Profile for Clear Lake, Iowa, IA

Clear Lake received national attention for 1959 plane crash killing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson. They died after giving their last performance here.

Local festivals include:

• Color the Wind Kite Festival - Feb. 17, 2007
• Bicycle, Blues & BBQ Festival - July 6-8, 2007
• Harvest Festival - Oct. 6, 2007
• Iowa Storytelling Festival - July 27-28, 2007
• Lakeside DixieFest - July 28-29, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Clear Lake State Park, McIntosh Woods State Park

Clear Lake attractions: Lady of the Lake riverboat

Historic sites and museums: Clear Lake Fire Museum

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

Listed places near Clear Lake

Airports (1)

Cemeteries (7)

Communities (1)

Hotels (6)

Libraries (2)

Museums (1)

Parks (2)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Clear Lake demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Cerro Gordo 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 50428 ZIP code.

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• Cerro Gordo County government
• Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce

35% of Clear Lake residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Clear Lake ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Clear Lake
• Cemeteries in Cerro Gordo County
• Genealogy page (IA GenWeb) for Cerro Gordo County
• Libraries in or near Clear Lake

Post a query on a message board:

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

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• Clear Lake business guide
• Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce
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• Courts in Iowa
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• Crime in Cerro Gordo County
• Arrests in Cerro Gordo 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 Clear Lake was $20,213, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Cerro Gordo County economic census
• Cerro Gordo County economic summary
• Cerro Gordo County employment growth
• Cerro Gordo County unemployment rate
• Iowa economic data

24% of Clear Lake residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Air pollution in Cerro Gordo County
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• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Cerro Gordo County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Iowa

Clear Lake festival dates:

• Color the Wind Kite Festival - Feb. 17, 2007
• Bicycle, Blues & BBQ Festival - July 6-8, 2007
• Harvest Festival - Oct. 6, 2007
• Iowa Storytelling Festival - July 27-28, 2007
• Lakeside DixieFest - July 28-29, 2007

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

Clear Lake festival web sites:

• Lakeside DixieFest

• ePodunk festival listings
• Iowa county fairs
• Iowa festivals (Iowa tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Clear Lake

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• Geocaches in Iowa

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• Historic sites in Iowa
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• National Historic Landmark search
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Cerro Gordo County genealogy forum

Median rent in Clear Lake, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $333.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $778.

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Libraries in Clear Lake include Clear Lake Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Clear Lake include Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

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Cerro Gordo County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Clear Lake political report.

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The average commute time for Clear Lake workers is 15 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Clear Lake include Americinn Motel, Heartland Inn, Microtel Inn, Super 8.

• Clear Lake travel guide
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• Iowa tourism bureau

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