Swan, Iowa

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Marion County

Population in July 2009: 84. Population change since 2000: -30.6%

Males: 43	(51.2%)
Females: 41	(48.8%)

Median resident age:	32.3 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip code: 50252

Estimated median household income in 2009: $31,245 (it was $32,750 in 2000)

Swan:	$31,245
Iowa:	$48,044

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $17,119

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $50,043 (it was $58,900 in 2000)

Swan:	$50,043
Iowa:	$122,000

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $73,604; Detached houses: $83,222; Mobile homes: $44,752

Median gross rent in 2009: $825.

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White alone - 57 (95.0%)
Hispanic - 3 (5.0%)

Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Swan: 82.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (37.2%), Danish (14.0%), United States (11.6%), Swedish (8.3%), English (7.4%), Dutch (3.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 06/26/1884

Elevation: 821 feet

Land area: 0.65 square miles.

Population density: 130 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Swan:

High school or higher: 85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 10.1%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Swan city:

Never married: 23.7%
Now married: 59.8%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 3.1%
Divorced: 11.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in July 2011

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $767 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $380 (1.6%)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Des Moines, IA (18.2 miles , pop. 198,682).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (141.0 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (292.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Runnells, IA (2.0 miles ), Hartford, IA (2.2 miles ), Pleasantville, IA (2.4 miles ), Sandyville, IA (2.8 miles) , Carlisle, IA (3.1 miles ), Prairie City, IA (3.1 miles ), Ackworth, IA (3.3 miles) , Monroe, IA (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 41.47 N, Longitude: 93.31 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 515

Unemployment in March 2011:

Here:	7.7%
Iowa:	6.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: +51 (+72.9%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Construction (46%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Manufacturing (15%)
Wholesale trade (15%)
Retail trade (8%)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
Transportation and warehousing (0%)

Finance and insurance (25%)
Educational services (25%)
Health care and social assistance (25%)
Construction (13%)
Manufacturing (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (18%)
Waiters and waitresses (15%)
Computer specialists (9%)
Engineers (9%)
Construction laborers (9%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (21%)
Cashiers (21%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (21%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)

Average climate in Swan, Iowa

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Tornado activity:

Swan-area historical tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 189% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.9 miles away from the Swan city center killed 2 people and injured 50 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 9/28/1986, a category F4 tornado 24.7 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Marion County (14) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Floods: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Snow: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

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Hospitals/medical centers near Swan:

PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; PELLA, IA)
KNOXVILLE HOSPITAL & CLINICS (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; KNOXVILLE, IA)
IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 18 miles away; DES MOINES, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Swan, IA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Swan:

Drake University (about 20 miles; Des Moines, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,382)
Des Moines Area Community College (about 25 miles; Ankeny, IA; FT enrollment: 8,947)
Iowa State University (about 43 miles; Ames, IA; FT enrollment: 24,738)
Indian Hills Community College (about 56 miles; Ottumwa, IA; FT enrollment: 3,272)
Hawkeye Community College (about 84 miles; Waterloo, IA; FT enrollment: 3,189)
Iowa Central Community College (about 85 miles; Fort Dodge, IA; FT enrollment: 3,064)
University of Northern Iowa (about 85 miles; Cedar Falls, IA; FT enrollment: 10,923)

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Marion 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
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AQI CO Ozone PM₁₀ PM_2.5 NO₂ SO₂

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.6. This is about average.

City:	30.6
U.S.:	32.0

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.282. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.3 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.282
U.S.:	0.334

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 18.1. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 16.3 miles away from the city center.

City:	18.1
U.S.:	22.1

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 9.11. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.3 miles away from the city center.

City:	9.11
U.S.:	9.59

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 9.05. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.7 miles away from the city center.

City:	9.05
U.S.:	9.39

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.295. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.6 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.295
U.S.:	2.433

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 0.0%
(0.0% for White Non-Hispanic 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:	3.1 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	79.5%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Swan, IA

Swan compared to Iowa state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Swan mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%)
Wood (23%)
Utility gas (7%)

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Religion statistics for Swan:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.71%

Here		56.7%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Reformed Church in America	Christian Reformed Church in North America	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	23.6%	17.5%	14.3%	10.6%	5.7%
Congregations	9.5%	11.1%	20.6%	4.8%	3.2%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Lutheran Church	Other
Adherents	4.7%	4.3%	4.2%	3.5%	11.6%
Congregations	3.2%	6.3%	4.8%	4.8%	31.7%

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: 6

Marion County:	1.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:	2.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

Here:	0.31 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:	0.23 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3

This county:	0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:	0.43 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21

Marion County:	6.46 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:	5.55 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 17

This county:	5.23 / 10,000 pop.
State:	8.01 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Marion County:	7.6%
Iowa:	7.8%

Adult obesity rate:

Marion County:	27.8%
State:	27.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	12.3%
State:	14.5%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Other Government Administration	0	$0	7	$394
Totals for Government	0	$0	7	$394

Swan government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $0 ($0.00)
All Other: $0 ($0.00)
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $13,000 ($154.76)
Regular Highways: $3,000 ($35.71)

General - Other: $3,000 ($35.71)

Financial Administration: $1,000 ($11.90)

Central Staff Services: $1,000 ($11.90)
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($11.90)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $54,000 ($642.86)
Revenue - Water Utilities: $13,000 ($154.76)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,000 ($119.05)
General Support: $1,000 ($11.90)
Tax - Property: $8,000 ($95.24)
Total General Sales: $3,000 ($35.71)
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,000 ($23.81)

6.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,503 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.34%
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 Polk County, IA	0.87% ($39,895 average AGI)
from Mahaska County, IA	0.44% ($36,887)
from Jasper County, IA	0.43% ($42,538)

6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,851 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.11%
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 Polk County, IA	1.58% ($40,674 average AGI)
to Jasper County, IA	0.39% ($37,128)
to Mahaska County, IA	0.38% ($33,130)

Strongest AM radio stations in Swan:

KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KRNT (1350 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KXNO (1460 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
KXLQ (1490 AM; 1 kW; INDIANOLA, IA; Owner: WARREN BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KWKY (1150 AM; 1 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: PUTBRESE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Swan:

KAZR (103.3 FM; PELLA, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KGGO (94.9 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KIOA (93.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KKDM (107.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
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)
KDFR (91.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KJMC (89.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: MINORITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KRLS (92.1 FM; KNOXVILLE, IA; Owner: M AND H BROADCASTING, INC.)
KJJY (92.5 FM; WEST DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KLTI-FM (104.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
K269EJ (101.7 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
KVJZ (106.3 FM; ANKENY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KHKI (97.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KCOB-FM (95.9 FM; NEWTON, IA; Owner: CENTRAL IOWA BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSTM (88.9 FM; INDIANOLA, IA; Owner: SIMPSON COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Swan:

WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
WBXF-CA (Channel 4; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
KRPG-LP (Channel 43; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KFPX (Channel 39; NEWTON, IA; Owner: PAXSON DES MOINES LICENSE, INC.)
K41DD (Channel 41; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
K29EA (Channel 29; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

Call Sign: W0PYB
Grant Date: 08/02/1988, Expiration Date: 08/02/1998, Cancellation Date: 08/03/2000
Registrant: Harold W Jordan, Rr 1, Swan, IA 50252

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