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Bremer County

Population in July 2007: 1,264. Population change since 2000: -3.7%
 

Males: 601  (47.6%)
Females: 663  (52.4%)

Median resident age:  38.6 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 50676.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,147 (it was $34,444 in 2000)
Tripoli:  $44,147
Iowa:  $47,292

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $96,027 (it was $64,800 in 2000)
Tripoli:  $96,027
Iowa:  $117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $104,240; Detached houses: $104,301; Mobile homes: $44,000
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Races in Tripoli:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Tripoli: 75.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (61.1%), United States (8.5%), Irish (6.0%), English (4.8%), Norwegian (4.6%), Danish (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 10/16/1894

Elevation: 1020 feet

Land area: 1.40 square miles.

Population density: 902 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Tripoli

  • High school or higher: 77.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tripoli city

  • Never married: 21.6%
  • Now married: 59.0%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

10 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.8%
Iowa:  3.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Tripoli, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tripoli to the number of sex offenders is 1264 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

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

Tripoli:  1.1% ($721)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waterloo, IA (22.1 miles , pop. 68,747).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (146.1 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (243.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Frederika, IA (2.4 miles) , Readlyn, IA (2.7 miles ), Sumner, IA (2.9 miles ), Denver, IA (3.2 miles ), Fredericksburg, IA (3.4 miles ), Waverly, IA (3.5 miles ), Westgate, IA (3.7 miles ), Plainfield, IA (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 42.81 N, Longitude: 92.26 W

Area code: 319

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Population change in the 1990s: +197 (+17.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Machinery (12%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Food (3%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)



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

On 5/15/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 19.1 miles away from the Tripoli city center killed 5 people and injured 156 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 9/1/1961, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.9 miles away from the city center injured 7 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Tripoli:
  • COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; SUMNER, IA)
  • WAVERLY MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; WAVERLY, IA)
  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; NEW HAMPTON, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Tripoli, IA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tripoli:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 24 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 32 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 42 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
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Library in Tripoli:
  • TRIPOLI PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $61,979; Location: 101 4TH AVE.,SW,P.O. BOX 430; 12,804 books; 452 audio materials; 1,158 video materials; 61 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa should be added to the list of nearby colleges

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Notable locations in Tripoli: Tripoli Recreation Center (A), Tripoli Police Department (B), Tripoli Library (C), Tripoli Fire Station (D), Tripoli City Hall (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Tripoli include: Faith United Church of Christ (A), Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church (B), Grace Lutheran Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Tripoli include: North Park (1), South Park (2), Chapin Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

 

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

MAPLE HILLS COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 55, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-23-1999), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-04-1999), St Public Notif requested (OCT-04-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-17-1999), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-23-1999), St Public Notif requested (AUG-23-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
NORTH CEDAR PARK (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Single Sample - In APR-2006, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-25-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-14-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-14-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-20-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-06-2004), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-12-2004), St Public Notif requested (MAY-12-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-20-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-19-2003), St Public Notif requested (MAY-19-2003)

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  67.4%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.9%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  9.6%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  3.0%
Whole state:  3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tripoli, IA


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Tripoli compared to Iowa state average:

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


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Banks with branches in Tripoli (2009 data):
  • American Savings Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1899-01-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $42.2 mil, Deposits: $33.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Tripoli Bancshares, Inc.



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (88%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religon statistics for Tripoli

Adherents


NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchLutheran ChurchUnited Church of Christ
Adherents42.3%18.3%14.2%11.6%7.9%
Congregations26.7%6.7%15.6%15.6%11.1%
NameBaptist General ConferenceGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAChurch of the NazareneOther religions
Adherents1.3%1.3%1.0%0.6%1.6%
Congregations4.4%4.4%2.2%2.2%11.1%
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 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$2,559$30,7080$0
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,559$30,7080$0
Streets and Highways 1$2,559$30,7080$0
Parks and Recreation 0$0 8$3,040
Local Libraries 0$0 3$3,760
Totals for Government 3$7,677$30,70811$6,800



Tripoli government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $231,000
    All Other: $74,000
    Solid Waste Management: $60,000
    Parks & Recreation: $42,000
  • Construction - Libraries: $168,000
    Sewerage: $122,000
    Water Utilities: $74,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $115,000
    Sewerage: $110,000
    Regular Highways: $91,000
    Solid Waste Management: $87,000
    Water Utilities: $83,000
    Parks & Recreation: $72,000
    Police Protection: $55,000
    Health Services - Other: $51,000
    Libraries: $48,000
    Financial Administration: $22,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,000
    Central Staff Services: $9,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
    Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $63,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $61,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $18,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,402,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $240,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,068,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $94,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $61,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,000
    Special Assessments: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $108,000
    Water Utilities: $9,000
    Health - Other: $6,000
    Fire Protection: $4,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $514,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $95,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $119,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $111,000
    Highways: $105,000
    General Support: $25,000
  • Tax - Property: $332,000
    Total General Sales: $69,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $174,000

6.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,975 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.82%
Iowa average:  6.30%

0.33% of residents moved from foreign countries ($276 average AGI)
Bremer County:  0.33%
Iowa average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Black Hawk County, IA  2.18% ($42,726 average AGI)
from Butler County, IA  0.65% ($36,561)
from Fayette County, IA  0.37% ($26,500)


6.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,827 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.53%
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 Black Hawk County, IA  1.83% ($36,692 average AGI)
to Butler County, IA  0.65% ($36,214)
to Chickasaw County, IA  0.37% ($29,531)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tripoli:
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
  • KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
  • KWLO (1330 AM; 5 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWAY (1470 AM; 1 kW; WAVERLY, IA; Owner: AEL SUHR ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tripoli:
  • KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KOKZ (105.7 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KNWS-FM (101.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KCZE (95.1 FM; NEW HAMPTON, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KWAY-FM (99.3 FM; WAVERLY, IA; Owner: AEL SUHR ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • KOEL (98.5 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KHKE (89.5 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)

TV broadcast stations around Tripoli:
  • 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)
  • KYIN (Channel 24; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KIMT (Channel 3; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KTTC (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KPXR (Channel 48; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • DONALD E WILDMON, 2599 180th Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100 m, Overall height: 100 m, , Licensee ID: L00431603
    Registrant: American Family Association, Tupelo, MS 38803, Phone: (662) 844-8888, Email:
  • LORI DAWSON, 1753 Piedmont, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
    Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2009 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • 2nd St And 1st Ave Se, Call Sign: KUY691, Licensee ID: L00013882
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.280 MHz, 154.340 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/19/2003, Expiration Date: 04/25/2013
    Registrant: City Of Tripoli, 2nd St And 1st Ave Se, Tripoli, IA 50676, Phone: (319) 882-3086
  • 9 Mi E Plainfield Hwy 188 N Side, Call Sign: KNAF893, Licensee ID: L00096053
    Assigned Frequencies : 153.335 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/30/2005, Expiration Date: 01/03/2016
    Registrant: John Biermann, 2005 140th St, Tripoli, IA 50676-9511, Phone: (319) 275-4575
  • Lat: 42.800972 Lon: -92.258778, Call Sign: WQDM453
    Assigned Frequencies : 72.1000 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/29/2005, Expiration Date: 09/29/2015, Certifier: Robert Longmuir
    Registrant: Primex Wireless, N3211 County Road H, Lake Geneva, WI 53147, Phone: (262) 248-3000

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • TRIPOLI, 1753 Piedmont, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, Call Sign: WQGC588
    Assigned Frequencies : 6595.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/08/2006, Expiration Date: 12/08/2016, Certifier: John E Rooney
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4
  • Call Sign: KB0DWK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00410168
    Grant Date: 04/07/2009, Expiration Date: 04/08/2019, Certifier: Kevin E Rotz
    Registrant: Kevin E Rotz, 604 5th Street, Sw, Tripoli, IA 50676-9605
  • Call Sign: N0FDB, Previous Call Sign: WB6ACN
    Grant Date: 09/20/1988, Expiration Date: 09/20/1998, Cancelation Date: 09/22/2000
    Registrant: Donald D Borton, 313 1st St Se, Tripoli, IA 50674
  • Call Sign: KD0EXA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01422578
    Grant Date: 08/08/2008, Expiration Date: 08/08/2018, Certifier: Christopher K Leeman
    Registrant: Christopher K Leeman, 205 2nd Ave Ne, Tripoli, IA 50676
  • Call Sign: KD0GFX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01459277
    Grant Date: 01/16/2009, Expiration Date: 01/16/2019, Certifier: Kip R Ladage
    Registrant: Kip R Ladage, 202 3rd Ave Nw, Tripoli, IA 50676


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: ROBINSON SCORPION TOO (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 45 mph), Engine: EVINRUDE STARFLITE (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 5210 , Serial Number: 334772, Year manufactured: 1972, Airworthiness Date: 08/21/1974
    Registrant (Individual): Don A Blasberg, Rr 1, Tripoli, IA 50676


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