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Population (year 2000): 286. Estimated
population in July 2005: 267 (-6.6% change)
Males: 143 (50.0%), Females: 143 (50.0%)
Chickasaw County
Zip code:
50603
Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $26,786 (year 2000)
Median house value: $41,700 (year 2000)
Races in Alta Vista:
- White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)
Ancestries: German (50.3%), Irish (11.5%),
Norwegian (5.2%), French (3.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%), Czech
(2.4%).
Elevation: 1150 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Alta Vista
- High school or higher: 80.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Alta Vista city
- Never married: 23.1%
- Now married: 60.2%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 11.1%
- Divorced: 5.6%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +36 (+14.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Alta Vista:
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; NEW HAMPTON,
IA)
- FLOYD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
CHARLES CITY, IA)
- REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES OF IOWA (about 26 miles;
CRESCO, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alta
Vista:
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 45 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 49 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 63 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alta Vista:
- NEW HAMPTON MUNI (about 10 miles; NEW HAMPTON, IA;
ID: 1Y5)
- CHARLES CITY MUNI (about 16 miles; CHARLES CITY, IA;
ID: CCY)
- ELLEN CHURCH FIELD (about 24 miles; CRESCO, IA; ID:
CJJ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Alta Vista:
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 36
miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 46 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 51 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 55
miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
Library in Alta Vista:
- ALTA VISTA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$18,482; Location: PO BOX 167, S. WHITE AVE.; 6,929
books; 60 audio materials; 49 video materials; 30 serial
subscriptions)
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