Cass County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.7. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.34. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.3 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 17.6. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 23.3 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Lewis and their reported violations in the past:
WALLACE FOUNDATION LEARNING CENTER (Address: 53020 HITCHCOCK AVE , Population served: 28, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-22-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-03-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-03-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-27-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2002 and JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-07-2002), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-14-2002), St Public Notif requested (JUN-14-2002), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-10-2001), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-14-2001), St Public Notif requested (DEC-14-2001), St Public Notif received (JAN-02-2002), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-14-1998), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-14-1998), St Public Notif received (OCT-01-1998), St Compliance achieved (MAR-16-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 23.2%
(22.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 50.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.3 people | | Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 67.4% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lewis, IA
Lewis compared to Iowa 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.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (81%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Wood (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Cass County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Lewis:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 73.16%
| Here |  | 73.2% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Church of Christ |
| Adherents | 23.2% | 17.2% | 14.1% | 9.9% | 9.2% |
| Congregations | 26.8% | 12.2% | 7.3% | 4.9% | 12.2% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Evangelical Free Church of America | Other |
| Adherents | 7.4% | 7.1% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 6.3% |
| Congregations | 9.8% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 19.5% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | Here: | 5.05 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.72 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7 | This county: | 5.05 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 16 | Cass County: | 11.55 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Cass County: | 9.0% | | State: | 7.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 18.7% | | Iowa: | 14.5% |
| 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 |
1 | $1,736 | $20,832 | 6 | $155 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $36 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,237 | $26,844 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $322 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $3,973 | $23,838 | 8 | $513 |
Lewis government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $22,000 ($55.14)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $57,000 ($142.86)
Water Utilities: $54,000 ($135.34)
Sewerage: $34,000 ($85.21)
Central Staff Services: $25,000 ($62.66)
Libraries: $8,000 ($20.05)
Fire Protection: $8,000 ($20.05)
Parks & Recreation: $6,000 ($15.04)
General - Other: $5,000 ($12.53)
Health Services - Other: $3,000 ($7.52)
General Public Buildings: $3,000 ($7.52)
Solid Waste Management: $1,000 ($2.51)
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000 ($2.51)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $11,000 ($27.57)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $222,000 ($556.39)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $60,000 ($150.38)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $123,000 ($308.27)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $39,000 ($97.74)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $21,000 ($52.63)
Interest Earnings: $10,000 ($25.06)
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $7,000 ($17.54)
Health - Other: $3,000 ($7.52)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $252,000 ($631.58)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $60,000 ($150.38)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $35,000 ($87.72)
General Support: $5,000 ($12.53)
All Other: $2,000 ($5.01)
- Tax - Property: $55,000 ($137.84)
Total General Sales: $27,000 ($67.67)
Public Utilities: $5,000 ($12.53)
NEC: $1,000 ($2.51)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $40,000 ($100.25)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $11,000 ($27.57)
5.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,380 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.37% | | 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:
5.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,029 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.85% | | 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 Lewis:
- 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.)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
- KMA (960 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: KMA BROADCASTING L.P.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOZN (1620 AM; 10 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KYFR (920 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KJAN (1220 AM; 0 kW; ATLANTIC, IA; Owner: WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lewis:
- KXKT (103.7 FM; GLENWOOD, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KSOM (96.5 FM; AUDUBON, IA; Owner: MEREDITH COMMUNICATIONS L.C.)
- KSWI (95.7 FM; ATLANTIC, IA; Owner: MEREDITH COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- KMLV (88.1 FM; RALSTON, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KGOR (99.9 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KCSI (95.3 FM; RED OAK, IA; Owner: HAWKEYE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KNOD (105.3 FM; HARLAN, IA; Owner: WIRELESS BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Lewis:
- KHIN (Channel 36; RED OAK, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KYNE-TV (Channel 26; OMAHA, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
- KMTV (Channel 3; OMAHA, NE; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KETV (Channel 7; OMAHA, NE; Owner: KETV HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- WOWT-TV (Channel 6; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
Lewis fatal accident list:
Apr 21, 2000 04:13 AM, 6061, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Lewis)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - On Hwy 92 1.1 Mi E Of Jct Hwy 275 (Lat: 41.217222 Lon: -95.805000), Call Sign: KRM920, Licensee ID: L00505622
Assigned Frequencies: 33.7800 MHz, 154.340 MHz, 154.400 MHz Grant Date: 04/25/2002, Expiration Date: 04/25/2012
Registrant: Lewis, Township Of, 19770 Cypress Ave, Council Bluffs, IA 51503, Phone: (712) 323-1093
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - Off Rd G43 5 Mi E Of (Lat: 41.302194 Lon: -95.003306), Overall height: 91.4 m, Call Sign: WMU975, Licensee ID: L00263749
Assigned Frequencies: 6975.00 MHz Grant Date: 07/15/1994, Expiration Date: 06/01/2006, Cancellation Date: 03/15/2005
Registrant: Ketv Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc., C/O Brooks, Pierce, Et. Al. P.O. Box 1800, Raleigh, NC 27602, Phone: (919) 839-0300, Fax: (919) 839-0304, Email:
- 5 Mi E Off Rd G43 (Lat: 41.302194 Lon: -95.003306), Overall height: 91.4 m, Call Sign: WMU983
Assigned Frequencies: 7000.00 MHz Grant Date: 03/17/1997, Expiration Date: 02/01/2006, Cancellation Date: 02/22/2005
Registrant: Brooks, Pierce, Mclendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P., 150 Fayetteville Street Mall, Suite 1600, Raleigh, NC 27602, Phone: (919) 839-0300, Fax: (919) 839-0304, Email:
- LEWIS, 5 Miles East Of (Lat: 41.302194 Lon: -95.003306), Overall height: 92.4 m, Call Sign: WOH45
Assigned Frequencies: 5945.20 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 5974.90 MHz, 5974.90 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6034.15 MHz... (+14 more) Grant Date: 04/01/1991, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancellation Date: 10/29/1997
Registrant: Mci Worldcom Network Services Inc, 2270 Lakeside Dr, Richardson, TX 75082
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 - 6.5 Kms East Of Lewis On Highway G43 (Lat: 41.302194 Lon: -95.003306), Type: Nntann, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.9 m, Call Sign: KNKL237
Assigned Frequencies: 158.100 MHz Grant Date: 05/14/2008, Expiration Date: 07/01/2018
Registrant: Hill & Welch, 1330 New Hampshire Avenue Nw Suite 113, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 775-0070
| Most common first names in Lewis, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Clarence | 7 | 82.1 years |
| Margaret | 7 | 77.6 years |
| John | 6 | 82.0 years |
| William | 6 | 71.5 years |
| Helen | 5 | 80.8 years |
| Frank | 5 | 79.8 years |
| Robert | 5 | 78.6 years |
| Ethel | 4 | 81.8 years |
| Harold | 4 | 83.2 years |
| Gladys | 4 | 82.0 years |
| Most common last names in Lewis, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Conn | 6 | 78.3 years |
| Weppler | 6 | 81.8 years |
| Ward | 6 | 81.3 years |
| Billings | 5 | 75.0 years |
| Marxen | 5 | 74.0 years |
| Rossell | 5 | 81.0 years |
| Robinson | 5 | 81.6 years |
| Rhoads | 5 | 76.4 years |
| Zellmer | 5 | 66.0 years |
| Wheatley | 4 | 76.3 years |
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Agricultural workers including supervisors"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers"
- #98 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Food"
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