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Tama is a city in Tama County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,731 at the 2000 census. Tama is located a few miles from the Mesquakie Indian Settlement, Iowa's only significant Native American community. Tama was located on the historic Lincoln Highway and is home to an original Lincoln Highway bridge, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Tama is situated two miles south of Toledo, the county seat. The two towns are close enough to have nearly grown together over the years.

Tama is located at 41 °57 58 N, 92 °34 30 W (41.966149, -92.574990) GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.2 km (3.2 mi ). 7.8 km (3.0 mi ) of it is land and 0.4 km (0.2 mi ) of it (4.73%) is water.

As of the census GR2 of 2000, there were 2,731 people, 1,065 households, and 723 families residing in the city. The population density was 349.2/km (905.1/mi ). There were 1,173 housing units at an average density of 150.0/km (388.7/mi ). The racial makeup of the city was 87.04% White, 0.40% African American, 4.80% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 5.24% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.63% of the population.

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Tama, IA information

State:Iowa
Country:Tama
Area Code:641
FIPS:19171
TimeZone:CST
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Tama, IA Neighborhood Info

 

Natl. average

Tama, IA

Population: 293,655,4002,582
Household size:
Persons per household
2.602.5

Housing

Home appreciation:
Most recent 12 months
9.8%6.2%
House purchase cost:
Median sales value
$217,200$81,300
Commute time:
in minutes
27.420.2

Economy

Cost of Living index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.076.1
Recent Job Growth:
Most recent 12 months
1.4%-2.6%
Unemployment Rate: 4.6%4.2%
Future Job Growth:
projected job growth to 2010
11.9%-5.1%
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
15.915.8
Graduation rate:
percent graduated from high school
79.6%84.9%
School spending:
total dollars for each student
$6,058$5203.0000
College grads-adv. deg.:
percent with graduate and prof. degrees
7.2%1.8%
College grads-4 yr.:
percent graduated from 4 yr. colleges
15.2%9.2%

Crime

Property crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
33
Violent crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
33

Health

Doctors per capita:
M.D.s per 10,000 population
169.744.9
Air quality index:
higher number = better air quality
48.066
Health costs index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.093.1
Watershed quality index:
higher=better (not drinking water)
55.061

Climate

Altitude:
in feet
1,058939
Snowfall:
inches annually
24.030
Rainfall:
inches annually
39.035
Precipitation days:
days annually with some precipitation
112104
Summer temperature:
average high temp in July (deg F)
86.983.5
Winter temperature:
average low temp in January (deg F)
21.73.7
Sunny days:
days annually with few clouds
205189

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Tama, ZIP Codes

52339,