Idalou, Texas

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Back to Idalou, TX housing info, Lubbock County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Idalou, TX Lubbock County Population in July 2008: 2,118. Population change since 2000: -1.8%   Males: 988   (46.7%) Females: 1,130   (53.3%) Median resident age:   36.6 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Zip codes: 79329. Estimated median household income in 2008: $47,947 (it was $34,167 in 2000) Idalou:   $47,947 Texas:   $50,043 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $20,655 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $87,423 (it was $56,700 in 2000) Idalou:   $87,423 Texas:   $126,800 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 79329 Idalou, TX residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Idalou: White Non-Hispanic (55.3%) Hispanic (43.0%) Other race (26.9%) Two or more races (1.5%) American Indian (1.0%) Black (0.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Idalou: 74.1 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Idalou, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Idalou is mentioned 11 times on our forum: Texas cities A-Z name game...  (356 replies) Lubbock in 2020  (80 replies) Big Spring  (41 replies) REAL Pumpkin patches or Apple orchards in Texas??  (15 replies) Re-locating to Lubbock from Indiana  (52 replies) Lubbock Needs and Wants  (23 replies) Latest news from Idalou, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (12.4%), German (7.4%), Irish (7.1%), English (6.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%), French (1.6%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Land area: 0.98 square miles. Population density: 2162 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 33.66 N, Longitude: 101.68 W

Area code: 806

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Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.42
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Idalou, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Idalou-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 129% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/11/1970, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 6.5 miles away from the Idalou city center killed 26 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.1 miles away from the city center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Idalou-area historical earthquake activity is below Texas state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 68.7 miles away from Idalou center
On 1/29/2008 at 10:24:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 71.9 miles away from the city center
On 2/12/1997 at 23:53:10, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Political contributions by individuals in Idalou, TX

• Everitt Airport (Runways: 2)

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Church in Idalou: First Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.7 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	74.6%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This city:	11.2%
Whole state:	15.4%

This city:	5.2%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Idalou, TX

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Here		59.7%
USA		50.2%

7.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,312 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.51%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.25% of residents moved from foreign countries ($241 average AGI)

Lubbock County:	0.25%
Texas average:	0.20%

from Hockley County, TX	0.37% ($31,919 average AGI)
from Hale County, TX	0.31% ($30,306)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.27% ($33,357)

7.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,172 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.34%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($165 average AGI)

Lubbock County:	0.06%
Texas average:	0.11%

to Dallas County, TX	0.42% ($33,417 average AGI)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.41% ($41,582)
to Bexar County, TX	0.25% ($28,495)

• Site-Idalou; Cr 5800 1 Mile West Of Fm 1729, Type: Pole, Structure height: 31.4 m, Overall height: 34.4 m, Call Sign: KNKA421
  Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/15/2006, Expiration Date: 10/01/2016
  Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Fax: (469) 229-7297, Email:

• b b carter, 8014 East County Road 6100 (Nw Idalou #75658), Type: Tower, Structure height: 64.9 m, Overall height: 66.7 m
  Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770
• Wayne S Reese, Fm Road 1294, 0.5 Km East Of Fm Road 1729, Type: Tower, Structure height: 151.2 m, Overall height: 152.1 m, , Licensee ID: L00113020
  Registrant: Metro Broadcasters-Texas, Inc., Plano, TX 75094, Phone: (972) 633-0958, Email:
• 6.8 Km E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100 m, Overall height: 101 m
  Registrant: Triumph Communications Inc, 6915 Harrodsburg Rd, Nicholasville, KY 40356-8722, Phone: (606) 885-5500
• Thomas K Payne, 1 Mi S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.9 m

• 8014 East County Road 6100, Type: Tower, Structure height: 67.1 m, Overall height: 70.7 m, Call Sign: WPVS940, Licensee ID: L00127121
  851.087 MHz, 851.237 MHz, 851.262 MHz, 851.862 MHz, 851.887 MHz, 851.337 MHz, 851.487 MHz, 851.512 MHz, 851.637 MHz, 851.662 MHz... (+272 more)
  Grant Date: 08/13/2002, Expiration Date: 08/13/2012, Certifier: Mary E Julius
  Registrant: Nextel Wip License Corp., 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4035, Email:

• 1 Mi E, Type: Pole, Structure height: 12 m, Call Sign: WPFQ249
  Assigned Frequencies : 814.887 MHz, 811.887 MHz, 812.887 MHz, 813.887 MHz, 815.887 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/01/2004, Expiration Date: 09/20/2014
  Registrant: South Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc., 4727 W. Loop 289, Suite 200, Lubbock, TX 79408, Phone: (806) 775-7732, Email:
• Lat: 33.677667 Lon: -101.666389, Call Sign: WPYL809
  Assigned Frequencies : 151.715 MHz, 152.300 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/04/2003, Expiration Date: 09/04/2013, Certifier: Greg Grothusen
  Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440

• IDALOU, 301 S. Main St, Type: Pole, Structure height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: WPYJ446
  Assigned Frequencies : 11285.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/21/2003, Expiration Date: 08/21/2013, Certifier: Doris Hall
  Registrant: Johnston Technical Services, Inc., 2877 Lbj Freeway, Dallas, TX 75234, Phone: (972) 620-1435, Email:
• IDALOU, 1 Mi S Of, Overall height: 93.9 m, Call Sign: WLC439
  6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6375.14 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6375.14 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6286.19 MHz... (+6 more)
  Grant Date: 01/23/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 04/18/2002
  Registrant: Mci Worldcom Network Services, Inc, 2270 Lakeside Blvd 2865/642, Richardson, TX 75082, Phone: (972) 656-5287, Fax: (972) 656-1622, Email:

• Call Sign: K5IWN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01267008
  Grant Date: 04/09/2007, Expiration Date: 06/24/2017, Certifier: Ralph C Householder Jr
  Registrant: Ralph C Householder Jr, 1004 Cedar, Idalou, TX 79329
• Call Sign: KC5MVZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00945458
  Grant Date: 11/29/2004, Expiration Date: 02/27/2015, Certifier: Joseph E Johnston Iv
  Registrant: Joseph E Johnston Iv, Idalou, TX 79329
• Call Sign: N5TYI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00384368
  Grant Date: 07/31/2001, Expiration Date: 06/11/2011, Certifier: Charlie N Brown Jr
  Registrant: Charlie N Brown Jr, 8006 E County Road 6100, Idalou, TX 79329
• Call Sign: KE5NHW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01262229
  Grant Date: 03/27/2007, Expiration Date: 03/27/2017, Certifier: Gary R Sikes
  Registrant: Gary R Sikes, Idalou, TX 79329
• Call Sign: KE5SXW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01372111
  Grant Date: 02/21/2008, Expiration Date: 02/21/2018, Certifier: William R Perkins
  Registrant: William R Perkins, Idalou, TX 79329
• Call Sign: KE5SYC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01372118
  Grant Date: 02/21/2008, Expiration Date: 02/21/2018, Certifier: Gary Fahila
  Registrant: Gary Fahila, 406 W 11th, Idalou, TX 79323
• Call Sign: KE5SYP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01372131
  Grant Date: 02/21/2008, Expiration Date: 02/21/2018, Certifier: Russell K Perkins
  Registrant: Russell K Perkins, Idalou, TX 79329

• Aircraft: BELLANCA 7ECA (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 11648 , Serial Number: 838-72, Year manufactured: 1972, Airworthiness Date: 03/23/1972
  Registrant (Individual): Troy L Stegemoeller, 918 9th St, Idalou, TX 79329
• Aircraft: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-G6 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES (904 HP) (Turbo-prop)
  N-Number: 2267L , Serial Number: G6-146, Year manufactured: 1997, Airworthiness Date: 04/09/1997
  Registrant (Corporation): G & G Flying Service Inc, 7917 N Fm 400, Idalou, TX 79329
• Aircraft: CESSNA 182L (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 3448R , Serial Number: 18258748, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 01/02/1968
  Registrant (Co-Owned): Kenneth W Isom, Po Box 949, Idalou, TX 79329, Other Owners: Clayton B Isom, Charles R Isom
• Aircraft: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-T34 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W PT6A SER (750 HP) (Turbo-prop)
  N-Number: 4328P , Serial Number: T41-154DC, Year manufactured: 1991, Airworthiness Date: 02/26/1991
  Registrant (Corporation): G & G Flying Service Inc, 7917 N Fm 400, Idalou, TX 79329
  Deregistered: Cancel Date: 09/21/1988
• Aircraft: STEGEMOELLER TROY RV 8 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
  N-Number: 648TX , Serial Number: 82487
  Registrant (Individual): Troy L Stegemoeller, 918 W 9th, Idalou, TX 79329
• Aircraft: FORBURGER JERRY J AIRBORNE EDGE (Weight-shift-control, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582DCDI (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
  N-Number: 6512P , Serial Number: 582-355, Year manufactured: 1992, Airworthiness Date: 10/04/2007
  Registrant (Individual): Jerry J Forburger, Po Box 1096, Idalou, TX 79329
  Deregistered: Cancel Date: 04/01/1974

• Fire: 14

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