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Population (year 2000): 5,741. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,505 (-4.1% change)
Males: 2,682 (46.7%), Females: 3,059 (53.3%)
Kossuth County
Zip code:
50511
Median resident age: 41.7 years
Median household income: $32,207 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,800 (year 2000)
Races in Algona:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (50.9%), Norwegian (9.8%),
Irish (9.7%), English (8.3%), United States (5.6%), Danish
(3.2%).
Elevation: 1190 feet
Land area: 4.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Algona
- High school or higher: 82.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Algona city
- Never married: 21.4%
- Now married: 57.2%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 13.3%
- Divorced: 7.7%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -450 (-7.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Algona:
- KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (1515
PHILLIPS)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Algona:
- HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
HUMBOLDT, IA)
- HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles;
BRITT, IA)
- PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 33 miles;
EMMETSBURG, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Algona:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 36 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 64 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- DES MOINES INTL (about 113 miles; DES MOINES, IA;
ID: DSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Algona:
- ALGONA MUNI (about 3 miles; ALGONA, IA; ID: AXA)
- HUMBOLDT MUNI (about 24 miles; HUMBOLDT, IA; ID:
0K7)
- EMMETSBURG MUNI (about 33 miles; EMMETSBURG, IA; ID:
EGQ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Algona:
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 77 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 78
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 89 miles; ST PETER,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
Public high school in Algona:
- ALGONA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 451; Location:
600 S HALE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Algona:
- BISHOP GARRIGAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 253;
Location: 1224 N MC COY STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Algona:
- OTTO B LAING MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 303;
Location: 213 S HARLAN; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BERTHA GODFREY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
192; Location: 124 N MAIN; Grades: PK - 01)
- LUCIA WALLACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
183; Location: 729 E KENNEDY; Grades: 04 - 05)
- BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 155;
Location: 120 E NORTH; Grades: 02 - 03)
Private primary/middle school in Algona:
- SETON GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 493; Location:
808 E. LUCAS; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Algona:
- ALGONA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$232,338; Location: 210 N PHILLIPS ST; 41,135 books;
1,190 audio materials; 1,735 video materials; 103 serial
subscriptions)
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