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Population (year 2000): 904. Estimated
population in July 2005: 854 (-5.5% change)
Males: 426 (47.1%), Females: 478 (52.9%)
Hardin County
Zip code:
50006
Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $35,966 (year 2000)
Median house value: $47,300 (year 2000)
Races in Alden:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
- Hispanic (5.1%)
- Other race (1.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (47.1%), Irish (9.8%),
Norwegian (8.8%), United States (5.6%), English (4.8%), French
(4.6%).
Elevation: 1151 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Alden
- High school or higher: 86.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Alden city
- Never married: 22.7%
- Now married: 58.2%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 6.6%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +45 (+5.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Alden:
- ELLSWORTH MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; IOWA
FALLS, IA)
- FRANKLIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; HAMPTON,
IA)
- BELMOND MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; BELMOND, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Alden:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 44 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 56 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 68 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID:
ALO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alden:
- IOWA FALLS MUNI (about 9 miles; IOWA FALLS, IA; ID:
IFA)
- DRAKE (about 16 miles; RADCLIFFE, IA; ID: 2Y1)
- HAMPTON MUNI (about 18 miles; HAMPTON, IA; ID: HPT)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Alden:
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; AMES, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 74 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
Public high school in Alden:
- ALDEN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 122;
Location: 209 CENTER STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Alden:
- ALDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 130;
Location: 209 CENTER STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Alden:
- DR. GRACE O. DOANE LIBRARY (Operating income:
$61,537; Location: 1012 WATER STREET; 10,112 books; 809
audio materials; 572 video materials; 71 serial
subscriptions)
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