Hazleton

Hazleton Township is one of sixteen townships in Buchanan County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,733. It covers an area of 36.36 square miles (94.2 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Hazleton. The unincorporated community of Bryantsburg is also located in the township. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Fontana, Hazleton, Kint and Saint Marys. It is located on the U.S. Geological Survey's map of Iowa, which is based on the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) of the National Park Service (NPS) The township is home to the St. Mary's Cemetery, which dates back to the 17th century. It was founded in 1805. It has a population of 1,788 as of the 2010 census. The township was established in 1807. It includes the town of Hazleton and the unincorporated community of Bryantsburg. The population of the township is 1,700 as of 2010 census, according to the NPS. It also includes the townships of Kint, Kincheloe, and Linn, as well as the towns of Linn and Wortley. It contains the cemetersies of Fontana and Hazleton and the cemetery of Saint Mary Gardener, which was built in the 19th century. The town of Kint is the only one of the 16 townships to have a cemetery.

Geography

Hazleton Township covers an area of 36.36 square miles (94.2 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Hazleton. The unincorporated community of Bryantsburg is also located in the township. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Fontana, Hazleton, Kint and Saint Marys. The township was established in 1838. It was named after the town of Hazleton in Pennsylvania, where it was first laid out in 1839. It is one of the oldest townships in the United States, and was once the largest township in the state, with a population of 1,856. It has been the site of the U.S. Army's Camp Hazleton since the early 20th century. The town was named for the town's founder, who was buried there in 1841. It also has a number of other historic sites, including the Hazleton Cemetery, which dates back to the 18th century, as well as the Kint Cemetry, which was founded in the early 19th Century. The area was once known as the "Pennsylvania Turnpike" because of its location on the Pennsylvania Turnpikes. The turnpikes were built in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and the township was named in honor of the turn-of-the-century town of Kint, which is located in what is now known as Kint Township.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Hazleton, Buchanan County, Iowa = 92.8. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 73. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 99. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Hazleton = 3.8 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,336 individuals with a median age of 34.4 age the population dropped by -0.53% in Hazleton, Buchanan County, Iowa population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 47.8 residents per square mile of area (18.4/km²). There are average 2.45 people per household in the 385 households with an average household income of $42,532 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.80% of the available work force and has dropped -1.55% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 28.10%. The number of physicians in Hazleton per 100,000 population = 79.4.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Hazleton = 33.9 inches and the annual snowfall = 31.7 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 98. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 189. 83 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 6.8 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 43, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Hazleton, Buchanan County, Iowa which are owned by the occupant = 72.73%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 36 years with median home cost = $71,480 and home appreciation of 1.76%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $12.06 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,555 per student. There are 14.3 students for each teacher in the school, 335 students for each Librarian and 503 students for each Counselor. 6.09% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 4.40% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 0.34% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).