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Titonka, IA map Population (year 2000): 584. Estimated population in July 2006: 535 (-8.4% change)
 

Males: 263  (45.0%)
Females: 321  (55.0%)

Kossuth County

Median resident age:  46.3 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 50480.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,400 (it was $35,147 in 2000)
Titonka  $38,400
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $46,700 (it was $39,400 in 2000)
Titonka  $46,700
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Titonka:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (60.8%), Norwegian (14.0%), Irish (7.5%), English (5.3%), French (4.5%), Danish (3.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 02/1/1900

Elevation: 1164 feet

Land area: 0.28 square miles.

Population density: 1938 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Titonka

  • High school or higher: 79.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Titonka city

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 58.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 17.5%
  • Divorced: 4.7%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.3%
Iowa:  3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Titonka:  1.1% ($440)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ames, IA (88.3 miles , pop. 50,731).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (130.8 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (447.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Woden, IA (9.1 miles ), Lakota, IA (10.4 miles ), Wesley, IA (10.8 miles ), Buffalo Center, IA (12.2 miles ), Burt, IA (12.6 miles ), Bancroft, IA (12.7 miles ), Ledyard, IA (15.1 miles) , Crystal Lake, IA (17.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 43.24 N, Longitude: 94.04 W


32 people in nursing homes

Area code: 515

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Population change in the 1990s: -33 (-5.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (14%)
  • Wood products (12%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Wood products (11%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)


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Titonka-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 97% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/29/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.3 miles away from the Titonka city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 10/14/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 40.5 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 172 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Titonka:
  • KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 13 miles; ALGONA, IA)
  • HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BRITT, IA)
  • UNITED HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 29 miles; BLUE EARTH, MN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Titonka:
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 49 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; ID: FOD)
  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 51 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID: MCW)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 118 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Titonka:
  • ALGONA MUNI (about 20 miles; ALGONA, IA; ID: AXA)
  • BLUE EARTH MUNI (about 24 miles; BLUE EARTH, MN; ID: SBU)
  • FOREST CITY MUNI (about 30 miles; FOREST CITY, IA; ID: FXY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Titonka:
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 64 miles; MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 68 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 76 miles; ST PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)
Public elementary/middle schools in Titonka:
  • TITONKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 97; Location: 543 DIECKMAN ST. NE.; Grades: KG - 05)
  • TITONKA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 70; Location: 543 DIECKMAN ST. NE.; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Titonka:
  • TITONKA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $19,085; Location: 148 MAIN ST. N., BOX 323; 7,936 books; 30 audio materials; 284 video materials; 53 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Titonka: Stateline Co-op Elevator (A), Titonka Public Library (B), Titonka City Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Tourist attraction: U S Fish & Wildlife Service (Recreation Areas; 1710 360th Street).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  59.6%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.2%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.8%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.8%
Whole state:  3.8%

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


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Banks with branches in Titonka (2007 data):
  • Titonka Savings Bank: at 1115 Main Street, branch established on 1916-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $117.3 mil, Deposits: $106.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Titonka Bancshares, Inc.



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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
Local Libraries 0$0 4$924
Solid Waste Management 0$0 2$276
Health 0$0 10$194
Firefighters 0$0 21$222
Financial Administration 1$2,104$25,2480$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$404
Water Supply 1$2,758$33,0960$0
Totals for Government 2$4,862$29,17243$2,020


Titonka government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $45,000
    Solid Waste Management: $37,000
    All Other: $19,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $454,000
  • Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $226,000
    Regular Highways: $57,000
    Sewerage: $37,000
    Water Utilities: $33,000
    Parks & Recreation: $28,000
    Libraries: $23,000
    Solid Waste Management: $21,000
    Health Services - Other: $18,000
    General - Other: $18,000
    Financial Administration: $10,000
    Fire Protection: $9,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,000
    Housing & Community Development: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $16,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $20,000
    General Support: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $50,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $25,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $25,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $88,000
    Interest Earnings: $14,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $566,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $205,000
    Water Utilities: $46,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $145,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $47,000
    General Support: $13,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $101,000
    Total General Sales: $42,000
    Public Utilities: $4,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $99,000

4.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,663 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.03%
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 Winnebago County, IA  0.21% ($23,538 average AGI)
from Hancock County, IA  0.19% ($28,083)
from Emmet County, IA  0.17% ($30,909)


6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,563 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.01%
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  0.56% ($28,306 average AGI)
to Story County, IA  0.31% ($28,600)
to Humboldt County, IA  0.26% ($30,647)


Strongest AM radio stations in Titonka:
  • KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KGLO (1300 AM; 5 kW; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)

Strongest FM radio stations in Titonka:
  • KLGA-FM (92.7 FM; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
  • KJLY (104.5 FM; BLUE EARTH, MN; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING,INC)

TV broadcast stations around Titonka:
  • KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

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