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Population (year 2000): 694. Estimated
population in July 2005: 671 (-3.3% change)
Males: 332 (47.8%), Females: 362 (52.2%)
Mercer County
Zip code:
61281
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $47,171 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,700 (year 2000)
Races in Sherrard:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (26.1%), Swedish (18.9%),
Irish (10.1%), English (9.4%), United States (6.1%), Norwegian
(4.0%).
Elevation: 800 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sherrard
- High school or higher: 91.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sherrard village
- Never married: 20.4%
- Now married: 61.9%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 10.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -9 (-1.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sherrard:
- TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER WEST (about 13 miles; ROCK
ISLAND, IL)
- ILLINI HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; SILVIS, IL)
- GENESIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sherrard:
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 8 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
- CLINTON MUNI (about 37 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
- SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 57 miles; BURLINGTON,
IA; ID: BRL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sherrard:
- QUAD-CITY (about 10 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: I04)
- MERCER COUNTY (about 17 miles; ALEDO, IL; ID: C00)
- DAVENPORT MUNI (about 21 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; ID:
DVN)
Amtrak stations near Sherrard:
- 10 miles: MOLINE (QUAD CITY AIRPORT, 2200 69TH ST.)
- Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi service.
- 15 miles: DAVENPORT (BURLINGTON DEPOT, 304 WEST
RIVER DR.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, taxi stand.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sherrard:
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 12 miles; MOLINE, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 13 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 15
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; MACOMB,
IL; FT enrollment: 11,096)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 68 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
Public high school in Sherrard:
- SHERRARD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 557;
Location: 4701 176TH AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sherrard:
- SHERRARD JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 292;
Location: 4701 176TH AVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- SHERRARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 279;
Location: 209 N FIRST ST; Grades: PK - 04)
Library in Sherrard:
- SHERRARD COMMUNITY L.D. (Operating income:
$113,170; Location: 200 5TH AVENUE; 16,602 books; 459
audio materials; 870 video materials; 84 serial
subscriptions)
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