City of Algona
Recent News About City of Algona
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Algona plans ‘on adding some trees’ to list of those being cut down
The Emerald Ash Borer has infested the ash trees in Kossuth County, and the Algona City Council figures some of its trees are also stricken so the town is moving forward with plans to cut down dozens of the trees.
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Algona City Council talks urban revitalization, tax abatement programs
The Algona City Council is continuing discussions on updating the City's urban revitalization plan and tax abatement programs.
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Algona city administrator provides Central Park revitalization update, says some things were 'removed from the scope of work' to reduce costs
The Algona City Council discussed planned improvements to Central Park during its meeting Feb. 20, and Algona Municipal Utilities pledged $100,000 to go toward the creation of a new splash pad.
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'This is just setting the ceiling that we would never get to anyway': Algona City Council votes to increase property taxes
The Algona, Iowa, City Council held a public hearing during its Feb. 20 meeting to set the maximum property tax levy for the year, but officials cautioned that the 9% maximum likely won't be the final rate.
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Algona City Council weighs community foundation grant application for cell phone dump technology: 'There have been years there are only two or three phones'
During its Jan. 3 regular session, Algona City Council discussed a possible application for a Sioux County community foundation grant that would fund the purchase of technology for the police department to be able to dump information from cell phones.
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Algona City Council discusses changes to membership requirements for cemetery board
The Algona City Council discussed making changes to the city's code pertaining to municipal cemeteries during the board's meeting on Dec. 19.
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12% of households in Algona received food stamps in 2020
Algona ranked 363rd in Iowa for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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35 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Algona
35 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Algona in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Algona in 2020
Of the 5,415 people living in Algona in 2020, 54.5 percent (2,953) were women and 45.5 percent (2,462) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the North Iowa Reporter.
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Census Bureau: Algona, Iowa saw more residents between ages 55 and 64 in 2019
Of the 5,447 people residing in Algona, IA in 2019, the median age was 47, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the North Iowa Reporter.
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Census Bureau: 0.8% of people in Algona identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 5,447 citizens living in Algona in 2019, 99.2 percent said they were only one race, while 0.8 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 79.8 percent of people in Algona were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 5,447 citizens living in Algona in 2019, 4,346 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Algona in 2019
Of the 5,447 people living in Algona in 2019, 52 percent (2,834) were women and 48 percent (2,613) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the North Iowa Reporter.
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37.9 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Algona
37.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Algona in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau reports Algona population was 5,447 in 2019
Algona had a population of 5,447 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the North Iowa Reporter.
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36.6 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Algona
36.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Algona in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau reports Algona population was 5,415 in 2020
Algona had a population of 5,415 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the North Iowa Reporter.
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Census Bureau: 81.9 percent of people in Algona were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 5,415 citizens living in Algona in 2020, 4,436 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 1.5% of people in Algona identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 5,415 citizens living in Algona in 2020, 98.5 percent said they were only one race, while 1.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Algona's population decreases by 33 people between 2017 and 2018
Algona's population decreased by 33 people between 2017 and 2018, according to U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.