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Osceola County

Population in July 2008: 488. Population change since 2000: -9.0%
 

Males: 244  (50.2%)
Females: 244  (49.8%)

Median resident age:  39.5 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 51354.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,390 (it was $31,513 in 2000)
Ocheyedan:  $40,390
Iowa:  $47,292

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,576
Ocheyedan:  $19,576
Iowa:  $24,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $58,239 (it was $39,300 in 2000)
Ocheyedan:  $58,239
Iowa:  $117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $60,362; Detached houses: $60,157; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $31,771

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Races in Ocheyedan:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Ocheyedan: 72.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (55.8%), Dutch (20.1%), Irish (6.7%), Norwegian (6.7%), United States (5.0%), English (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 02/20/1892

Elevation: 1575 feet

Land area: 1.16 square miles.

Population density: 420 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ocheyedan

  • High school or higher: 83.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ocheyedan city

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 61.8%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 9.6%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

7 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.3%
Iowa:  3.1%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Ocheyedan, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ocheyedan to the number of sex offenders is 488 to 1.

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

Ocheyedan:  0.9% ($367)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
Ocheyedan satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (60.6 miles , pop. 123,975).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (151.0 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (414.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Harris, IA (2.4 miles) , Round Lake, MN (3.0 miles ), Melvin, IA (3.1 miles ), Bigelow, MN (3.2 miles ), Sibley, IA (3.3 miles ), Lake Park, IA (3.3 miles ), Ashton, IA (3.8 miles ), Worthington, MN (3.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $96,000
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $110,000
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $150,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 43.41 N, Longitude: 95.54 W

Area code: 712

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Population change in the 1990s: +4 (+0.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Truck transportation (10%)
  • Warehousing and storage (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (30%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
  • Paper (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)



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Average climate in Ocheyedan, Iowa

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Ocheyedan-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 142% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/16/1992, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 36.1 miles away from the Ocheyedan city center killed one person and injured 35 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.9 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Ocheyedan:
  • OSCEOLA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; SIBLEY, IA)
  • WORTHINGTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WORTHINGTON, MN)
  • DICKINSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; SPIRIT LAKE, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Ocheyedan, IA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ocheyedan:
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 83 miles; VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 91 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 93 miles; MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
Public elementary/middle schools in Ocheyedan:
Private elementary/middle school in Ocheyedan:
  • OCHEYEDAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 39; Location: 1115 OAK ST; Grades: KG - 8)
See full list of schools located in Ocheyedan, School District: SIBLEY-OCHEYEDAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Library in Ocheyedan:
  • OCHEYEDAN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $27,611; Location: 874 MAIN, BOX 427; 12,429 books; 73 audio materials; 919 video materials; 51 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Ocheyedan: Cooperative Elevator (A), Ocheyedan (B), Ocheyedan Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Ocheyedan include: Saint Peter Lutheran Church (A), Saint John Lutheran Church (B), Methodist Church (C), Christian Reformed Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  65.9%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.5%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  4.8%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  2.0%
Whole state:  3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ocheyedan, IA



Ocheyedan compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below 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 Ocheyedan (2009 data):
  • United Community Bank: Ocheyedan Branch at 850 Main Street, branch established on 1995-12-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $188.0 mil, Deposits: $159.1 mil, headquarters in Milford, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Milford Bancorporation



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School Enrollment by Level of School


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2004 Presidential Election results in Osceola County Iowa:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Ocheyedan

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaReformed Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchOther religions
Adherents19.2%15.4%14.8%12.9%37.7%
Congregations9.5%9.5%9.5%19.0%52.4%
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 0$0 1$375
Streets and Highways 1$3,255$39,0600$0
Water Supply 0$0 1$472
Local Libraries 0$0 3$1,035
Totals for Government 1$3,255$39,0605$1,882



Ocheyedan government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $24,000
    Sewerage: $15,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $56,000
    Libraries: $30,000
    Water Utilities: $30,000
    Solid Waste Management: $25,000
    General - Other: $15,000
    General Public Buildings: $13,000
    Sewerage: $13,000
    Fire Protection: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $6,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
    Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $39,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $24,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $117,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $108,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $9,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,000
    Rents: $2,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $495,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $59,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $43,000
    General Support: $10,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $90,000
    Public Utilities: $7,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $61,000

5.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,508 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.15%
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 Dickinson County, IA  0.88% ($23,864 average AGI)
from O'Brien County, IA  0.76% ($13,895)
from Lyon County, IA  0.40% ($26,800)


6.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,673 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.09%
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 Dickinson County, IA  0.92% ($44,609 average AGI)
to O'Brien County, IA  0.84% ($32,619)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ocheyedan:
  • KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
  • KWOA (730 AM; 1 kW; WORTHINGTON, MN)
  • KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
  • KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
  • KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KELO (1320 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ocheyedan:
  • KWOA-FM (95.1 FM; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
  • KITN (93.5 FM; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
  • KUOO (103.9 FM; SPIRIT LAKE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KELO-FM (92.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
  • KNWC-FM (96.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KISD (98.7 FM; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
  • KJOE (106.1 FM; SLAYTON, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
  • KOJI (90.7 FM; OKOBOJI, IA; Owner: WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • KILR-FM (95.9 FM; ESTHERVILLE, IA; Owner: JACOBSON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KUQQ (102.1 FM; MILFORD, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KLQL (101.1 FM; LUVERNE, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
  • KNSW (91.7 FM; WORTHINGTON-MARSHALL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KJIA (88.9 FM; SPIRIT LAKE, IA; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING INC)
  • KBOJ (88.1 FM; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KIWA-FM (105.3 FM; SHELDON, IA; Owner: SHELDON BROADCASTING CO., INC)

TV broadcast stations around Ocheyedan:
  • K33AB (Channel 33; SIBLEY, ETC., IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • K07TY (Channel 7; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: NOBLES BROADCASTING CO., LTD.)
  • K15EB (Channel 15; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KELO-TV (Channel 11; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
  • KSFY-TV (Channel 13; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
  • KDLT-TV (Channel 46; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
  • K67GH (Channel 67; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KSMN (Channel 20; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EDUCATIONAL TV COMPANY)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3
  • James E McDonald, 1695 Vine Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.8 m
    Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f02-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:
  • Michael A Mitchell, 96 Industrial Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.2 m, Overall height: 76.2 m
  • Lori Dawson, 6387 Hwy 9, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
    Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4
  • South Of The South City Limits, Call Sign: WDT315, Licensee ID: L00054399
    Assigned Frequencies : 159.015 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/20/2003, Expiration Date: 03/21/2013
    Registrant: County Of Osceola, 300 7th St, Sibley, IA 51249, Phone: (712) 754-2303
  • 2 Mi W & 2 3/4 Mi N, Call Sign: KNEQ864, Licensee ID: L00599181
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.775 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/27/2002, Expiration Date: 02/16/2013
    Registrant: Donald Schmidt & Sons, 1332 Taft Ave, Ocheyedan, IA 51354, Phone: (712) 758-3278
  • In Office In Farm House Rr 2 Box 180, Call Sign: KNEK747, Licensee ID: L00053698
    Assigned Frequencies : 157.725 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/11/2002, Expiration Date: 12/09/2012
    Registrant: Robert Hibma, 1172 Van Buren, Ocheyedan, IA 51354
  • Lat: 43.408833 Lon: -95.535111, Call Sign: WQIY544
    Assigned Frequencies : 457.412 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/19/2008, Expiration Date: 06/19/2018, Certifier: Lynett Tracy
    Registrant: Cara Enterprises, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • OCHEYEDAN, 6387 Hwy 9, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m, Call Sign: WQKA249
    Assigned Frequencies : 6745.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/03/2009, Expiration Date: 03/03/2019, Certifier: John E Rooney
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KA0NVG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01236705
    Grant Date: 03/07/2007, Expiration Date: 01/23/2017
    Registrant: Sandra L Barringer, 678 Poplar, Ocheyedan, IA 51354
  • Call Sign: WB0VKY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00820423
    Grant Date: 02/26/2004, Expiration Date: 03/29/2014, Certifier: Dean O Barringer
    Registrant: Dean O Barringer, 678 Poplar, Ocheyedan, IA 51354
  • Call Sign: KC0NCV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00508711
    Grant Date: 04/29/2002, Expiration Date: 04/29/2012, Certifier: Christopher A Dorr
    Registrant: Christopher A Dorr, Ocheyedan, IA 51354


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: SWENSON MYRON B BABY LAKES (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 96MS , Serial Number: 8902-A-1022B, Year manufactured: 1942, Airworthiness Date: 07/13/1994
    Registrant (Individual): Myron B Swenson, 6136 120th St, Ocheyedan, IA 51354

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