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Keokuk County

Population in July 2008: 283. Population change since 2000: -4.1%
 

Males: 132  (46.8%)
Females: 151  (53.2%)

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

Zip codes: 50136.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,186 (it was $31,354 in 2000)
Keswick:  $40,186
Iowa:  $47,292

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,224
Keswick:  $21,224
Iowa:  $24,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $54,830 (it was $37,000 in 2000)
Keswick:  $54,830
Iowa:  $117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $62,588; Detached houses: $63,330; Mobile homes: $22,500

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Races in Keswick:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Keswick: 71.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (28.5%), Irish (11.5%), Norwegian (6.4%), French (5.1%), United States (5.1%), English (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 07/5/1912

Elevation: 867 feet

Land area: 0.44 square miles.

Population density: 647 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Keswick

  • High school or higher: 88.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Keswick city

  • Never married: 17.9%
  • Now married: 59.2%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 12.8%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Iowa:  3.1%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Keswick, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Keswick to the number of sex offenders is 283 to 1.

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

Keswick:  0.8% ($287)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Iowa City, IA (39.5 miles , pop. 62,220).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (183.7 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (237.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Webster, IA (1.9 miles) , Thornburg, IA (2.2 miles) , What Cheer, IA (2.7 miles ), South English, IA (2.8 miles ), Gibson, IA (2.9 miles) , Sigourney, IA (2.9 miles ), Millersburg, IA (3.0 miles) , North English, IA (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 41.45 N, Longitude: 92.24 W

Area code: 319

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Population change in the 1990s: +12 (+4.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Truck transportation (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Warehousing and storage (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
  • Personal and laundry services (8%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Personal appearance workers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Legal support workers (5%)



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Average climate in Keswick, Iowa

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Keswick-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 155% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/12/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.7 miles away from the Keswick city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/7/1984, a category 4 tornado 21.9 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 64 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Keswick:
  • KEOKUK COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 9 miles; SIGOURNEY, IA)
  • MARENGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MARENGO, IA)
  • MAHASKA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; OSKALOOSA, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Keswick, IA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Keswick:
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 41 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 24,766)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 71 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • The Keswick water tower is the town's most notable landmark.There is also a Keswick town sign that features an interesting rock. The mayor is picked at random. added by Corny

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Churches in Keswick include: Our Lady of Lourdes Church (A), New Life Fellowship Church (B), United Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  74.8%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.3%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  5.5%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  1.4%
Whole state:  3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Keswick, IA



Keswick compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage 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 significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Keswick (2009 data):
  • Patriot Bank: Keswick Branch at 225 Irons Street, branch established on 1945-04-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $97.1 mil, Deposits: $87.3 mil, headquarters in Brooklyn, IA, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Gibson Investment Company



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Keswick travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Keokuk County Iowa:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Utility gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Keswick

Adherents


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 religions
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
Other Government Administration 0$0 2$1,184
Totals for Government 0$0 2$1,184



Keswick government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $12,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $14,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $24,000
    Solid Waste Management: $12,000
    Regular Highways: $9,000
    General - Other: $4,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $192,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $26,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $24,000
    General Support: $5,000
  • Tax - Property: $17,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $7,000

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 Keswick:
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • 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)
  • KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
  • KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Keswick:
  • KSKB (99.1 FM; BROOKLYN, IA; Owner: FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KBOE-FM (104.9 FM; OSKALOOSA, IA; Owner: JOMAST CORPORATION)
  • KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)

TV broadcast stations around Keswick:
  • KYOU-TV (Channel 15; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
  • 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)
  • K55GS (Channel 55; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Richard D Hofmann, West City Limits And Iowa Hwy 22, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.5 m, Overall height: 94.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00136112
    Registrant: Modern Cooperative Tele. Co., 502 Broadway Street, South English, IA 52335, Phone: (319) 667-2375, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KA0CCF, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00855136
    Grant Date: 04/28/2004, Expiration Date: 07/15/2014, Certifier: Milton K Campbell
    Registrant: Milton K Campbell, 10649 160th Ave, Keswick, IA 50136


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 10
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

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