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Notable locations in Harlan: Shelby County Speedway (A), Shelby County Fairgrounds (B), Harlan Golf and Country Club (C), Harlan Elevator (D), McIntosh Log Cabin (E), Vet's Memorial Auditorium (F), Harlan City Hall (G), Harlan Community Library (H), Harlan Fire Department (I), Harlan Police Department (J), Leland Log Cabin (K), Shelby County Sheriffs Department (L), Shelby County Historical Museum (M), Shelby County Courthouse (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Harlan include: Seventh Day Adventist Church (A), Abundant Life Fellowship (B), Immanuel Lutheran Church (C), Saint Pauls Episcopal Church (D), First Assembly of God Church (E), First Baptist Church (F), First Christian Church (G), First United Methodist Church (H), Saint Michaels Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Harlan Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Little George Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Harlan include: North Park (1), Leinen Park (2), Merrill Field (3), Potters Park (4), Stamp Aquatic Center (5), Beebe Park (6), Pioneer Park (7), Little George Park (8), JayCee Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Harlan Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Cyclone Lanes (Amusement & Theme Parks; 912 Chatburn Avenue), Shelby County Museum (1805 Morse Avenue).
Hotels: Harlan 59'Er Motel (1148 Highway 59), Forrest Lodge (2004 23rd Street), Hiway Motel (1213 Chatburn Avenue).
Court: Shelby County - Clerk Of Court (Court House).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Harlan that have no violations reported:
- HARLAN MUNICIPAL UTILITIES (Address: PO BOX 71, Population served: 5282, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: |  7.0% | | Whole state: |  9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Harlan, IA
People in group quarters in Harlan
- 88 people in nursing homes
- 9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Harlan compared to Iowa state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Harlan (2009 data):
- The Shelby County State Bank: at 508 Court Street, Elm Crest Retirement Center, Harlan Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $231.1 mil, Deposits: $209.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Lauritzen Corporation
- Farmers Trust & Savings Bank: Harlan Branch at 1901 Chatburn Avenue, branch established on 2005-04-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $81.1 mil, Deposits: $61.2 mil, headquarters in Earling, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: J. Carl H. Bancorporation
- United Bank of Iowa: Harlan Branch at 1802 23rd Street, branch established on 2004-10-01. Info updated 2006-10-25: Bank assets: $779.7 mil, Deposits: $560.8 mil, headquarters in Ida Grove, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Ida Grove Bancshares, Inc.
- Midstates Bank, National Association: Main Office Branch at 812 Durant Street, branch established on 2001-03-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $341.2 mil, Deposits: $241.0 mil, headquarters in Council Bluffs, IA, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Midstates Bancshares, Inc.
- Bank of the West: Harlan at 712 Durant Street, branch established on 1934-08-01. Info updated 2008-01-11: Bank assets: $66,890.2 mil, Deposits: $37,261.2 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 659 total offices, Holding Company: Bnp Paribas
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Harlan, Iowa
- Forrest Lodge, 2004 23RD St, Harlan, IA 51537, Phone: (712) 755-5170
- Harlan 59'er Motel, 1148 Hwy 59, Harlan, IA 51537, Phone: (712) 755-5999
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Harlan, Iowa
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Shelby County Iowa:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (80%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Religion statistics for Harlan
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 77.69%
| Here | | 77.7% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
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| Adherents | 42.0% | 24.4% | 15.6% | 5.6% | 2.7% |
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| Congregations | 17.1% | 14.3% | 20.0% | 5.7% | 8.6% |
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| Name | United Church of Christ | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Churches of Christ | Assemblies of God | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 3.1% |
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| Congregations | 2.9% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 2.9% | 17.1% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,991 | $35,892 | 1 | $51 |
| Other Government Administration |
11 | $48,378 | $52,776 | 6 | $432 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $24,077 | $48,154 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,847 | $34,164 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $3,848 | $46,176 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $19,625 | $39,250 | 0 | $0 |
| Airports |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $239 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $14,513 | $43,539 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $7,257 | $43,542 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $16,835 | $40,404 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
6 | $19,780 | $39,560 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
5 | $17,913 | $42,991 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
5 | $10,322 | $24,773 | 1 | $1,114 |
| Other and Unallocable |
11 | $35,911 | $39,176 | 6 | $3,746 |
| Totals for Government |
64 | $224,297 | $42,056 | 15 | $5,582 |
Harlan government finances in 2006:
- Charges - Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,713,000
Sewerage: $698,000
Solid Waste Management: $128,000
Parks and Recreation: $123,000
Air Transportation: $118,000
All Other: $54,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $420,000
Sewerage: $381,000
Regular Highways: $164,000
Libraries: $5,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $3,718,000
Gas Utilities: $2,663,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $1,426,000
Water Utilities: $944,000
Police Protection: $562,000
General - Other: $539,000
Sewerage: $529,000
Regular Highways: $475,000
Parks and Recreation: $439,000
Libraries: $269,000
Financial Administration: $188,000
Air Transportation: $149,000
Local Fire Protection: $136,000
Central Staff Services: $107,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $50,000
Health - Other: $29,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $261,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $627,000
General Local Government Support: $244,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $200,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Solid Waste Management: $66,000
Police Protection: $50,000
General - Other: $29,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $58,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,590,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $196,000
General Revenue, NEC: $109,000
Rents: $71,000
Sale of Property: $27,000
Fines and Forfeits: $26,000
Special Assessments: $1,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,290,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,700,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Electric Utilities: $1,809,000
Local Fire Protection: $234,000
Regular Highways: $105,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $89,000
Water Utilities: $84,000
Sewerage: $50,000
General - Other: $47,000
Police Protection: $42,000
Parks and Recreation: $37,000
Gas Utilities: $15,000
Financial Administration: $10,000
Air Transportation: $8,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,037,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $6,161,000
Gas Utilities: $2,997,000
Water Utilities: $1,326,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,614,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $442,000
All Other: $10,000
- Tax - Property: $2,569,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $250,000
Other License: $65,000
Public Utilities Sales: $44,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,835,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $73,000
5.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,299 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.20% | | 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:
6.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,059 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.08% | | 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 Harlan:
- 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.)
- KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
- KOZN (1620 AM; 10 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMA (960 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: KMA BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KTIC (840 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEST POINT, NE; Owner: WEST POINT BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Harlan:
- KNOD (105.3 FM; HARLAN, IA; Owner: WIRELESS BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KXKT (103.7 FM; GLENWOOD, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- 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)
- KIWR (89.7 FM; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Owner: IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- KSOM (96.5 FM; AUDUBON, IA; Owner: MEREDITH COMMUNICATIONS L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Harlan:
- 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.)
- WOWT-TV (Channel 6; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- KVSS-LP (Channel 67; OMAHA, NE; Owner: VSS CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Harlan, Iowa:
- Fatal accident count: 6
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 6
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 13
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Iowa average:
- Fatal accident count: 73
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 113
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 23
- Fatalities: 80
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 186
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7
Harlan fatal accident list:
May 19, 2008 05:39 AM, Us-59, Cyclone Ave, Lat: 41.660175, Lon: -95.340764, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Nov 10, 1997 11:56 AM, 3755, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Mar 13, 1981 03:99 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 1, 1979 07:41 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 21, 1978 05:31 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 9, 1978 09:15 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Harlan)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Harlan, IA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Harlan)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 21 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Harlan)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Harlan on our top lists:
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Other direct selling establishments (population 5,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Education, training, and library occupations: (population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very short commute times (9 minutes or less) (population 5,000+)"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest temperature differences during a year (population 5,000+)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most White Non-Hispanic residents (pop 5,000+)"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the biggest property tax revenues per resident in 2004 in $"
- #61 (51537) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Danish first ancestries"
- #83 (51537) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of taxpayers using paid preparers for 2004 taxes (pop 5,000+)"
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