Sibley, Iowa

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Population (year 2000): 2,796. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,681 (-4.1% change)

Males: 1,271	(45.5%)
Females: 1,525	(54.5%)

Osceola County

Median resident age:	41.5 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip codes: 51249.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,200 (it was $33,173 in 2000)

Sibley	$36,200
Iowa:	$43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $70,300 (it was $59,300 in 2000)

Sibley	$70,300
Iowa:	$106,600

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Races in Sibley:

White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
Hispanic (2.2%)
Other race (0.9%)
American Indian (0.5%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (51.7%), Dutch (22.3%), Irish (9.3%), Norwegian (5.8%), United States (5.4%), English (3.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 04/5/1876

Elevation: 1510 feet

Land area: 1.61 square miles.

Population density: 1662 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Sibley

High school or higher: 78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
Unemployed: 3.9%
Mean travel time to work: 12.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sibley city

Never married: 20.6%
Now married: 58.9%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 13.9%
Divorced: 5.7%

41 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.5%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Sibley, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sibley to the number of sex offenders is 536 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Sibley:	1.1% ($670)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (68.3 miles , pop. 123,975).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (149.3 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (564.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Ashton, IA (7.0 miles ), Bigelow, MN (8.0 miles ), Little Rock, IA (9.8 miles ), Melvin, IA (12.5 miles ), Ocheyedan, IA (14.5 miles ), Rushmore, MN (15.4 miles ), Sanborn, IA (16.4 miles ), Sheldon, IA (16.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $76,200
1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $90,400
1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $86,000
1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $97,900
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $136,700
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $91,700
2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $81,700
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $250,000
2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $120,000
2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $180,000
2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $112,000

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Latitude: 43.40 N, Longitude: 95.75 W

People in group quarters in Sibley

104 people in nursing homes
9 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 712

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

Population change in the 1990s: -17 (-0.6%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Paper (13%)
Machinery (9%)
Construction (8%)
Food (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (11%)
Paper (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Food (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Lawyers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (3%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)

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Average climate in Sibley, Iowa

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Sibley-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 84% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/16/1992, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 33.3 miles away from the Sibley city center killed one person and injured 35 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/7/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.0 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Sibley:

OSCEOLA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (9TH AVENUE NORTH)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Sibley:

WORTHINGTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WORTHINGTON, MN)
NORTHWEST IOWA HEALTH CENTER (about 17 miles; SHELDON, IA)
BAUM-HARMON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; PRIMGHAR, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sibley:

JOE FOSS FIELD (about 70 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID: FSD)
SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 82 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
BROOKINGS MUNI (about 97 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID: BKX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sibley:

SIBLEY MUNI (about 3 miles; SIBLEY, IA; ID: ISB)
SHELDON MUNI (about 16 miles; SHELDON, IA; ID: SHL)
WORTHINGTON MUNI (about 22 miles; WORTHINGTON, MN; ID: OTG)

Local government website: www.sibleyiowa.net

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sibley:

BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 93 miles; VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 121 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 128 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)

Public high school in Sibley:

SIBLEY-OCHEYEDAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 316; Location: 120 11TH AVE NE; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Sibley:

SIBLEY-OCHEYEDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 303; Location: 120 11TH AVE NE; Grades: 05 - 08)
SIBLEY OCHEYEDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 235; Location: 416 9TH AVE; Grades: KG - 03)

Library in Sibley:

SIBLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $119,028; Location: 406 9TH STREET; 19,303 books; 147 audio materials; 300 video materials; 80 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Sibley: Co-op Elevator Association - Sibley Elevator (A), Sibley Golf and Country Club (B), Sibley (C), Osceola County Fairgrounds (D), Osceola County Sheriffs Office (E), Osceola County Courthouse (F), McCallum Museum and Brunson Heritage House (G), Sibley Public Library (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Sibley include: First Baptist Church (A), First Presbyterian Church (B), First Reformed Church (C), Saint Andrews Church (D), Trinity Reformed Church (E), United Church of Christ (F), Christian Reformed Church (G), Trinity Lutheran Church (H), United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Sibley include: Fairgrounds Park (1), Sunset Park (2), Robinson Park (3), Central Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Tourist attraction: Osceola County Historical Society (Historical Places & Services; 801 5th Street).

Hotels: Super 8 Motel (1108 2nd Avenue), Super 8 Sibley IA (1108 2nd Avenue).

Courts: Osceola County - Treasurer Court House-Tax Dept- Treasurer Court House- Tax Depart (Court House), Osceola County - County Attorney Court House (1115 West Main Street), Osceola County - Recorder Court House (Court House), Osceola County - Board Of Supervisors Court House- Auditor Court House (Court House).

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.0%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.4%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	4.8%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This city:	1.4%
Whole state:	3.8%

Sibley compared to Iowa state average:

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

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Banks with branches in Sibley (2007 data):

U.S. Bank National Association: Sibley Branch at 121 Ninth Street, branch established on 1876-01-10. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
Sibley State Bank: at 803 Fourth Avenue, branch established on 1894-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-05: Bank assets: $82.9 mil, Deposits: $54.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Cypress Corporation
Melvin Savings Bank: Sibley Branch at 721 Second Avenue, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $45.8 mil, Deposits: $35.5 mil, headquarters in Melvin, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Benz Holding Company

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Osceola County Iowa:

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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
Local Libraries	1	$2,342	$28,104	5	$3,080
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$124
Financial Administration	3	$6,354	$25,416	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$739
Streets and Highways	3	$7,849	$31,396	0	$0
Airports	0	$0		1	$722
Solid Waste Management	2	$4,610	$27,660	0	$0
Sewerage	2	$5,754	$34,524	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	2	$5,263	$31,578	2	$695
Water Supply	1	$2,621	$31,452	0	$0
Electric Power	4	$14,010	$42,030	0	$0
Totals for Government	18	$48,803	$32,535	15	$5,360

Sibley government finances in 2002:

Charges - Air Transportation: $1,000
Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $98,000
Charges - Sewerage: $222,000
Parks & Recreation: $159,000

Solid Waste Management: $139,000

All Other: $33,000

Regular Highways: $10,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,496,000
Water Utilities: $425,000

Parks & Recreation: $330,000

Regular Highways: $241,000

Police Protection: $221,000

General - Other: $215,000

Sewerage: $165,000

Solid Waste Management: $131,000

Libraries: $109,000

Fire Protection: $34,000

Financial Administration: $33,000

Air Transportation: $28,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000

Central Staff Services: $12,000

Welfare - Other: $2,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,000

General Public Buildings: $1,000
Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $119,000
General - Interest on Debt: $115,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $25,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $2,300,000
Water Utilities: $260,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,025,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,745,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $85,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $2,160,000
Water Utilities: $115,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $280,000
Electric Utilities: $140,000

Water Utilities: $60,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $243,000
Interest Earnings: $89,000

Rents: $28,000

Special Assessments: $6,000
Other Capital Outlay - Electric Utilities: $175,000
Water Utilities: $103,000

Parks & Recreation: $101,000

Sewerage: $79,000

Regular Highways: $47,000

Fire Protection: $33,000

Housing & Community Development: $15,000

Financial Administration: $6,000

General - Other: $5,000

Libraries: $3,000

Air Transportation: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,391,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,976,000
Water Utilities: $499,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $180,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $224,000
General Support: $54,000
Tax - Property: $845,000
NEC: $14,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $772,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $18,000

5.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,508 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.15%
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 Dickinson County, IA	0.88% ($23,864 average AGI)
from O'Brien County, IA	0.76% ($13,895)
from Lyon County, IA	0.40% ($26,800)

6.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,673 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.09%
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 Dickinson County, IA	0.92% ($44,609 average AGI)
to O'Brien County, IA	0.84% ($32,619)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sibley:

KWOA (730 AM; 1 kW; WORTHINGTON, MN)
KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
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.)
KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
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.)
KIWA (1550 AM; 1 kW; SHELDON, IA; Owner: SHELDON BROADCASTING CO., INC)
KELO (1320 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sibley:

KWOA-FM (95.1 FM; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
KITN (93.5 FM; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
KELO-FM (92.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
KISD (98.7 FM; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
KJOE (106.1 FM; SLAYTON, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
KNWC-FM (96.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KNSW (91.7 FM; WORTHINGTON-MARSHALL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KLQL (101.1 FM; LUVERNE, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
KIWA-FM (105.3 FM; SHELDON, IA; Owner: SHELDON BROADCASTING CO., INC)
KBOJ (88.1 FM; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Sibley:

K33AB (Channel 33; SIBLEY, ETC., IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
K07TY (Channel 7; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: NOBLES BROADCASTING CO., LTD.)
K15EB (Channel 15; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
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)
KSMN (Channel 20; WORTHINGTON, MN; Owner: WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EDUCATIONAL TV COMPANY)
K67GH (Channel 67; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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