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Population (year 2000): 808. Estimated
population in July 2005: 752 (-6.9% change)
Males: 366 (45.3%), Females: 442 (54.7%)
Kossuth County
Zip code:
50517
Median resident age: 41.7 years
Median household income: $31,055 (year 2000)
Median house value: $47,600 (year 2000)
Races in Bancroft:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (56.8%), Irish (22.4%),
Norwegian (5.9%), Swedish (4.3%), French (3.2%), English (2.8%).
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bancroft
- High school or higher: 83.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bancroft city
- Never married: 19.0%
- Now married: 54.8%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 19.8%
- Divorced: 6.0%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -43 (-5.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bancroft:
- KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 16 miles;
ALGONA, IA)
- UNITED HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 25 miles; BLUE
EARTH, MN)
- FAIRMONT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles;
FAIRMONT, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bancroft:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 52 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 64 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 127 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bancroft:
- ALGONA MUNI (about 16 miles; ALGONA, IA; ID: AXA)
- BLUE EARTH MUNI (about 22 miles; BLUE EARTH, MN; ID:
SBU)
- FAIRMONT MUNI (about 27 miles; FAIRMONT, MN; ID:
FRM)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bancroft:
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 62 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 63
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 74 miles; ST PETER,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
Public primary/middle school in Bancroft:
- NORTH KOSSUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
173; Location: 202 E. CENTER ST.; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Bancroft:
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 62;
Location: 304 S SUMMIT ST BOX 258; Grades: 1 - 5)
Library in Bancroft:
- BANCROFT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$45,418; Location: 208 E RAMSEY, PO BOX 347; 14,021
books; 229 audio materials; 946 video materials; 86
serial subscriptions)
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