|
Click to draw/clear city borders
|
Notable locations in Leon: Decatur County Fairground (A), Decatur County Golf and Country Club (B), Leon City Hall (C), Leon Police Department (D), Leon Public Library (E), Decatur County Courthouse (F), Decatur County Museum (G), Decatur County Sheriffs Office (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Leon include: Our Saviors Lutheran Church (A), Independent Bible Church (B), Assembly of God Church (C), New Salem Baptist Church (D), Leon Brethren Church (E), Leon Catholic Church (F), Calvary Baptist Church (G), Trinity Christian Church (H), Leon Christian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Leon Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Leon: Memorial to All Veterans Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Leon Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Southern Winds (Recreation Areas; 27751 277th Street).
Hotels: Leon Motel (1605 West 1st Street), Little River Inn Motel (708 West 1st Street).
|
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  16.6% | | Whole state: |  9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 5.5% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Leon, IA
61 people in nursing homes
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Leon compared to Iowa state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Back to the top
Banks with branches in Leon (2007 data):
- Great Western Bank: Leon Drive-In Branch at State Highway 2 And U.S. Highway 69, branch established on 1977-09-06; Leon Branch at 111 North Main, branch established on 1998-06-02. Info updated 2007-01-26: Bank assets: $1,387.6 mil, Deposits: $1,100.3 mil, headquarters in Watertown, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 88 total offices, Holding Company: Great Western Bancorporation, Inc.
- Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri, National Association: Farmers Bank Of Northern Missouri at 205 Northwest Church Street, branch established on 2006-11-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $257.6 mil, Deposits: $220.4 mil, headquarters in Unionville, MO, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Northern Missouri Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
|
2004 Presidential Election results in Decatur County Iowa:
|
|
|
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
|
|
- Utility gas (80%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Other fuel (1%)
|
|
|
Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
|
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,218 | $14,616 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $8,296 | $24,888 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $3,724 | $22,344 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,371 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,367 | $28,404 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $7,773 | $23,319 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,161 | $25,932 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,613 | $31,356 | 6 | $140 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $5,854 | $23,416 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
17 | $34,005 | $24,004 | 9 | $1,511 |
Leon government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $178,000
Sewerage: $89,000
All Other: $17,000
Parks & Recreation: $6,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $384,000
Regular Highways: $200,000
Solid Waste Management: $176,000
Police Protection: $133,000
Sewerage: $83,000
Libraries: $68,000
General - Other: $56,000
Financial Administration: $24,000
Parks & Recreation: $21,000
Fire Protection: $9,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
Central Staff Services: $7,000
General Public Buildings: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $29,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $33,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $16,000
Police Protection: $11,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $25,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $630,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $400,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $471,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $400,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $159,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $35,000
Interest Earnings: $29,000
Rents: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $93,000
Fire Protection: $46,000
General - Other: $10,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,156,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $393,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $159,000
General Support: $43,000
All Other: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $438,000
Public Utilities: $55,000
Total General Sales: $53,000
NEC: $2,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $436,000
8.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,108 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.10% | | Iowa average: | 6.30% |
1.97% of residents moved from foreign countries ($324 average AGI)| Decatur County: | 1.97% | | Iowa average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,241 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.32% | | 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 Leon:
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
- KRNT (1350 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Leon:
- KIIC (97.9 FM; LAMONI, IA; Owner: THOMAS H. BURKE, RECEIVER FOR LIFESTYLE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- KJJC (107.1 FM; OSCEOLA, IA; Owner: THOMAS H. BURKE, RECEIVER FOR LIFESTYLE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
Leon fatal accident list:
Mar 26, 1993 03:28 AM, Sw 2nd St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Apr 15, 1991 04:56 AM, 69, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Mar 20, 1990 03:30 AM, Main St., Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
|
(59.5 miles 
, pop. 198,682).
, pop. 441,545).
, pop. 2,896,016).
),
Weldon, IA (11.0 miles)
,
Pleasanton, IA (11.0 miles)
,
),
Le Roy, IA (14.2 miles)
,
).
