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Keokuk, IA Real Estate

Keokuk is a city in southeastern Iowa and one of the county seats of Lee County. The population was 11,427 at the 2000 census. The city is named after Sauk Chief Keokuk, who is buried in Rand Park. It is located in the extreme southeast corner of Iowa where the Des Moines River meets with the Mississippi. It is located at the junction of US Highways 61, 136 and 218. Just across the river are the small towns of Hamilton and Warsaw, Illinois, and Alexandria, Missouri. The tourist destination of Nauvoo, Illinois, IL is located just minutes across the river and many tourists seek accommodations in Keokuk, since hotels in Nauvoo are often booked all through summer, and there are many hotels in Keokuk.

The town is the birth place of the famous American film actor Conrad Nagel, who was born here in 1897. Former NASCAR driver Dick Hutcherson was from Keokuk, as was United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel Freeman Miller and gossip columnist Elsa Maxwell. In 1885 Bud Fowler became one of the earliest African Americans to play for an integrated professional baseball team when he played second base for Keokuk's team in the Western League, an upper level minor league. At the time Keokuk's population was more than ten percent African American due to the migration of former slaves during and after the Civil War. Roger Maris played for the Keokuk minor league team in 1954.

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Keokuk, IA information

State:Iowa
Country:Lee
Area Code:319
FIPS:19111
TimeZone:CST
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Keokuk, IA Neighborhood Info

 

Natl. average

Keokuk, IA

Population: 293,655,40010,607
Household size:
Persons per household
2.602.3

Housing

Home appreciation:
Most recent 12 months
9.8%5.2%
House purchase cost:
Median sales value
$217,200$71,500
Commute time:
in minutes
27.415.7

Economy

Cost of Living index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.073.8
Recent Job Growth:
Most recent 12 months
1.4%2.4%
Unemployment Rate: 4.6%6.1%
Future Job Growth:
projected job growth to 2010
11.9%-9.7%
Income Taxes:
highest marginal tax bracket
5.22%6.68%
Sales Taxes:
total local, county, state sales tax
6.0%7%

Education

Pupil/teacher ratio:
number of students per teacher
15.913.8
Graduation rate:
percent graduated from high school
79.6%79.3%
School spending:
total dollars for each student
$6,058$5607.0000
College grads-adv. deg.:
percent with graduate and prof. degrees
7.2%4.7%
College grads-4 yr.:
percent graduated from 4 yr. colleges
15.2%9.3%

Crime

Property crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
35
Violent crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
35

Health

Doctors per capita:
M.D.s per 10,000 population
169.7138.5
Air quality index:
higher number = better air quality
48.050
Health costs index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.093.4
Watershed quality index:
higher=better (not drinking water)
55.069

Climate

Altitude:
in feet
1,058622
Snowfall:
inches annually
24.024
Rainfall:
inches annually
39.038
Precipitation days:
days annually with some precipitation
112116
Summer temperature:
average high temp in July (deg F)
86.988.2
Winter temperature:
average low temp in January (deg F)
21.712.9
Sunny days:
days annually with few clouds
205202

Cities within 10 miles of Keokuk, Iowa

Keokuk, IA | Summitville, IA | Sandusky, IA | Mooar, IA | Galland, IA | Bluff Park, IA | Montrose, IA | Warsaw, IL | Saint Francisville, MO | Alexandria, MO | Nauvoo, IL | Hamilton, IL |

Keokuk, ZIP Codes

52632,