Profile for Mount Ayr, Iowa, IA

Local festivals include:

• Ringgold County Fair - July 11-15, 2007
• Autumn In The Ayr - Sept. 22, 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 Mount Ayr

Cemeteries (16)

Communities (3)

Libraries (1)

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20% of Mount Ayr residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Mount Ayr ancestry & family history guide.

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Post a query on a message board:

• Ringgold 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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• Communities in Ringgold County

• Mount Ayr business guide
• Better Business Bureau
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• Courts in Iowa
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• Crime in Ringgold County
• Arrests in Ringgold 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 Mount Ayr was $14,444, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Wage estimates
• Ringgold County economic census
• Ringgold County economic summary
• Ringgold County employment growth
• Ringgold County unemployment rate
• Iowa economic data

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

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• Colleges in Iowa
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• Air pollution in Ringgold County
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• Nature Conservancy projects in Iowa
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Ringgold County
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Mount Ayr festival dates:

• Ringgold County Fair - July 11-15, 2007
• Autumn In The Ayr - Sept. 22, 2007

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

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

Median rent in Mount Ayr, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $238.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $690.

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Libraries in Mount Ayr include Mount Ayr Public Library ... View libraries

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Ringgold County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Mount Ayr political report.

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Mount Ayr
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The average commute time for Mount Ayr workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Mount Ayr travel guide
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• Iowa tourism bureau

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