Cedar 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 34.0. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.4 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.230. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.7 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.861. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 18.4. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 21.0 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.2%
(9.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.3 people | | Iowa: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 66.9% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mechanicsville, IA
59 people in nursing homes
Mechanicsville compared to Iowa state average:
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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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Banks with branches in Mechanicsville (2011 data):
- Bridge Community Bank: Mechanicsville Branch at 200 South Cherry Street, branch established on 1998/06/29. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $68.2 mil, Deposits: $60.7 mil, headquarters in Mount Vernon, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Bridge Community Bank Esop
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (85%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Cedar County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Mechanicsville (based on Cedar County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 51.52%
| Here |  | 51.5% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | United Church of Christ | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Lutheran Church |
| Adherents | 22.0% | 21.7% | 21.5% | 16.3% | 8.6% |
| Congregations | 25.0% | 12.5% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% |
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| Name | Friends (Quakers) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Episcopal Church | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Other |
| Adherents | 3.0% | 2.7% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 1.5% |
| Congregations | 12.5% | 9.4% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 6.3% |
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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: 6 | This county: | 3.34 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Cedar County: | 0.56 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13 | This county: | 7.24 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 14 | Cedar County: | 7.79 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Cedar County: | 7.2% | | State: | 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 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $3,338 | $40,056 | 1 | $50 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $440 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $3,150 | $37,800 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $100 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $100 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $2,246 | $26,952 | 1 | $164 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $104 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,898 | $34,776 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $2,132 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $11,632 | $34,896 | 14 | $3,090 |
Mechanicsville government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $83,000 ($72.49)
Sewerage: $68,000 ($59.39)
All Other: $48,000 ($41.92)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $70,000 ($61.14)
Sewerage: $20,000 ($17.47)
Parks & Recreation: $16,000 ($13.97)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $94,000 ($82.10)
Regular Highways: $91,000 ($79.48)
Solid Waste Management: $53,000 ($46.29)
Financial Administration: $47,000 ($41.05)
Sewerage: $41,000 ($35.81)
Libraries: $34,000 ($29.69)
Water Utilities: $30,000 ($26.20)
Police Protection: $22,000 ($19.21)
Fire Protection: $17,000 ($14.85)
General Public Buildings: $17,000 ($14.85)
Parks & Recreation: $12,000 ($10.48)
Health Services - Other: $11,000 ($9.61)
Central Staff Services: $8,000 ($6.99)
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000 ($0.87)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $7,000 ($6.11)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $37,000 ($32.31)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $274,000 ($239.30)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $93,000 ($81.22)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $344,000 ($300.44)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $23,000 ($20.09)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $34,000 ($29.69)
Rents: $16,000 ($13.97)
General Revenue, NEC: $11,000 ($9.61)
Property Sale Other: $2,000 ($1.75)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $24,000 ($20.96)
Fire Protection: $8,000 ($6.99)
Sewerage: $6,000 ($5.24)
Health - Other: $3,000 ($2.62)
Police Protection: $2,000 ($1.75)
Libraries: $1,000 ($0.87)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $754,000 ($658.52)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $97,000 ($84.72)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $343,000 ($299.56)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $113,000 ($98.69)
All Other: $3,000 ($2.62)
- Tax - Property: $145,000 ($126.64)
Total General Sales: $35,000 ($30.57)
Public Utilities: $2,000 ($1.75)
NEC: $2,000 ($1.75)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $134,000 ($117.03)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000 ($10.48)
6.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,166 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.66% | | 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:
6.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,972 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.97% | | 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 Mechanicsville:
- WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
- KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KXIC (800 AM; 1 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KMJM (1360 AM; 1 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mechanicsville:
- KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
- KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
- KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- KKRQ (100.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KHAK (98.1 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KRNL-FM (89.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, IA; Owner: CORNELL COLLEGE)
- WMT-FM (96.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KBEA-FM (99.7 FM; MUSCATINE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KCCK-FM (88.3 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WLLR-FM (103.7 FM; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- K295AC (106.9 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Mechanicsville:
- KWKB (Channel 20; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KM TELEVISION OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
- KIIN (Channel 12; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
- KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
- KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
- KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- K16EL (Channel 66; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K17ET (Channel 17; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WHBF-TV (Channel 4; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: CORONET COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
- KPXR (Channel 48; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- K64DG (Channel 64; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: R B SHELDAHL)
- KCDE-LP (Channel 67; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KCDR-LP (Channel 55; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KHHH-LP (Channel 57; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KRUB-LP (Channel 65; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Mechanicsville fatal accident list:
Aug 2, 1979 87:99 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Mechanicsville)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 15 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - 3 Mi E 2 Mi S Lisbon (Lat: 41.888889 Lon: -91.305167), Call Sign: KNBW937, Licensee ID: L00443798
Assigned Frequencies: 158.325 MHz Grant Date: 01/08/2002, Expiration Date: 01/27/2012
Registrant: Melvin L Dains, 0391 Delta Ave, Mechanicsville, IA 52306, Phone: (319) 432-7179 - MECHANICSVILLE, 700 East First Street (Lat: 41.902361 Lon: -91.246194), Type: Tank, Structure height: 33.1 m, Overall height: 38.6 m, Call Sign: WPTX510
Assigned Frequencies: 458.337 MHz Grant Date: 01/08/2002, Expiration Date: 01/08/2012, Certifier: Jill L Randolph
Registrant: Radio Communications Company, Inc., 2131 North Towne Lane Ne, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402, Phone: (319) 393-7150, Fax: (319) 393-9273, Email:
- Ded Mp 59.09, 1.8 Mi W Of (Lat: 41.910667 Lon: -91.290750), Type: Pipe, Structure height: 4 m, Call Sign: WQFU658
Assigned Frequencies: 161.040 MHz Grant Date: 10/06/2006, Expiration Date: 10/06/2016, Certifier: Larry J Kopiasz
Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1400 Douglas St. Stop 0650, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 544-0486, Fax: (402) 233-3179, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - MECHANICSVILLE, 350 Franklin Ave. (Lat: 41.901361 Lon: -91.269694), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 105.1 m, Call Sign: WPTQ859, Licensee ID: L00127162
Assigned Frequencies: 6775.00 MHz Grant Date: 11/27/2001, Expiration Date: 11/27/2011, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Uscoc Of Greater Iowa, LLC - Mechanicsville, 350 Franklin Ave (Lat: 41.894194 Lon: -91.267944), Type: Tower, Structure height: 85 m, Overall height: 92.4 m, Call Sign: WQJN729
Assigned Frequencies: 5974.85 MHz, 5974.85 MHz Grant Date: 11/11/2008, Expiration Date: 11/11/2018, Certifier: Pamelia Y Hoof
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4 - Call Sign: K0RTT, Licensee ID: L00763182
Grant Date: 11/03/2003, Expiration Date: 01/04/2014
Registrant: John A Moffit, 299 Echo Ave Rr 1, Mechanicsville, IA 52306 - Call Sign: KC0EGD
Grant Date: 10/08/1998, Expiration Date: 10/08/2008
Registrant: Adam B Eby, Mechanicsville, IA 52306 - Call Sign: W0DLJ
Grant Date: 02/05/1996, Expiration Date: 02/05/2006, Cancellation Date: 02/06/2008
Registrant: John W Paidar, 311 N Jackson St, Mechanicsville, IA 52306 - Call Sign: WB0FGQ, Licensee ID: L01194633
Grant Date: 09/21/2006, Expiration Date: 09/24/2016, Certifier: Wayne E Betts
Registrant: Wayne E Betts, 110 S John, Mechanicsville, IA 52306
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Mechanicsville, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 17 | 81.8 years |
| John | 17 | 76.5 years |
| William | 13 | 78.4 years |
| Robert | 11 | 74.2 years |
| Edward | 9 | 84.7 years |
| George | 8 | 79.2 years |
| James | 8 | 79.9 years |
| Clarence | 8 | 81.0 years |
| Ralph | 8 | 82.4 years |
| Harold | 8 | 70.5 years |
| Most common last names in Mechanicsville, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Boots | 11 | 78.5 years |
| Miller | 8 | 86.7 years |
| Kohl | 8 | 83.5 years |
| Young | 8 | 80.7 years |
| Cook | 7 | 83.1 years |
| Crock | 7 | 84.7 years |
| Johnson | 7 | 73.5 years |
| Scott | 7 | 75.6 years |
| Albaugh | 6 | 79.3 years |
| Baker | 6 | 76.0 years |
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