Profile for Lake City, Iowa, IA

Local festivals include:

• Western Days - June 22-24, 2007
• Fall Festival - Sept. 23, 2007

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Lake City

Cemeteries (4)

Communities (2)

Libraries (1)

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• Ancestry of people in Lake City
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• Income in Lake City
• Marital status of adults in Lake City
• Place of birth of people in Lake City
• Residence in 1995, of people in Lake City
• School enrollment & education levels in Lake City
• Transportation & commute times in Lake City
• Calhoun County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Iowa
• State data - Iowa
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Lake City demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Calhoun County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 51449 ZIP code.

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• Calhoun County government
• Lake City tourism

42% of Lake City residents report German ancestry, and 14% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Lake City ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Lake City
• Cemeteries in Calhoun County
• Libraries in or near Lake City

Post a query on a message board:

• Calhoun County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - IA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Lake City museums
• Lake City historic sites
• Lake City area parks
• Wineries near Lake City

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• Lake City area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Calhoun County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Iowa cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Lake City
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
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• Communities in Calhoun County

• Lake City business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Iowa
• Local ordinances in Iowa (Partial selection)

• Crime in Calhoun County
• Arrests in Calhoun County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Iowa
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Lake City was $14,969, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Calhoun County economic census
• Calhoun County economic summary
• Calhoun County employment growth
• Calhoun County unemployment rate
• Iowa economic data

13% of Lake City residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Lake City
• Colleges in Iowa
• Learning Disabilities Association in Iowa
• Schools in or near Lake City
• School districts in or near Lake City
• Yearbooks (old) of Iowa high schools

• Movies playing in or near Lake City

• Air pollution in Calhoun County
• Diesel soot in Calhoun County
• Land contamination in Calhoun County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Iowa
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Calhoun County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Iowa

Lake City festival dates:

• Western Days - June 22-24, 2007
• Fall Festival - Sept. 23, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

• ePodunk festival listings
• Iowa county fairs
• Iowa festivals (Iowa tourism department)
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• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Lake City
• Geocaches in Iowa

• Lake City items now on sale

• Calhoun County government
• Iowa state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
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• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Lake City medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Lake City
• Historic sites in Iowa
• Museums in or near Lake City
• Museums in Iowa
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Calhoun County genealogy forum

Median rent in Lake City, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $233.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $610.

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• Help wanted ads - newspapers
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• Libraries near Lake City

• Iowa library

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• Census map of Lake City area
• Historic maps of IA cities - Library of Congress
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• Daily newspapers in or near Lake City
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• American Legion post locator
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• Check daily newspapers in or near Lake City
• Search obituaries in Iowa
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• Chambers of commerce in Iowa
• Community foundations (by state)
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• Kiwanis clubs in Iowa
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Lake City
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• Volunteer opportunities in or near Lake City

• Parks near Lake City
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Calhoun County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Lake City political report.

• Iowa Democratic party
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• Iowa elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Lake City
• Total membership by faith, in Calhoun County

• Chowhound message boards for IA

The average commute time for Lake City workers is 14 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Lake City travel guide
• Airports near Lake City
• Hotels near Lake City
• Iowa tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
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