Profile for Rock Rapids, Iowa, IA

Local festivals include:

• Lyon County Fair - July 23-26, 2007
• Heritage Days - June 14-17, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Lyon County Historical Society 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 Rock Rapids

Attractions (1)

Cemeteries (7)

Communities (2)

Libraries (1)

Museums (1)

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• Ancestry of people in Rock Rapids
• Housing in Rock Rapids
• Income in Rock Rapids
• Marital status of adults in Rock Rapids
• Place of birth of people in Rock Rapids
• Residence in 1995, of people in Rock Rapids
• School enrollment & education levels in Rock Rapids
• Transportation & commute times in Rock Rapids
• Lyon 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 Rock Rapids demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Lyon 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 51246 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

40% of Rock Rapids residents report German ancestry, and 6% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Rock Rapids ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Rock Rapids
• Cemeteries in Lyon County
• Libraries in or near Rock Rapids

Post a query on a message board:

• Lyon 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

• Rock Rapids museums
• Rock Rapids historic sites
• Rock Rapids area parks
• Wineries near Rock Rapids

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• Rock Rapids area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Lyon County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Iowa cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Rock Rapids
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Lyon County

• Rock Rapids business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

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

• Crime in Lyon County
• Arrests in Lyon 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 Rock Rapids was $18,035, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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

20% of Rock Rapids residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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

• Movies playing in or near Rock Rapids

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

Rock Rapids festival dates:

• Lyon County Fair - July 23-26, 2007
• Heritage Days - June 14-17, 2007

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

Rock Rapids festival web sites:

• Lyon County Fair

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

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Rock Rapids
• Geocaches in Iowa

• Rock Rapids items now on sale

• Lyon County government
• Iowa state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Rock Rapids medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

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

Median rent in Rock Rapids, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $245.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $634.

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• Job services in Iowa
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Rock Rapids include Rock Rapids Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Rock Rapids

• Iowa library

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• Census map of Rock Rapids area
• Historic maps of IA cities - Library of Congress
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• Topographic map of Rock Rapids

• Daily newspapers in or near Rock Rapids
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• Media ownership in the Rock Rapids area
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• American Legion post locator
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• Check daily newspapers in or near Rock Rapids
• Search obituaries in Iowa
• Recent death notices - selected IA newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Iowa
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Iowa
• Lions clubs in Iowa
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Rock Rapids
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Rock Rapids

• Parks near Rock Rapids
• National forests in Iowa
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• Find a local animal shelter
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Lyon County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Rock Rapids political report.

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

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Rock Rapids
• Total membership by faith, in Lyon County

• Chowhound message boards for IA

The average commute time for Rock Rapids workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Rock Rapids travel guide
• Airports near Rock Rapids
• Hotels near Rock Rapids
• 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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