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County -
Wapello
County
Seat - Ottumwa
Population
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Ottumwa, 24,537
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Wapello County, 35,865
Churches
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nearly 70
Public
Information Facilities - 6 radio stations (2 AM & 4
FM), 2 television, and 1 newspaper
Highways -
US Hwy. #34 & #63
Labor
Force - 18,350
Largest
Employers
1)
Excel Corp 1,750
2)
Deere Ottumwa Works 950
3)
Ottumwa Regional Health Center 861
4)
Ottumwa Community School District 532
5)
Indian Hills Community College 345
6)
Cargill 424
7)
City of Ottumwa 312
8)
Hy Vee Foods 275
9)
TENCO Industries 215
10)
Wal-Mart 212
11)
Southern Prairie Education Agency 15 200
12)
Target 185
13)
Tennyson Enterprises 180
14)
Wapello County 165
15)
Ottumwa Medical Clinic 150
16)
Universal Rundle 140
17)
APAC Teleservices 135
18)
Ottumwa Good Samaritan Center 123
19)
Winger Mechanical Contracting 120
20)
Elliott Oil 110
21)
Home Oil 110
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Area
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17 square miles
Schools
(more detail available)
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nine public
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one private
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one middle school
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one high school
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one alternative school
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one community college
Medical -
1 hospital w/ 235 total beds, 6 nursing homes, 2 clinics, w/ 70+
physicians
Lodging
- 1 hotel, and 8 motels with a combined total of 450 rooms
Public
Parks - over 700 acres
Climate
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Average summer Temperature, 73.9 degrees
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Average winter Temperature, 25.4 degrees
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Average annual rainfall, 35.1 inches
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Average annual snowfall, 29.5 inches
City
Information / Services:
Ottumwa
has a mayor-council form of government with a mayor and five
council members elected at large in a non-partisan elections for
two-year terms. All addresses and phone numbers are as follows:
105
E. 3rd Street
Ottumwa,
IA 52501
641-683-0600
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