Welton, Iowa

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Population in July 2008: 158. Population change since 2000: -0.6%

Males: 74	(47.2%)
Females: 84	(52.8%)

Median resident age:	31.7 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip code: 52774

Estimated median household income in 2007: $62,483 (it was $48,750 in 2000)

Welton:	$62,483
Iowa:	$47,292

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,781

Welton:	$23,781
Iowa:	$24,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,728 (it was $59,200 in 2000)

Welton:	$87,728
Iowa:	$117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $85,904; Detached houses: $84,236; Townhouses or other attached units: $123,176; Mobile homes: $45,000

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Races in Welton:

White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
Black (0.6%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Welton: 75.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (47.8%), Irish (18.2%), Danish (6.3%), United States (5.7%), French (3.8%), Czech (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 04/25/1908

Elevation: 690 feet

Land area: 0.11 square miles.

Population density: 1380 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Welton

High school or higher: 95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
Unemployed: 1.9%
Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Welton city

Never married: 27.8%
Now married: 56.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.0%
Divorced: 12.8%

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 early 2007.

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

Welton:	0.7% ($431)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Davenport, IA (25.5 miles , pop. 98,359).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (101.2 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (150.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Delmar, IA (2.5 miles ), Grand Mound, IA (2.6 miles ), De Witt, IA (2.6 miles ), Charlotte, IA (2.7 miles ), Calamus, IA (3.2 miles ), Maquoketa, IA (3.3 miles ), Lost Nation, IA (3.4 miles ), Goose Lake, IA (3.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 1 building, cost: $130,000
2001: 1 building, cost: $15,000
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $76,500
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $61,000
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $61,000
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 41.91 N, Longitude: 90.60 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 563

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Population change in the 1990s: -25 (-13.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Chemicals (18%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (10%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Machinery (6%)
Construction (4%)
Paper (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (15%)
Health care (15%)
Printing and related support activities (13%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Chemicals (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (26%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Accountants and auditors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
Printing workers (8%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)

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Average climate in Welton, Iowa

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Welton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 148% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.5 miles away from the Welton city center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/8/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.5 miles away from the city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Welton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 93.3 miles away from Welton center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Welton:

DEWITT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; DEWITT, IA)
JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; MAQUOKETA, IA)
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER - CLINTON (about 21 miles; CLINTON, IA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Welton:

SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 27 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 27 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,891)
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 51 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 24,766)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 58 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)

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Notable location: Welton Fire Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Welton: Saint Annes Catholic Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Welton Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Hotel: Midway Travel Plaza (2576 190th St).

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

Q C MART (Population served: 708, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between OCT-2002 and NOV-2002, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-20-2002), St Public Notif requested (DEC-20-2002), St Compliance achieved (JAN-15-2003)

2 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.8 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	84.2%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.3%
Whole state:	4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	0.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This city:	0.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Welton compared to Iowa state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Welton mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Clinton County Iowa:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (86%) Electricity (5%) Wood (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Religion statistics for Welton

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ
Adherents	39.3%	15.1%	12.3%	9.6%	6.4%
Congregations	13.2%	16.2%	7.4%	14.7%	7.4%

Name	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Other religions
Adherents	2.6%	1.9%	1.9%	1.6%	9.2%
Congregations	1.5%	4.4%	2.9%	4.4%	27.9%

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	$500
Totals for Government	0	$0		1	$500

Welton government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $21,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $18,000
Sewerage: $12,000

General - Other: $9,000

Solid Waste Management: $8,000

Financial Administration: $7,000

Police Protection: $5,000

Central Staff Services: $3,000

Health Services - Other: $1,000

Fire Protection: $1,000

Welfare - Other: $1,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $114,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $13,000
General Support: $2,000
Tax - Property: $20,000
Total General Sales: $13,000

Public Utilities: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $14,000

4.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,271 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.72%
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 Scott County, IA	0.89% ($35,169 average AGI)
from Jackson County, IA	0.44% ($28,542)
from Whiteside County, IL	0.44% ($24,354)

5.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,011 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.35%
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 Scott County, IA	0.91% ($40,947 average AGI)
to Whiteside County, IL	0.57% ($30,787)
to Jackson County, IA	0.39% ($36,658)

Strongest AM radio stations in Welton:

WOC (1420 AM; 5 kW; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WKBF (1270 AM; 5 kW; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
KMAQ (1320 AM; 1 kW; MAQUOKETA, IA; Owner: MAQUOKETA BROADCASTING CO.)
KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Welton:

KCQQ (106.5 FM; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KMXG (96.1 FM; CLINTON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WLLR-FM (103.7 FM; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KBOB-FM (104.9 FM; GENESEO, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WVIK (90.3 FM; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: AUGUSTANA COLLEGE)
KUUL (101.3 FM; EAST MOLINE, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KMAQ-FM (95.1 FM; MAQUOKETA, IA; Owner: MAQUOKETA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
KATF (92.9 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
WHTS (98.9 FM; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WDLM-FM (89.3 FM; EAST MOLINE, IL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
KBEA-FM (99.7 FM; MUSCATINE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KZEG (94.7 FM; CLINTON, IA; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCCI (100.3 FM; SAVANNA, IL; Owner: CARROLL COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJOD (103.3 FM; ASBURY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KORB (93.5 FM; BETTENDORF, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Welton:

WHBF-TV (Channel 4; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: CORONET COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
WBQD-LP (Channel 26; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: FOUR SEASONS PEORIA, LLC)
KWKB (Channel 20; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KM TELEVISION OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
KIIN (Channel 12; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KWQC-TV (Channel 6; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF DAVENPORT, INC.)
K16EL (Channel 66; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KLJB-TV (Channel 18; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: QUAD CITIES TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
WQAD-TV (Channel 8; MOLINE, IL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
K61HD (Channel 61; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KQIN (Channel 36; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KB0VKM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01109726
Grant Date: 01/24/2006, Expiration Date: 02/27/2016, Certifier: Edward M Novak
Registrant: Edward M Novak, Welton, IA 52774

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