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Population (year 2000): 896. Estimated
population in July 2005: 846 (-5.6% change)
Males: 418 (46.7%), Females: 478 (53.3%)
Henderson County
Zip code:
61480
Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $32,054 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,400 (year 2000)
Races in Stronghurst:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (26.2%), Irish (14.7%),
English (12.5%), United States (9.7%), Swedish (8.4%), Dutch
(3.3%).
Elevation: 680 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Stronghurst
- High school or higher: 85.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 2.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Stronghurst village
- Never married: 18.3%
- Now married: 58.4%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 11.6%
- Divorced: 11.1%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +100 (+12.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Stronghurst:
- GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; WEST
BURLINGTON, IA)
- COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER OF WESTERN IL (about 22
miles; MONMOUTH, IL)
- MC DONOUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
MACOMB, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Stronghurst:
- SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 15 miles; BURLINGTON,
IA; ID: BRL)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 56 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
- QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 59 miles;
QUINCY, IL; ID: UIN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Stronghurst:
- MONMOUTH MUNI (about 24 miles; MONMOUTH, IL; ID:
C66)
- MACOMB MUNI (about 24 miles; MACOMB, IL; ID: MQB)
- FORT MADISON MUNI (about 29 miles; FORT MADISON, IA;
ID: FSW)
Amtrak stations near Stronghurst:
- 15 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.
- 15 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
Stronghurst:
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; MACOMB,
IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 57 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 59
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 59 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 77 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 83 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
Public high school in Stronghurst:
- SOUTHERN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 153;
Location: PO BOX 179; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Stronghurst:
- SOUTHERN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 172;
Location: PO BOX 179; Grades: PK - 04)
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