Demographics Spiritual Community
Dependent Care Public Services
Employment Public Works
Geography Health Facilities
Schools Housing
Taxable Valuations Industrial Park Info.
Local Employers Transportation
Data herein is derived from a mixture of 1990 and 2000 US Cencus
Demographics

Persons by Sex

Total Persons:

Number:

Percent:

Male Population:

212

48
Female Population:

231

52

Persons by Race

Total Persons:

Number:

Percent:

White Population:

439

99.09
Black Population:

0

0.00
Asian & Pacific Island Population:

2

0.45
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleuts Population:

2

0.45
persons of Hispanic Origin:

0

0.00
Number of Churches in Community
Total: 3
Catholic: 1
Protestant: 2
Jewish: 0
Other: 0
Ashton Bible Church
140 1st Street
Rev. Kent Slyter
712-724-6103		 Ashton Presbyterian Church
419 4th Street
Rev. Dale Lint
712-724-6434

St. Mary's Catholic Church
643 6th Street
Father Timothy Hogan
712-724-6288
Dependent Care
 

Leisure Pine Manor offers an alternitive living arrangment for your retirement years, while you still maintain your independence.
Leisure Pine Manor Retirement Home

 

Call: 712-724-6186

Leisure Pine Manor Retirement Home
649 6th St.
P.O. Box 187
Ashton, IA 51232
  • Personable Staff
  • Warm Friendly Enviroment
  • Three Homecooked Meals Daily, Seven dasy a week
  • All private rooms
  • Complete laundry care
  • Daily comapnionship
  • 24 hour supervision
  • Air conditioned
  • Private phone hookup
  • Cable TV Hookup
  • Personal hygiene asistance available
  • Professional nursing assistance available
  • Visitors always welcome
  • Quite, serene loation
Public Services
Commercial / Industrial Services
Type

Does Ashton Have It?

Number

Machine Shop:

Yes

1

Electric Motor Repair:

No

-

City Newspaper

No

-

Local Radio Stations:

1

Seating Capacity of Largest Banquet Room:

300 persons

Number of TV Channels Received:

13

Is City Served By Cable TV?

Yes

Chamber of Commerce:

No

Manager is Full Time:

No

Economic Development Professional Personnel and Services:

Yes

Certifies Community:

Yes

Municipal Services:
City zoning ordinance in effect:

Yes

County zoning ordinance in effect:

Yes

Subdivision ordinance with design standards in effect:

Yes

Number of volunteer fire department personnel:

15

Fire insurance class in city:

8

Industrial waste pickup service:

Yes

Percentage of city streets paved:

80%

Employment
Employment and Poverty Status.

Civilian Labor Force Statistics

Number

Percent

Total Persons:

443

-

Civilian Labor Force (CLF) 16+ (% of Total Persons):

199

44.9

Not in Civilian labor Force (% Total Persons):

244

55.1

Employed Persons 16+ (% CLF):

196

98.5

Unemployed Persons 16+ (% CLF):

3

1.5

Civilian labor Force Unemployment Rate, 1989:

-

1.5

Women in Civilian Labor Force, 1989 (% CLF):

83

41.7

Employed Females (% Women in CLF):

83

100.0

Unemployed Women in CLF (% Women in CLF):

0

0.0

Women 16+ Not in CLF (% of not in CLF):

94

38.5

Employed Persons Source of Income

Number

Percent

Managerial and Professional Specialty Occupations:

11

5.6

Technical, Sales, Administrative Support:

33

16.8

Service Occupations:

43

21.9

Farm, Forestry, Fishing:

8

4.1

Other Occupations:

101

51.5

Families

Number

Percent

Total families:

113

-

Families with no workers in 1989:

10

8.8

Families with 1 worker in 1989:

32

28.3

Families with 2 workers in 1989:

58

51.3

Families with 3+ workers in 1989:

13

11.5

Average Family Income

Income

Families with / 0 workers in 1989:

$11,451

Families with / 1 workers in 1989:

$20,891

Families with / 2 workers in 1989:

$33,509

Families with / 3+ workers in 1989:

$32,347

Median Family Income in 1989:

$23,672

Average Family Income in 1989:

$27,850

Per Capita Income:

$10,669

Per Capita Income, Persons in Household:

$10,643

Poverty Status

Number

Percent

Persons Below Poverty Level:

79

17.8

Persons Below 50% of Poverty Level:

11

2.5

Average Income Per Household

Income/Number

Percent

Median Household Income in 1989:

$19,250

Average Household Income:

$22,635

Households with Income $10K in 1989

48

23.9

Households with Income $10K - $14,999:

28

13.9

Households with Income $15K - $24,999:

62

30.8

Households with Income $25K - $34,999:

20

9.9

Households with Income $35K - $49,999:

31

15.4

Households with Income $50K - $74,999:

7

3.5

Households with Income $75K - $99,999:

5

2.5

Households with Income $100,000 & Up:

0

0.0

Utilities

Electricity

Suppliers:

Private

Name of suppliers:

IE Light & Power Co.

Water

Water supplied by:

Private

Name of supplier:

Osceola Co. Rural Water

Source of city water: 

Reservoir

Elevated storage capacity:

 80,000 gallons

Capacity of water plant:

 150,000 gallons per day

Average consumption:

 40,000 gallons per day

Peak consumption:

 50,000 gallons per day

Natural Gas

Name of local distributor: 

N/A

Pipeline Source:

N/A

Sanitation
Type of sewage treatment plant:

Primary

Percent of community served by sewer:

-

Average Load

Peak Load

Design Capacity

45,000

50,000

N/A

Geography
Climate
Average Winter Temp. 
Average Summer Temp. 
Average annual rainfall: 
Average annual snowfall:		 18.0 F 
71.1 F 
28.3" 
34.7"
Land Area in Square Miles: 1.01
Persons Per Square Mile: 438.7
Total Persons: 443
Housing

1990 Pop.

Total Owner Occupied Housing Units

Total Rented Occupied Housing Units

Total Occupied Housing Units

Size of Occupied Housing Units

Ashton

443

166

45

211

2.10

Year Structure Built

1980 to March 1990

1939 or Earlier

4.6%

50.5%

Bedrooms

Zero or 1

4 or more

9.6%

27.5%

Condominium

Lacking Complete Plumbing Facilities

With Public Water System or Private Company

With Public Sewer

Lacking Complete Kitchen Facilities

-

-

92.2%

99.1%

-

Nursing Homes:
  • Leisure Pine Manor
    649 6th Street
Housing costs:
  • The average cost of construction for residential housing is between $35.00 - $45.00 per square foot.
Tax Structure
Assessed value of property in city:

$5,426,793
Basic tax rate for taxes payable in tax year: 
(per $1,000 assessed value):

1988-1989

City: $13.94 County: $3:10 School: $9.86
Area College: $.47 Misc.: $ Total: $26.37
Bonded indebtedness:
City: $.18941 School: $
Future indebtedness plans:

N/A

Is tax abatement available for expanding Industry?

City: Yes County: Yes

Is a Tax Increment Financing district for economic development purposes in existence?

No

Will the city/county assist in financial incentives?

Yes

Is local revolving loan fund available?

Yes

Industrial Park
Site Name: Ashton Industrial Park
Total Acreage Available: 75
Location of Site: N/A
Asking Price Per Acre: Price Negotiable
Name of Landowner: City of Ashton
Name of Railroad Serving Site: Union Pacific
Highway Serving Site: US Highway 59 and 60
Electrical Current: 12,400 volts, 3 phase
Water: 6" main, 70psi; 12" main, 70psi
Gas: 3", 80psi
Sewer: 12" main, 6" main
Zoning Classification: Industrial
Fire Insurance Class: 6
Tax Rate/$1000 Assessed Valuation $26.06
Is Property Tax Exemption Available on Site? Yes
Employers

Name

Product/Services

Employment Male/Female

Union Affiliation

NIC:

Feed, Fertilizer

12-2

none

Heiman Fire and Equipment:

Fire Trucks and Equipment

10-4

none

Ashton Tile Co.

Tile

4-1

none

Hallett's:

Gravel, Sand

6-1

none

Ashton State Bank:

Banking / Financial Services

2-7

none

Northwest Iowa Cooperative

Grain Storage
Transportation

Rail Service

Community served by railroad(s):  Yes
Frequency of switching service: N/A
Piggyback ramp available locally: No
Distance in minutes to nearest piggyback service: N/A
Name of railroad(s): Union Pacific Railroad

Motor Carrier

Highway bus service available?

No

Number U.S. highways serving city:

N/A

Number Iowa Highways serving city:

1

Distance to nearest interstate interchange:

25 miles, I-90

Number motor freight carriers serving community:

8

Number of local terminals:

0

Number of interstate carriers:

8

Number of intrastate carriers:

8

Air Service
Distance to nearest public airport:  6 miles
Type of Runway:  Hard Service
Length of Runway: 3000 feet 
Unicom Radio? Yes
Instrument Landing System? No
VOR? Yes
Non-Directional Beacon? Yes
Distance to nearest commercial air service: 22 miles
City Name: Worthington, MN
Airline Serving Point: Great Lakes Aviation