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Population (year 2000): 2,558. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,473 (-3.3% change)
Males: 1,191 (46.6%), Females: 1,367 (53.4%)
Mason County
Zip code:
62664
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $35,615 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,000 (year 2000)
Races in Mason City:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (31.0%), United States
(13.6%), English (12.5%), Irish (11.2%), Dutch (2.6%), Swedish
(2.4%).
Elevation: 575 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mason City
- High school or higher: 80.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mason City city
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 55.8%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 12.6%
- Divorced: 8.3%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +109 (+4.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mason City:
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
LINCOLN, IL)
- HOPEDALE HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; HOPEDALE, IL)
- PEKIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; PEKIN, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mason City:
- CAPITAL (about 26 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 31 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: PIA)
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 58
miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mason City:
- PEKIN MUNI (about 20 miles; PEKIN, IL; ID: C15)
- MANITO MITCHELL (about 20 miles; MANITO, IL; ID:
C45)
- HAVANA REGIONAL (about 23 miles; HAVANA, IL; ID:
9I0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mason City:
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 32
miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 38 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,274)
Public high school in Mason City:
- ILLINI CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 296;
Location: 208 N WEST AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Mason City:
- ILLINI CENTRAL GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 436;
Location: 208 N WEST AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Mason City:
- MASON CITY P.L.D. (Operating income:
$911,883; Location: 820 WEST CHESTNUT; 19,403 books; 53
audio materials; 188 video materials; 52 serial
subscriptions)
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