Grant Date: 02/23/2000, Expiration Date: 03/03/2010
Registrant: Phone: (515) 432-8602 - Gowrie, 1461 355th Street (Lat: 42.275944 Lon: -94.309056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 80.8 m, Call Sign: WQEE891
Assigned Frequencies: 6775.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/10/2006, Expiration Date: 01/10/2016, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- GOWRIE, Lat: 42.281000 Lon: -94.291306, Call Sign: WQHK727
Assigned Frequencies: 956.443 MHz
Grant Date: 08/23/2007, Expiration Date: 08/23/2017, Certifier: Chuck Angstrom
Registrant: Sensus, 450 N Gallatin Ave, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: K0VBH, Licensee ID: L00213280
Grant Date: 02/06/2004, Expiration Date: 04/05/2014, Certifier: Kent M Moustgard
Registrant: Kent M Moustgard, 903 Walnut, Gowrie, IA 50543 - Call Sign: N0VJV, Licensee ID: L00651717
Grant Date: 03/11/2003, Expiration Date: 03/11/2013
Registrant: Mike D Fisher, Box 317 1706 Market St, Gowrie, IA 50543 - Call Sign: W7DCR, Licensee ID: L01308582
Grant Date: 07/26/2007, Expiration Date: 10/21/2017, Certifier: Gary W Kaehler
Registrant: Gary W Kaehler, 1009 County Rd, Gowrie, IA 50543-7439 - Call Sign: WA0OWE, Licensee ID: L01310883
Grant Date: 08/02/2007, Expiration Date: 08/18/2017, Certifier: Robert I Jacobson
Registrant: Robert I Jacobson, 1018 Sunrise Drive, Gowrie, IA 50543 - Call Sign: KC0IEM, Licensee ID: L00254865
Grant Date: 04/30/2010, Expiration Date: 06/08/2020, Certifier: John M Lizer
Registrant: John M Lizer, 401 Walnut St., Gowrie, IA 50543
| Most common first names in Gowrie, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Carl | 22 | 83.1 years |
| Clarence | 12 | 81.7 years |
| Ruth | 11 | 80.0 years |
| Donald | 10 | 72.5 years |
| Robert | 10 | 69.3 years |
| Richard | 10 | 71.7 years |
| Roy | 9 | 81.3 years |
| Anna | 9 | 90.3 years |
| John | 9 | 78.9 years |
| Mabel | 8 | 89.3 years |
| Most common last names in Gowrie, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Anderson | 35 | 80.7 years |
| Johnson | 27 | 82.1 years |
| Peterson | 24 | 80.3 years |
| Carlson | 19 | 74.6 years |
| Nelson | 15 | 82.7 years |
| Youngquist | 11 | 79.9 years |
| Amandus | 11 | 81.6 years |
| Larson | 9 | 72.4 years |
| Telleen | 9 | 80.0 years |
| Swanson | 8 | 86.0 years |
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers"
- #59 (50543) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Swedish first ancestries"
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