242

Harvey population

378

Bussey population

Top industries

1,696

Pleasantville population

1,193 Melcher-Dallas population

Manufacturing 37.8 %; Education / health 16.2 %; Retail 10.6 %; Government 7.9 %; Construction 6.1 %

46 Marysville population

79

Swan population

125

Hamilton population

95.6 % White

1.0 % Black

2.4 %

Hispanic or Latino

1.5 % Asian

0.1 %

Pacific Islander

554.49 square miles

0.3 % Native Americans

1.5 %

Multiracial

Top 10 regaional employers *

Pella Corporation— manufacturing Vermeer— manufacturing 3M— manufacturing Pella Regional Health Center— health care Precision, Inc.— manufacturing Weiler— manufacturing Hormel Foods— manufacturing / food Smokey Row Coffee— food / retail Central College— education Hearthstone— senior living / health care

• Provided by the Marion County Development Commission

Driving Distances from Pella, Iowa

Des Moines – 44 miles; 50 min Iowa City – 96.7 miles; 1 hr 34 min Cedar Rapids – 109 miles; 1 hr, 44 min Davenport – 148 miles; 2 hr 23, min Omaha, Neb. – 177 miles; 2 hr, 49 min Kansas City – 213 miles; 3 hr, 24 min

Sioux City – 241 miles; 3 hr, 42 min Minneapolis – 282 miles; 4 hr, 11 min St. Louis – 297 miles; 4 hr, 42 min Chicago – 315 miles; 5 hr, 8 min Indianapolis – 433 miles; 6 hr, 30 min

Zip Codes

Bussey: 50044; Columbia: 50057; Melcher-Dallas: 50062; Hamilton: 50116; Harvey: 50119; Knoxville: 50138; Otley: 50219; Pella 50219; Pleasantville 50225; Swan 50252; Tracy 50256

Phone prefixes( area code 641)

Pella 204, 230, 416, 613, 620, 621, 628, 629, 651, 780 861; Knoxville 205, 218, 318, 820, 828, 842, 871, 891; Bussey 668, 944; Melcher-Dallas 448, 947; Otley: 627; Tracy: 949