Rose Hill, Iowa

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Population in July 2008: 205. Population change since 2000: 0.0%

Males: 108	(52.7%)
Females: 97	(47.3%)

Median resident age:	33.8 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip codes: 52586.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,052 (it was $30,469 in 2000)

Rose Hill:	$39,052
Iowa:	$47,292

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $28,648

Rose Hill:	$28,648
Iowa:	$24,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $35,417 (it was $23,900 in 2000)

Rose Hill:	$35,417
Iowa:	$117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $50,531; Detached houses: $53,635; In 2-unit structures: $45,627; Mobile homes: $18,889

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Races in Rose Hill:

White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
Two or more races (2.9%)
Hispanic (2.0%)
American Indian (2.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Rose Hill: 71.1 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (22.9%), German (20.0%), English (14.6%), Dutch (9.8%), United States (8.3%), Swedish (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 08/22/1876

Elevation: 814 feet

Land area: 0.14 square miles.

Population density: 1502 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Rose Hill

High school or higher: 58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 9.6%
Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rose Hill city

Never married: 15.5%
Now married: 56.8%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 7.4%
Divorced: 19.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Rose Hill, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rose Hill to the number of sex offenders is 68 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Rose Hill:	1.4% ($339)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Iowa City, IA (53.8 miles , pop. 62,220).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (184.5 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (250.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Keomah Village, IA (2.1 miles) , Delta, IA (2.6 miles ), Fremont, IA (2.8 miles ), What Cheer, IA (2.8 miles ), University Park, IA (2.9 miles ), Oskaloosa, IA (3.1 miles ), Thornburg, IA (3.4 miles) , Gibson, IA (3.4 miles) .

Latitude: 41.32 N, Longitude: 92.46 W

Area code: 641

Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+31.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (25%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (15%)
Food (13%)
Construction (10%)
Gasoline stations (8%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Metal and metal products (37%)
Finance and insurance (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Construction (9%)
Apparel (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (30%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (20%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Cashiers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
Financial managers (6%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)

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Average climate in Rose Hill, Iowa

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Rose Hill-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 143% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/12/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.1 miles away from the Rose Hill city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/20/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.7 miles away from the city center injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Rose Hill:

MAHASKA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; OSKALOOSA, IA)
KEOKUK COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 14 miles; SIGOURNEY, IA)
OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 21 miles; OTTUMWA, IA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rose Hill:

INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 55 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 24,766)
DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT enrollment: 4,227)
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)
KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.3%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	11.0%
Whole state:	4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	14.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	5.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rose Hill, IA

Rose Hill compared to Iowa state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Rose Hill mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Mahaska County Iowa:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%) Wood (24%) Electricity (9%) Utility gas (6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

Religion statistics for Rose Hill

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Christian Reformed Church in North America	Catholic Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Church of the Nazarene
Adherents	21.1%	13.4%	11.9%	10.0%	8.6%
Congregations	17.5%	12.5%	2.5%	2.5%	5.0%

Name	Reformed Church in America	Assemblies of God	Lutheran Church	United Church of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	8.3%	6.3%	3.4%	2.7%	14.2%
Congregations	5.0%	5.0%	2.5%	2.5%	45.0%

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.

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$400
Totals for Government	0	$0		1	$400

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:

from Wapello County, IA	0.78% ($29,194 average AGI)
from Marion County, IA	0.58% ($33,130)
from Keokuk County, IA	0.41% ($30,303)

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:

to Marion County, IA	0.66% ($36,887 average AGI)
to Polk County, IA	0.60% ($39,354)
to Wapello County, IA	0.56% ($32,800)

Strongest AM radio stations in Rose Hill:

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)
KBOE (740 AM; 0 kW; OSKALOOSA, IA; Owner: JOMAST CORPORATION)
KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KBIZ (1240 AM; 1 kW; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: FAIRFIELD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rose Hill:

KBOE-FM (104.9 FM; OSKALOOSA, IA; Owner: JOMAST CORPORATION)
KCWN (99.9 FM; NEW SHARON, IA; Owner: CROWN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KKSI (101.5 FM; EDDYVILLE, IA; Owner: O-TOWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KSKB (99.1 FM; BROOKLYN, IA; Owner: FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
KOTM-FM (97.7 FM; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: FMC BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KLBA-FM (96.7 FM; ALBIA, IA; Owner: H & H BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KTWA (92.7 FM; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: FAIRFIELD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Rose Hill:

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)
K49DX (Channel 49; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K45EE (Channel 45; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K10OO (Channel 10; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: RICHARD P. JACKSON, JR.)
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.)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Janean K Riordan, 10469 210th Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00136112
Registrant: Modern Communications Inc., 502 Broadway St, South English, IA 52335, Phone: (319) 667-2375

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: K0RBX, Previous Call Sign: KB0RBX
Grant Date: 11/12/1998, Expiration Date: 11/12/2008
Registrant: William L Fleener, 608 Monroe St, Rose Hill, IA 52586

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4106J , Serial Number: 28-22419, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 12/13/1966
Registrant (Co-Owned): Donald R Parks, 3217 235th St, Rose Hill, IA 52586, Other Owners: Donald D Flander

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 7

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