Remsen, Iowa

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Back to Remsen, IA housing info, Plymouth 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! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Remsen, IA Plymouth County Population in July 2008: 1,654. Population change since 2000: -6.1%   Males: 796   (48.2%) Females: 858   (51.8%) Median resident age:   39.1 years Iowa median age:   36.6 years Zip codes: 51050. Estimated median household income in 2008: $50,655 (it was $37,950 in 2000) Remsen:   $50,655 Iowa:   $48,980 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $24,681 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $124,588 (it was $81,200 in 2000) Remsen:   $124,588 Iowa:   $120,700 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $132,393; Detached houses: $132,971; Townhouses or other attached units: $160,315; In 2-unit structures: $151,124; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $168,065; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $106,711; Mobile homes: $21,250 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 51050 Remsen, IA residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Remsen: White Non-Hispanic (99.5%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Remsen: 76.1 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Remsen, Iowa on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Sioux City, IA/South Sioux City, NE??  (32 replies) What to do???  (7 replies) Sioux City  (4 replies) Latest news from Remsen, IA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (53.4%), Irish (9.4%), United States (6.2%), Dutch (4.4%), Norwegian (2.3%), English (2.3%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated in 1889 Elevation: 1330 feet Land area: 1.06 square miles. Population density: 1554 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 42.81 N, Longitude: 95.97 W

Area code: 712

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Average climate in Remsen, Iowa

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Remsen-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 160% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/23/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.6 miles away from the Remsen city center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/8/1964, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.6 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Remsen-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 82.5 miles away from Remsen center
On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Birthplace of: Jared Homan - College basketball player (Iowa State Cyclones).

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Notable locations in Remsen: Remsen Golf Course (A), Farmers Cooperative Elevator (B), Remsen (C), Remsen Public Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Remsen include: Saint Pauls Lutheran Church (A), Saint Marys Roman Catholic Church (B), Christ Lutheran Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Remsen include: Sunrise Park (1), Beck Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Remsen Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map Hotel: Frontier Motel (44046 Highway 3).

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.6%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	1.8%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This city:	5.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

This city:	1.4%
Whole state:	3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Remsen, IA

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Here		74.4%
USA		50.2%

5.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,697 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.47%
Iowa average:	6.30%

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

from Woodbury County, IA	1.75% ($37,406 average AGI)
from Sioux County, IA	0.55% ($31,269)
from Union County, SD	0.18% ($34,765)

6.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,000 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.48%
Iowa average:	6.47%

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

to Woodbury County, IA	1.85% ($31,403 average AGI)
to Sioux County, IA	0.36% ($29,824)
to Polk County, IA	0.29% ($30,429)

• Richard D Hofmann, 716 Harrison, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.6 m, Overall height: 60.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00349581
  Registrant: West Iowa Telephone Company, 12 East 3rd Street, Remsen, IA 51050, Phone: (712) 786-1181, Email:
• Michael A Mitchell, 16856 L-14, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, , Licensee ID: L01167065
  Registrant: Wireless Network Management, 101 N. Main Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57104, Phone: (605) 271-4020, Email:

• Jct C38 & K64 1 Mi N 2 Mi E, Call Sign: KNCT831, Licensee ID: L00455755
  Assigned Frequencies : 151.775 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/25/2002, Expiration Date: 02/09/2012
  Registrant: Tentinger, Bill:tentinger, Jim, Rr 1, Remsen, IA 51050, Phone: (712) 786-2302
• East City Limits & Northern Ave, Call Sign: KJO214
  Assigned Frequencies : 152.960 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/22/2003, Expiration Date: 03/21/2013, Certifier: Dirk Dorn
  Registrant: Alpha Wireless Communications Co., 1115 Cross St., North Mankato, MN 56003, Phone: (507) 625-6720, Fax: (507) 625-6725
• 6.5 Mi S & 1 Mi W, Call Sign: KNEU289
  Assigned Frequencies : 151.580 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/02/2003, Expiration Date: 03/11/2013
  Registrant: Racom Corporation, Marshalltown, IA 50158, Phone: (888) 752-1016, Fax: (888) 751-1090, Email:

• Fire: 16
• Hazardous Condition: 1

• #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Food"

• #9 (51050) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Luxemburger first ancestries"
• #33 (51050) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of taxpayers using paid preparers for 2004 taxes (pop 1,000+)"

• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"