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Whittemore, IA map Population (year 2000): 530. Estimated population in July 2006: 495 (-6.6% change)
 

Males: 255  (48.1%)
Females: 275  (51.9%)

Kossuth County

Median resident age:  39.0 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 50598.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,000 (it was $31,111 in 2000)
Whittemore  $34,000
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $46,000 (it was $38,800 in 2000)
Whittemore  $46,000
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Whittemore:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

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Ancestries: German (53.8%), Irish (14.7%), Norwegian (9.4%), English (6.6%), United States (6.2%), Italian (5.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 11/19/1891

Elevation: 1203 feet

Land area: 0.42 square miles.

Population density: 1180 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Whittemore

  • High school or higher: 89.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Whittemore city

  • Never married: 26.0%
  • Now married: 56.5%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 12.5%
  • Divorced: 4.1%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.8%
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:

Whittemore:  0.8% ($314)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ames, IA (89.9 miles , pop. 50,731).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (153.6 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (471.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: West Bend, IA (7.4 miles ), Rodman, IA (7.6 miles) , Cylinder, IA (8.9 miles) , Fenton, IA (10.6 miles ), Ottosen, IA (12.0 miles) , Lone Rock, IA (12.9 miles) , Algona, IA (13.3 miles ), Bode, IA (16.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $225,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $125,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 43.06 N, Longitude: 94.42 W


Area code: 515

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Population change in the 1990s: -17 (-3.1%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Machinery (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Construction (6%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • U. S. Postal service (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Child care workers (5%)


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Whittemore-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 90% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/29/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.5 miles away from the Whittemore city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/28/1979, a category 4 tornado 32.3 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 26 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Whittemore:
  • KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 18 miles; ALGONA, IA)
  • PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; EMMETSBURG, IA)
  • HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; HUMBOLDT, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Whittemore, IA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Whittemore:
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 39 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; ID: FOD)
  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 77 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID: MCW)
  • DES MOINES INTL (about 118 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID: DSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Whittemore:
  • ALGONA MUNI (about 11 miles; ALGONA, IA; ID: AXA)
  • EMMETSBURG MUNI (about 20 miles; EMMETSBURG, IA; ID: EGQ)
  • HUMBOLDT MUNI (about 27 miles; HUMBOLDT, IA; ID: 0K7)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Whittemore:
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 81 miles; MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 83 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 93 miles; ST PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)
Library in Whittemore:
  • WHITTEMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $50,405; Location: 4TH AND BROAD, BOX 356; 14,708 books; 412 audio materials; 1,136 video materials; 69 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Whittemore: West Bend Elevator Company Elevator (A), Whittemore (B), Whittemore Public Library (C), Whittemore City Hall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Whittemore include: Saint Paul's Lutheran Church (A), Saint Michael's Catholic Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

 

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

WHITTEMORE COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 55, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-1998 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-06-1998), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-06-1998), St Compliance achieved (JUL-13-1998), St Public Notif received (JUL-16-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  59.0%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.5%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.6%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.5%
Whole state:  3.8%

Whittemore compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median house value significantly 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.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Whittemore (2007 data):
  • Farmers State Bank: Whittemore Branch at 412 Broad Street, branch established on 1993-01-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $66.6 mil, Deposits: $58.3 mil, headquarters in Algona, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Whittemore Bancshares, Inc.



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Electric Power 3$6,750$27,0000$0
Financial Administration 0$0 2$2,299
Local Libraries 2$2,684$16,1040$0
Totals for Government 5$9,434$22,6422$2,299


Whittemore government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $37,000
    Sewerage: $32,000
  • Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $391,000
    Electric Utilities: $234,000
    Libraries: $59,000
    Water Utilities: $59,000
    General - Other: $59,000
    Health Services - Other: $58,000
    Solid Waste Management: $57,000
    Parks & Recreation: $50,000
    Sewerage: $41,000
    Regular Highways: $30,000
    Financial Administration: $7,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $38,000
    All Other: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $35,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $35,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $104,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $113,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $457,000
    Electric Utilities: $277,000
    Water Utilities: $37,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $42,000
    General Support: $10,000
  • Tax - Property: $106,000
    Total General Sales: $38,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $163,000

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 Whittemore:
  • 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.)
  • 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)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Whittemore:
  • 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.)

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

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