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Population (year 2000): 2,725. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,548 (-6.5% change)
Males: 1,252 (45.9%), Females: 1,473 (54.1%)
Zip code:
62321
Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $34,677 (year 2000)
Median house value: $66,000 (year 2000)
Races in Carthage:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (28.9%), United States
(14.9%), English (13.8%), Irish (10.8%), French (2.9%), Scottish
(2.4%).
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Carthage
- High school or higher: 85.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.7%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Carthage city
- Never married: 18.9%
- Now married: 58.3%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 12.3%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -36 (-1.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Carthage:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (SOUTH ADAMS ST, PO BOX
160)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Carthage:
- KEOKUK AREA HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; KEOKUK, IA)
- FORT MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
FORT MADISON, IA)
- GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; WEST
BURLINGTON, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Carthage:
- SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 25 miles; BURLINGTON,
IA; ID: BRL)
- QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 34 miles;
QUINCY, IL; ID: UIN)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 83 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Carthage:
- CARTHAGE (about 2 miles; CARTHAGE, IL; ID: I48)
- KEOKUK MUNI (about 20 miles; KEOKUK, IA; ID: EOK)
- FORT MADISON MUNI (about 21 miles; FORT MADISON, IA;
ID: FSW)
Amtrak station near Carthage:
- 20 miles: FORT MADISON (1601 20TH ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Carthage:
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; MACOMB,
IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 84 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 86
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 86 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 91 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 99 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
Public high schools in Carthage:
- CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 285;
Location: 210 S ADAMS; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HANCOCK COUNTY ACADEMY (Students: 17;
Location: 200 S ADAMS; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Carthage:
- CARTHAGE PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 303;
Location: 210 S ADAMS; Grades: PK - 04)
- CARTHAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 240;
Location: 210 S ADAMS; Grades: 05 - 08)
- HANCOCK COUNTY LEARNING CTR (Students: 3;
Location: 200 S ADAMS; Grades: 06 - 12)
Library in Carthage:
- CARTHAGE P.L.D. (Operating income: $178,724;
Location: 538 WABASH AVE.; 28,321 books; 1,215 audio
materials; 860 video materials; 134 serial
subscriptions)
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