Mitchell County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
SO2
PM10
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 21.6. This is significantly better than average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 0.136. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 20.3 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 23.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.3 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2004 was 10.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.9 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 2.6%
(2.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino 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 |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 64.7% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in St. Ansgar, IA
68 people in nursing homes
11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
St. Ansgar compared to Iowa state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (85%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Mitchell County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for St. Ansgar (based on Mitchell County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 91.85%
| Here |  | 91.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | United Church of Christ |
| Adherents | 36.7% | 31.6% | 13.6% | 8.6% | 3.1% |
| Congregations | 17.9% | 25.0% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 7.1% |
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| Name | Christian and Missionary Alliance | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Mennonite Church of God in Christ | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Other |
| Adherents | 2.4% | 2.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Congregations | 3.6% | 7.1% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
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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: 5 | Mitchell County: | 4.65 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7 | Mitchell County: | 6.51 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 8 | This county: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Mitchell County: | 8.4% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Mitchell County: | 27.7% | | State: | 27.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,957 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,697 | $32,364 | 3 | $416 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $4,277 | $25,662 | 7 | $1,767 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,916 | $34,992 | 1 | $744 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $58 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $2,668 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $1,273 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $9,890 | $29,670 | 27 | $8,883 |
St. Ansgar government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Parks & Recreation: $121,000 ($108.91)
Sewerage: $113,000 ($101.71)
All Other: $48,000 ($43.20)
Solid Waste Management: $41,000 ($36.90)
- Construction - Sewerage: $140,000 ($126.01)
Regular Highways: $66,000 ($59.41)
Water Utilities: $52,000 ($46.80)
Parks & Recreation: $15,000 ($13.50)
- Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $251,000 ($225.92)
Libraries: $86,000 ($77.41)
Police Protection: $71,000 ($63.91)
Regular Highways: $66,000 ($59.41)
Water Utilities: $64,000 ($57.61)
Financial Administration: $59,000 ($53.11)
Sewerage: $49,000 ($44.10)
General - Other: $48,000 ($43.20)
Solid Waste Management: $33,000 ($29.70)
Fire Protection: $17,000 ($15.30)
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000 ($9.00)
General Public Buildings: $10,000 ($9.00)
Central Staff Services: $8,000 ($7.20)
Health Services - Other: $1,000 ($0.90)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000 ($0.90)
- General - Interest on Debt: $42,000 ($37.80)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $27,000 ($24.30)
Highways: $14,000 ($12.60)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,310,000 ($1179.12)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $20,000 ($18.00)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $856,000 ($770.48)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $267,000 ($240.32)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $207,000 ($186.32)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $29,000 ($26.10)
Interest Earnings: $20,000 ($18.00)
Rents: $19,000 ($17.10)
Property Sale Other: $1,000 ($0.90)
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $130,000 ($117.01)
General - Other: $38,000 ($34.20)
Police Protection: $21,000 ($18.90)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $996,000 ($896.49)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $117,000 ($105.31)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $563,000 ($506.75)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $83,000 ($74.71)
All Other: $47,000 ($42.30)
General Support: $24,000 ($21.60)
- Tax - Property: $436,000 ($392.44)
Total General Sales: $74,000 ($66.61)
NEC: $3,000 ($2.70)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $248,000 ($223.22)
4.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,571 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.97% | | 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:
5.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,524 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.26% | | 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 St. Ansgar:
- KNFX (970 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KGLO (1300 AM; 5 kW; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KOLM (1520 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: OLMSTED COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KAUS (1480 AM; 1 kW; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
- KRNI (1010 AM; 1 kW; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
Strongest FM radio stations in St. Ansgar:
- KJCY (95.5 FM; ST. ANSGAR, IA; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSMA-FM (98.7 FM; OSAGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KLSS-FM (106.1 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF MASON CITY, INC.)
- KAUS-FM (99.9 FM; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
- KROC-FM (106.9 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- KIAI (93.9 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KBDC (88.5 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KVGO (104.3 FM; SPRING VALLEY, MN; Owner: KVGO, INC.)
- KYBA (105.3 FM; STEWARTVILLE, MN; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO)
- KUNY (91.5 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- KYTC (102.7 FM; NORTHWOOD, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF MASON CITY, INC.)
- KQPR (96.1 FM; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KCPI (94.9 FM; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
- KCMR (97.9 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: TLC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around St. Ansgar:
- KYIN (Channel 24; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KIMT (Channel 3; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KTTC (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
- KAAL (Channel 6; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: KAAL-TV, LLC)
- KSMQ-TV (Channel 15; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #492)
- K43DH (Channel 43; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
- K45DF (Channel 45; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
- K49DB (Channel 49; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
- K51CY (Channel 51; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
- K53DI (Channel 53; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
- K55FJ (Channel 55; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
- K61EU (Channel 61; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
- K57EU (Channel 57; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
St. Ansgar fatal accident list:
Jun 18, 1976 06:05 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6 - Janean K Amundson, 4390 Hwy 218 (Lat: 43.398472 Lon: -92.923139), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m, Licensee ID: L00153735
Registrant: Fmtc Wireless Inc, 608 East Congree, Nora Springs, IA 50458, Phone: (641) 749-2531 - Matt Dorfner, 0.47 Mile South Of Junction Of 420th St. & Jersey Ave. (Lat: 43.364417 Lon: -92.851306), Type: Tower, Structure height: 94 m, Overall height: 95 m
Registrant: Minnesota Iowa Christian Broadcasting Inc, Blue Earth, MN 56013, Phone: (507) 526-3233, Email:
- Paul Lierman, 0.47 Mile South Of Junction Of 420th St. & Jersey Ave. (Lat: 43.364417 Lon: -92.851306), Type: Tower, Structure height: 94 m, Overall height: 95 m
Registrant: Minnesota Iowa Christian Broadcasting Inc, Blue Earth, MN 56013, Phone: (507) 526-3233, Email:
- PETER M CONNOLLY, 1621 Hwy 218 (Lat: 43.380333 Lon: -92.902667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- PETER M CONNOLLY, 1621 Hwy 218 (Lat: 43.380333 Lon: -92.902667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- Janean K Amundson, 4390 Hwy 218 (Lat: 43.398472 Lon: -92.923139), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m, Licensee ID: L00153735
Registrant: Fmtc Wireless Inc, 608 East Congree, Nora Springs, IA 50458, Phone: (641) 749-2531
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4 - SAINT ANSGAR, 1621 Hwy 218 (Lat: 43.380333 Lon: -92.902667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, Call Sign: WMS691
Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- SAINT ANSGAR, 1621 Hwy 218 (Lat: 43.380333 Lon: -92.902667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, Call Sign: WQCQ406
Assigned Frequencies: 6825.00 MHz Grant Date: 04/29/2005, Expiration Date: 04/29/2015, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- St. Ansgar Tower, Lat: 43.372167 Lon: -92.833222, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: KB97035
Assigned Frequencies: 2025.50 MHz, 2025.50 MHz, 2008.00 MHz Grant Date: 12/11/1989, Expiration Date: 02/01/2014
Registrant: Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 719-7370, Fax: (202) 719-7049, Email:
- St. Ansgar, St. Ansgar, Iowa (Lat: 43.372222 Lon: -92.833333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 446.6 m, Overall height: 477.1 m, Call Sign: KB97035
Grant Date: 12/11/1989, Expiration Date: 02/01/2014
Registrant: Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 719-7370, Fax: (202) 719-7049, Email:
St. Ansgar on our top lists:
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Office supplies and stationery stores"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest temperature differences during a year"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Data processing and other information services"
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