Kanawha, Iowa - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	826
Male Share of the Population	48.8%
Female Share of the Population	51.2%
Senior Citizens	21.2%
Employed Population 16+	413
Age of the Population	36

Families

% of people married	55.7%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	10%
Median Earnings25+	$33,375
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$35,156
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$31,397

Wealth

Median Family Income	$56,042
% Above Poverty Level	82.9%
% Below Poverty Level	17.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	18 minutes
% Working from Home	2.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4.1%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	30.1%
Median Gross Rent	$607
Median House Value	$51,700

Ancestry

German	31%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	21.1%
Norwegian	13.3%
Irish	7.7%
Dutch	5.6%
English	3.9%
Swedish	1.7%
Scottish	1.6%
Danishn	1.2%
Italian	0.7%
Swiss	0.6%
Czech	0.6%
French Except Basque	0.5%
Canadian	0.2%
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Kanawha Almanac

Category	Value
County	Hancock County
Standard Zip Codes	50447
Phone Area Codes	641
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	42.93
Approximate Longitude	-93.79

Kanawha Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	BRITT
Distance	11.2 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 22 F
Apr Temp	35 to 56 F
Jul Temp	61 to 82 F
Oct Temp	38 to 59 F
Annual Precip	31.5 inches

Station	FOREST CITY 2 NNE
Distance	25.2 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 23 F
Apr Temp	34 to 57 F
Jul Temp	62 to 83 F
Oct Temp	38 to 61 F
Annual Precip	32.2 inches

Station	MASON CITY AP
Distance	27.5 miles
Jan Temp	5 to 23 F
Apr Temp	36 to 57 F
Jul Temp	61 to 83 F
Oct Temp	37 to 60 F
Annual Precip	34.4 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Belmond	2,574	$57,813
Britt	1,915	$66,023
Corwith	213	$42,500
Goodell	89	$0
Klemme	616	$57,717
Renwick	286	$48,125

Kanawha Public Libraries

Kanawha Public Library
121 N MAIN
Kanawha, Iowa
(641) 762-3595

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Kanawha Public Schools

West Hancock Middle School
423 E. 5th St., 423 E 5th St
ZIP: 50447
(641) 762-3261
Middle
Total Enrollment 177

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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