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Nichols, IA map Population (year 2000): 374. Estimated population in July 2006: 361 (-3.5% change)
 

Males: 192  (51.3%)
Females: 182  (48.7%)

Muscatine County

Median resident age:  34.2 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 52766.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,700 (it was $43,750 in 2000)
Nichols  $47,700
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $76,700 (it was $64,700 in 2000)
Nichols  $76,700
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Nichols:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.1%)
  • Hispanic (23.0%)
  • Other race (9.9%)
  • Black (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Vietnamese (0.8%)
  • Other Asian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (30.7%), English (10.7%), Irish (10.2%), Dutch (5.6%), United States (4.5%), French (3.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 03/15/1884

Elevation: 637 feet

Land area: 0.23 square miles.

Population density: 1549 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Nichols

  • High school or higher: 75.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Nichols city

  • Never married: 25.2%
  • Now married: 59.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

39 residents are foreign born (8.0% Latin America, 1.9% Asia).

This city:  10.4%
Iowa:  3.1%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Nichols, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Nichols to the number of sex offenders is 120 to 1.

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

Nichols:  1.0% ($673)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Iowa City, IA (19.3 miles , pop. 62,220).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (171.6 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (250.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: West Liberty, IA (7.2 miles ), Conesville, IA (7.5 miles ), Lone Tree, IA (8.1 miles ), Letts, IA (11.5 miles ), Atalissa, IA (11.6 miles ), Fredonia, IA (13.6 miles ), West Branch, IA (13.7 miles ), Columbus Junction, IA (14.4 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: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $200,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $131,000

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Latitude: 41.48 N, Longitude: 91.31 W


Area code: 319

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Population change in the 1990s: +8 (+2.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Food (21%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Food (12%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Food processing workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Communications equipment operators (6%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4%)


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Nichols-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 99% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 36.5 miles away from the Nichols city center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/7/1984, a category 4 tornado 37.9 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 64 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Nichols:
  • MERCY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; IOWA CITY, IA)
  • UNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; MUSCATINE, IA)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINIC (about 25 miles; IOWA CITY, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Nichols:
  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 39 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; ID: CID)
  • SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 51 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; ID: BRL)
  • QUAD CITY INTL (about 56 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Nichols:
  • MUSCATINE MUNI (about 15 miles; MUSCATINE, IA; ID: MUT)
  • IOWA CITY MUNI (about 19 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; ID: IOW)
  • MATHEWS MEMORIAL (about 22 miles; TIPTON, IA; ID: 8C4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nichols:
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 25 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 49 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 51 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
  • BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 55 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,891)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)

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Notable locations in Nichols: Nichols Fire Department (A), Nichols City Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Nichols include: Christian Church (A), United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Nichols and their reported violations in the past:

THE CATFISH PLACE (Population served: 174, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Single Sample - In JAN-2005, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-28-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-28-2005), St BCA signed (JAN-31-2005), St Public Notif received (2 times from JAN-31-2005 to MAR-07-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-30-2006)
  • MCL, Single Sample - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-06-2004), St Public Notif requested (AUG-06-2004), St Public Notif received (AUG-18-2004), St BCA signed (JAN-31-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-30-2006)
  • MCL, Single Sample - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (JAN-31-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-05-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-05-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-30-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-02-2004), St Public Notif received (JUL-14-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-15-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUL-15-2004), St BCA signed (JAN-31-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-30-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 11 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.7 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  74.6%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  8.0%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  13.7%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.3%
Whole state:  3.8%

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


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Banks with branches in Nichols (2007 data):
  • Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank: Nichols Branch at 431 Main Street, branch established on 1934-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $104.6 mil, Deposits: $75.7 mil, headquarters in Iowa City, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Lone Tree Service Company



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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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$314
Judicial and Legal 0$0 7$472
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 4$1,321
Totals for Government 0$0 12$2,107


Nichols government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $27,000
    Solid Waste Management: $21,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $36,000
    Solid Waste Management: $18,000
    Sewerage: $16,000
    General - Other: $13,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $12,000
    Regular Highways: $12,000
    Parks & Recreation: $8,000
    Fire Protection: $5,000
    Financial Administration: $5,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $18,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $465,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $35,000
  • Tax - Property: $48,000
    Total General Sales: $31,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $28,000

5.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,419 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.33%
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 Scott County, IA  0.61% ($37,990 average AGI)
from Johnson County, IA  0.55% ($41,157)
from Louisa County, IA  0.52% ($32,060)


5.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,358 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.58%
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  0.72% ($32,405 average AGI)
to Scott County, IA  0.66% ($40,028)
to Louisa County, IA  0.41% ($28,758)


Strongest AM radio stations in Nichols:
  • 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.)
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXIC (800 AM; 1 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
  • 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.)
  • WKBF (1270 AM; 5 kW; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Nichols:
  • KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
  • KBEA-FM (99.7 FM; MUSCATINE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KWCC (93.1 FM; MUSCATINE, IA; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKRQ (100.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • K295AC (106.9 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Nichols:
  • KIIN (Channel 12; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KWKB (Channel 20; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KM TELEVISION OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
  • K16EL (Channel 66; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
  • KGWB-TV (Channel 26; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: BURLINGTON TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • K62FU (Channel 62; MUSCATINE, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K64DG (Channel 64; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: R B SHELDAHL)

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