Moorland, Iowa

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Webster County

Population in July 2009: 185. Population change since 2000: -6.1%

Males: 89	(48.2%)
Females: 96	(51.8%)

Median resident age:	39.2 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip code: 50566

Estimated median household income in 2009: $36,661 (it was $43,750 in 2000)

Moorland:	$36,661
Iowa:	$48,044

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $22,615

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $71,851 (it was $50,000 in 2000)

Moorland:	$71,851
Iowa:	$122,000

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $71,343; Detached houses: $72,282; Mobile homes: $37,539

Median gross rent in 2009: $342.

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White alone - 125 (83.3%)
Hispanic - 25 (16.7%)

Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Moorland: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (39.1%), Irish (16.8%), Norwegian (13.7%), Swedish (13.2%), Czech (6.1%), Dutch (6.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 10/6/1902

Elevation: 1150 feet

Land area: 1.00 square miles.

Population density: 185 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Moorland:

High school or higher: 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Moorland city:

Never married: 19.5%
Now married: 63.6%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 7.1%
Divorced: 9.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Moorland, Iowa in July 2011
The ratio of number of residents in Moorland to the number of sex offenders is 185 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $675 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $733 (1.1%)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ames, IA (44.4 miles , pop. 50,731).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (120.5 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (341.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Callender, IA (2.3 miles ), Barnum, IA (2.4 miles) , Fort Dodge, IA (2.7 miles ), Otho, IA (2.7 miles ), Somers, IA (2.9 miles) , Knierim, IA (2.9 miles) , Coalville, IA (2.9 miles ), Clare, IA (3.2 miles) .

Latitude: 42.44 N, Longitude: 94.29 W

Area code: 515

Unemployment in March 2011:

Here:	8.5%
Iowa:	6.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: -82 (-29.4%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Manufacturing (25%)
Retail trade (21%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (19%)
Construction (8%)
Transportation and warehousing (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)

Health care and social assistance (26%)
Accommodation and food services (22%)
Educational services (19%)
Finance and insurance (11%)
Manufacturing (7%)
Retail trade (7%)
Other services, except public administration (7%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Laborers and material movers, hand (20%)
Other construction workers and helpers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)

Retail sales workers except cashiers (13%)
Postsecondary teachers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Top executives (4%)

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Tornado activity:

Moorland-area historical tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 204% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.0 miles away from the Moorland city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/28/1979, a category F4 tornado 7.0 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 26 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Webster County (13) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 3, Floods: 2, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

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Hospitals/medical centers near Moorland:

TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; FORT DODGE, IA)
VAN DIEST MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; WEBSTER CITY, IA)
STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 26 miles away; LAKE CITY, IA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Moorland:

Iowa Central Community College (about 6 miles; Fort Dodge, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,064)
Iowa State University (about 44 miles; Ames, IA; FT enrollment: 24,738)
Buena Vista University (about 49 miles; Storm Lake, IA; FT enrollment: 2,241)
Des Moines Area Community College (about 60 miles; Ankeny, IA; FT enrollment: 8,947)
Drake University (about 67 miles; Des Moines, IA; FT enrollment: 4,382)
University of Northern Iowa (about 94 miles; Cedar Falls, IA; FT enrollment: 10,923)
Hawkeye Community College (about 101 miles; Waterloo, IA; FT enrollment: 3,189)

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Notable locations in Moorland: Moorland (A), New Cooperative Incorporated Elevator (B), Moorland City Fire Department (C), Moorland City Community Center (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Moorland include: Our Lady of Good Counsel Church (A), Congregational Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Our Lady of Good Council Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Moorland: Moorland Pond Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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Webster County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.0%
(5.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 8.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 40.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	70.4%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.2%
Whole state:	4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

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Moorland compared to Iowa state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
House age above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Moorland mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (88%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
Electricity (3%)

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Religion statistics for Moorland:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 61.08%

Here		61.1%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	29.2%	20.5%	15.8%	14.5%	4.4%
Congregations	12.7%	20.6%	17.5%	9.5%	3.2%

Name	Charismatic Churches Independent	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Church of Christ	The Evangelical Covenant Church	Other
Adherents	3.3%	2.3%	1.7%	1.7%	6.7%
Congregations	3.2%	3.2%	3.2%	4.8%	22.2%

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

Webster County:	1.81 / 10,000 pop.
State:	2.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

Here:	0.26 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:	0.23 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1

This county:	0.26 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:	0.43 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 28

Webster County:	7.25 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:	5.55 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 22

This county:	5.70 / 10,000 pop.
State:	8.01 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Webster County:	8.3%
Iowa:	7.8%

Adult obesity rate:

Webster County:	28.0%
State:	27.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	15.6%
State:	14.5%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Other Government Administration	0	$0	1	$166
Water Supply	0	$0	2	$900
Totals for Government	0	$0	3	$1,066

4.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,124 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.97%
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 Hamilton County, IA	0.38% ($37,170 average AGI)
from Calhoun County, IA	0.37% ($29,667)
from Humboldt County, IA	0.27% ($9,054)

5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,480 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
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 Polk County, IA	0.58% ($36,333 average AGI)
to Calhoun County, IA	0.42% ($30,305)
to Story County, IA	0.27% ($36,526)

Strongest AM radio stations in Moorland:

KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KVFD (1400 AM; 1 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
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.)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Moorland:

KKEZ (94.5 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KUEL (92.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
K206BF (89.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
KIAQ (96.9 FM; CLARION, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
KICB (88.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KLTI-FM (104.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KTLB (105.9 FM; TWIN LAKES, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
KJYL (100.7 FM; EAGLE GROVE, IA; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING,INC)
KHBT (97.7 FM; HUMBOLDT, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KQWC-FM (95.7 FM; WEBSTER CITY, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Moorland:

KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

Daryl Carlson, 2358 Dakota Ave (Lat: 42.442750 Lon: -94.334694), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.3 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
Jerri L Janjua, 2358 Dakota Ave (Lat: 42.442750 Lon: -94.334694), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.3 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
Jerri L Janjua, 1327 240th Rd (Lat: 42.442750 Lon: -94.334694), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78.9 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
Jerri L Janjua, 1327 240th Rd (Lat: 42.442750 Lon: -94.334694), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78.9 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

STATION, Rr 1 Roelyn (Lat: 42.413861 Lon: -94.357444), Structure height: 51.8 m, Overall height: 57.9 m, Call Sign: WNES939
Assigned Frequencies: 952.012 MHz, 928.012 MHz
Grant Date: 05/16/2002, Expiration Date: 07/14/2012
Registrant: Phone: (515) 432-8602

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

Call Sign: KB0THO, Licensee ID: L00539427
Grant Date: 04/14/2005, Expiration Date: 07/08/2015, Certifier: David Gilbody
Registrant: David Gilbody, 517 2nd St, Moorland, IA 50566
Call Sign: WA0OGK, Licensee ID: L01032774
Grant Date: 06/23/2005, Expiration Date: 06/23/2015
Registrant: Ward G Roberts, 318 Hwy 20 West, Moorland, IA 50566
Call Sign: WB0YWW, Licensee ID: L01483495
Grant Date: 04/17/2009, Expiration Date: 07/12/2019
Registrant: Robert L Burris, 1027 Grand Ave, Moorland, IA 50566
Call Sign: KE5QLS, Licensee ID: L01322565
Grant Date: 09/11/2007, Expiration Date: 09/11/2017, Certifier: Debora K Whitely
Registrant: Debora K Whitely, 517 2nd St, Moorland, IA 50566

FAA Registered Aircraft:

Aircraft: BDO 18 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 42940 , Serial Number: 21901, Year manufactured: 2004, Airworthiness Date: 10/26/2005
Registrant (Partnership): Bernard D Olson, 1469 250th St, Moorland, IA 50566, Other Owners: David W Olson
Aircraft: PA-22-108 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5343Z , Serial Number: 22-9059, Year manufactured: 1962, Airworthiness Date: 04/10/1962
Registrant (Individual): Jerry A Wesley, 2507 Hayes Ave, Moorland, IA 50566
Aircraft: PA-22-150 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6952B , Serial Number: 22-4232, Year manufactured: 1956, Airworthiness Date: 07/19/1956
Registrant (Individual): Jerry A Wesley, 2507 Hayes Ave, Moorland, IA 50566
Aircraft: J3C-65 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 92457 , Serial Number: 16927, Year manufactured: 1946
Registrant (Individual): William A Nesler, Rfd, Moorland, IA 50566

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