City of Remsen, IOWA 51050

POPULATION: 1668

LITTLE LUXEMBOURG OF IOWA-NOT A TOWN, BUT A WAY OF LIFE.

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LOCATION:
Remsen is located in northwest Iowa, on Iowa Highway 3 in Plymouth County. We are in one of the most fertile agricultural regions in the world and have a strong agricultural based economy. The average winter temperature is 20.9 degrees, the average summer temperature is 73.3 degrees and we receive an average of 25.3 inches of rain and 31.6 inches of snow each year.

TELEPHONE COMPANY & SERVICES:
West Iowa Telephone Company provides private line telephone service to the towns of Alton, Anita, Calumet, Marcus, Quimby, Oyens, Remsen and Sutherland and the surrounding rural area. The company uses digital switching and predominantly buried cable plant to provide high quality voice and data circuits to meet the needs of business and residential customer needs West Iowa Telephone also offers custom calling features, voice mail, video conferencing, and internet services to its customers. Our customers have centralized equal access with Iowa Network Services as the provider of this service. Both intralata and interlata equal access is available. All outgoing long distance calls placed by our customers are routed over 100% fiber optics facilities.


SCHOOLS:
We have one public school with grades K-12 and an enrollment of 441 students. Remsen has one parochial school with grades K-12 and an enrollment of 345 students. There are two four year colleges within 20 miles.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS:
Remsen has an annual Oktoberfest Celebration held on the last Saturday in October. For more information please call 712-786-3408.

AGRICULTURE:
Our regional economy is strongly agricultural based with cattle, hogs, corn and beans as the major source of income.

FESTIVALS & CELEBRATIONS:
Annual Oktoberfest Celebration is held the last Saturday in October and features a traditional German meal(American also available) served family style and a large craft display. A number of Polka bands provide the entertainment during the celebration.


REAL ESTATE:
A new subdivision with 22 building lots remaining is available for new homebuilders. The subdivision is adjacent to the local golf course.

CHURCHES:
There is one Catholic church and two Protestant churches located in Remsen to serve the community.

LIBRARY:
We have one municipally owned library with inter-library loan program which allows access to all libraries across the United States.

BRAGGING RIGHTS:
Remsen St. Mary's High School is the home of the Hawks who were state baseball champions six times from the fall of 1980 through the summer of 1985. There continues to be a strong recreational baseball/softball program for all ages.

MISCELLANEOUS:
Remsen's town motto is: LITTLE LUXEMBOURG OF IOWA-NOT A TOWN, BUT A WAY OF LIFE.