Shenandoah, Iowa

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Population (year 2000): 5,546. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,221 (-5.9% change)

Males: 2,561	(46.2%)
Females: 2,985	(53.8%)

Page County

Median resident age:	41.7 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip codes: 51601.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,100 (it was $29,435 in 2000)

Shenandoah	$32,100
Iowa:	$43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $65,300 (it was $55,100 in 2000)

Shenandoah	$65,300
Iowa:	$106,600

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Races in Shenandoah:

White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
Hispanic (2.7%)
Other race (0.7%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (23.8%), Irish (17.3%), English (12.4%), United States (9.1%), Swedish (7.0%), Dutch (4.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 06/20/1871

Elevation: 980 feet

Land area: 3.47 square miles.

Population density: 1507 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Shenandoah

High school or higher: 84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
Unemployed: 4.1%
Mean travel time to work: 12.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shenandoah city

Never married: 21.2%
Now married: 57.2%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 9.9%
Divorced: 10.4%

54 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.0%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there were 14 registered sex offenders living in Shenandoah, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Shenandoah to the number of sex offenders is 373 to 1.

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

Shenandoah:	1.4% ($761)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Council Bluffs, IA (47.9 miles , pop. 58,268).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (56.0 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (533.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Essex, IA (6.7 miles ), Farragut, IA (8.0 miles ), Imogene, IA (8.9 miles) , Coin, IA (11.9 miles ), Northboro, IA (12.0 miles) , Coburg, IA (12.9 miles) , Riverton, IA (14.5 miles ), Yorktown, IA (15.0 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $49,100
1997: 1 building, cost: $80,000
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $126,000
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $73,900
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $40,200
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,000
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,000
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $133,300
2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $94,700
2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $115,300

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Latitude: 40.76 N, Longitude: 95.37 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,071 (+19.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,721 (68.8%)

140 people in nursing homes
23 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 712

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Shenandoah, Iowa business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -70 (-1.2%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (18%)
Construction (11%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Educational services (12%)
Social assistance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

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Crime in Shenandoah by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	18.0	0.0	0.0	19.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	2	3	1	2	2	1
per 100,000	36.1	53.9	18.7	37.7	37.9	19.0
Burglaries	51	17	14	30	13	11
per 100,000	920.6	305.4	261.6	565.1	246.4	208.8
Thefts	115	92	97	48	110	95
per 100,000	2075.8	1652.9	1812.7	904.1	2084.5	1803.7
Auto thefts	9	10	3	10	9	5
per 100,000	162.5	179.7	56.1	188.4	170.6	94.9
Arson	0	0	1	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	18.7	0.0	19.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	167.7	127.0	99.0	98.3	137.0	98.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (5 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	0.96
US city average:	3.00

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Shenandoah-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 119% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/22/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.9 miles away from the Shenandoah city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/12/1964, a category 4 tornado 11.6 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 28 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Shenandoah:

SHENANDOAH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (300 PERSHING AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Shenandoah:

GRAPE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; HAMBURG, IA)
CLARINDA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 19 miles; CLARINDA, IA)
MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 19 miles; CLARINDA, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shenandoah:

EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 52 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 76 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; ID: STJ)
LINCOLN MUNI (about 96 miles; LINCOLN, NE; ID: LNK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Shenandoah:

SHENANDOAH MUNI (about 3 miles; SHENANDOAH, IA; ID: SDA)
RED OAK MUNI (about 19 miles; RED OAK, IA; ID: RDK)
GOULD PETERSON MUNI (about 23 miles; TARKIO, MO; ID: K57)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shenandoah:

BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 56 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 67 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 5,806)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 67 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)

Public high school in Shenandoah:

SHENANDOAH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 324; Location: 1000 MUSTANG DR; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Shenandoah:

SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 404; Location: 601 DR. CREIGHTON CIRCLE; Grades: PK - 04)
SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 298; Location: 601 DR. CREIGHTON CIRCLE; Grades: 05 - 08)

Library in Shenandoah:

SHENANDOAH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $251,074; Location: 201 S ELM; 46,961 books; 1,339 audio materials; 987 video materials; 131 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

The middle school and all the elementary schools, k-8, were combined into one new school building built in 2003. The address is 601 Dr. Creighton Dr. The other schools were closed except Logan school which became the administrative offices. address is 304 W. Nishna Rd.
The middle school and all the elementary schools, k-8, were combined into one new school building built in 2003. The address is 601 Dr. Creighton Dr. The other schools were closed except Logan school which became the administrative offices. address is 304 W. Nishna Rd.

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Notable locations in Shenandoah: American Legion Country Club (A), Shenandoah (B), Greater Shenandoah Historical Museum (C), Shenandoah Public Library (D), Shenandoah Police Department (E), Shenandoah Fire Station (F), Shenandoah City Hall (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Shenandoah include: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A), Faith Christian Fellowship (B), First Baptist Church (C), First Christian Church (D), Assembly of God Church (E), New Testament Church of Christ (F), Saint Marys Catholic Church (G), Full Gospel Tabernacle (H), Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Rose Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Shenandoah: Sportsmans Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Tourist attraction: Shenandoah Historical Museum (800 West Sheridan Avenue).

Hotels: Country Inn Restaurant & Motel (Highway 59 And Sheridan), Luxury Inn (108 North Fremont Street), Fiftyniner Motel & Campgrounds (2007 USHighway 59).

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

COIN WATER SUPPLY (Address: 2640 FREMONT AVE, Population served: 252, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUN-2006 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-30-2006), St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-2006)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-15-2005), St Public Notif requested (FEB-15-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-28-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-18-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-18-1999), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-29-1999), St Public Notif requested (DEC-29-1999)

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	61.4%
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: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	15.4%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This city:	5.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Shenandoah compared to Iowa state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Shenandoah (2007 data):

Bank Iowa: Drive-In Motor Bank Branch at 1300 West Nishna Road, branch established on 1995-10-16; Shenandoah West Branch at 701 West Sheridan Avenue, branch established on 1909-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $115.3 mil, Deposits: $91.9 mil, headquarters in Red Oak, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Iowa Corporation
The First National Bank of Farragut: The First National Bank Of Farragut at 801 South Fremont, branch established on 1903-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $25.2 mil, Deposits: $21.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: First National Bancorp
The City National Bank of Shenandoah: The City National Bank Of Shenandoah at 116 South Blossom Street, branch established on 1934-03-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $55.0 mil, Deposits: $41.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Cnb Corp
TierOne Bank: West Thomas Avenue Branch at 700 West Thomas Avenue, branch established on 1916-01-01. Info updated 2006-06-30: Bank assets: $3,429.7 mil, Deposits: $2,085.1 mil, headquarters in Lincoln, NE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 72 total offices

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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
Firefighters	3	$5,739	$22,956	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	9	$22,975	$30,633	2	$483
Other Government Administration	3	$6,113	$24,452	1	$509
Financial Administration	2	$8,090	$48,540	1	$509
Police - Other	4	$7,045	$21,135	1	$686
Other and Unallocable	3	$6,828	$27,312	2	$950
Local Libraries	4	$9,317	$27,951	3	$1,147
Water Supply	9	$21,110	$28,147	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	2	$5,267	$31,602	2	$151
Sewerage	2	$5,358	$32,148	0	$0
Airports	1	$1,616	$19,392	0	$0
Streets and Highways	6	$12,799	$25,598	0	$0
Totals for Government	48	$112,256	$28,064	12	$4,435

Shenandoah government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $389,000
Sewerage: $321,000

Parks & Recreation: $113,000

All Other: $32,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $843,000
Air Transportation: $218,000

Housing & Community Development: $123,000

Health - Other: $62,000

Water Utilities: $26,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $835,000
Water Utilities: $629,000

Police Protection: $496,000

Regular Highways: $444,000

Solid Waste Management: $363,000

Sewerage: $311,000

Parks & Recreation: $228,000

Libraries: $226,000

Central Staff Services: $159,000

Fire Protection: $119,000

Health Services - Other: $96,000

Air Transportation: $58,000

Housing & Community Development: $37,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $44,000
General - Interest on Debt: $209,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $17,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $150,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,101,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,305,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $295,000
Water Utilities: $130,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $501,000
Water Utilities: $20,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $492,000
Interest Earnings: $53,000

Rents: $23,000

Property Sale Other: $12,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $81,000
Health - Other: $77,000

Libraries: $58,000

Parks & Recreation: $49,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $821,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $510,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $47,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $444,000
General Support: $98,000

All Other: $50,000
Tax - Property: $1,697,000
Total General Sales: $421,000

Public Utilities: $107,000

NEC: $11,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,504,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000

5.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,006 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.78%
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 Fremont County, IA	0.70% ($31,878 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, IA	0.53% ($37,645)
from Nodaway County, MO	0.46% ($25,519)

5.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,994 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.92%
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 Fremont County, IA	0.50% ($32,069 average AGI)
to Montgomery County, IA	0.50% ($23,655)
to Taylor County, IA	0.34% ($28,600)

Strongest AM radio stations in Shenandoah:

KMA (960 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: KMA BROADCASTING L.P.)
KYFR (920 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KOZN (1620 AM; 10 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KFEQ (680 AM; 5 kW; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Shenandoah:

KRSS (93.5 FM; TARKIO, MO; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
KCSI (95.3 FM; RED OAK, IA; Owner: HAWKEYE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KXKT (103.7 FM; GLENWOOD, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKBZ (99.3 FM; CLARINDA, IA; Owner: KMA BROADCASTING, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Shenandoah:

KHIN (Channel 36; RED OAK, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KYNE-TV (Channel 26; OMAHA, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)

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