Profile for Blakesburg, Iowa, IA

Historic sites and museums: Antique Airpower Museum

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• Wapello County data
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

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• Wapello County government

23% of Blakesburg residents report German ancestry, and 15% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Blakesburg ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Blakesburg
• Cemeteries in Wapello County
• Genealogy page (IA GenWeb) for Wapello County
• Libraries in or near Blakesburg

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• Wapello County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

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• 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
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• Cemetery record compendium
• Iowa cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Blakesburg
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• Communities in Wapello County

• Blakesburg business guide
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• Courts in Iowa
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• Crime in Wapello County
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• 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 Blakesburg was $13,962, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Wapello County economic census
• Wapello County economic summary
• Wapello County employment growth
• Wapello County unemployment rate
• Iowa economic data

12% of Blakesburg residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Blakesburg
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• Air pollution in Wapello County
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• Nature Conservancy projects in Iowa
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• Blakesburg medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Blakesburg
• Historic sites in Iowa
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• Museums in Iowa
• National Historic Landmark search
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Wapello County genealogy forum

Median rent in Blakesburg, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $241.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $544.

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Libraries in Blakesburg include Blakesburg Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Blakesburg

• Iowa library

• Census map of Blakesburg area
• Historic maps of IA cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Iowa
• Topographic map of Blakesburg

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• Nonprofit guide for Blakesburg
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Wapello County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Blakesburg political report.

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Blakesburg
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The average commute time for Blakesburg workers is 29 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Blakesburg travel guide
• Airports near Blakesburg
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• Iowa tourism bureau

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