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Appanoose County

Population in July 2007: 586. Population change since 2000: +1.4%
 

Males: 294  (50.3%)
Females: 292  (49.7%)

Median resident age:  37.4 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 52574.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,770 (it was $25,568 in 2000)
Mystic:  $32,770
Iowa:  $47,292

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $47,124 (it was $31,800 in 2000)
Mystic:  $47,124
Iowa:  $117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $50,855; Detached houses: $51,120; In 2-unit structures: $105,293; Mobile homes: $27,232

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Races in Mystic:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Mystic: 71.4 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (19.4%), English (16.2%), Irish (13.3%), United States (4.4%), Polish (3.6%), Scottish (3.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 10/29/1889

Elevation: 899 feet

Land area: 2.93 square miles.

Population density: 200 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Mystic

  • High school or higher: 73.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 12.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mystic city

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 58.3%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 5.0%
  • Divorced: 13.5%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.3%
Iowa:  3.1%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Mystic, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Mystic to the number of sex offenders is 195 to 1.

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

Mystic:  1.1% ($363)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Des Moines, IA (66.3 miles , pop. 198,682).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (145.5 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (283.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Rathbun, IA (1.8 miles) , Centerville, IA (2.3 miles ), Plano, IA (2.4 miles) , Numa, IA (2.6 miles) , Moravia, IA (3.2 miles ), Cincinnati, IA (3.2 miles ), Exline, IA (3.2 miles) , Udell, IA (3.3 miles) .

Latitude: 40.78 N, Longitude: 92.94 W

Area code: 641

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Population change in the 1990s: +43 (+7.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Plastics and rubber products (21%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Metal and metal products (12%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (24%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
  • Child care workers (9%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)



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Mystic-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 103% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/20/1959, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.7 miles away from the Mystic city center injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1953, a category 4 tornado 18.2 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Mystic:
  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-CENTERVILLE (about 5 miles; CENTERVILLE, IA)
  • MONROE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ALBIA, IA)
  • WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; CORYDON, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Mystic, IA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mystic:
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 53 miles; LAMONI, IA; FT enrollment: 2,026)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT enrollment: 4,227)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 98 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 24,766)
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Notable locations in Mystic: Mystic (A), Mystic Fire Department (B), Mystic City Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Mystic include: First Christian Church (A), Community Church of Mystic (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Highland Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  67.4%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  8.1%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  22.9%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  7.1%
Whole state:  3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mystic, IA



Mystic 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Mystic travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Appanoose County Iowa:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%)
  • Electricity (18%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Utility gas (3%)


Religon statistics for Mystic

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)American Baptist Churches in the USAChurch of the Nazarene
Adherents27.5%21.2%18.1%6.5%5.9%
Congregations3.2%22.6%6.5%3.2%6.5%
NameChristian Churches and Churches of ChristChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents5.8%2.7%2.4%2.3%7.5%
Congregations16.1%3.2%3.2%3.2%32.3%
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.


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 1$1,506$18,0726$1,027
Water Supply 1$1,816$21,7920$0
Totals for Government 2$3,322$19,9326$1,027



Mystic government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $39,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $57,000
    Regular Highways: $54,000
    Water Utilities: $50,000
    Health Services - Other: $23,000
    General Public Buildings: $22,000
    Financial Administration: $18,000
    Fire Protection: $4,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
    General - Other: $1,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $15,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $273,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $24,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $243,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $6,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $11,000
    Regular Highways: $5,000
    Fire Protection: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $186,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $52,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $47,000
    General Support: $7,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $48,000
    Total General Sales: $24,000
    Public Utilities: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $53,000

4.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,769 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.40%
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 Polk County, IA  0.47% ($34,455 average AGI)
from Wayne County, IA  0.42% ($22,050)
from Wapello County, IA  0.25% ($27,333)


5.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,715 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.85%
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 Polk County, IA  0.60% ($28,241 average AGI)
to Wayne County, IA  0.46% ($25,182)
to Wapello County, IA  0.35% ($24,471)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mystic:
  • KCOG (1400 AM; 1 kW; CENTERVILLE, IA; Owner: KCOG, INC.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, 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.)
  • KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
  • KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
  • KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mystic:
  • KMGO (98.7 FM; CENTERVILLE, IA; Owner: KMGO, INC.)
  • KLBA-FM (96.7 FM; ALBIA, IA; Owner: H & H BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KKSI (101.5 FM; EDDYVILLE, IA; Owner: O-TOWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KELR-FM (105.3 FM; CHARITON, IA; Owner: FMC BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Mystic:
  • KTVO (Channel 3; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Owner: KTVO LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
  • K55GS (Channel 55; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K49DX (Channel 49; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K45EE (Channel 45; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K51FJ (Channel 51; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K65GA (Channel 65; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K10OO (Channel 10; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: RICHARD P. JACKSON, JR.)


Mystic fatal accident list:
Jun 26, 1998 06:17 AM, 7670, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2
  • E .75 Mi On Hwy 2 & 5 .25 Mi S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 83.8 m, Call Sign: KNKN351
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/09/1999, Expiration Date: 10/01/2009, Certifier: Dennis Miller
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
  • E 3/4 Mile On Highway #2 & 5. Go S. 1/4 Mile To The Site, Structure height: 82.3 m, Call Sign: KNKN279
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/17/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Tom Thornton, Plano 8.9 Km Wnw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 81.7 m
  • PETER M CONNOLLY, E .75 Mi On Hwy 2 & 5 .25 Mi S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 83.8 m
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, #100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 1 1/2 Mi W & 1/2 Mi N, Call Sign: KNEL363, Licensee ID: L00024400
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.490 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/10/2002, Expiration Date: 02/01/2013
    Registrant: Keith Lain, Rr 1, Mystic, IA 52574

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • CENTERVILLE, E .75 Mi On Hwy 2 & 5 .25 Mi S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 83.8 m, Call Sign: WMS308
    Assigned Frequencies : 6660.00 MHz, 6625.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
  • MYSTIC, 5.5 Mi Wnw Of, Overall height: 81.7 m, Call Sign: KAO55
    Assigned Frequencies : 6004.50 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6063.80 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/11/1995, Expiration Date: 02/01/2000, Cancelation Date: 01/27/1998
    Registrant: At&t Corp, 1200 Peachtree St 15w24, Atlanta, GA 30309

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1
  • Rt 1 7 Mi Nw, Type: Building, Overall height: 4 m, Call Sign: KJA842
    Assigned Frequencies : 156.425 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/14/2000, Expiration Date: 01/10/2005, Cancelation Date: 03/12/2005
    Registrant: Rathbun Recreation Co, Rt 1, Mystic, IA 52574

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5
  • Call Sign: KB0PXO, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 01/27/1995, Expiration Date: 12/13/2004, Cancelation Date: 12/14/2006
    Registrant: Daniel R Bills, Mystic, IA 52574
  • Call Sign: KC0BYL, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 09/12/1997, Expiration Date: 09/12/2007
    Registrant: Shane E Bills, 4th And Main, Mystic, IA 52574
  • Call Sign: KG0ME, Previous Call Sign: N0LSE, Licensee ID: L00478868
    Grant Date: 01/02/2004, Expiration Date: 03/29/2014, Certifier: Laurel A Varner
    Registrant: Laurel A Varner, 301 George St, Mystic, IA 52574
  • Call Sign: WA0KZQ, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 02/18/1992, Expiration Date: 02/18/2002, Cancelation Date: 02/19/2004
    Registrant: Jack B Boylan, Rt 1 Box 7a, Mystic, IA 52574
  • Call Sign: KC0OWW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00628261
    Grant Date: 01/24/2003, Expiration Date: 01/24/2013, Certifier: Harlan E West Sr
    Registrant: Harlan E West Sr, 19316 450th St, Mystic, IA 52574


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 5

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