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Hancock County

Population in July 2008: 531. Population change since 2000: -10.5%
 

Males: 257  (48.6%)
Females: 274  (51.4%)

Median resident age:  36.5 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 50449.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,801 (it was $32,614 in 2000)
Klemme:  $41,801
Iowa:  $47,292

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,958
Klemme:  $20,958
Iowa:  $24,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $55,868 (it was $37,700 in 2000)
Klemme:  $55,868
Iowa:  $117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $61,229; Detached houses: $59,533; Townhouses or other attached units: $94,194; Mobile homes: $60,000
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Races in Klemme:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • Hispanic (3.0%)
  • Other race (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Klemme: 71.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (51.6%), Norwegian (16.5%), United States (7.3%), Irish (5.7%), Swedish (4.7%), Danish (4.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 02/9/1899

Elevation: 1210 feet

Land area: 0.51 square miles.

Population density: 1040 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Klemme

  • High school or higher: 77.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Klemme city

  • Never married: 19.6%
  • Now married: 62.4%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

15 residents are foreign born (2.5% Latin America).

This city:  2.5%
Iowa:  3.1%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Klemme, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Klemme to the number of sex offenders is 531 to 1.

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

Klemme:  1.0% ($370)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ames, IA (67.8 miles , pop. 50,731).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (136.4 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (312.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Goodell, IA (2.4 miles) , Garner, IA (2.5 miles ), Meservey, IA (3.0 miles ), Ventura, IA (3.2 miles ), Kanawha, IA (3.3 miles ), Belmond, IA (3.3 miles ), Thornton, IA (3.4 miles ), Britt, IA (3.4 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: 43.01 N, Longitude: 93.60 W

Area code: 641

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Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+1.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Transportation equipment (24%)
  • Machinery (13%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (17%)
  • Metal and metal products (12%)
  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Food (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)



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Klemme-area historical tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 189% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/14/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 7.0 miles away from the Klemme city center killed 6 people and injured 172 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.0 miles away from the city center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Klemme:
  • BELMOND MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; BELMOND, IA)
  • HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BRITT, IA)
  • WRIGHT MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; CLARION, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Klemme, IA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Klemme:
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; FT DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 76 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 82 miles; MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
Library in Klemme:
  • KLEMME PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $40,489; Location: 204 EAST MAIN ST.; 6,179 books; 127 audio materials; 304 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Klemme: Farmers Cooperative Society Elevator (A), Klemme (B), Klemme Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Klemme include: Immanuel Reform Church (A), United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Klemme Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: City of Klemme - Clerks Office (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 204 East Main Street).

 

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

SLIPPERY ELM GOLF COURSE (Address: 509 N 4TH ST, Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-31-1998), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-31-1998), St Compliance achieved (APR-06-1999)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-21-1998), St Public Notif requested (JUL-21-1998), St Compliance achieved (APR-06-1999)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-26-1997), St Public Notif requested (AUG-26-1997), St AO (w/penalty) issued (SEP-18-1997), St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-1998)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In MAY-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-19-1998), St Public Notif requested (OCT-19-1998), St Compliance achieved (OCT-20-1998)
  • 3 regular monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.5%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.7%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  5.0%
Whole state:  9.1%

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

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Klemme, IA



Klemme 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.
  • 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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Klemme travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Hancock County Iowa:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (91%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Other fuel (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Klemme

Adherents


NameUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchUnited Church of Christ
Adherents23.5%22.9%17.6%11.5%8.2%
Congregations19.4%13.9%19.4%5.6%8.3%
NameChristian Reformed Church in North AmericaEvangelical Free Church of AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)Reformed Church in the United StatesOther religions
Adherents6.5%3.3%2.6%1.7%2.3%
Congregations11.1%5.6%5.6%2.8%8.3%
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$1,210
Water Supply 1$3,069$36,8280$0
Local Libraries 0$0 2$1,524
Totals for Government 1$3,069$36,8284$2,734



Klemme government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $32,000
    Solid Waste Management: $19,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $46,000
    Libraries: $41,000
    Regular Highways: $41,000
    Sewerage: $36,000
    Solid Waste Management: $19,000
    General - Other: $14,000
    Police Protection: $14,000
    Financial Administration: $13,000
    Fire Protection: $10,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,000
    Health Services - Other: $6,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $14,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $14,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $11,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $133,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $225,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $210,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $128,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $15,000
    Water Utilities: $5,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $12,000
    Interest Earnings: $9,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $216,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $42,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $47,000
    General Support: $9,000
  • Tax - Property: $100,000
    Total General Sales: $30,000
    NEC: $1,000
    Public Utilities: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $59,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000

5.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,239 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.71%
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 Cerro Gordo County, IA  1.39% ($33,365 average AGI)
from Winnebago County, IA  0.75% ($27,853)
from Wright County, IA  0.49% ($23,909)


6.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,277 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.70%
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 Cerro Gordo County, IA  1.37% ($25,254 average AGI)
to Winnebago County, IA  0.70% ($28,031)
to Polk County, IA  0.48% ($26,227)


Strongest AM radio stations in Klemme:
  • KGLO (1300 AM; 5 kW; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KNFX (970 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Klemme:
  • KIOW (107.3 FM; FOREST CITY, IA; Owner: PILOT KNOB BROADCASTING)
  • KIAI (93.9 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KLSS-FM (106.1 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF MASON CITY, INC.)
  • KLKK (103.7 FM; CLEAR LAKE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
  • KBDC (88.5 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KCMR (97.9 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: TLC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • K223AB (92.5 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: GREAT COMM. COMMCNS. OF N. IOWA INC)
  • KUNY (91.5 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • K214BA (90.7 FM; MASON CITY, ETC., IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KLMJ (104.9 FM; HAMPTON, IA; Owner: CD BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Klemme:
  • KIMT (Channel 3; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KYIN (Channel 24; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)


Klemme fatal accident list:
Jan 7, 1977 01:00 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Allan J Becker, 3.06 Km Ssw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 110.6 m
    Registrant: Corn Belt Power Cooperative, 1300 13th St N, Humboldt, IA 50548, Phone: (515) 332-2571, Email:
  • Anthony G Coloff, 6.6 Km Ne Of Klemme, Ia, Type: Tower, Structure height: 165 m, Overall height: 166 m
    Registrant: Law Offices Of Eric S. Kravetz, 3511 Porter Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20016, Phone: (202) 364-0186, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4
  • 3.06 Km Ssw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 107 m, Overall height: 111 m, Call Sign: KBE266, Licensee ID: L00003092
    Assigned Frequencies : 451.175 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/28/2004, Expiration Date: 01/11/2015, Certifier: Dale M Arends
    Registrant: Corn Belt Power Cooperative, 1300 13th St N, Humboldt, IA 50548, Phone: (515) 332-2571, Fax: (515) 332-1375
  • 1/2 Mi N, Call Sign: WXG383, Licensee ID: L00722678
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.465 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/07/2003, Expiration Date: 10/13/2013
    Registrant: Guth Farms Inc, 1770 Taft Ave, Klemme, IA 50449
  • 306 Km Ssw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 110.6 m, Call Sign: WPXS635
    Assigned Frequencies : 859.312 MHz, 860.912 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/03/2003, Expiration Date: 06/03/2013, Certifier: Lawrence J Potzke
    Registrant: Interstate Power And Light Company, 1000 Main St, Dubuque, IA 52001-4700, Phone: (563) 584-7374, Fax: (563) 599-0780, Email:
  • Lat: 43.009917 Lon: -93.576806, Call Sign: WQCM638
    Assigned Frequencies : 159.525 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/08/2005, Expiration Date: 04/08/2015, Certifier: Bill Greiman
    Registrant: Electronic Specialties, Inc., 2103 Highway 169 North, Algona, IA 50511, Phone: (515) 295-7752, Fax: (515) 295-7238

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3
  • KLEMME, 3.06 Km Ssw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 110.6 m, Call Sign: WNTL203
    Assigned Frequencies : 952.568 MHz, 928.568 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/01/2001, Expiration Date: 10/18/2011
    Registrant: Corn Belt Power Cooperative, 1300 13th St N, Humboldt, IA 50548, Phone: (515) 332-2571, Fax: (515) 332-1375, Email:
  • Klemme, 3.06 Km Ssw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 110.6 m, Call Sign: WPYB217
    Assigned Frequencies : 6417.76 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/14/2003, Expiration Date: 07/14/2013, Certifier: Allan J Becker
    Registrant: Utility Telecom Consulting Group, 1554 St. Paul St., Denver, CO 80206, Phone: (303) 840-2878, Fax: (303) 840-1129, Email:
  • KLEMME, 3.06 Km Ssw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 110.6 m, Call Sign: KAY54
    Assigned Frequencies : 2191.20 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/19/2000, Expiration Date: 06/07/2010
    Registrant: Utility Telecom Consulting Group, Inc., 1554 St. Paul Street, Denver, CO 80206, Phone: (303) 840-2878, Fax: (303) 840-1129, Email:


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