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Population (year 2000): 682. Estimated
population in July 2005: 709 (+4.0% change)
Males: 316 (46.3%), Females: 366 (53.7%)
Benton County
Zip code:
52209
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $40,662 (year 2000)
Median house value: $84,400 (year 2000)
Races in Blairstown:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
Ancestries: German (50.4%), United States
(11.0%), Irish (10.6%), Czech (5.3%), English (5.1%), Norwegian
(3.8%).
Elevation: 840 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Blairstown
- High school or higher: 85.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Blairstown city
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 63.5%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 8.1%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+0.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Blairstown:
- MARENGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; MARENGO,
IA)
- VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; VINTON, IA)
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Blairstown:
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 27 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 50 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 61 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blairstown:
- BELLE PLAINE MUNI (about 15 miles; BELLE PLAINE, IA;
ID: TZT)
- AMANA (about 18 miles; AMANA, IA; ID: C11)
- VINTON VETERANS MEML ARPK (about 22 miles; VINTON,
IA; ID: VTI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Blairstown:
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 42 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 42 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 90
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
Library in Blairstown:
- BLAIRSTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$33,836; Location: 303 LOCUST NW, BOX 187; 9,802 books;
355 audio materials; 598 video materials; 28 serial
subscriptions)
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