Shellsburg, Iowa

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Population (year 2000): 938. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,032 (+10.0% change)

Males: 484	(51.6%)
Females: 454	(48.4%)

Benton County

Median resident age:	36.4 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip codes: 52332.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,700 (it was $41,912 in 2000)

Shellsburg	$45,700
Iowa:	$43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $108,500 (it was $91,600 in 2000)

Shellsburg	$108,500
Iowa:	$106,600

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Races in Shellsburg:

White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)

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Ancestries: German (36.5%), Irish (14.5%), English (12.0%), United States (6.2%), Czech (5.0%), Norwegian (3.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 02/19/1874

Elevation: 774 feet

Land area: 0.72 square miles.

Population density: 1421 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Shellsburg

High school or higher: 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
Unemployed: 2.5%
Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shellsburg city

Never married: 22.0%
Now married: 62.0%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 5.0%
Divorced: 9.8%

7 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.7%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Shellsburg, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Shellsburg to the number of sex offenders is 512 to 1.

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

Shellsburg:	1.3% ($1,149)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cedar Rapids, IA (15.8 miles , pop. 120,758).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (183.1 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (288.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Palo, IA (5.7 miles ), Atkins, IA (6.8 miles ), Center Point, IA (9.0 miles ), Urbana, IA (9.1 miles ), Newhall, IA (9.5 miles ), Vinton, IA (11.8 miles ), Hiawatha, IA (13.4 miles ), Fairfax, IA (13.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $64,000
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $45,000
1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $102,300
1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $104,000
2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $68,800
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $82,500
2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $202,500
2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $139,200
2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $2,000,000
2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $185,700
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $150,000

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Latitude: 42.09 N, Longitude: 91.87 W

23 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 319

Shellsburg household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +164 (+21.2%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (7%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Food (7%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Machinery (6%)
Computer and electronic products (6%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (10%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Social assistance (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Child care workers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

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Shellsburg-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 117% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.3 miles away from the Shellsburg city center .

On 8/26/1965, a category 4 tornado 19.2 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Shellsburg:

VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; VINTON, IA)
ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shellsburg:

THE EASTERN IOWA (about 19 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; ID: CID)
WATERLOO MUNI (about 49 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 79 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID: OTM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Shellsburg:

VINTON VETERANS MEML ARPK (about 14 miles; VINTON, IA; ID: VTI)
AMANA (about 22 miles; AMANA, IA; ID: C11)
INDEPENDENCE MUNI (about 25 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA; ID: IIB)

Operable nuclear power plant near Shellsburg:

6 miles: Duane Arnold in Palo, IA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shellsburg:

KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 33 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 24,766)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 40 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 74 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)

Public elementary/middle school in Shellsburg:

SHELLSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 270; Location: 203 COTTAGE ST; Grades: KG - 05)

Library in Shellsburg:

SHELLSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $19,857; Location: 110 MAIN ST., BOX 248; 7,727 books; 63 audio materials; 256 video materials; 28 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Shellsburg: Shellsburg Elevator (A), Shellsburg (B), Shellsburg Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Shellsburg include: First Presbyterian Church (A), Zion Lutheran Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Shellsburg Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Adventure Park Paintball (Amusement & Theme Parks; 3176 61st Street Lane).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Shellsburg and their reported violations in the past:

OAKGROVE CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Address: 6101 32ND AVE, Population served: 140, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-25-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-01-2005), St Public Notif requested (AUG-01-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-18-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

3 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	73.3%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.3%
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: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	8.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	1.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Shellsburg compared to Iowa state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Shellsburg (2007 data):

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Shellsburg Branch at 114 Pearl Street, Sw, branch established on 1934-11-01. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	1	$2,701	$32,412	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$3,040	$36,480	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$600
Streets and Highways	1	$2,418	$29,016	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,418	$29,016	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,958	$35,496	0	$0
Totals for Government	5	$13,534	$32,482	1	$600

Shellsburg government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $97,000
Solid Waste Management: $57,000

All Other: $6,000
Construction - General Public Buildings: $32,000
Regular Highways: $28,000

Water Utilities: $15,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $128,000
Regular Highways: $82,000

Water Utilities: $76,000

Police Protection: $65,000

Solid Waste Management: $41,000

Libraries: $27,000

Financial Administration: $16,000

General - Other: $13,000

Parks & Recreation: $10,000

Fire Protection: $9,000

General Public Buildings: $7,000

Central Staff Services: $6,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000

Health Services - Other: $2,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,000
General - Interest on Debt: $25,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Solid Waste Management: $14,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $5,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $95,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $445,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $410,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $85,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $35,000
Water Utilities: $10,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $20,000
Property Sale Other: $5,000

General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,062,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $89,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $75,000
General Support: $5,000

All Other: $4,000
Tax - Property: $251,000
Public Utilities: $8,000

NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $158,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000

6.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.60%
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 Linn County, IA	2.98% ($44,746 average AGI)
from Johnson County, IA	0.35% ($26,853)
from Iowa County, IA	0.30% ($34,448)

7.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,373 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.34%
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 Linn County, IA	3.32% ($38,018 average AGI)
to Black Hawk County, IA	0.35% ($29,824)
to Johnson County, IA	0.33% ($33,121)

Strongest AM radio stations in Shellsburg:

KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
KMRY (1450 AM; 1 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SELLERS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
KWLO (1330 AM; 5 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
KMJM (1360 AM; 1 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Shellsburg:

KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KOKZ (105.7 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KNWS-FM (101.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WMT-FM (96.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
KCCK-FM (88.3 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
KHAK (98.1 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KQMG-FM (95.3 FM; INDEPENDENCE, IA; Owner: KEENE OF IOWA, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Shellsburg:

KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
KPXR (Channel 48; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
K17ET (Channel 17; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KWKB (Channel 20; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KM TELEVISION OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
KIIN (Channel 12; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KCDE-LP (Channel 67; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KCDR-LP (Channel 55; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KHHH-LP (Channel 57; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KRUB-LP (Channel 65; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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