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Notable locations in West Bend: Grotto of the Redemption (A), Grotto of the Redemption Campground (B), West Bend (C), West Bend Elevator Company Elevator (D), West Bend Public Library (E), West Bend Police Department (F), West Bend Historical Society Museum (G), West Bend Fire Department (H), West Bend City Hall (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in West Bend include: Apostolic Christian Fellowship (A), Saint Peter and Pauls Church (B), United Methodist Church (C), Peace Lutheran Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: West Bend Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Grotto Of The Redemption (Museums; 300 N Broadway Ave).
Hotel: Park View Inn & Suites and Conference Center (13 4th Street Northeast).
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Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  6.9% | | Whole state: |  9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Bend, IA
41 people in nursing homes
15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
West Bend compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage 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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Banks with branches in West Bend (2009 data):
- West Iowa Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1926-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $83.9 mil, Deposits: $71.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: West Bend Bancorp.
- Farmers State Bank: West Bend Branch at 324 South Broadway, branch established on 2006-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $79.7 mil, Deposits: $72.2 mil, headquarters in Algona, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Whittemore Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Palo Alto County Iowa:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (89%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religion statistics for West Bend
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Lutheran Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 38.9% | 22.1% | 17.9% | 13.2% | 7.9% |
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| Congregations | 23.1% | 23.1% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 15.4% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,865 | $34,380 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,374 | $28,488 | 6 | $456 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,492 | $29,904 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $293 |
| Fire - Other |
0 | $0 | | 22 | $597 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 13 | $1,620 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $5,619 | $33,714 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
2 | $6,624 | $39,744 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $1,642 | $19,704 | 6 | $1,161 |
| Totals for Government |
8 | $21,616 | $32,424 | 48 | $4,127 |
West Bend government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $134,000
Solid Waste Management: $80,000
All Other: $13,000
Parks & Recreation: $8,000
- Construction - Electric Utilities: $184,000
Water Utilities: $133,000
Regular Highways: $45,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $628,000
Gas Utilities: $621,000
General - Other: $282,000
Solid Waste Management: $76,000
Libraries: $75,000
Water Utilities: $69,000
Sewerage: $51,000
Parks & Recreation: $49,000
Police Protection: $46,000
Housing & Community Development: $31,000
Regular Highways: $26,000
Fire Protection: $17,000
Financial Administration: $7,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $37,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $46,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $100,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $775,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $400,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $525,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $599,000
Electric Utilities: $50,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $51,000
Electric Utilities: $50,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $56,000
General Revenue, NEC: $16,000
Special Assessments: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $26,000
Regular Highways: $9,000
Electric Utilities: $3,000
Gas Utilities: $2,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,026,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $859,000
Gas Utilities: $674,000
Water Utilities: $97,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $67,000
General Support: $15,000
All Other: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $205,000
Total General Sales: $47,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $315,000
5.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,825 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.60% | | 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:
6.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,948 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.42% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in West Bend:
- KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
Strongest FM radio stations in West Bend:
- KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
- KLGA-FM (92.7 FM; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KIAQ (96.9 FM; CLARION, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
- KDWD (100.1 FM; EMMETSBURG, IA; Owner: JIM DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KKEZ (94.5 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KHBT (97.7 FM; HUMBOLDT, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around West Bend:
- KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
West Bend fatal accident list:
Apr 18, 2001 04:45 AM, Sr-15, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 1, 1989 01:00 AM, Local, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Michael E Steil, 5714 475th St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 91.4 m
Registrant: Signal Inc, 607 2nd Ave Sw, West Bend, IA 50597-0435, Phone: (515) 887-4591 - Lori Dawson, 4870 570th Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- Se Corner Ne 1/4 31 Whittmore Twp, Call Sign: KYZ980
Assigned Frequencies : 153.035 MHz
Grant Date: 09/01/2004, Expiration Date: 10/17/2014
Registrant: Electronic Specialties, Inc., 2103 Highway 169 North, Algona, IA 50511, Phone: (515) 295-7752, Fax: (515) 295-7238, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4- STATION, Ne Of The Int Of Cnw Railroad And St Hwy 15, Structure height: 67.1 m, Call Sign: WNES510
Assigned Frequencies : 952.237 MHz, 928.237 MHz
Grant Date: 08/20/1998, Expiration Date: 10/29/2008, Cancelation Date: 01/03/2009
Registrant: Phone: (515) 228-2183 - Elevator In, Structure height: 53.3 m, Overall height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: WPJE852
Assigned Frequencies : 956.262 MHz
Grant Date: 05/14/1996, Expiration Date: 05/14/2001, Cancelation Date: 08/19/2001
Registrant: Phone: (507) 835-8375 - West Bend, Lat: 42.961000 Lon: -94.445694, Call Sign: WQDB637, Licensee ID: L00045482
Assigned Frequencies : 956.368 MHz
Grant Date: 07/15/2005, Expiration Date: 07/15/2015, Certifier: Lisa Sewell
Registrant: City Of West Bend - WEST BEND, 4870 570th Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m, Call Sign: WQIL585
Assigned Frequencies : 6635.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/11/2008, Expiration Date: 03/11/2018, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1- 315 W 2nd Street, Call Sign: WRV223
Assigned Frequencies : 152.690 MHz
Expiration Date: 07/01/1998, Cancelation Date: 04/05/1999
Registrant: Northwest Tel. Coop. Assoc. Of Havelock, Wood Street, Havelock, IA 50546
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in West Bend)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 5- Aircraft: CALLAIR A-9 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 93 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3564G , Serial Number: 1073, Year manufactured: 1964
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, P O Box 416, West Bend, IA 50597 - Aircraft: INTERMOUNTAIN CALLAIR A-9 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 169 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7202V , Serial Number: 1237, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 04/22/1966
Registrant (Corporation): Fogarty Flying Service Inc, Po Box 416, West Bend, IA 50597 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 733RG , Serial Number: 17268485, Airworthiness Date: 01/13/1977
Registrant (Corporation): Palo Alto Flyers, Po Box 255, West Bend, IA 50597 - Aircraft: AERO COMMANDER CALLAIR A-9 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 82 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7647V , Serial Number: 1375, Year manufactured: 1968
Registrant (Corporation): Fogarty Flying Service Inc, Route 1, West Bend, IA 50597 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-11 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 87986 , Serial Number: 15603, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 05/17/1962
Registrant (Corporation): Fogary Flying Service Inc, Box 1, West Bend, IA 50597
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