Stratford, Iowa

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Population in July 2008: 686. Population change since 2000: -8.0%

Males: 328	(47.9%)
Females: 358	(52.1%)

Median resident age:	45.3 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip codes: 50249.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,650 (it was $29,375 in 2000)

Stratford:	$37,650
Iowa:	$47,292

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,920

Stratford:	$20,920
Iowa:	$24,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $85,950 (it was $58,000 in 2000)

Stratford:	$85,950
Iowa:	$117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $90,536; Detached houses: $90,974; Townhouses or other attached units: $108,685; In 2-unit structures: $77,215; Mobile homes: $43,409
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Races in Stratford:

White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Stratford: 74.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Swedish (27.5%), German (24.9%), Irish (14.1%), English (9.8%), Norwegian (8.0%), United States (4.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 09/27/1883

Elevation: 1108 feet

Land area: 1.92 square miles.

Population density: 357 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Stratford

High school or higher: 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
Unemployed: 4.9%
Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Stratford city

Never married: 19.4%
Now married: 56.2%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 15.8%
Divorced: 6.8%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.3%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Stratford, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Stratford to the number of sex offenders is 686 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:

Stratford:	1.1% ($646)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ames, IA (22.7 miles , pop. 50,731).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (128.3 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (322.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Stanhope, IA (2.6 miles ), Dayton, IA (2.7 miles ), Lehigh, IA (3.0 miles ), Pilot Mound, IA (3.0 miles ), Fraser, IA (3.2 miles) , Boxholm, IA (3.4 miles ), Harcourt, IA (3.6 miles ), Kamrar, IA (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 42.27 N, Longitude: 93.93 W

Area code: 515

Population change in the 1990s: +14 (+1.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Utilities (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Educational services (11%)
Other direct selling establishments (9%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
Social assistance (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

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Stratford-area historical tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 197% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/13/1976, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 17.9 miles away from the Stratford city center injured 9 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/24/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.2 miles away from the city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Stratford:

BOONE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; BOONE, IA)
HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WEBSTER CITY, IA)
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; FORT DODGE, IA)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stratford:

IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)
DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT enrollment: 4,227)
BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)

Public elementary/middle school in Stratford:

Stratford Elementary School (Location: 1000 Shakespeare; Grades: PK-6)

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Library in Stratford:

STRATFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $27,082; Location: 816 SHAKESPEARE; 6,030 books; 334 audio materials; 381 video materials; 35 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Stratford: United Co-op Elevator (A), Vintage Iron Antiques Museum (B), Stratford Library (C), Stratford Fire Department (D), Stratford City Hall (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Stratford include: First Baptist Church (A), Calvary United Methodist Church (B), Stratford United Methodist Church (C), Stratford Lutheran Church (D), Countryside Bible Chapel (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	60.9%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	5.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	2.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Stratford, IA

66 people in nursing homes

Stratford compared to Iowa state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage 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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Banks with branches in Stratford (2009 data):

U.S. Bank National Association: Stratford Branch at 725 Shakespeare, branch established on 1910-02-19. Info updated 2008-11-25: Bank assets: $261,775.6 mil, Deposits: $171,980.0 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2849 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp

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2004 Presidential Election results in Hamilton County Iowa:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (94%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Stratford

Adherents

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	28.3%	19.7%	17.9%	8.0%	5.2%
Congregations	18.9%	24.3%	8.1%	8.1%	5.4%

Name	Lutheran Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Christian and Missionary Alliance	Other religions
Adherents	5.2%	3.5%	3.0%	2.4%	6.8%
Congregations	2.7%	2.7%	2.7%	2.7%	24.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	4	$11,956	$35,868	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		21	$377
Electric Power	0	$0		4	$2,329
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		3	$1,449
Totals for Government	4	$11,956	$35,868	28	$4,155

Stratford government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $47,000
Solid Waste Management: $43,000

Parks & Recreation: $18,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $426,000
Water Utilities: $85,000

Sewerage: $62,000

Regular Highways: $57,000

Solid Waste Management: $41,000

Parks & Recreation: $37,000

General Public Buildings: $30,000

Libraries: $28,000

General - Other: $23,000

Housing & Community Development: $20,000

Financial Administration: $19,000

Police Protection: $4,000

Central Staff Services: $3,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000

Health Services - Other: $1,000

Welfare - Other: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $39,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $34,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $663,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $412,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $215,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $36,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $20,000
Property Sale Other: $4,000

General Revenue, NEC: $2,000

Rents: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $33,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $878,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $486,000
Water Utilities: $75,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $60,000
General Support: $13,000
Tax - Property: $187,000
NEC: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $105,000

6.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,680 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.06%
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 Story County, IA	0.87% ($33,963 average AGI)
from Webster County, IA	0.60% ($33,541)
from Wright County, IA	0.50% ($37,548)

6.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,425 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.68%
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 Story County, IA	1.01% ($34,857 average AGI)
to Webster County, IA	0.85% ($37,170)
to Polk County, IA	0.64% ($32,775)

Strongest AM radio stations in Stratford:

KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KWBG (1590 AM; 1 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KASI (1430 AM; 1 kW; AMES, IA)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Stratford:

KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KLTI-FM (104.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
WOI-FM (90.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCI & TECH)
KSTZ (102.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KKEZ (94.5 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KFGQ-FM (99.3 FM; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
KQWC-FM (95.7 FM; WEBSTER CITY, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KLRX (96.1 FM; MADRID, IA; Owner: THOMAS H. BURKE, RECEIVER FOR LIFESTYLE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
KCCQ (105.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KUEL (92.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
KIAQ (96.9 FM; CLARION, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
KRKQ (98.3 FM; BOONE, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K206BF (89.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Stratford:

KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
K19DX (Channel 19; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
K27EW (Channel 27; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
K33ED (Channel 33; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
K51EP (Channel 51; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
K53FD (Channel 53; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
K59FM (Channel 59; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
K69GZ (Channel 69; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
K56GD (Channel 56; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
K48FZ (Channel 48; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-52, INC.)
KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
K25FA (Channel 25; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
K47EK (Channel 47; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
K49DZ (Channel 49; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
K55GV (Channel 55; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
K57GN (Channel 57; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
K61GF (Channel 61; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Daryl D Carlson, Vale Avenue (0.1 Mi N Of Hwy 175), Type: Mast, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, One Verizon Place, Mcga3b1reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (678) 339-4277, Email:
RICHARD A BURT, Hamilton County, Ia, 0.5mi E Of Junction Erickson Avenue & Cr D56, Type: Tank, Structure height: 63.4 m, Overall height: 63.4 m
Registrant: Micro-Comm, Inc., 15895 S Pflumm Rd, Olathe, KS 66062, Phone: (913) 390-4500, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

1.8 Mi E 1.5 Mi S D46 & R21 Junction, Call Sign: WYL774, Licensee ID: L00763507
Assigned Frequencies : 157.725 MHz
Grant Date: 12/03/2003, Expiration Date: 02/10/2014
Registrant: Gerald D Johnson, 3018 Bell\'s Mill Rd, Stratford, IA 50249, Phone: (515) 832-2127

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7

Call Sign: K0KQT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00244171
Grant Date: 01/24/2007, Expiration Date: 04/01/2017, Certifier: Loren W Scott
Registrant: Loren W Scott, 619 Shakespeare, Stratford, IA 50249
Call Sign: KB0MPL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00560131
Grant Date: 02/12/2004, Expiration Date: 05/10/2014, Certifier: Margot H Conard
Registrant: Margot H Conard, 612 Teneyck Avenue, Stratford, IA 50249-0286
Call Sign: N0QNL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00244170
Grant Date: 10/24/2001, Expiration Date: 01/21/2012, Cancelation Date: 01/03/2009
Registrant: Kevin D Hoshaw, 901 Belville Road, Stratford, IA 50249
Call Sign: W0FS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00139441
Grant Date: 08/25/2006, Expiration Date: 11/04/2016
Registrant: Clayton G Conard, Stratford, IA 50249-0286
Call Sign: W0UCI, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 08/19/1994, Expiration Date: 08/19/2004, Cancelation Date: 08/22/2006
Registrant: Le Roy C Fisher, 1112 Milton St, Stratford, IA 50249
Call Sign: WA0GUM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00361339
Grant Date: 08/08/2001, Expiration Date: 11/05/2011
Registrant: James H Irving, 3131 Bells Mill Rd, Stratford, IA 50249
Call Sign: KE0H, Previous Call Sign: N0QNL, Licensee ID: L00244170
Grant Date: 01/03/2009, Expiration Date: 01/03/2019, Certifier: Kevin D Hoshaw
Registrant: Kevin D Hoshaw, 901 Bellville St., Stratford, IA 50249

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