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Population (year 2000): 1,385. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,323 (-4.5% change)
Males: 637 (46.0%), Females: 748 (54.0%)
Hancock County
Zip code:
61450
Median resident age: 41.1 years
Median household income: $32,589 (year 2000)
Median house value: $54,100 (year 2000)
Races in La Harpe:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)
Ancestries: German (17.8%), United States
(14.9%), English (13.8%), Irish (9.0%), Swedish (3.6%), French
(2.2%).
Elevation: 697 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in La Harpe
- High school or higher: 83.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in La Harpe city
- Never married: 20.4%
- Now married: 61.7%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 7.2%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -21 (-1.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near La Harpe:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CARTHAGE, IL)
- GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; WEST
BURLINGTON, IA)
- MC DONOUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
MACOMB, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La
Harpe:
- SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 17 miles; BURLINGTON,
IA; ID: BRL)
- QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 48 miles;
QUINCY, IL; ID: UIN)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 67 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to La Harpe:
- CARTHAGE (about 18 miles; CARTHAGE, IL; ID: I48)
- MACOMB MUNI (about 23 miles; MACOMB, IL; ID: MQB)
- FORT MADISON MUNI (about 25 miles; FORT MADISON, IA;
ID: FSW)
Amtrak stations near La Harpe:
- 18 miles: BURLINGTON (300 S. MAIN ST.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines,
free short-term parking, call for car rental service,
call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 19 miles: ALDERSHOT (BURLINGTON, 1199 WATERDOWN
RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, vending machines, free short-term
parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi
service, intercity bus service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
La Harpe:
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; MACOMB,
IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 69 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 71
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 71 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 85 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 88 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
Public high school in La Harpe:
- LA HARPE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 127;
Location: 404 W MAIN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in La Harpe:
- LAHARPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 189;
Location: 404 W MAIN; Grades: PK - 04)
- LAHARPE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 153;
Location: 404 W MAIN; Grades: 05 - 08)
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