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Population (year 2000): 1,173. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,175 (+0.2% change)
 

Males: 556  (47.4%)
Females: 617  (52.6%)

Cedar County

Median resident age:  38.5 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 52306.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,300 (it was $36,053 in 2000)
Mechanicsville  $39,300
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $87,800 (it was $74,100 in 2000)
Mechanicsville  $87,800
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Mechanicsville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

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Ancestries: German (37.8%), Irish (14.9%), English (12.8%), United States (7.7%), Czech (4.9%), Dutch (3.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 11/25/1867

Elevation: 921 feet

Land area: 0.74 square miles.

Population density: 1577 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mechanicsville

  • High school or higher: 80.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mechanicsville city

  • Never married: 19.7%
  • Now married: 58.2%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 11.6%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

7 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.6%
Iowa:  3.1%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Mechanicsville, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Mechanicsville to the number of sex offenders is 390 to 1.

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

Mechanicsville:  1.1% ($792)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Iowa City, IA (25.4 miles , pop. 62,220).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (151.2 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (245.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Morley, IA (7.0 miles) , Stanwood, IA (7.1 miles ), Lisbon, IA (9.3 miles ), Olin, IA (10.1 miles ), Martelle, IA (10.8 miles ), Mount Vernon, IA (11.5 miles ), Tipton, IA (12.6 miles ), Clarence, IA (13.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $145,000
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $173,000
  • 2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $134,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 41.90 N, Longitude: 91.25 W


59 people in nursing homes

Area code: 563

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Population change in the 1990s: +93 (+8.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Truck transportation (12%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


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Mechanicsville-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 110% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.5 miles away from the Mechanicsville city center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/13/1990, a category 4 tornado 25.2 miles away from the city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Mechanicsville:
  • JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; ANAMOSA, IA)
  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINIC (about 24 miles; IOWA CITY, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mechanicsville:
  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 31 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; ID: CID)
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 52 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID: DBQ)
  • QUAD CITY INTL (about 62 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mechanicsville:
  • MATHEWS MEMORIAL (about 13 miles; TIPTON, IA; ID: 8C4)
  • MARION (about 20 miles; MARION, IA; ID: C17)
  • MONTICELLO REGIONAL (about 23 miles; MONTICELLO, IA; ID: MXO)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mechanicsville:
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 24 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 53 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 54 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
  • BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 57 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,891)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
Public elementary/middle school in Mechanicsville:
  • NORTH CEDAR MECHANICSVILLE ELEM CTR (Students: 211; Location: 207 MONROE ST; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Mechanicsville:
  • MECHANICSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $32,214; Location: 218 EAST 1ST; 11,791 books; 21 audio materials; 462 video materials; 48 serial subscriptions)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.2%
Whole state:  67.0%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.9%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.5%
Whole state:  3.8%

Mechanicsville compared to Iowa state average:

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  • 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.
  • 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 (2007 data):
  • Bridge Community Bank: Mechanicsville Branch at 200 South Cherry Street, branch established on 1998-06-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $51.6 mil, Deposits: $47.0 mil, headquarters in Mount Vernon, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Bridge Community Bank Esop



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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
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$119
Sewerage 0$0 1$105
Solid Waste Management 0$0 1$125
Streets and Highways 1$2,426$29,1120$0
Firefighters 0$0 1$50
Other Government Administration 6$25,562$51,1240$0
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 1$560
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$60
Financial Administration 1$2,426$29,1122$193
Local Libraries 0$0 3$1,103
Water Supply 1$1,820$21,8400$0
Totals for Government 9$32,234$42,97911$2,315


Mechanicsville government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $83,000
    Sewerage: $68,000
    All Other: $48,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $70,000
    Sewerage: $20,000
    Parks & Recreation: $16,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $94,000
    Regular Highways: $91,000
    Solid Waste Management: $53,000
    Financial Administration: $47,000
    Sewerage: $41,000
    Libraries: $34,000
    Water Utilities: $30,000
    Police Protection: $22,000
    Fire Protection: $17,000
    General Public Buildings: $17,000
    Parks & Recreation: $12,000
    Health Services - Other: $11,000
    Central Staff Services: $8,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $7,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $37,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $274,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $93,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $344,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $23,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $34,000
    Rents: $16,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $11,000
    Property Sale Other: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $24,000
    Fire Protection: $8,000
    Sewerage: $6,000
    Health - Other: $3,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
    Libraries: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $754,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $97,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $343,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $113,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $145,000
    Total General Sales: $35,000
    Public Utilities: $2,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $134,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000

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:
from Johnson County, IA  1.48% ($35,196 average AGI)
from Linn County, IA  0.82% ($39,119)
from Scott County, IA  0.82% ($35,763)


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:
to Johnson County, IA  1.39% ($32,782 average AGI)
to Linn County, IA  0.95% ($32,957)
to Scott County, IA  0.72% ($34,962)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mechanicsville:
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
  • 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.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • 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)
  • KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

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.)
  • KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KKRQ (100.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
  • KBEA-FM (99.7 FM; MUSCATINE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • 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.)
  • KCCK-FM (88.3 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, 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.)
  • K16EL (Channel 66; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • K17ET (Channel 17; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K64DG (Channel 64; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: R B SHELDAHL)

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