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Population (year 2000): 4,573. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,609 (+0.8% change)
Males: 2,169 (47.4%), Females: 2,404 (52.6%)
Lucas County
Zip code:
50049
Median resident age: 39.9 years
Median household income: $27,844 (year 2000)
Median house value: $50,400 (year 2000)
Races in Chariton:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (24.4%), English (16.9%),
Irish (15.3%), United States (8.5%), Dutch (4.6%), Swedish
(4.1%).
Land area: 3.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Chariton
- High school or higher: 78.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Chariton city
- Never married: 19.6%
- Now married: 54.9%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 12.8%
- Divorced: 11.6%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -83 (-1.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Chariton:
- LUCAS COUNTY HOSPITAL (1200 NORTH SEVENTH
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Chariton:
- WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; CORYDON, IA)
- KNOXVILLE AREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
KNOXVILLE, IA)
- CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 32 miles;
OSCEOLA, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Chariton:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 43 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 61 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
- KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 84 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO;
ID: IRK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chariton:
- CHARITON MUNI (about 3 miles; CHARITON, IA; ID: CNC)
- CORYDON (about 19 miles; CORYDON, IA; ID: 0E9)
- KNOXVILLE MUNI (about 24 miles; KNOXVILLE, IA; ID:
OXV)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Chariton:
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; DES MOINES, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 52 miles; LAMONI,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; KIRKSVILLE,
MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 118
miles; MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
Public high school in Chariton:
- CHARITON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 447;
Location: 501 N GRAND; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Chariton:
- CHARITON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 363;
Location: 1300 N 16TH; Grades: 06 - 08)
- VAN ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 330;
Location: 1129 ASHLAND; Grades: 03 - 05)
- COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 315;
Location: 1215 LINDEN AVE; Grades: KG - 02)
Library in Chariton:
- CHARITON FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $100,750; Location: 803 BRADEN AVE,; 29,851
books; 4,484 audio materials; 1,327 video materials; 90
serial subscriptions)
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