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Population (year 2000): 917. Estimated
population in July 2005: 886 (-3.4% change)
Males: 446 (48.6%), Females: 471 (51.4%)
Union County
Zip code:
50830
Median resident age: 39.5 years
Median household income: $28,281 (year 2000)
Median house value: $45,000 (year 2000)
Races in Afton:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (24.8%), Irish (12.9%),
United States (9.3%), English (7.9%), Norwegian (2.8%), Swedish
(2.5%).
Elevation: 1240 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Afton
- High school or higher: 83.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Afton city
- Never married: 23.3%
- Now married: 56.1%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 10.1%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -43 (-4.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Afton:
- GREATER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CRESTON,
IA)
- RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MOUNT AYR,
IA)
- MADISON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; WINTERSET,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Afton:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 52 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 100 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO;
ID: STJ)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 105 miles; FORT DODGE,
IA; ID: FOD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Afton:
- CRESTON MUNI (about 11 miles; CRESTON, IA; ID: CSQ)
- JUDGE LEWIS FLD MT AYR MUNI (about 23 miles; MOUNT
AYR, IA; ID: 1Y3)
- WINTERSET-MADISON COUNTY (about 26 miles; WINTERSET,
IA; ID: 3Y3)
Amtrak station near Afton:
- 12 miles: CRESTON (PINE & ADAMS STS.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Afton:
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 33 miles; LAMONI,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles;
MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 98 miles; ST
JOSEPH, MO; FT enrollment: 4,329)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
Public primary/middle schools in Afton:
- EAST UNION JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
(Students: 265; Location: 1916 HIGH SCHOOL DR; Grades:
06 - 12)
- EAST UNION INTERMEDIATE CENTER (Students:
104; Location: 1916 HIGH SCHOOL DRIVE; Grades: 03 - 05)
- EAST UNION PRIMARY CENTER (Students: 80;
Location: 205 S DOUGLAS; Grades: KG - 02)
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