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Keokuk County

Population in July 2008: 114. Population change since 2000: -14.9%
 

Males: 54  (47.8%)
Females: 60  (52.2%)

Median resident age:  40.0 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip code: 52231


Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,544 (it was $37,875 in 2000)
Harper:  $48,544
Iowa:  $47,292

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,975
Harper:  $16,975
Iowa:  $24,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $65,796 (it was $44,400 in 2000)
Harper:  $65,796
Iowa:  $117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $73,849; Detached houses: $76,711; Mobile homes: $5,000

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Races in Harper:

  • White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Harper: 72.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (63.4%), Irish (37.3%), Norwegian (7.5%), Dutch (4.5%), English (4.5%), United States (3.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 11/17/1879

Elevation: 800 feet

Land area: 0.09 square miles.

Population density: 1296 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Harper

  • High school or higher: 83.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Harper city

  • Never married: 24.1%
  • Now married: 63.0%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 3.7%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Iowa:  3.1%


According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Harper, Iowa in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Harper to the number of sex offenders is 57 to 1.

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

Harper:  0.7% ($310)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Iowa City, IA (33.9 miles , pop. 62,220).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (180.3 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (228.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Keota, IA (2.2 miles ), South English, IA (2.5 miles ), Kinross, IA (2.7 miles) , Webster, IA (2.8 miles) , Sigourney, IA (2.9 miles ), North English, IA (3.3 miles ), Keswick, IA (3.4 miles ), Ollie, IA (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 41.36 N, Longitude: 92.05 W

Area code: 641

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Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-8.8%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Truck transportation (18%)
  • Warehousing and storage (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Department and other general merchandise stores (19%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Food and beverage stores (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (37%)
  • Computer specialists (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Secondary school teachers (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (19%)
  • Cashiers (19%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)



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Harper-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 147% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.3 miles away from the Harper city center killed 3 people and injured 64 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/12/1974, a category 4 tornado 27.6 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Harper:
  • KEOKUK COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 8 miles; SIGOURNEY, IA)
  • WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; WASHINGTON, IA)
  • JEFFERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; FAIRFIELD, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Harper, IA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Harper:
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 37 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 24,766)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 76 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 78 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 78 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)

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

HARPER WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 134, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-03-1998), St Public Notif requested (AUG-03-1998), St Public Notif received (AUG-18-1998), St Compliance achieved (FEB-09-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and AUG-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-27-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-27-2005)
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  74.5%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  9.1%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  4.5%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  2.6%
Whole state:  3.8%


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


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School Enrollment by Level of School



Harper travel time to work


Harper mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Keokuk County Iowa:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (91%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Electricity (4%)


Religion statistics for Harper

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.70%
Here54.7%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Presbyterian Church (USA)Friends (Quakers)
Adherents36.7%29.4%13.2%7.5%5.1%
Congregations10.8%32.4%16.2%10.8%10.8%
NameAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAChurch of the BrethrenLutheran ChurchChristian UnionOther
Adherents2.0%1.9%1.6%1.1%1.4%
Congregations5.4%2.7%2.7%2.7%5.4%
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.


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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$17
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$372
Water Supply 0$0 1$173
Totals for Government 0$0 9$562



Harper government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $15,000
    Regular Highways: $7,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,000
    General - Other: $5,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
    Fire Protection: $1,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $85,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $20,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $47,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $42,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $7,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $3,000

5.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,977 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.35%
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 Washington County, IA  0.72% ($32,345 average AGI)
from Mahaska County, IA  0.69% ($32,357)
from Wapello County, IA  0.55% ($30,136)


6.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,127 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.19%
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 Mahaska County, IA  0.81% ($30,303 average AGI)
to Wapello County, IA  0.71% ($23,724)
to Iowa County, IA  0.59% ($33,083)


Strongest AM radio stations in Harper:
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Harper:
  • KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
  • KSKB (99.1 FM; BROOKLYN, IA; Owner: FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • KCII-FM (106.1 FM; WASHINGTON, IA; Owner: HOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBOE-FM (104.9 FM; OSKALOOSA, IA; Owner: JOMAST CORPORATION)
  • KIIK-FM (95.9 FM; FAIRFIELD, IA; Owner: FAIRFIELD MEIDA GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Harper:
  • KYOU-TV (Channel 15; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KWKB (Channel 20; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KM TELEVISION OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
  • KIIN (Channel 12; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
  • K55GS (Channel 55; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K45EE (Channel 45; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K49DX (Channel 49; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Robert J Knievel, .5 Mi S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 121.9 m
    Registrant: Kinder Morgan, Inc., 370 Van Gordon St., Lakewood, CO 80228, Phone: (303) 763-2922, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 1/2 Mi S, Call Sign: KAB615
    Assigned Frequencies : 33.3000 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/10/2002, Expiration Date: 09/16/2012, Certifier: Christopher Kinney
    Registrant: Knight Inc, 370 Van Gordon St, Lakewood, CO 80228, Phone: (303) 763-2922, Fax: (303) 763-2920, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3
  • 109, .5 Mi S Of, Overall height: 121.9 m, Call Sign: WPOR738
    Assigned Frequencies : 6345.49 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6226.89 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/18/1999, Expiration Date: 03/18/2009, Certifier: Mary Mcdermott
    Registrant: Pathnet, Inc., 1661 Gateway Blvd., Richardson, TX 75080, Phone: (972) 690-9933, Fax: (972) 231-0728, Email:
  • HARPER 109, .5 Mi S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Call Sign: WPVZ661, Licensee ID: L00896575
    Assigned Frequencies : 6345.49 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6197.24 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/20/2002, Expiration Date: 09/20/2012, Certifier: Kenneth D Anderson
    Registrant: Great Western Communications, LLC
  • STATION, 1/2 Mile S Of, Overall height: 121.9 m, Call Sign: KAW30
    Assigned Frequencies : 954.150 MHz, 954.150 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/20/2008, Expiration Date: 08/31/2018, Certifier: Christopher Kinney
    Registrant: Natural Gas Pipeline Company Of America LLC, 370 Van Gordon Street, Lakewood, CO 80228, Phone: (303) 763-3390, Fax: (303) 984-3004, Email:


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