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Clayton County

Population in July 2008: 120. Population change since 2000: -11.8%
 

Males: 56  (47.1%)
Females: 64  (52.9%)

Median resident age:  33.3 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip code: 52047


Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,325 (it was $34,583 in 2000)
St. Olaf:  $44,325
Iowa:  $47,292

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,558
St. Olaf:  $20,558
Iowa:  $24,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $64,018 (it was $43,200 in 2000)
St. Olaf:  $64,018
Iowa:  $117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $78,862; Detached houses: $84,667; Townhouses or other attached units: $32,606; Mobile homes: $17,500

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Races in St. Olaf:

  • White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

2008 cost of living index in St. Olaf: 73.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (40.4%), Norwegian (25.7%), Irish (4.4%), English (3.7%), Swedish (3.7%), Czech (2.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/31/1900

Elevation: 849 feet

Land area: 0.25 square miles.

Population density: 486 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in St. Olaf

  • High school or higher: 90.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 10.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. Olaf city

  • Never married: 15.1%
  • Now married: 69.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.5%
Iowa:  3.1%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in May 2009.

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

St. Olaf:  1.0% ($450)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (46.1 miles , pop. 57,686).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (101.3 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (203.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Farmersburg, IA (1.5 miles ), Elkader, IA (2.2 miles ), Monona, IA (2.9 miles ), Garnavillo, IA (3.0 miles ), Luana, IA (3.1 miles ), Volga, IA (3.4 miles ), Littleport, IA (3.5 miles) , Clayton, IA (3.5 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 42.93 N, Longitude: 91.39 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 563

St. Olaf household income distribution St. Olaf home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +11 (+8.8%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (31%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Food (21%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (16%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
  • Construction laborers (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Religious workers (6%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (6%)
  • Librarians, curators, and archivists (6%)



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St. Olaf-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 136% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/15/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.1 miles away from the St. Olaf city center killed 5 people and injured 156 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.6 miles away from the city center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near St. Olaf:
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; ELKADER, IA)
  • PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)
  • GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; GUTTENBERG, IA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Olaf:
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 30 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 33 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 48 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 57 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)

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Notable locations in St. Olaf: Saint Olaf Feed and Supply Incorporated Elevator (A), Saint Olaf Civic Center (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  81.6%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  12.2%
Whole state:  4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  8.1%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  0.0%
Whole state:  3.8%


St. Olaf compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School


St. Olaf travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Clayton County Iowa:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (92%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Wood (4%)


Religion statistics for St. Olaf

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 81.82%
Here81.8%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of ChristOther
Adherents40.1%39.5%10.4%5.2%4.9%
Congregations44.4%20.0%13.3%4.4%17.8%
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.


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 0$0 1$850
Solid Waste Management 0$0 1$130
Sewerage 0$0 1$138
Water Supply 0$0 1$176
Totals for Government 0$0 4$1,294



St. Olaf government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $13,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $10,000
    Regular Highways: $9,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,000
    Water Utilities: $7,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $28,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $20,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $8,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $3,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $77,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $7,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $21,000
    Total General Sales: $8,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $20,000

5.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,938 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.02%
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 Crawford County, WI  0.49% ($28,686 average AGI)
from Fayette County, IA  0.47% ($27,455)
from Allamakee County, IA  0.41% ($20,690)


5.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,331 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.68%
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 Dubuque County, IA  0.62% ($33,659 average AGI)
to Crawford County, WI  0.53% ($22,079)
to Linn County, IA  0.43% ($34,323)


Strongest AM radio stations in St. Olaf:
  • KADR (1400 AM; 1 kW; ELKADER, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WPRE (980 AM; 1 kW; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • KNEI (1140 AM; 2 kW; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)

Strongest FM radio stations in St. Olaf:
  • KCTN (100.1 FM; GARNAVILLO, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
  • KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WQPC (94.3 FM; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KNEI-FM (103.5 FM; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
  • KOKZ (105.7 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KPVL (89.1 FM; POSTVILLE, IA; Owner: POSTVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE)
  • KVIK (104.7 FM; DECORAH, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around St. Olaf:
  • KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • 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)
  • W22CI (Channel 22; BLOOMINGTON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • K41AD (Channel 41; LANSING, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

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