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Mason
City, IA
Cerro Gordo County
Mason City, IA is located
halfway between Minneapolis, MN and Des Moines, IA in North Central
Iowa. It is conveniently situated on the Interstate 35 corridor
and the four-lane Avenue of the Saints, which connects I-35 to I-380.
Demographic
Information
| Population: |
29,172 |
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| WEATHER |
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Average
Winter Temperature: |
18.2
degrees |
Average
Summer Temperature: |
70.7
degrees |
Average
Annual Rainfall: |
31.4
inches |
Average
Annual Snowfall: |
37.8
inches |
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| GOVERNMENT |
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| Type
of Government: |
Administrator,
Council, Mayor |
| Local
Government Services: |
Mason City
Police Department |
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Mason
City Fire & Ambulance Service |
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Mason
City Sanitation Department |
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| SCHOOLS |
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Mason
City Public Schools consist of 5 elementary schools (K thru
5th),
two middle schools (6th thru 8th) and one high school (9th thru
12th) and
one alternative school. The school district falls in the top
15% in the nation
for academic student achievement. |
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Parochial
education is provided through Newman Catholic with an
elementary school for K-4th, a middle school for grades 5-8
and a high
school for grades 9-12. Seventh Day Adventist offers education
at the
elementary level. |
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| HEALTH
CARE FACILITIES |
Mercy
Medical Center – North Iowa. This hospital with
346 beds is the leading employer in Mason City with approximately
90 doctors, 550 registered nurses and 89 nurse practitioners. |
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| AIRPORT |
Mason
City Municipal Airport provides daily air service via Northwest
Airlinks to the Twin Cities International Airport in Minneapolis,
MN.
Local charter service is provided by North Iowa Air Service. |
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| PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION |
| Mason
City Transit is offered by the City of Mason City |
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