Mount Union, Iowa

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Population in July 2008: 125. Population change since 2000: -5.3%

Males: 58	(47.0%)
Females: 67	(53.0%)

Median resident age:	34.0 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip code: 52644

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,247 (it was $27,500 in 2000)

Mount Union:	$35,247
Iowa:	$47,292

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,130

Mount Union:	$17,130
Iowa:	$24,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $57,942 (it was $39,100 in 2000)

Mount Union:	$57,942
Iowa:	$117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $66,506; Detached houses: $61,709; In 2-unit structures: $193,038; Mobile homes: $5,000
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Races in Mount Union:

White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
American Indian (3.0%)
Two or more races (3.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Mount Union: 78.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (51.5%), English (13.6%), Irish (12.9%), Swedish (11.4%), Italian (6.1%), Dutch (3.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 08/20/1904

Elevation: 726 feet

Land area: 0.11 square miles.

Population density: 1125 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Mount Union

High school or higher: 88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
Unemployed: 14.1%
Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Union city

Never married: 24.2%
Now married: 58.2%
Separated: 3.3%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 14.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Mount Union, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Mount Union to the number of sex offenders is 125 to 1.

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

Mount Union:	1.0% ($383)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Iowa City, IA (42.0 miles , pop. 62,220).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (173.1 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (199.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Winfield, IA (2.3 miles ), Morning Sun, IA (2.8 miles ), New London, IA (3.0 miles ), Olds, IA (3.1 miles ), Mount Pleasant, IA (3.2 miles ), Mediapolis, IA (3.5 miles ), Crawfordsville, IA (3.7 miles ), Wapello, IA (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 41.06 N, Longitude: 91.39 W

Area code: 319

Mount Union household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: -35 (-21.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Machinery (13%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (9%)
Computer and electronic products (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Paper (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Department and other general merchandise stores (21%)
Accommodation and food services (17%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
Warehousing and storage (10%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Computer specialists (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Engineers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (21%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (10%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Top executives (7%)
Business operations specialists (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (7%)

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Average climate in Mount Union, Iowa

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Mount Union-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 131% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/25/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.8 miles away from the Mount Union city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/9/1959, a category 3 tornado 15.9 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Magnitude types:

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Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Union:

HENRY COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 11 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, IA)
MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 11 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, IA)
GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; WEST BURLINGTON, IA)

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Amtrak station near Mount Union:

11 miles: MOUNT PLEASANT (418 N. ADAMS ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Union:

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 48 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 51 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)
EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 54 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 56 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,891)
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; MACOMB, IL; FT enrollment: 11,096)

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Notable locations in Mount Union: Prairie Ag Cooperative Elevator (A), Farmers Co-op Grain Elevator (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Mount Union: United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	76.5%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	21.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	10.4%
Whole state:	3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Union, IA

Mount Union compared to Iowa state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age below 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 below state average.

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Banks with branches in Mount Union (2009 data):

Iowa State Bank: Mount Union Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1940-08-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $70.0 mil, Deposits: $54.7 mil, headquarters in Wapello, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Morning Sun Bank Corp.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Henry County Iowa:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (72%) Electricity (21%) Wood (8%)

Religion statistics for Mount Union

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Charismatic Churches Independent	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Mennonite Church USA
Adherents	25.1%	13.9%	10.2%	8.8%	8.3%
Congregations	23.7%	2.6%	2.6%	7.9%	7.9%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Lutheran Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Other religions
Adherents	5.7%	4.7%	4.1%	3.3%	15.8%
Congregations	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	44.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	0	$0		7	$300
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$25
Totals for Government	0	$0		8	$325

Mount Union government finances in 2002:

Construction - General Public Buildings: $21,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $9,000
General - Other: $7,000

Solid Waste Management: $4,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000

Fire Protection: $2,000

Financial Administration: $2,000

Central Staff Services: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $11,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,000
General Support: $11,000
Tax - Property: $19,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,000

6.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,493 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.04%
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 Des Moines County, IA	0.89% ($26,892 average AGI)
from Lee County, IA	0.55% ($30,675)
from Washington County, IA	0.41% ($26,767)

6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,324 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.85%
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:

to Des Moines County, IA	1.03% ($35,026 average AGI)
to Washington County, IA	0.43% ($24,281)
to Johnson County, IA	0.42% ($28,226)

Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Union:

WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
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.)
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.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
KILJ (1130 AM; daytime; 0 kW; MOUNT PLEASANT, IA; Owner: KILJ, INC.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Union:

KKNL (97.3 FM; NEW LONDON, IA; Owner: PRITCHARD BROADCASTING CO.)
KILJ-FM (105.5 FM; MOUNT PLEASANT, IA; Owner: KILJ, INC.)
KBEA-FM (99.7 FM; MUSCATINE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KAYP (89.9 FM; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
KGRS (107.3 FM; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KDMG (103.1 FM; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: PRITCHARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBKB-FM (101.7 FM; FORT MADISON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KKMI (93.5 FM; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: PRITCHARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KCII-FM (106.1 FM; WASHINGTON, IA; Owner: HOME BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Mount Union:

KGWB-TV (Channel 26; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: BURLINGTON TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
KYOU-TV (Channel 15; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
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)
K38AB (Channel 38; FORT MADISON, ETC., IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KA0EHI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00570958
Grant Date: 09/17/2002, Expiration Date: 12/15/2012, Certifier: Kate F Byczek
Registrant: Kate F Byczek, 2133 Racine Ave, Mount Union, IA 52644
Call Sign: KB0FNI, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 10/01/1991, Expiration Date: 10/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 10/02/2003
Registrant: Mary P Johnson, Mount Union, IA 52644
Call Sign: NY0O, Previous Call Sign: WA0UAU, Licensee ID: L00393272
Grant Date: 08/24/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Registrant: Ben B Johnson, Mount Union, IA 52644
Call Sign: WB0TEY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00570957
Grant Date: 09/17/2002, Expiration Date: 12/15/2012, Certifier: Robert T Byczek
Registrant: Robert T Byczek, 2133 Racine Ave, Mount Union, IA 52644

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