Profile for Northwood, Iowa, IA

Northwood is on the Shellrock River

Former and merged names include:
· Gulbrand

Settled by Norwegian families

Local festivals include:

• Worth County Fair - June 20-24, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Worth County Historical Museum

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 Northwood

Cemeteries (19)

Communities (4)

Libraries (2)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Northwood
• School enrollment & education levels in Northwood
• Transportation & commute times in Northwood
• Worth County data
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• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Northwood demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Worth 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 50459 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

31% of Northwood residents report German ancestry, and 5% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Northwood ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Northwood
• Cemeteries in Worth County
• Libraries in or near Northwood

Post a query on a message board:

• Worth 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

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• Northwood historic sites
• Northwood area parks
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• Cemeteries in Worth County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Iowa cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Northwood
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• Communities in Worth County

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

• Courts in Iowa
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• Crime in Worth County
• Arrests in Worth 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 Northwood was $18,167, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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

14% of Northwood residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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

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• Nature Conservancy projects in Iowa
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Worth County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Iowa

Northwood festival dates:

• Worth County Fair - June 20-24, 2007

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

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• Iowa county fairs
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• Northwood 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 Worth County genealogy forum

Median rent in Northwood, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $259.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $646.

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

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

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The average commute time for Northwood workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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

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