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McGregor, IA map Population (year 2000): 871. Estimated population in July 2006: 898 (+3.1% change)
 

Males: 417  (47.9%)
Females: 454  (52.1%)

Clayton County

Median resident age:  44.2 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 52157.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,900 (it was $30,163 in 2000)
McGregor  $32,900
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $65,900 (it was $55,600 in 2000)
McGregor  $65,900
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in McGregor:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (47.2%), Irish (16.1%), English (9.4%), Norwegian (7.8%), United States (7.0%), French (4.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 03/7/1859

Elevation: 631 feet

Land area: 1.31 square miles.

Population density: 683 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in McGregor

  • High school or higher: 80.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in McGregor city

  • Never married: 21.6%
  • Now married: 48.1%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 14.0%
  • Divorced: 15.0%

12 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.4%
Iowa:  3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

McGregor:  1.3% ($747)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (49.3 miles , pop. 57,686).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (122.7 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (254.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Marquette, IA (1.5 miles ), Prairie du Chien, WI (3.0 miles ), Bridgeport, WI (5.5 miles ), Prairie du Chien, WI (6.1 miles ), Wyalusing, WI (8.2 miles ), Clayton, IA (8.5 miles) , Bagley, WI (9.9 miles ), Garnavillo, IA (11.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 8 buildings, average cost: $103,800
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $133,800
  • 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $138,600
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $80,800
  • 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $105,100
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $141,700
  • 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $233,300
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $76,000

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Latitude: 43.02 N, Longitude: 91.18 W


47 people in nursing homes
16 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Area code: 563

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Population change in the 1990s: +71 (+8.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
  • Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)


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McGregor-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Iowa state average. It is 61% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.0 miles away from the McGregor city center .

On 5/10/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.2 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near McGregor:
  • PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)
  • GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GUTTENBERG, IA)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ELKADER, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to McGregor:
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 55 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID: DBQ)
  • LA CROSSE MUNI (about 59 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID: LSE)
  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 87 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; ID: CID)
Other public-use airports nearest to McGregor:
  • PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MUNI (about 5 miles; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; ID: PDC)
  • MONONA MUNI (about 11 miles; MONONA, IA; ID: 7C3)
  • ELKADER (about 19 miles; ELKADER, IA; ID: I27)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to McGregor:
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 47 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 49 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 52 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 58 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 61 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
Public elementary/middle school in McGregor:
  • MFL MARMAC MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 391; Location: 918 W. MAIN ST.; Grades: 04 - 08)
Library in McGregor:
  • MCGREGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $70,393; Location: 334 MAIN; 11,491 books; 679 audio materials; 391 video materials; 27 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in McGregor: McGregor (A), McGregor Public Library (B), McGregor Police Department (C), McGregor Museum (D), McGregor Fire Station (E), McGregor City Hall (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in McGregor include: First Congregational Church (A), First Congregational United Church (B), First Lutheran Church (C), Saint Marys Church (D), McGregor United Methodist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery (1), Point Ann Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in McGregor: McGregor River Front Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

 

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

PIKES PEAK STATE PARK-CAMPGROUND (Address: 15316 GREAT RIVER RD, Population served: 750, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-17-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-24-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-24-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-29-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-05-2004)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-17-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-24-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-24-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-29-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-05-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
SPOOK CAVE (Address: 13299 SPOOK CAVE RD, Population served: 118, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-12-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUL-12-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-20-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-22-2003), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-29-2003), St Public Notif requested (AUG-29-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
BREEZY POINTE SUBDIVISION (Population served: 83, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-13-2000), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-16-2000), St Public Notif requested (NOV-16-2000), St Public Notif received (DEC-19-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAY-14-2001)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-14-1997), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-14-1997), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-22-1997), St Compliance achieved (FEB-03-1998)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-04-1997), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-1997), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-22-1997), St Public Notif received (AUG-29-1997), St Compliance achieved (FEB-03-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
WHITE SPRINGS (Address: 30157 KLEIN BREWERY RD, Population served: 70, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - Between AUG-20-1998 and OCT-31-1998. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-20-1999), St BCA signed (AUG-26-1999), St AO (w/penalty) issued (AUG-26-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between SEP-01-1999 and OCT-08-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-11-1999), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-22-1999), St Public Notif requested (OCT-22-1999)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
MAGGIES DINER (Population served: 41, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Single Sample - In MAR-2000, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-17-2000), St Public Notif requested (MAR-17-2000), St BCA signed (MAY-03-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAY-23-2001)
  • MCL, Single Sample - In JAN-2000, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-14-2000), St Public Notif requested (JAN-14-2000), St BCA signed (MAY-03-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAY-23-2001)
  • MCL, Single Sample - In DEC-1999, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-13-1999), St Public Notif requested (DEC-13-1999), St BCA signed (MAY-03-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAY-23-2001)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-31-1998), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-31-1998), St Compliance achieved (APR-19-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-25-2006), St Public Notif requested (JAN-25-2006), St Compliance achieved (FEB-24-2006)
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • 4 minor monitoring violations
  • 15 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in McGregor that have no violations reported:
  • UPPER MISS F&W REFUGE MCGREGOR DISTRICT (Address: PO BOX 460, Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  53.9%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.3%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.9%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.9%
Whole state:  3.8%

McGregor compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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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
Streets and Highways 1$1,639$19,6680$0
Local Libraries 1$1,736$20,8322$1,860
Sewerage 1$1,842$22,1040$0
Electric Power 2$3,632$21,7920$0
Other Government Administration 2$3,676$22,0561$948
Water Supply 1$1,550$18,6000$0
Totals for Government 8$14,075$21,1133$2,808


McGregor government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $111,000
    Solid Waste Management: $39,000
    All Other: $23,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $257,000
    Parks & Recreation: $37,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,339,000
    Electric Utilities: $589,000
    Regular Highways: $128,000
    Housing & Community Development: $105,000
    Libraries: $77,000
    Sewerage: $63,000
    Police Protection: $62,000
    Financial Administration: $60,000
    Water Utilities: $45,000
    Solid Waste Management: $41,000
    Fire Protection: $20,000
    Parks & Recreation: $13,000
    General Public Buildings: $13,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $193,000
    Highways: $25,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $42,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $40,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $914,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $378,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $496,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $40,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $193,000
    Property Sale Other: $146,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $54,000
    Special Assessments: $53,000
    Interest Earnings: $46,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $672,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $522,000
    Water Utilities: $57,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $490,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $70,000
    All Other: $50,000
    General Support: $14,000
  • Tax - Property: $369,000
    Total General Sales: $49,000
    Other Selective Sales: $13,000
    NEC: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $221,000

5.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,938 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.02%
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 Crawford County, WI  0.49% ($28,686 average AGI)
from Fayette County, IA  0.47% ($27,455)
from Allamakee County, IA  0.41% ($20,690)


5.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,331 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.68%
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 Dubuque County, IA  0.62% ($33,659 average AGI)
to Crawford County, WI  0.53% ($22,079)
to Linn County, IA  0.43% ($34,323)


Strongest AM radio stations in McGregor:
  • WPRE (980 AM; 1 kW; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • KNEI (1140 AM; 2 kW; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
  • KADR (1400 AM; 1 kW; ELKADER, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
  • KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in McGregor:
  • WQPC (94.3 FM; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • K292DP (106.3 FM; MARQUETTE, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
  • KCTN (100.1 FM; GARNAVILLO, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
  • KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KNEI-FM (103.5 FM; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around McGregor:
  • W22CI (Channel 22; BLOOMINGTON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • K41AD (Channel 41; LANSING, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

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