Introduction Every 10 years we complete the US Census. After that, the various Statehouses (and Congress) redraw their district maps with the goal of keeping approximately the same number of people in each district. Depending on who you listen to, they may also try to gerrymander in favor of themselves or against their opponent. In…
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Building a Pocket Park in Sigourney Iowa
Introduction Pocket parks are parks that are under 0.2 acres in size. (National Recreation and Park Association, n.d.) They are the smallest size of park, often located in commercial areas or in between houses in residential areas. There is research support to the idea that pocket parks can raise property values (Mwende, 2018), in addition…
Keokuk County Economic Indicators
Introduction In a previous blog post, Wealth Creation in Rural Communities, I noted that an important element of wealth creation is to understand the economic indicators in your region so that you can begin to plan improvements to them. Most economic indicators collected by US federal agencies are available at the County level, but some are…