Agribusiness requires a lot less manpower. People from West central Iowa wanting to stay in the region find Sioux City accommodates them with jobs and housing.
And free smells.
Agribusiness requires a lot less manpower. People from West central Iowa wanting to stay in the region find Sioux City accommodates them with jobs and housing.
True, if you're Dutch and practice their religion.Pella and souix county can sell being a small town ‘community’ rather just another place to live. There are also relatively near metro areas which seems to anchor them. Having local colleges helps too.
I was wondering if anyone on here could explain the anomaly that is the continued population growth in Sioux County, Iowa.
At my work, I was asked to take a look at population growth pockets around the Midwest. In Iowa, almost all cases of growth are attributable to being in or near a large metro area - rural areas of Iowa are losing people. However, there seem to be a few pockets of rural growth, that is, growth in a low population area.
For example, one is Jefferson County. Population is around 18k but has seen growth over 10% in the last decade. I know a lot of that is due to the connection with Maharishi University and the founding of Vedic City.
Another example is Dickinson County, home of the Iowa Great Lakes. Population is 17k with 4% growth in the last decade. It's a vacation spot and, I assume, the lakes are an attraction that draw people to the area.
But Sioux County has been steadily growing without any one noticeable feature driving the growth. It does have a population of close to 35k, but no individual town with more than 8k. Growth has been 7% in the last decade and that has held true over the last 30 years. Totally out of line with most rural areas in the state and even the Midwest, in general.
Does anyone have local knowledge of what's driving the steady growth? It really is amazing to see this in any part of Iowa that isn't connected to a large metro area.
I know this thread is about Sioux County, but many have mentioned Sioux Falls in this thread.
How is Sioux Falls? I was given a pretty good job opportunity there with significant monetary incentive for me to move there but felt pretty iffy about uprooting my life. Any input on Sioux Falls from fanatics? Literally know nothing about it.
Even the little towns in Sioux County have some industry. The county is an importer of grain & fees due to all the LS. It's also exports a crapload of, er, crap in the form of manure.
Sioux Center is 56 miles from Sioux Falls. Still commutable but better if you are in the north of the county. Sioux Center has Dordt. Orange City has Northwestern. Each is different type of Christian Reform faith. That leads them to compete with 1 another, I believe, but if wrong someone please correct me.
Would seriously doubt any other rural area in Iowa has more people stay in the area & not move away. All communities try pretty hard to be progressive. Newer golf course & development in Sioux Center, large & newer medical facility in Orange City as well as Pizza Ranch HQ, Rock Valley has share of industry, Boyden has big cheese facility, & more. Still, they're Dutch
This is true and I’ll add that the 80’s farm crisis was an absolute population killer not only for farmers but for the Main Street businesses in rural Iowa that were not able to recover.When people analyze the population decline of rural Iowa, they never address this:
When this area was settled, a certain amount of farms were necessary. Due to no birth control, people had massive families. Within a couple generations there were simply more people than could be supported and they had to leave.
The population of the rural areas 50 years ago had no chance of ever being sustainable or realistic.
Sioux Falls is one of the best cities in the Midwest, IMO. Good quality of life and they've had one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country for - well, over a decade.I know this thread is about Sioux County, but many have mentioned Sioux Falls in this thread.
How is Sioux Falls? I was given a pretty good job opportunity there with significant monetary incentive for me to move there but felt pretty iffy about uprooting my life. Any input on Sioux Falls from fanatics? Literally know nothing about it.
True, if you're Dutch and practice their religion.
It actually mentions the four lane part.....I didn't get to the political part of the article because I stopped after the "slow road" to Sioux City statement. It's a four lane highway! Why do people thick we are hicks? Because they read crap like this which isn't any where close to accurate. Someone in New York reads that and thinks about some twisty two lane road. And Sioux Falls also has access to those flying thingys with wings also.
Jumping off my soapbox now.
Most of that comes out of the multiplier effect of the credit card industry and somewhat by,isolation. Wholesome community appeal made possibly by vampires.Sioux Falls is one of the best cities in the Midwest, IMO. Good quality of life and they've had one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country for - well, over a decade.
That would be a great tagline to promote the city.Most of that comes out of the multiplier effect of the credit card industry and somewhat by,isolation. Wholesome community appeal made possibly by vampires.
I didn't get to the political part of the article because I stopped after the "slow road" to Sioux City statement. It's a four lane highway! Why do people thick we are hicks? Because they read crap like this which isn't any where close to accurate. Someone in New York reads that and thinks about some twisty two lane road. And Sioux Falls also has access to those flying thingys with wings also.
Jumping off my soapbox now.
It is a very friendly and diverse area to live. Also the convenience to both Sioux Falls and Sioux City is very helpful for industry and commuters.