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Population (year 2000): 374. Estimated
population in July 2005: 364 (-2.7% change)
Males: 169 (45.2%), Females: 205 (54.8%)
Wapello County
Zip code:
52536
Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $28,500 (year 2000)
Median house value: $37,500 (year 2000)
Races in Blakesburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
- Other Asian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (20.3%), Irish (13.1%), Dutch
(12.0%), English (8.0%), French (7.0%), Swedish (4.3%).
Land area: 0.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Blakesburg
- High school or higher: 84.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Blakesburg city
- Never married: 28.3%
- Now married: 46.7%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 13.8%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +72 (+23.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Blakesburg:
- MONROE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; ALBIA, IA)
- OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 16 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA)
- DAVIS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; BLOOMFIELD,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Blakesburg:
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 17 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
- KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 61 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO;
ID: IRK)
- DES MOINES INTL (about 81 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blakesburg:
- ALBIA MUNI (about 9 miles; ALBIA, IA; ID: 4C8)
- OSKALOOSA MUNI (about 21 miles; OSKALOOSA, IA; ID:
OOA)
- BLOOMFIELD MUNI (about 23 miles; BLOOMFIELD, IA; ID:
4K6)
Amtrak station near Blakesburg:
- 16 miles: OTTUMWA (210 W. MAIN ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car
rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus
service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Blakesburg:
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; KIRKSVILLE,
MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 90 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 94 miles; LAMONI,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,026)
Public primary/middle schools in Blakesburg:
- EDDYVILLE-BLAKESBURG ELE SCHOOL AT BLAKESBURG
(Students: 138; Location: ELM & WILSON; Grades: PK - 06)
- EDDYVILLE-BLAKESBURG MID SCHOOL AT BLAKESBURG
(Students: 114; Location: 407 WILSON ST; Grades: 07 -
08)
Library in Blakesburg:
- BLAKESBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$6,792; Location: HIGH STREET, BOX 87; 4,432 books; 284
video materials; 15 serial subscriptions)
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