Profile for Maxwell, Iowa, IA

Local festivals include:

• Amazing Prairie Festival - Sept. 30, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Community Historical Society

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 Maxwell

Cemeteries (7)

Communities (3)

Libraries (3)

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• Maxwell population
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• Income in Maxwell
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• Place of birth of people in Maxwell
• Residence in 1995, of people in Maxwell
• School enrollment & education levels in Maxwell
• Transportation & commute times in Maxwell
• Story 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 Maxwell demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Story County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Ames area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 50161 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

31% of Maxwell residents report German ancestry, and 8% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Maxwell ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Maxwell
• Cemeteries in Story County
• Libraries in or near Maxwell

Post a query on a message board:

• Story 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

• Maxwell museums
• Maxwell historic sites
• Maxwell area parks
• Wineries near Maxwell

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Maxwell area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Story County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Iowa cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Maxwell
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Story County

• Maxwell business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

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

• Crime in Story County
• Arrests in Story 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 Maxwell was $19,069, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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

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

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

• Movies playing in or near Maxwell

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

Maxwell festival dates:

• Amazing Prairie Festival - Sept. 30, 2007

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

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• Iowa county fairs
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• Iowa state government
• Driver's licenses
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• Social Security
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• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

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• Demographics
• Health
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• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Maxwell medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

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

Median rent in Maxwell, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $371.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $847.

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• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Iowa
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Libraries in Maxwell include Maxwell Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Maxwell

• Iowa library

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

• Daily newspapers in or near Maxwell
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• American Legion post locator
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• Search obituaries in Iowa
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• Chambers of commerce in Iowa
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• Kiwanis clubs in Iowa
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Maxwell
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Maxwell

• Parks near Maxwell
• National forests in Iowa
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• Find a local animal shelter
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• Aerial photo of Maxwell
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Story County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Maxwell political report.

• Iowa Democratic party
• Iowa Republican party
• Iowa elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Maxwell
• Total membership by faith, in Story County

• Chowhound message boards for IA

The average commute time for Maxwell workers is 25 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Maxwell travel guide
• Airports near Maxwell
• Hotels near Maxwell
• Iowa tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Iowa
• Wildlife refuges in Iowa

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