Profile for Cresco, Iowa, IA

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 5. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.3 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Norman Borlaug, Nobel prize winner

Local festivals include:

• Mighty Howard County Fair - June 20-24, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Prairie Springs Recreational Trail

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 Cresco

Cemeteries (26)

Communities (1)

Hotels (1)

Libraries (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Cresco demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Howard 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 52136 ZIP code.

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34% of Cresco residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Cresco ancestry & family history guide.

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• Cemeteries in Howard County
• Genealogy page (IA GenWeb) for Howard County
• Libraries in or near Cresco

Post a query on a message board:

• Howard 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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• Iowa cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Cresco business guide
• Better Business Bureau
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• Courts in Iowa
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• Crime in Howard County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• 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 Cresco was $18,190, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Howard County economic census
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• Howard County unemployment rate
• Iowa economic data

17% of Cresco residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Cresco
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• Nature Conservancy projects in Iowa
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Howard County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Iowa

Cresco festival dates:

• Mighty Howard County Fair - June 20-24, 2007

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

Cresco festival web sites:

• Mighty Howard County Fair

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

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Cresco
• Geocaches in Iowa

• Cresco items now on sale

• Howard County government
• Iowa state government
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• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
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• Demographics
• Health
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• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Cresco medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

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

Median rent in Cresco, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $263.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $724.

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

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Newspapers in Cresco include Northeast Iowa Focus

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

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

Hotels in Cresco include Super 8.

• Cresco travel guide
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• Iowa tourism bureau

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