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Notable locations in Oskaloosa: Iowa Union College (A), Quad-County Grain Incorporated Elevator (B), Oskaloosa (C), Southern Iowa Fairgrounds (D), Southern Iowa Speedway (E), Oskaloosa Bandstand (F), Edmundson Golf Course (G), Elmhurst Country Club (H), Oskaloosa City Hall (I), Heating and Physical Plant (J), Ron Randleman Fitness Center (K), McGrew Fine Arts Center (L), Indian Hills Center (M), Eltse Hall (N), Twin Townhouses (O), Lewis Hall (P), Dana M Atkins Memorial Union (Q), Penn Hall (R), Watson Hall (S), Industrial Technology Center (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Heartland Square Mall (1), Penn Central Mall (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Oskaloosa include: First Presbyterian Church (A), Christian Science Church (B), Saint Paul Congregational United Church of Christ (C), Oskaloosa United Methodist Church (D), Jehovahs Witnesses (E), Park Church of Christ (F), Wesleyan Church (G), Grace Lutheran Church (H), Saint James Episcopal Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Forest Cemetery (1), Old Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Oskaloosa include: Chief Mahaska Statue (1), Edmundson Park (2), Frederick Logan Historical Marker (3), City Square Park (4), Keating Jaycee Park (5), Hewitt Jaycee Park (6), Dragoon Trail Historical Marker (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Mahaska County Historical Society (Museums; 2294 Oxford Avenue), Nelson Pioneer Farm & Crafts Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 2294 Oxford Avenue), Oskaloosa Tennis Club (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1305 12th Avenue East).
Hotels: Comfort Inn (2401 A Ave W), Oskaloosa Super 8 Motel (306 S 17th St), Budget Inn (1210 A Avenue East), Red Carpet Inn (2278 Highway 63), Rodeway Inn Mahaska Motel (1315 A Ave E).
Courts: Mahaska County - Oskaloosa- Judicial Magistrate Court (106 South 1st Street), Mahaska County - Oskaloosa- Juvenile Court Service (106 South 1st Street).
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Mahaska County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Oskaloosa and their reported violations in the past:
BEACON WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 518, Purch_groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and DEC-19-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-15-2004), St Public Notif requested (SEP-15-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-15-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-19-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-23-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-23-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-19-2005)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUN-01-2004 and DEC-19-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-23-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-23-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-19-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-20-2004), St Public Notif requested (OCT-20-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-27-2004)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-19-2004), St Public Notif requested (APR-19-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-27-2004)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
- 2 other older monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Oskaloosa that have no violations reported:
- BUSSEY WATER SUPPLY (Address: PO BOX 208, Population served: 792, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.9%
(12.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 50.7% for Black residents, 81.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 28.8% for American Indian residents, 90.9% for other race residents, 32.5% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Iowa: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 60.3% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 4.7% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oskaloosa, IA
People in group quarters in Oskaloosa:
- 252 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 113 people in nursing homes
- 40 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 16 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Oskaloosa compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in Oskaloosa (2011 data):
- MidWestOne Bank: Oskaloosa - Branch 01 at 124 S 1st Street, branch established on 1934/01/01; Oskaloosa Motor Bank - Branch 03 at 222 First Avenue East, branch established on 1967/04/08. Info updated 2008/09/04: Bank assets: $1,676.4 mil, Deposits: $1,308.1 mil, headquarters in Iowa City, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 26 total offices, Holding Company: Midwestone Financial Group, Inc.
- Valley Bank: Horizon Bank Branch at 301 First Ave East, branch established on 2008/04/25; Knoxville Branch at 509 A Avenue West, branch established on 2008/04/25. Info updated 2008/08/11: Bank assets: $629.4 mil, Deposits: $477.0 mil, headquarters in Moline, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: River Valley Bancorp, Inc.
- Bank Iowa: Oskaloosa Branch at 1710 Third Avenue East, branch established on 1917/01/01. Info updated 2011/08/05: Bank assets: $1,089.9 mil, Deposits: $913.9 mil, headquarters in West Des Moines, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 24 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Iowa Corporation
- Bank of the West: Oskaloosa (Hy-Vee) Branch at 110 South D Street Office 100, branch established on 1916/01/01. Info updated 2009/11/16: Bank assets: $62,408.3 mil, Deposits: $43,995.2 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, 647 total offices, Holding Company: Bnp Paribas
- First National Bank Midwest: at South Market Street And 2nd Avenue East, branch established on 1937/04/15. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $100.0 mil, Deposits: $88.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: It&S Of Iowa, Inc.
- State Bank of Bussey: Oskaloosa Branch at 209 Cornerstone Drive, Suite A, branch established on 2006/06/19. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $52.2 mil, Deposits: $47.2 mil, headquarters in Bussey, IA, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Twin Cedars Bancorp.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Oskaloosa, Iowa:
- Super 8, 306 S 17th St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577
 , Phone: (641) 673-8481, Fax: (641) 672-2514
- Comfort Inn, 2401 A Ave, Oskaloosa, IA 52577 , Phone: (641) 672-0375, Fax: (641) 673-8527
- America's Best Value Inn Of Oskaloosa, 1315 A Avenue E, Oskaloosa, IA 52577 , Phone: (641) 673-8351, Fax: (641) 673-0704
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Oskaloosa, Iowa
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (83%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Mahaska County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Oskaloosa (based on Mahaska County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 48.03%
| Here | | 48.0% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Christian Reformed Church in North America | Catholic Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Church of the Nazarene |
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| Adherents | 21.1% | 13.4% | 11.9% | 10.0% | 8.6% |
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| Congregations | 17.5% | 12.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 5.0% |
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| Name | Reformed Church in America | Assemblies of God | Lutheran Church | United Church of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 8.3% | 6.3% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 14.2% |
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| Congregations | 5.0% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 45.0% |
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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: 4 | Mahaska County: | 1.80 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14 | Mahaska County: | 6.29 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 8 | This county: | 3.60 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Mahaska County: | 7.4% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Mahaska County: | 27.7% | | State: | 27.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $8,714 | $52,284 | 1 | $930 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $7,180 | $86,160 | 9 | $4,351 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
16 | $57,690 | $43,268 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
8 | $30,429 | $45,644 | 16 | $1,873 |
| Streets and Highways |
8 | $26,090 | $39,135 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
8 | $29,123 | $43,685 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $8,274 | $49,644 | 5 | $2,617 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
5 | $17,688 | $42,451 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
7 | $19,747 | $33,852 | 6 | $3,201 |
| Other and Unallocable |
7 | $23,550 | $40,371 | 1 | $372 |
| Totals for Government |
64 | $228,485 | $42,841 | 38 | $13,344 |
Oskaloosa government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,493,000 ($130.14)
Parks and Recreation: $226,000 ($19.70)
All Other: $59,000 ($5.14)
Housing and Community Development: $6,000 ($0.52)
Regular Highways: $2,000 ($0.17)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $234,000 ($20.40)
Housing and Community Development: $92,000 ($8.02)
- Current Operations - Housing and Community Development: $1,520,000 ($132.50)
Police Protection: $1,309,000 ($114.10)
General - Other: $1,250,000 ($108.96)
Water Utilities: $1,070,000 ($93.27)
Regular Highways: $877,000 ($76.45)
Sewerage: $756,000 ($65.90)
Local Fire Protection: $618,000 ($53.87)
Libraries: $596,000 ($51.95)
Parks and Recreation: $270,000 ($23.54)
Financial Administration: $181,000 ($15.78)
Central Staff Services: $174,000 ($15.17)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $165,000 ($14.38)
Air Transportation: $96,000 ($8.37)
Judicial and Legal Services: $61,000 ($5.32)
Solid Waste Management: $34,000 ($2.96)
General Public Buildings: $27,000 ($2.35)
Health - Other: $26,000 ($2.27)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $1,042,000 ($90.83)
All Other: $470,000 ($40.97)
- General - Interest on Debt: $532,000 ($46.37)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $151,000 ($13.16)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC – Corrections - Other: $1,000 ($0.09)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $163,000 ($14.21)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,806,000 ($244.60)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $399,000 ($34.78)
Interest Earnings: $307,000 ($26.76)
Rents: $183,000 ($15.95)
Fines and Forfeits: $45,000 ($3.92)
Special Assessments: $11,000 ($0.96)
Sale of Property: $7,000 ($0.61)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,826,000 ($1205.20)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,225,000 ($1065.64)
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,205,000 ($105.04)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $51,000 ($4.45)
Water Utilities: $39,000 ($3.40)
Libraries: $29,000 ($2.53)
Housing and Community Development: $18,000 ($1.57)
Sewerage: $10,000 ($0.87)
Local Fire Protection: $10,000 ($0.87)
Parks and Recreation: $5,000 ($0.44)
Central Staff Services: $2,000 ($0.17)
Air Transportation: $2,000 ($0.17)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,512,000 ($654.81)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,399,000 ($121.95)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $130,000 ($11.33)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $924,000 ($80.54)
All Other: $15,000 ($1.31)
- Tax - Property: $4,497,000 ($392.00)
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $845,000 ($73.66)
Public Utilities Sales: $303,000 ($26.41)
Other License: $83,000 ($7.24)
Other Selective Sales: $83,000 ($7.24)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,372,000 ($293.93)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $17,000 ($1.48)
6.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,710 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.03% | | 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:
6.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,324 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.52% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Oskaloosa:
- KBOE (740 AM; 0 kW; OSKALOOSA, IA; Owner: JOMAST CORPORATION)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
- KRNT (1350 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- KBIZ (1240 AM; 1 kW; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: FAIRFIELD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Oskaloosa:
- KBOE-FM (104.9 FM; OSKALOOSA, IA; Owner: JOMAST CORPORATION)
- KCWN (99.9 FM; NEW SHARON, IA; Owner: CROWN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KIGC (88.7 FM; OSKALOOSA, IA; Owner: WILLIAM PENN COLLEGE)
- KKSI (101.5 FM; EDDYVILLE, IA; Owner: O-TOWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KLBA-FM (96.7 FM; ALBIA, IA; Owner: H & H BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KAZR (103.3 FM; PELLA, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KOTM-FM (97.7 FM; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: FMC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRLS (92.1 FM; KNOXVILLE, IA; Owner: M AND H BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTWA (92.7 FM; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: FAIRFIELD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KSKB (99.1 FM; BROOKLYN, IA; Owner: FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Oskaloosa:
- WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
- KYOU-TV (Channel 15; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K55GS (Channel 55; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K51FJ (Channel 51; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
- KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
- K10OO (Channel 10; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: RICHARD P. JACKSON, JR.)
- KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
- WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- K49DX (Channel 49; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K45EE (Channel 45; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K65GA (Channel 65; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K31ED (Channel 31; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K53FC (Channel 53; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K58ER (Channel 58; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K21EM (Channel 21; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K33AA (Channel 33; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- K42AM (Channel 42; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- K23CI (Channel 23; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: OTTUMWA AREA TRANSLATOR SYSTEM, INC.)
- K25DE (Channel 25; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: OTTUMWA AREA TRANSLATOR SYSTEM, INC.)
- K27CV (Channel 27; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: OTTUMWA AREA TRANSLATOR SYSTEM, INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Oskaloosa fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Oskaloosa
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| Most common first names in Oskaloosa, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 131 | 79.5 years |
| Mary | 122 | 80.8 years |
| William | 116 | 76.8 years |
| James | 83 | 75.1 years |
| Robert | 83 | 73.7 years |
| Helen | 81 | 81.5 years |
| Charles | 69 | 74.6 years |
| George | 63 | 78.1 years |
| Harold | 58 | 74.5 years |
| Ruth | 58 | 81.2 years |
| Most common last names in Oskaloosa, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 73 | 76.5 years |
| Johnson | 48 | 80.1 years |
| Davis | 45 | 76.9 years |
| Jones | 34 | 79.8 years |
| Brown | 29 | 80.6 years |
| Williams | 29 | 76.0 years |
| Moore | 26 | 77.6 years |
| White | 26 | 81.8 years |
| Miller | 25 | 78.7 years |
| Phillips | 24 | 79.7 years |
| Businesses in Oskaloosa, IA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | | Nike | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| DHL | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | SAS Shoes | 1 |
| FedEx | 2 | | Sears | 1 |
| GameStop | 1 | | Slumberland | 1 |
| Goodwill | 1 | | Subway | 2 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| Hardee's | 1 | | True Value | 1 |
| JCPenney | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | U.S. Cellular | 4 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | UPS | 5 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 | | Vans | 1 |
| Maurices | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Wendy's | 1 |
| New Balance | 2 | | YMCA | 1 |
Browse common businesses in Oskaloosa, IA
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Metal and metal products (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Machinery (population 5,000+)"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Office and administrative support occupations: (population 5,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Metal and metal products (population 5,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest ratio of rapes to murders between 2001 and 2006"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Machinery (population 5,000+)"
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest temperature differences during a year (population 5,000+)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most local government spending on current operations of libraries per resident in 2004 in $"
- #35 (52577) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Dutch first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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