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Traer is a city in Tama County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,594 at the 2000 census. James "Tama Jim" Wilson lived in Traer after serving as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and was buried in a cemetery northwest of the town in 1920. Traer is known for the iron winding staircase that originally lead to the office of the local newspaper. The staircase is freestanding and connected to the building with a suspended walkway, a somewhat rare arrangement.

Traer is located at 42 °11 29 N, 92 °27 52 W (42.191495, -92.464374) GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.8 km (1.1 mi ), all land.

As of the census GR2 of 2000, there were 1,594 people, 686 households, and 443 families residing in the city. The population density was 559.5/km (1,446.4/mi ). There were 728 housing units at an average density of 255.5/km (660.6/mi ). The racial makeup of the city was 99.31% White, 0.31% African American, 0.13% Asian, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.13% of the population.

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Traer, IA information

State:Iowa
Country:Tama
Area Code:319
FIPS:19171
TimeZone:CST
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Traer, IA Neighborhood Info

 

Natl. average

Traer, IA

Population: 293,655,4001,576
Household size:
Persons per household
2.602.2

Housing

Home appreciation:
Most recent 12 months
9.8%6%
House purchase cost:
Median sales value
$217,200$93,000
Commute time:
in minutes
27.421.6

Economy

Cost of Living index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.077.9
Recent Job Growth:
Most recent 12 months
1.4%-2.7%
Unemployment Rate: 4.6%4.3%
Future Job Growth:
projected job growth to 2010
11.9%-0.1%
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
15.912
Graduation rate:
percent graduated from high school
79.6%87.4%
School spending:
total dollars for each student
$6,058$5632.0000
College grads-adv. deg.:
percent with graduate and prof. degrees
7.2%3.2%
College grads-4 yr.:
percent graduated from 4 yr. colleges
15.2%11.7%

Crime

Property crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
33
Violent crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
32

Health

Doctors per capita:
M.D.s per 10,000 population
169.744.8
Air quality index:
higher number = better air quality
48.066
Health costs index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.093
Watershed quality index:
higher=better (not drinking water)
55.061

Climate

Altitude:
in feet
1,058911
Snowfall:
inches annually
24.032
Rainfall:
inches annually
39.034
Precipitation days:
days annually with some precipitation
112102
Summer temperature:
average high temp in July (deg F)
86.983.7
Winter temperature:
average low temp in January (deg F)
21.75
Sunny days:
days annually with few clouds
205192

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Traer, ZIP Codes

50675,