Portsmouth, Iowa

Back to Portsmouth, IA housing info, Shelby County, Iowa, IA smaller cities, IA small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! Population (year 2000): 225. Estimated population in July 2006: 209 (-7.1% change)   Males: 109   (48.4%) Females: 116   (51.6%) Shelby County Median resident age:   40.5 years Iowa median age:   36.6 years Zip codes: 51565. Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,600 (it was $28,000 in 2000) Portsmouth   $30,600 Iowa:   $43,609 Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $71,900 (it was $60,700 in 2000) Portsmouth   $71,900 Iowa:   $106,600 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 51565 Portsmouth, IA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Portsmouth: White Non-Hispanic (99.1%) Recent posts about Portsmouth, Iowa on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: How Do You Like Living In Iowa?  (313 replies) Latest news from Portsmouth, IA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (59.1%), United States (7.6%), Irish (7.1%), Danish (6.7%), Russian (3.6%), Swedish (2.7%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated in 1883 Elevation: 1237 feet Land area: 0.27 square miles. Population density: 772 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 41.65 N, Longitude: 95.52 W

Area code: 712

Average climate in Portsmouth, Iowa

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Portsmouth-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 89% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/26/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.9 miles away from the Portsmouth city center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/16/1999, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.9 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 16 people and caused $2 million in damages.

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Notable locations in Portsmouth: Portsmouth (A), Portsmouth Elevator (B), G and R Feed and Grain Company Elevator (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Portsmouth: Saint Marys Catholic Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemetery: Saint Marys Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Portsmouth Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.6%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	8.3%
Whole state:	4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

This city:	14.8%
Whole state:	9.1%

This city:	6.1%
Whole state:	3.8%

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5.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,299 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.20%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Pottawattamie County, IA	1.09% ($30,961 average AGI)
from Crawford County, IA	0.47% ($28,455)
from Douglas County, NE	0.38% ($25,722)

6.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,059 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.08%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Pottawattamie County, IA	1.20% ($28,807 average AGI)
to Douglas County, NE	0.78% ($22,541)
to Cass County, IA	0.32% ($20,933)