Thurman, Iowa

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Population in July 2008: 209. Population change since 2000: -11.4%

Males: 100	(48.3%)
Females: 109	(51.7%)

Median resident age:	34.8 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip codes: 51654.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,325 (it was $34,583 in 2000)

Thurman:	$44,325
Iowa:	$47,292

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,631

Thurman:	$18,631
Iowa:	$24,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $69,501 (it was $46,900 in 2000)

Thurman:	$69,501
Iowa:	$117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $80,624; Detached houses: $85,288; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $58,695; Mobile homes: $37,917
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Races in Thurman:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
Hispanic (1.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Thurman: 67.1 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (26.3%), Irish (16.1%), English (13.6%), Norwegian (10.6%), Danish (10.2%), French (7.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 02/10/1879

Elevation: 972 feet

Land area: 0.56 square miles.

Population density: 376 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Thurman

High school or higher: 78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
Unemployed: 6.9%
Mean travel time to work: 33.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Thurman city

Never married: 22.8%
Now married: 61.7%
Separated: 4.8%
Widowed: 5.4%
Divorced: 5.4%

3 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.3%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Thurman, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Thurman to the number of sex offenders is 105 to 1.

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

Thurman:	0.4% ($199)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Council Bluffs, IA (30.5 miles , pop. 58,268).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (33.4 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (425.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Tabor, IA (2.6 miles ), Sidney, IA (2.7 miles ), Union, NE (3.0 miles ), Randolph, IA (3.2 miles ), Murray, NE (3.4 miles ), Nebraska City, NE (3.4 miles ), Nehawka, NE (3.5 miles ), Riverton, IA (3.7 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

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Latitude: 40.82 N, Longitude: 95.75 W

Area code: 712

Population change in the 1990s: +1 (+0.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (22%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (14%)
Public administration (12%)
Health care (10%)
Chemicals (4%)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (28%)
Educational services (11%)
Public administration (9%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (7%)
U. S. Postal service (7%)
Machinery (4%)
Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Engineers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)

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Thurman-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 174% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/22/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.8 miles away from the Thurman city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 8/13/1952, a category 4 tornado 25.7 miles away from the city center injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Thurman-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 16.7 miles away from Thurman center
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.3 miles away from the city center
On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Thurman:

GRAPE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; HAMBURG, IA)
ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; NEBRASKA CITY, NE)
SHENANDOAH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; SHENANDOAH, IA)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thurman:

BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 35 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 40 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 5,806)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 40 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 46 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Thurman and their reported violations in the past:

SKYLINE SPORTSMAN CLUB (Address: 2556 150TH ST, Population served: 30, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-02-2004), St Formal NOV issued (APR-09-2004), St Public Notif requested (APR-09-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-09-2004), St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2005)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-02-2004), St Formal NOV issued (APR-09-2004), St Public Notif requested (APR-09-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-09-2004), St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2004), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-23-2004), St Public Notif requested (SEP-23-2004)

Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between JAN-2004 and FEB-2004, Contaminant: Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-15-2004), St Public Notif requested (MAR-15-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAY-27-2004)

Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between JAN-2004 and FEB-2004, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-15-2004), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-15-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAY-27-2004)

2 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.9 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	74.1%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.2%
Whole state:	4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	16.4%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This city:	6.8%
Whole state:	3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Thurman, IA

Thurman compared to Iowa state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
House age 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Fremont County Iowa:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%) Utility gas (11%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Electricity (3%)

Religion statistics for Thurman

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	United Church of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	38.4%	19.6%	12.0%	8.4%	7.2%
Congregations	34.6%	7.7%	7.7%	15.4%	11.5%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Church of the Nazarene	Lutheran Church	Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian Churches	Other religions
Adherents	4.0%	3.6%	2.8%	2.5%	1.6%
Congregations	3.8%	3.8%	3.8%	3.8%	7.7%

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
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$51
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$247
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$403
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$969
Totals for Government	0	$0		10	$1,670

7.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,813 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.05%
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 Page County, IA	1.03% ($32,069 average AGI)
from Mills County, IA	0.78% ($34,591)
from Douglas County, NE	0.64% ($34,056)

7.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,627 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.42%
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 Page County, IA	1.45% ($31,878 average AGI)
to Pottawattamie County, IA	0.78% ($22,818)
to Douglas County, NE	0.67% ($24,579)

Strongest AM radio stations in Thurman:

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.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KMA (960 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: KMA BROADCASTING L.P.)
KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
KOZN (1620 AM; 10 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KYFR (920 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KNCY (1600 AM; 1 kW; NEBRASKA CITY, NE; Owner: RADIO 2000 NE, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Thurman:

KBBX-FM (97.7 FM; NEBRASKA CITY, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KEFM (96.1 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WEBSTER COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
KLTQ (101.9 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KGBI-FM (100.7 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRACE UNIVERSITY)
KMLV (88.1 FM; RALSTON, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KFRX (102.7 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LINCOLN, INC.)
KGOR (99.9 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KQCH (94.1 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KEZO-FM (92.3 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KQKQ-FM (98.5 FM; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KSRZ (104.5 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KIWR (89.7 FM; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Owner: IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
KXKT (103.7 FM; GLENWOOD, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KCTY-FM (106.9 FM; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: PLATTE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KNCY-FM (103.1 FM; AUBURN, NE; Owner: RADIO 2000 NE, INC.)
KCSI (95.3 FM; RED OAK, IA; Owner: HAWKEYE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Thurman:

KPTM (Channel 42; OMAHA, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE MIDLANDS)
KXVO (Channel 15; OMAHA, NE; Owner: MITTS TELECASTING COMPANY)
KYNE-TV (Channel 26; OMAHA, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KMTV (Channel 3; OMAHA, NE; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
KETV (Channel 7; OMAHA, NE; Owner: KETV HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
KUON-TV (Channel 12; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA)
WOWT-TV (Channel 6; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
KHIN (Channel 36; RED OAK, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KVSS-LP (Channel 67; OMAHA, NE; Owner: VSS CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS)
KLKN (Channel 8; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)

Thurman fatal accident list:
Oct 17, 2005 10:45 AM, Western Ave, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Kimberly A Thomas, 2 1/2 Mi Ese, Type: Tower, Structure height: 88.5 m, Overall height: 94.8 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
Leroy Lutes, 2.2 Miles Ese, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 85.6 m
Registrant: Aquila, Inc., 750 Nw Missouri Road, Lee\'s Summit, MO 64086, Phone: (816) 969-8940, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1

3.2 Km Ese, Type: Tower, Structure height: 94 m, Overall height: 100 m, Call Sign: WPJW698
Assigned Frequencies : 462.925 MHz
Grant Date: 11/22/1996, Expiration Date: 11/22/2006, Cancelation Date: 03/11/2003, Certifier: Paul H Kuzia
Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N Street, N.W., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

1 1/2 Mi Nw, Call Sign: KOF519, Licensee ID: L00031893
Assigned Frequencies : 151.565 MHz
Grant Date: 03/05/2003, Expiration Date: 02/08/2013
Registrant: Bob E Geiger, Route 1 Box 87, Thurman, IA 51654

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1

2 Mi. Ese Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 87 m, Overall height: 93 m, Call Sign: KDN402
Assigned Frequencies : 158.100 MHz
Grant Date: 07/28/1998, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancelation Date: 11/18/2003, Certifier: Paul H Kuzia
Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N Street, N.W., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KB0DVW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00182537
Grant Date: 12/09/1999, Expiration Date: 03/06/2010
Registrant: Elizabeth A Fiala, 2299 Green Hollow Rd, Thurman, IA 51654
Call Sign: KB0FBV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00192835
Grant Date: 01/08/2000, Expiration Date: 04/03/2010
Registrant: Rodney E Umphreys, Box 115, Thurman, IA 51654
Call Sign: WB0YLA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01456611
Grant Date: 01/06/2009, Expiration Date: 01/29/2019
Registrant: Donald J Fiala Jr, 2299 Green Hollow Rd, Thurman, IA 51654

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 150L (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7303G , Serial Number: 15074640, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 04/27/1973
Registrant (Co-Owned): Rich B Golden, 2108 Bluff Rd, Thurman, IA 51654, Other Owners: Ila J Golden

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