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Population (year 2000): 3,881. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,853 (-0.7% change)
Males: 1,918 (49.4%), Females: 1,963 (50.6%)
Whiteside County
Zip code:
61252
Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $37,068 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,500 (year 2000)
Races in Fulton:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: Dutch (37.4%), German (30.5%), Irish
(11.8%), English (9.0%), United States (5.5%), Swedish (3.3%).
Elevation: 610 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fulton
- High school or higher: 79.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 2.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fulton city
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 60.8%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 7.6%
2.0% Foreign born (0.7% Latin America, 0.6%
Asia, 0.5% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +173 (+4.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fulton:
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER - CLINTON (about 4 miles;
CLINTON, IA)
- MORRISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
MORRISON, IL)
- DEWITT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; DEWITT,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fulton:
- CLINTON MUNI (about 12 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 36 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 39 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fulton:
- TRI-TOWNSHIP (about 13 miles; SAVANNA, IL; ID: SFY)
- ERIE AIR PARK (about 16 miles; ERIE, IL; ID: 3H5)
- GEN-AIRPARK (about 31 miles; GENESEO, IL; ID: 3G8)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fulton:
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 36 miles; MOLINE, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 38
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 39 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 65 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 83 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
FT enrollment: 4,200)
Public high school in Fulton:
- FULTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 341; Location:
1207 12TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Fulton:
- UNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 207;
Location: 711 - 10TH ST; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fulton:
- FULTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 345; Location:
1301 7TH AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- RIVER BEND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 239;
Location: 415 12TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- EARLY STEP PRE-SCHOOL (Students: 41;
Location: 1217 14TH ST; Grades: PK - PK)
Library in Fulton:
- SCHMALING MEM. P.L.D. (Operating income:
$80,935; Location: 501 TENTH AVENUE; 17,410 books; 1,266
audio materials; 82 video materials; 81 serial
subscriptions)
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