Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  7.4% | | Whole state: |  9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Laurens, IA
43 people in nursing homes
Laurens compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage 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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Banks with branches in Laurens (2009 data):
- Iowa Trust & Savings Bank: Laurens Branch at 200 West Main Street, branch established on 2007-05-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $126.0 mil, Deposits: $103.6 mil, headquarters in Emmetsburg, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Emmetsburg Bank Shares, Inc.
- Laurens State Bank: at 102 South Third Street, branch established on 1935-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $57.5 mil, Deposits: $50.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Laurens Bancorp, Ltd.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Pocahontas County Iowa:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (66%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Religion statistics for Laurens
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 39.6% | 29.9% | 19.3% | 3.7% | 7.4% |
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| Congregations | 25.9% | 25.9% | 14.8% | 11.1% | 22.2% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,687 | $44,244 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $9,591 | $38,364 | 2 | $92 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $4,700 | $56,400 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 13 | $1,054 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $3,404 | $40,848 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,657 | $43,884 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $4,347 | $52,164 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
6 | $23,380 | $46,760 | 3 | $877 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 13 | $1,791 |
| Totals for Government |
14 | $52,766 | $45,228 | 31 | $3,814 |
Laurens government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $46,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $133,000
Sewerage: $96,000
All Other: $70,000
Parks & Recreation: $13,000
- Construction - General: $596,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,470,000
Police Protection: $148,000
Water Utilities: $145,000
Regular Highways: $134,000
Solid Waste Management: $115,000
Sewerage: $98,000
Libraries: $89,000
Parks & Recreation: $72,000
Financial Administration: $59,000
General - Other: $35,000
Health Services - Other: $26,000
Fire Protection: $22,000
General Public Buildings: $15,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $15,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $124,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $69,000
General Support: $30,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $2,595,000
Water Utilities: $460,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $675,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $675,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $375,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $2,429,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $166,000
Water Utilities: $85,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $303,000
Special Assessments: $59,000
Rents: $37,000
General Revenue, NEC: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $52,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,811,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,360,000
Water Utilities: $210,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $385,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $119,000
General Support: $38,000
All Other: $3,000
- Tax - Property: $325,000
Total General Sales: $34,000
Public Utilities: $6,000
NEC: $3,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $636,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $21,000
5.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,460 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.59% | | 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:
7.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,100 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.37% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Laurens:
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KICD (1240 AM; 1 kW; SPENCER, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Laurens:
- KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
- KTFG (102.9 FM; SIOUX RAPIDS, IA; Owner: DONALD A. SWANSON)
- KDWD (100.1 FM; EMMETSBURG, IA; Owner: JIM DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KAYL-FM (101.7 FM; STORM LAKE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KTLB (105.9 FM; TWIN LAKES, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
- KBVU-FM (97.5 FM; ALTA, IA; Owner: BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY)
- KLLT (104.9 FM; SPENCER, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Laurens:
- KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- K47FZ (Channel 47; STORM LAKE, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
Laurens fatal accident list:
Aug 13, 1995 08:01 AM, E Allen St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- 340 Walnut Street, Type: Silo, Structure height: 60 m, Call Sign: KNKN374
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 09/06/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5- Allan J Becker, .5 Mi Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 115.2 m, Overall height: 118.3 m
Registrant: Corn Belt Power Cooperative, 1300 13th St, Humboldt, IA 50548, Phone: (515) 332-2571, Email:
- Bruce Gluckman, 3.5 Mi E On Hwy 10, Type: Tower, Structure height: 93.6 m, Overall height: 93.6 m
- Chad A Cleveland, 13900 440th Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 121.9 m, , Licensee ID: L00045385
Registrant: Laurens Municipal Communications Utility, 272 N. Third Street, Laurens, IA 50554, Phone: (712) 841-4610, Email:
- Jerri L Janjua, 12555 440th Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.7 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- LORI DAWSON, 13708 450th Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4- 204 Walnut St, Call Sign: KAP350, Licensee ID: L00038587
Assigned Frequencies : 45.9600 MHz
Grant Date: 01/02/1997, Expiration Date: 02/25/2002, Cancelation Date: 05/05/2002
Registrant: Dwight E Van Genderen, 204 Walnut St, Laurens, IA 50554, Phone: (712) 845-4440 - 4 Mi S Hwy N 28 1/3 Mi E Hwy C29, Call Sign: KNBP457, Licensee ID: L00397939
Assigned Frequencies : 153.125 MHz
Grant Date: 09/08/2001, Expiration Date: 10/06/2011
Registrant: Walter Schultz, 13400 480th St, Laurens, IA 50554-8611, Phone: (712) 845-2363 - Atop Grain Elevator At 400 Walnut St, Call Sign: WRU225, Licensee ID: L00491443
Assigned Frequencies : 451.850 MHz
Grant Date: 05/14/1998, Expiration Date: 05/05/2003, Cancelation Date: 08/10/2003
Registrant: Lynn C Harris, 4926 370th Ave, Curlew, IA 50527-8538 - Lat: 42.848556 Lon: -94.848861, Call Sign: WQHI538
Assigned Frequencies : 451.425 MHz, 451.487 MHz, 452.137 MHz, 452.487 MHz
Grant Date: 08/06/2007, Expiration Date: 08/06/2017, Certifier: Dan Koenck
Registrant: On-Site Communications, 17347 S. Oleander Avenue, Tinley Park, IL 60477, Phone: (708) 429-0234, Fax: (708) 429-9566, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4- LAURENS TWR, .5 Mi Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 115.2 m, Overall height: 118.3 m, Call Sign: WNTH447
Assigned Frequencies : 2147.60 MHz, 953.950 MHz
Grant Date: 09/27/2000, Expiration Date: 11/29/2010
Registrant: Interstate Power And Light Company, 1000 Main St, Dubuque, IA 52004-0769, Phone: (563) 584-7374, Fax: (563) 599-0780, Email:
- 0.5 Mi Se, Overall height: 118.3 m, Call Sign: WPNN322
Assigned Frequencies : 952.443 MHz, 928.443 MHz
Grant Date: 03/29/2008, Expiration Date: 06/19/2018
Registrant: Corn Belt Power Cooperative, 1300 13th St N, Humboldt, IA 50548, Phone: (515) 332-7767, Fax: (515) 332-1375, Email:
- Laurens, .5 Mi Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 115.2 m, Overall height: 118.3 m, Call Sign: WPYD396
Assigned Frequencies : 6034.15 MHz, 6093.45 MHz, 6715.62 MHz, 955.150 MHz
Grant Date: 07/22/2003, Expiration Date: 07/22/2013, 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:
- LAURENS, .5 Mi Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 115.2 m, Overall height: 118.3 m, Call Sign: KAY55
Assigned Frequencies : 6765.00 MHz, 6825.00 MHz, 2134.80 MHz, 953.000 MHz
Grant Date: 08/10/1998, Expiration Date: 08/10/2008, Cancelation Date: 11/23/2004
Registrant: Phone: (515) 332-2571
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1- Call Sign: K0ZAJ, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 05/05/1995, Expiration Date: 05/05/2005, Cancelation Date: 05/08/2007
Registrant: Bernard R Winkler, 311 S First, Laurens, IA 50554
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 5- Aircraft: BEECH P35 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1577Z , Serial Number: D-6878, Year manufactured: 1961, Airworthiness Date: 12/06/1961
Registrant (Individual): Norman J Dba Hartsock, 16675 470th St, Laurens, IA 50554, Other Owners: Flying Service Hartsock - Aircraft: CESSNA 140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3103N , Serial Number: 13361, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 07/12/2001
Registrant (Individual): Jane R Hartsock, 16675 470th St, Laurens, IA 50554 - Aircraft: CESSNA 180B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 121 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5200E , Serial Number: 50500, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 04/10/1959
Registrant (Individual): Norman J Dba Hartsock, 16675 470th St, Laurens, IA 50554, Other Owners: Flying Service Hartsock - Aircraft: CESSNA 340A (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6267N , Serial Number: 340A0453, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 02/28/1978
Registrant (Individual): Kenneth Deyoung, 47902 170th Ave, Laurens, IA 50554 - Aircraft: EAGLE AIRCRAFT CO EAGLE DW-1 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8806L , Serial Number: DW-1-0042-81, Year manufactured: 1981, Airworthiness Date: 11/19/1981
Registrant (Individual): Norman Jay Dba Hartsock, 16675 470th St, Laurens, IA 50554, Other Owners: Flying Service Hartsock
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 9
- Hazardous Condition: 1
- Good Intent Call: 1
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Laurens, IA
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