Roland, Iowa

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Back to Roland, IA housing info, Story County, Iowa, IA smaller cities, IA small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World 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 Roland, IA Story County Population in July 2008: 1,317. Population change since 2000: -0.5%   Males: 643   (48.9%) Females: 674   (51.1%) Median resident age:   34.4 years Iowa median age:   36.6 years Zip codes: 50236. Estimated median household income in 2008: $56,420 (it was $47,461 in 2000) Roland:   $56,420 Iowa:   $48,980 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $22,056 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $136,149 (it was $97,400 in 2000) Roland:   $136,149 Iowa:   $120,700 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $146,313; Detached houses: $147,403; Townhouses or other attached units: $100,471; In 2-unit structures: $17,986; Mobile homes: $9,167 Roland, 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 Roland: White Non-Hispanic (98.5%) Hispanic (0.7%) Two or more races (0.6%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Roland: 77.3 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Roland, Iowa on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: State Jazz Championships finalists?  (8 replies) Latest news from Roland, IA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (33.5%), Norwegian (32.3%), Irish (13.0%), English (7.0%), Dutch (3.8%), United States (3.6%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 12/29/1891 Elevation: 1025 feet Land area: 1.08 square miles. Population density: 1217 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 42.17 N, Longitude: 93.50 W

Area code: 515

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Average climate in Roland, Iowa

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Roland-area historical tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 204% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/13/1976, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 5.2 miles away from the Roland city center injured 9 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/24/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.0 miles away from the city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

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Notable locations in Roland: Roland Public Library (A), Roland City Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Roland include: Salem Lutheran Church (A), Bergen Lutheran Church (B), Story City Evangelical Free Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Roland: Erickson Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Roland Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.7 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	75.5%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.7%
Whole state:	4.9%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

This city:	0.4%
Whole state:	3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Roland, IA

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Here		51.0%
USA		50.2%

11.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,078 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.39%
Iowa average:	6.30%

1.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($703 average AGI)

Story County:	1.09%
Iowa average:	0.10%

from Polk County, IA	1.35% ($32,827 average AGI)
from Boone County, IA	0.58% ($38,406)
from Marshall County, IA	0.29% ($30,711)

11.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,010 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.37%
Iowa average:	6.47%

0.18% of residents moved to foreign countries ($492 average AGI)

Story County:	0.18%
Iowa average:	0.03%

to Polk County, IA	2.44% ($38,500 average AGI)
to Boone County, IA	0.56% ($41,223)
to Dallas County, IA	0.23% ($35,877)

• Edward G Roach, On East Side Of 570th St 430 Meters N Of Cr E15, Type: Tower, Structure height: 109.7 m, Overall height: 109.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00000538
  Registrant: Aat Communications Corporation, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
• Lottie L Thompson, Roland Ia, Type: Tower, Structure height: 92.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
  Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508

• STATION, 229 E Ash, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 35.1 m, Call Sign: WNTJ816
  Assigned Frequencies : 952.306 MHz, 928.306 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/10/2001, Expiration Date: 06/13/2011
  Registrant: Phone: (515) 388-4341
• Kappelman, Roland Ia, Type: Tower, Structure height: 92.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m, Call Sign: WQIZ802
  Assigned Frequencies : 6404.79 MHz, 11605.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/30/2008, Expiration Date: 06/30/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
  Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:

• Call Sign: N0DMU, Previous Call Sign:
  Grant Date: 06/05/1996, Expiration Date: 06/05/2006, Cancelation Date: 06/06/2008
  Registrant: Herbert N Severson, R 1 Box 59, Roland, IA 50236
• Call Sign: N0EVZ, Previous Call Sign: KA0JEI
  Grant Date: 12/27/1988, Expiration Date: 12/27/1998, Cancelation Date: 12/28/2000
  Registrant: Margaret H Avery, 315 Logan, Roland, IA 50236
• Call Sign: N0NIE, Previous Call Sign: KB0IHV, Licensee ID: L00345215
  Grant Date: 04/11/2001, Expiration Date: 04/11/2011
  Registrant: Dan W Beeler, 426 S Main St, Roland, IA 50236

• Aircraft: BEECH 19A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 116 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 16BD , Serial Number: MB-456, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 08/02/1969
  Registrant (Individual): Thomas E Lambert, Po Box 535, Roland, IA 50236
• Aircraft: PIPER PA28-151 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 80 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 32868 , Serial Number: 28-7515266, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 12/19/1974
  Registrant (Individual): David E Kuykendall, 12652 590th Ave, Roland, IA 50236
• Aircraft: PIPER PA-28R-201T (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 39477 , Serial Number: 28R-7803349, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 07/11/1978
  Registrant (Individual): Jerrold L Handsaker, Po Box 592, Roland, IA 50236

• Fire: 8

• #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales and related occupations:"
• #73 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers"

• #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006"
• #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"