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Notable locations in Primghar: Nicholson and Edwards Grain Company Elevator (A), Primghar City Park Campground (B), Primghar Golf and Country Club (C), O'Brien County Fairground (D), Primghar Public Library (E), O'Brien County Sheriffs Office (F), O'Brien County Courthouse (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Primghar include: American Reformed Church (A), Saint Anthony s Catholic Church (B), Grace Lutheran Church (C), United Church of Primghar (D), Church of Christ (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Primghar: Primghar City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Primghar Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotel: Harvest Inn (380 2nd Street Northeast).
Court: O'Brien County - Magistrate's Court (155 South Hayes Avenue).
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Average household size:
| This city: | 2.2 people | | Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 59.6% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 2.8% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 9.6% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 1.5% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Primghar, IA
34 people in nursing homes
10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Primghar compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Primghar (2009 data):
- Savings Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1894-11-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $89.0 mil, Deposits: $74.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Capital Bancshares, Inc.
- The First National Bank of Primghar: The First National Bank Of Primghar at 108 South Hayes Avenue, branch established on 1889-11-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $26.3 mil, Deposits: $20.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in O'Brien County Iowa:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (85%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Religion statistics for Primghar
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 89.34%
| Here |  | 89.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | United Methodist Church | Reformed Church in America | Lutheran Church | Catholic Church | Christian Reformed Church in North America |
| Adherents | 17.2% | 16.8% | 16.6% | 12.9% | 10.8% |
| Congregations | 14.6% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 7.3% |
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| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Church of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) | United Reformed Churches in North America | Other |
| Adherents | 8.3% | 6.6% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 5.1% |
| Congregations | 7.3% | 7.3% | 4.9% | 2.4% | 19.5% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $5,134 | $30,804 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 14 | $1,014 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,914 | $34,968 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,162 | $37,944 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
2 | $6,518 | $39,108 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $768 |
| Totals for Government |
6 | $17,728 | $35,456 | 16 | $1,782 |
Primghar government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $0
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $344,000
- Charges - Parks & Recreation: $67,000
Sewerage: $50,000
Solid Waste Management: $49,000
All Other: $41,000
- Construction - Electric Utilities: $162,000
Water Utilities: $128,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $534,000
General - Other: $228,000
Parks & Recreation: $104,000
Sewerage: $99,000
Water Utilities: $91,000
Regular Highways: $71,000
Solid Waste Management: $48,000
Other Hospitals: $37,000
Health Services - Other: $30,000
Libraries: $30,000
Financial Administration: $18,000
Fire Protection: $18,000
Housing & Community Development: $18,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
General Public Buildings: $2,000
Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $51,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $58,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $49,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $4,000
All Other: $3,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $975,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,090,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $145,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $170,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $145,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $930,000
Other, NEC: $875,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $45,000
Other, NEC: $45,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $35,000
Interest Earnings: $34,000
Rents: $28,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $615,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $621,000
Water Utilities: $103,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $154,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $71,000
General Support: $23,000
- Tax - Property: $234,000
Total General Sales: $54,000
NEC: $2,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $300,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
5.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,901 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.69% | | 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:
6.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,279 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.02% | | 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 Primghar:
- KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
- KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KIWA (1550 AM; 1 kW; SHELDON, IA; Owner: SHELDON BROADCASTING CO., INC)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KSCJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KSUX/KSCJ RADIO BROADCASTING CO)
Strongest FM radio stations in Primghar:
- KOJI (90.7 FM; OKOBOJI, IA; Owner: WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- KELO-FM (92.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
- KIWA-FM (105.3 FM; SHELDON, IA; Owner: SHELDON BROADCASTING CO., INC)
- KNWC-FM (96.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KDCR (88.5 FM; SIOUX CENTER, IA; Owner: DORDT COLLEGE, INC.)
- KTFG (102.9 FM; SIOUX RAPIDS, IA; Owner: DONALD A. SWANSON)
- KUOO (103.9 FM; SPIRIT LAKE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Primghar:
- KMEG (Channel 14; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KPTH (Channel 44; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF SIOUX CITY)
- KTIV (Channel 4; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KTIV TELEVISION, INC.)
- KELO-TV (Channel 11; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
- KCAU-TV (Channel 9; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS CO.LTD.)
- KSIN-TV (Channel 27; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- 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)
- K33AB (Channel 33; SIBLEY, ETC., IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
Primghar fatal accident list:
Dec 3, 1998 12:12 AM, Us-59, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- 3510 Silver Ave. Appx. 950' E Of Intersec Of 350th Street & Silver Ave., Structure height: 126.5 m, Call Sign: KNKQ406
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz Grant Date: 09/07/2005, Expiration Date: 10/01/2015, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3- PETER M CONNOLLY, 3510 Silver Ave Approx 950' E Int 350th St & Silver Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 126.5 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Sui, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- Rey Freeman, Courthouse Square, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 51.8 m
Registrant: Sheriff, Primghar, IA 51245, Phone: (712) 757-3415, Email:
- LESLIE E FISH, Us 59 1 Mi North Of Primghar, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.2 m, Overall height: 18.2 m
Registrant: Iowa Department Of Transportation, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010, Phone: (515) 233-7706, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Primghar, IA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- PRIMGHAR, 3510 Silver Ave Approx 950' E Int 350th St & Silver Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 126.5 m, Call Sign: WPJD300
Assigned Frequencies : 6755.00 MHz, 6745.00 MHz, 6785.00 MHz Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- Primghar, Lat: 43.089000 Lon: -95.623389, Call Sign: WQBQ310, Licensee ID: L00112816
Assigned Frequencies : 956.393 MHz Grant Date: 11/22/2004, Expiration Date: 11/22/2014, Certifier: Deeann Lansink
Registrant: City Of Primghar
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5- Call Sign: KA0RPL, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 03/22/1988, Expiration Date: 03/22/1998, Cancelation Date: 03/23/2000
Registrant: Shirley J Roos, 515 S Rerick Ave, Primghar, IA 51245 - Call Sign: W0CON, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00142971
Grant Date: 09/19/1996, Expiration Date: 09/19/2006, Cancelation Date: 05/05/2002
Registrant: Lloyd B Brown, Primghar, IA 51245 - Call Sign: W0SDI, Previous Call Sign: N0UYJ, Licensee ID: L00144483
Grant Date: 04/04/2006, Expiration Date: 06/29/2016
Registrant: Gary L Steinbeck, 3893 Tanager Ave, Primghar, IA 51245 - Call Sign: WB0ZEL, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 07/09/1994, Expiration Date: 07/09/2004, Cancelation Date: 07/11/2006
Registrant: John H Rosenboom, 340 6th St Se Box 463, Primghar, IA 51245 - Call Sign: KC0TQU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00964539
Grant Date: 01/12/2005, Expiration Date: 01/12/2015, Certifier: Steven J Koel
Registrant: Steven J Koel, 520 S Green Ave, Primghar, IA 51245
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1- Aircraft: CESSNA 175 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9460B , Serial Number: 55260, Year manufactured: 1958, Airworthiness Date: 04/16/1958
Registrant (Partnership): Ag Service Edwards, Po Box 276, Primghar, IA 51245
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 6
- Hazardous Condition: 2
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- #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Recyclable material merchant wholesalers"
- #98 (51245) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Dutch first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
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