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Crawford County

Population in July 2008: 255. Population change since 2000: -6.6%
 

Males: 125  (49.1%)
Females: 130  (50.9%)

Median resident age:  45.8 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 51448.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,283 (it was $31,429 in 2000)
Kiron:  $40,283
Iowa:  $47,292

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,603
Kiron:  $21,603
Iowa:  $24,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $67,575 (it was $45,600 in 2000)
Kiron:  $67,575
Iowa:  $117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $78,340; Detached houses: $77,699
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Races in Kiron:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Other race (2.2%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Kiron: 73.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (43.6%), Swedish (19.4%), English (11.0%), Irish (7.7%), Dutch (7.3%), French Canadian (5.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 06/22/1900

Elevation: 1341 feet

Land area: 0.20 square miles.

Population density: 1249 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Kiron

  • High school or higher: 91.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kiron city

  • Never married: 24.8%
  • Now married: 52.8%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 10.3%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.8%
Iowa:  3.1%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Kiron, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kiron to the number of sex offenders is 255 to 1.

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

Kiron:  0.8% ($386)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux City, IA (58.5 miles , pop. 85,013).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (73.8 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (393.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Schleswig, IA (2.4 miles ), Deloit, IA (2.6 miles ), Odebolt, IA (3.0 miles ), Arthur, IA (3.1 miles ), Vail, IA (3.4 miles ), Denison, IA (3.5 miles ), Ida Grove, IA (3.6 miles ), Wall Lake, IA (3.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 42.20 N, Longitude: 95.33 W

Area code: 712

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Population change in the 1990s: -27 (-9.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Food (15%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Fuel dealers (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Finance and insurance (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (6%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)



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Kiron-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 148% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/27/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.6 miles away from the Kiron city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1954, a category 4 tornado 31.6 miles away from the city center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Kiron-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Iowa state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.5 miles away from Kiron center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Kiron:
  • HORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; IDA GROVE, IA)
  • CRAWFORD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; DENISON, IA)
  • LORING HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; SAC CITY, IA)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kiron:
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; FT DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 71 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 77 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 5,806)

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Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  60.3%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.6%
Whole state:  4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  14.7%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  1.8%
Whole state:  3.8%

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


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Banks with branches in Kiron (2009 data):
  • United Bank of Iowa: Kiron Branch at Grove And Prairie Streets, branch established on 1980-10-20. 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.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Crawford County Iowa:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (53%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
  • Electricity (15%)


Religion statistics for Kiron

Adherents


NameLutheran ChurchCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)United Church of Christ
Adherents47.1%24.6%8.5%6.4%4.6%
Congregations30.0%15.0%10.0%10.0%5.0%
NameBaptist General ConferenceEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaAmerican Baptist Churches in the USACommunity Church of ChristOther religions
Adherents2.9%1.4%1.2%1.1%2.2%
Congregations5.0%2.5%2.5%5.0%15.0%
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$825
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$130
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$814
Water Supply 0$0 1$936
Totals for Government 0$0 8$2,705



Kiron government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $20,000
    Sewerage: $17,000
    All Other: $7,000
  • Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $57,000
    Health Services - Other: $43,000
    Water Utilities: $15,000
    Sewerage: $10,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    Regular Highways: $7,000
    General - Other: $6,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $16,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $121,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $120,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $159,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $26,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $45,000
    Highways: $22,000
    General Support: $5,000
  • Tax - Property: $43,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $38,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000

5.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,485 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.09%
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 Carroll County, IA  0.47% ($24,964 average AGI)
from Harrison County, IA  0.27% ($36,625)
from Ida County, IA  0.25% ($27,067)


6.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,343 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.24%
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 Polk County, IA  0.46% ($35,607 average AGI)
to Carroll County, IA  0.43% ($22,538)
to Shelby County, IA  0.37% ($28,455)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kiron:
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • KDSN (1530 AM; 1 kW; DENISON, IA)
  • KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
  • KCIM (1380 AM; 1 kW; CARROLL, IA; Owner: CARROLL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kiron:
  • KKIA (92.9 FM; IDA GROVE, IA; Owner: JIM DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDSN-FM (107.1 FM; DENISON, IA; Owner: M & J RADIO CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Kiron:
  • KCAU-TV (Channel 9; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS CO.LTD.)
  • KMEG (Channel 14; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KPTH (Channel 44; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF SIOUX CITY)
  • KTIV (Channel 4; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KTIV TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KSIN-TV (Channel 27; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)


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