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Notable locations in Griswold: Griswold Elevator (A), Griswold Volunteer Fire and Rescue (B), Cass County Historical Society Museum (C), Griswold Public Library (D), Doll House (E), Griswold City Hall (F), Griswold Police Department (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Griswold include: Faith Lutheran Church (A), Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church (B), United Methodist Church (C), Church of Christ (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Hotel Arlington (621 Main), Sleep Well Motel (1120 Main).
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Cass County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.7. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.34. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 17.6. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 19.1 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Griswold and their reported violations in the past:
GRISWOLD WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 1039, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - In APR-1998, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-15-1998), St Formal NOV issued (APR-15-1998), St Public Notif received (APR-30-1998), St Compliance achieved (OCT-06-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
NISHNA VALLEY RECREATION CLUB (Address: 67777 560TH ST  , Population served: 43, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Site Visit (enforcement) (MAY-31-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-19-1999), St Unresolved (JUL-30-1999), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-30-1999), St Public Notif requested (JUL-30-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-1999 and JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-19-1999), St Formal NOV issued (APR-26-1999), St Public Notif requested (APR-26-1999), St Site Visit (enforcement) (MAY-31-1999), St Unresolved (JUL-30-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-1998), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-13-1998), St Compliance achieved (FEB-15-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.2%
(4.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Iowa: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 62.5% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 3.9% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Griswold, IA
54 people in nursing homes
Griswold compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age above 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 Griswold (2011 data):
- Rolling Hills Bank & Trust: Griswold Branch at 600 Main Street, branch established on 1934/05/10. Info updated 2009/05/20: Bank assets: $207.1 mil, Deposits: $173.4 mil, headquarters in Atlantic, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Anita Bancorporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (90%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Cass County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Griswold (based on Cass County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 73.16%
| Here | | 73.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Church of Christ |
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| Adherents | 23.2% | 17.2% | 14.1% | 9.9% | 9.2% |
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| Congregations | 26.8% | 12.2% | 7.3% | 4.9% | 12.2% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Evangelical Free Church of America | Other |
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| Adherents | 7.4% | 7.1% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 6.3% |
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| Congregations | 9.8% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 19.5% |
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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: 7 | Here: | 5.05 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.72 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7 | This county: | 5.05 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 16 | Cass County: | 11.55 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Cass County: | 9.0% | | State: | 7.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 18.7% | | Iowa: | 14.5% |
| 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 |
1 | $2,748 | $32,976 | 1 | $354 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $3,073 | $36,876 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,864 | $22,368 | 1 | $266 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,787 | $33,444 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $1,470 | $17,640 | 1 | $576 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $793 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $11,942 | $28,661 | 4 | $1,989 |
Griswold government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $116,000 ($112.08)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $252,000 ($243.48)
Parks & Recreation: $35,000 ($33.82)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $117,000 ($113.04)
Sewerage: $111,000 ($107.25)
Regular Highways: $87,000 ($84.06)
Police Protection: $45,000 ($43.48)
Libraries: $39,000 ($37.68)
Parks & Recreation: $32,000 ($30.92)
General - Other: $27,000 ($26.09)
Health Services - Other: $14,000 ($13.53)
Financial Administration: $13,000 ($12.56)
General Public Buildings: $12,000 ($11.59)
Central Staff Services: $6,000 ($5.80)
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000 ($1.93)
Solid Waste Management: $1,000 ($0.97)
Fire Protection: $1,000 ($0.97)
- General - Interest on Debt: $47,000 ($45.41)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,000 ($8.70)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,140,000 ($1101.45)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $375,000 ($362.32)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $699,000 ($675.36)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $66,000 ($63.77)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $28,000 ($27.05)
General Revenue, NEC: $26,000 ($25.12)
Rents: $15,000 ($14.49)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $834,000 ($805.80)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $111,000 ($107.25)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $83,000 ($80.19)
End of Fiscal Year: $63,000 ($60.87)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $83,000 ($80.19)
General Support: $17,000 ($16.43)
All Other: $5,000 ($4.83)
- Tax - Property: $183,000 ($176.81)
Total General Sales: $68,000 ($65.70)
NEC: $1,000 ($0.97)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $142,000 ($137.20)
5.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,380 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.37% | | 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:
5.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,029 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.85% | | 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 Griswold:
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KMA (960 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: KMA BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
- KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOZN (1620 AM; 10 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KYFR (920 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Griswold:
- KXKT (103.7 FM; GLENWOOD, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KCSI (95.3 FM; RED OAK, IA; Owner: HAWKEYE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KSOM (96.5 FM; AUDUBON, IA; Owner: MEREDITH COMMUNICATIONS L.C.)
- KMLV (88.1 FM; RALSTON, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KGOR (99.9 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KEZO-FM (92.3 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KQCH (94.1 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KQKQ-FM (98.5 FM; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KSRZ (104.5 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KSWI (95.7 FM; ATLANTIC, IA; Owner: MEREDITH COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Griswold:
- KHIN (Channel 36; RED OAK, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KYNE-TV (Channel 26; OMAHA, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
- KMTV (Channel 3; OMAHA, NE; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KETV (Channel 7; OMAHA, NE; Owner: KETV HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- KPTM (Channel 42; OMAHA, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE MIDLANDS)
- KXVO (Channel 15; OMAHA, NE; Owner: MITTS TELECASTING COMPANY)
- WOWT-TV (Channel 6; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Griswold)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5 - 100 Union St (Lat: 41.240278 Lon: -95.136667), Call Sign: KKA726, Licensee ID: L00035944
Assigned Frequencies: 151.520 MHz
Grant Date: 03/28/2003, Expiration Date: 03/09/2013
Registrant: Pellett, Bruce L:pellett, Paul E Dba Griswold Nitrogas Co, Box 429, Griswold, IA 51535 - 2 Mi S 1/2 Mi W Int M47 & Hwy 6 (Lat: 41.291667 Lon: -95.239167), Call Sign: KNEX551, Licensee ID: L00632069
Assigned Frequencies: 451.975 MHz
Grant Date: 02/25/2003, Expiration Date: 02/11/2013
Registrant: Bryce Leighton, 49585 Hackberry Rd, Griswold, IA 51535-4001 - 6 Mi E 3/4 Mi S (Lat: 41.215000 Lon: -95.032222), Call Sign: KQH501, Licensee ID: L00048917
Assigned Frequencies: 152.900 MHz
Grant Date: 02/25/2003, Expiration Date: 01/14/2013
Registrant: Steinbeck & Sons Inc, 69888 612th St, Griswold, IA 51535, Phone: (712) 778-4557 - 211 2nd St (Lat: 41.244167 Lon: -95.145000), Call Sign: WRR483, Licensee ID: L00024348
Assigned Frequencies: 151.490 MHz
Grant Date: 12/16/2004, Expiration Date: 01/29/2015
Registrant: Cousins Farms Inc, Rr 1 Box 31, Griswold, IA 51535, Phone: (712) 778-2644 - Griswold MW, Sr92/490th - 6.5mi W Of (Lat: 41.231667 Lon: -95.260278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.3 m, Overall height: 77.1 m, Call Sign: WQEA807
Assigned Frequencies: 160.905 MHz
Grant Date: 12/15/2005, Expiration Date: 12/15/2015, Certifier: Robert Leedham
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4568, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - GRISWOLD, 5 Mi Wnw Of (Lat: 41.257750 Lon: -95.233028), Overall height: 47.5 m, Call Sign: KAN23
Assigned Frequencies: 6034.20 MHz, 6286.20 MHz, 6152.80 MHz, 6404.80 MHz
Grant Date: 12/19/1994, Expiration Date: 02/01/2000, Cancellation Date: 01/27/1998
Registrant: At&t Corp, 1200 Peachtree St 15w24, Atlanta, GA 30309 - Griswold, 490th St & Sr92 - 6.0mi W Of (Lat: 41.231083 Lon: -95.252194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.3 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, Call Sign: KYH85
Assigned Frequencies: 6197.24 MHz, 6004.50 MHz
Grant Date: 06/28/2001, Expiration Date: 05/28/2011
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4958, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Griswold)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 4 - Aircraft: EBBINGA WILLIAM R VANS RV-9A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES (150 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 11BE , Serial Number: 91487, Year manufactured: 2008, Airworthiness Date: 07/09/2008
Registrant (Individual): William R Ebbinga, 58071 Richland Rd, Griswold, IA 51535 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172M (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 21517 , Serial Number: 17263961, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 09/18/1974
Registrant (Co-Owned): Bryce L Leighton, 49585 Hackberry Rd, Griswold, IA 51535, Other Owners: Ken W Lawton - Aircraft: CESSNA 182S (Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 23735 , Serial Number: 18280458, Year manufactured: 1999, Airworthiness Date: 02/01/1999
Registrant (Corporation): Leighton Farms Ltd, 49585 Hackberry Rd, Griswold, IA 51535 - Aircraft: GARBEZ MICHAEL KR 2 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION (36 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 998MG , Serial Number: 7278, Year manufactured: 1998, Airworthiness Date: 03/17/1999
Registrant (Individual): Michael S Garbez, 48483 Chestnut Rd, Griswold, IA 51535
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Griswold, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| William | 21 | 77.8 years |
| John | 20 | 78.8 years |
| Mary | 17 | 79.6 years |
| George | 13 | 81.8 years |
| Ralph | 12 | 77.8 years |
| Ruth | 10 | 81.9 years |
| Grace | 9 | 82.8 years |
| Dale | 8 | 72.3 years |
| Dorothy | 8 | 75.1 years |
| Frank | 8 | 86.6 years |
| Most common last names in Griswold, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 18 | 81.2 years |
| Johnson | 14 | 71.6 years |
| Nelson | 12 | 77.8 years |
| Sunderman | 10 | 82.6 years |
| Mueller | 10 | 81.7 years |
| Perdue | 9 | 78.9 years |
| Pelzer | 9 | 70.1 years |
| Erickson | 9 | 76.2 years |
| Wohlenhaus | 8 | 81.5 years |
| Casey | 8 | 74.4 years |
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