Barnes City

Barnes CityHome of the "Best Little Figure 8 Track in Iowa!"

Barnes City is a clean, small town living with lots of community pride.

Demographics

(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, Summary File 1)

Population:201
Total Area (in square miles):1.01
Land Area (in square miles):1.01
Water Area (in square miles):0

Housing Units

Total Housing Units:102
Occupied Housing Units:92
Vacant Housing Units:10
Seasonal, Recreational, or occasional use:0

Mahaska County Labor Force (Source: http://www.iowaworkforce.org)

September 2009
(August 2009 figures in parenthesis)
Not seasonally adjusted

Resident Civilian Labor Force11,680 (12,000)
Resident Unemployed:900 (1,300)
Percent Unemployed:7.7 (10.9)
Resident Total Employed:10,780 (10,700)

(Note: Labor Force Statistics are only available county-wide through IWD)

Location and Map


 

Government Information

Type of Government

Contact Information
Mayor: Gordon Lindblom
City Clerk: Molly Loving
City Manager:
City Council Members: Don Baker, Alva Calvert, Rusty Lindenman, Barb Davis, and Steve Robertson

Meeting Notices

In the News

 

Community Information

Who to Call

Who to call for phone, cable, trash removal, utilities -- hookups
and problems phone would be Barnes City Telephone, cable would be
Montezuma Telephone and Cable, trash would be the city office, and
utilities would be MidAmerican Energy.

Licenses and Permits

Requests should be submitted along with a copy of plans and dimensions to the City Council for approval at the council meeting.