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Notable locations in Sheldon: Sheldon (A), Siouxland Farmers Co-op Elevator (B), Iowa State Residential Treatment Center (C), Sheldon Community Ambulance Team (D), Trade/Technical Building (E), Administration Building (F), Physical Plant Maintenance Shop (G), Cherokee Hall (H), Northwest Iowa Community College Library (I), Sheldon Prairie Museum (J), Sheldon Public Library (K), Sheldon Police Headquarters (L), Sheldon Fire Department (M), Sheldon City Hall (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Sheldon include: Bethel Reformed Church (A), First Reformed Church (B), United Methodist Church (C), Saint Patricks Church (D), Calvary Baptist Church (E), Sheldon Branch Church of Latter Day Saints (F), Parkview Assembly Church (G), First Christian Reformed Church (H), Immanuel Christian Reformed Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Patricks Cemetery (1), Saint Paul Cemetery (2), East Lawn Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Sheldon include: Thorman Park (1), Sunrise Park (2), Honoring World War I Veterans Historical Marker (3), Sheldon City Park (4), Hills Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Iron Horse Inn (Highway 60 South), Super 8 Motel (210 North 2nd Avenue), Sheldon Motel (500 W Park St), Sunset Motel (1401 2nd Avenue), Iron Horse Inn - Motel (1111 2nd Avenue).
Court: Iowa State Of (sheldon) - Third Judicial District Residential- Treatment Faci (720 Western Avenue).
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O'Brien County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2011: 6.5%
(5.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 39.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Iowa: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 58.7% | | Whole state: | 64.7% |
| This city: | 4.9% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sheldon, IA
People in group quarters in Sheldon in 2010:
- 73 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 49 people in group homes intended for adults
- 29 people in correctional residential facilities
- 2 people in workers’ group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Sheldon in 2000:
- 142 people in nursing homes
- 29 people in halfway houses
- 26 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 12 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Sheldon compared to Iowa state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Sheldon (2011 data):
- Citizens State Bank: at 808 Third Avenue, branch established on 1961/03/15. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $105.3 mil, Deposits: $91.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Dixon Bancshares, Inc.
- Iowa State Bank: Sheldon Branch at 627 2nd Avenue, branch established on 2002/01/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $351.7 mil, Deposits: $296.1 mil, headquarters in Hull, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Vogel Bancshares, Inc.
- Northwestern Bank: Sheldon Branch at 934 Third Avenue, branch established on 1928/01/06. Info updated 2006/05/12: Bank assets: $186.0 mil, Deposits: $158.6 mil, headquarters in Orange City, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Security National Corporation
- Peoples Bank: Sheldon Location at 2400 Park Street, branch established on 2005/10/05. Info updated 2008/03/27: Bank assets: $362.4 mil, Deposits: $309.2 mil, headquarters in Rock Valley, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Bancorp
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Sheldon, Iowa:
- Iron Horse Inn , 1111 2nd Ave, Sheldon, IA 51201
 , Phone: (712) 324-5353, Fax: (712) 324-5353
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites , 201 34th Ave, Sheldon, IA 51201 , Phone: (712) 324-3000, Fax: (712) 324-3100
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Sheldon, Iowa
Educational Attainment (%) in 2011
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (69%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Other fuel (2%)
Presidential Elections Results
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Religion statistics for Sheldon (based on O'Brien County data)
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 |
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| Adherents | 17.2% | 16.8% | 16.6% | 12.9% | 10.8% |
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| 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 |
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| Adherents | 8.3% | 6.6% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 5.1% |
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| 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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | This county: | 4.98 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15 | This county: | 10.67 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 12 | O'Brien County: | 8.53 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | O'Brien County: | 16.4% | | State: | 14.5% |
| 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 |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $10,718 | $32,154 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $10,330 | $61,980 | 1 | $800 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $24,818 | $42,545 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $1,242 |
| Streets and Highways |
5 | $15,670 | $37,608 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 10 | $1,928 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $10,234 | $40,936 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,834 | $34,008 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $9,514 | $38,056 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $2,500 | $30,000 | 8 | $5,138 |
| Totals for Government |
26 | $86,618 | $39,978 | 26 | $9,108 |
Sheldon government finances in 2006(per resident):
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $367,000 ($71.69)
- Charges - Sewerage: $563,000 ($109.98)
Solid Waste Management: $253,000 ($49.42)
All Other: $135,000 ($26.37)
Parks and Recreation: $48,000 ($9.38)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $21,000 ($4.10)
- Construction - General - Other: $824,000 ($160.97)
Parks and Recreation: $1,000 ($0.20)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $530,000 ($103.54)
Regular Highways: $506,000 ($98.85)
Police Protection: $485,000 ($94.75)
Sewerage: $448,000 ($87.52)
General - Other: $268,000 ($52.35)
Parks and Recreation: $232,000 ($45.32)
Solid Waste Management: $223,000 ($43.56)
Libraries: $175,000 ($34.19)
General Public Buildings: $114,000 ($22.27)
Health - Other: $63,000 ($12.31)
Local Fire Protection: $57,000 ($11.13)
Financial Administration: $55,000 ($10.74)
Air Transportation: $54,000 ($10.55)
Judicial and Legal Services: $20,000 ($3.91)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $20,000 ($3.91)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $19,000 ($3.71)
Central Staff Services: $14,000 ($2.73)
Housing and Community Development: $10,000 ($1.95)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $35,000 ($6.84)
Housing and Community Development: $28,000 ($5.47)
- General - Interest on Debt: $250,000 ($48.84)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $30,000 ($5.86)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $559,000 ($109.20)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $153,000 ($29.89)
Interest Earnings: $102,000 ($19.93)
Rents: $65,000 ($12.70)
Fines and Forfeits: $14,000 ($2.73)
Sale of Property: $12,000 ($2.34)
Special Assessments: $1,000 ($0.20)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,030,000 ($982.61)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,471,000 ($873.41)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $141,000 ($27.54)
Health - Other: $29,000 ($5.67)
Air Transportation: $25,000 ($4.88)
Sewerage: $9,000 ($1.76)
Regular Highways: $4,000 ($0.78)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $1,000 ($0.20)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,844,000 ($555.58)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $748,000 ($146.12)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000 ($1.17)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $411,000 ($80.29)
All Other: $16,000 ($3.13)
- Tax - Property: $2,309,000 ($451.06)
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $345,000 ($67.40)
Public Utilities Sales: $72,000 ($14.07)
Other Selective Sales: $38,000 ($7.42)
Other License: $11,000 ($2.15)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,167,000 ($227.97)
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 Sheldon:
- KIWA (1550 AM; 1 kW; SHELDON, IA; Owner: SHELDON BROADCASTING CO., INC)
- KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
- KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
- 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.)
- KELO (1320 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
- KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KSCJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KSUX/KSCJ RADIO BROADCASTING CO)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sheldon:
- KIWA-FM (105.3 FM; SHELDON, IA; Owner: SHELDON BROADCASTING CO., INC)
- KELO-FM (92.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
- KDCR (88.5 FM; SIOUX CENTER, IA; Owner: DORDT COLLEGE, INC.)
- KNWC-FM (96.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KSOU-FM (93.9 FM; SIOUX CENTER, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KWOA-FM (95.1 FM; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
- KIHK (106.9 FM; ROCK VALLEY, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KOJI (90.7 FM; OKOBOJI, IA; Owner: WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Sheldon:
- KELO-TV (Channel 11; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
- 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)
- 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.)
- K67GH (Channel 67; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KCAU-TV (Channel 9; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS CO.LTD.)
- K33AB (Channel 33; SIBLEY, ETC., IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KSIN-TV (Channel 27; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KTTW (Channel 17; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KAUN (Channel 36; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K07TY (Channel 7; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: NOBLES BROADCASTING CO., LTD.)
- K25AA (Channel 25; ROCK RAPIDS, ETC., IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- K15EB (Channel 15; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2011 (per 100,000 population)
Sheldon, Iowa:
- Fatal accident count: 5
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 8
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 8
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 15
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Iowa average:
- Fatal accident count: 76
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 116
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 24
- Fatalities: 82
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 191
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7
Sheldon fatal accident list:
Jan 21, 1994 08:19 AM, 18, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2
Dec 29, 1991 01:35 AM, Pleasant D, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 10, 1981 07:51 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 13, 1980 00:04 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 3, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 29, 1978 09:29 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Sheldon, IA
| Most common first names in Sheldon, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 78 | 79.8 years |
| William | 44 | 79.9 years |
| Henry | 38 | 83.6 years |
| Gertrude | 26 | 82.8 years |
| Mary | 25 | 82.9 years |
| Anna | 24 | 86.7 years |
| Peter | 23 | 79.1 years |
| Jennie | 22 | 86.1 years |
| Marie | 20 | 85.0 years |
| Elizabeth | 19 | 85.4 years |
| Most common last names in Sheldon, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Vanmeeteren | 21 | 79.0 years |
| Boone | 14 | 81.2 years |
| Kleinwolteri | 12 | 71.0 years |
| Denhartog | 12 | 80.3 years |
| Merley | 12 | 79.8 years |
| Smith | 11 | 84.0 years |
| Kreykes | 11 | 86.5 years |
| Dykstra | 10 | 81.7 years |
| Postma | 10 | 79.2 years |
| Koerselman | 10 | 72.5 years |
| Businesses in Sheldon, IA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| FedEx | 1 | | SAS Shoes | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| Hardee's | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | U.S. Cellular | 1 |
| New Balance | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| RadioShack | 1 | | | |
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in halfway houses"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest ratio of rapes to murders between 2001 and 2006"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Mathematical science occupations"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest temperature differences during a year"
- #99 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the biggest property tax revenues per resident in 2004 in $"
- #44 (51201) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Dutch first ancestries"
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