Profile for Story City, Iowa, IA

Story City is on the Skunk River.

Former and merged names include:
· Fairview

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 2. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.6 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Scandinavian Days - June 1-2, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Story City Antique Carousel, Story City 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 Story City

Cemeteries (12)

Communities (3)

Hotels (2)

Libraries (2)

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• Story County data
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Story City 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 50248 ZIP code.

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• Story City Chamber of Commerce

28% of Story City residents report German ancestry, and 8% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Story City ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Story City
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• Libraries in or near Story City

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

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• Story City area parks
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• Cemetery record compendium
• Iowa cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Story City
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• Communities in Story County

• Story City business guide
• Story City Chamber of Commerce
• 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 Story City was $20,345, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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

27% of Story City residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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

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• Air pollution in Story County
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• 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

Story City festival dates:

• Scandinavian Days - June 1-2, 2007

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

• ePodunk festival listings
• Iowa county fairs
• Iowa festivals (Iowa tourism department)
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• Story City items now on sale

• Story County government
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• Nonprofit resources
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• Story City medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Story City
• 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 Story County genealogy forum

Median rent in Story City, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $416.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $793.

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Libraries in Story City include Bertha Bartlett Public Library ... View libraries

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• Iowa library

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• Story City Chamber of Commerce
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• Nonprofit guide for Story City
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Story County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Story City political report.

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The average commute time for Story City workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Story City include Comfort Inn Story City, Super 8 Motel.

• Story City travel guide
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• Iowa tourism bureau

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