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Population (year 2000): 1,591. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,521 (-4.4% change)
Males: 719 (45.2%), Females: 872 (54.8%)
Wayne County
Zip code:
50060
Median resident age: 47.7 years
Median household income: $28,542 (year 2000)
Median house value: $46,400 (year 2000)
Races in Corydon:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
Ancestries: German (20.4%), English (15.2%),
Irish (14.3%), United States (10.4%), Dutch (5.3%), Scotch-Irish
(3.9%).
Elevation: 1090 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Corydon
- High school or higher: 83.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Corydon city
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 55.4%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 15.6%
- Divorced: 9.6%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -115 (-6.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Corydon:
- WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (417 SOUTH EAST STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Corydon:
- LUCAS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; CHARITON, IA)
- DECATUR COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; LEON, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-CENTERVILLE (about 30 miles;
CENTERVILLE, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Corydon:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 58 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 66 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
- KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 72 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO;
ID: IRK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Corydon:
- CORYDON (about 6 miles; CORYDON, IA; ID: 0E9)
- CHARITON MUNI (about 18 miles; CHARITON, IA; ID:
CNC)
- MUNICIPAL (about 26 miles; UNIONVILLE, MO; ID: K43)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Corydon:
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 45 miles; LAMONI,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; KIRKSVILLE,
MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 112
miles; MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
Public high school in Corydon:
- WAYNE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 216;
Location: 102 N DEKALB STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Corydon:
- WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 300;
Location: 102 N DEKALB STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- WAYNE COMMUNITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
101; Location: 102 N DEKALB STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Corydon:
- KARL MILES LECOMPTE MEMORIAL LIBRARY
(Operating income: $31,121; Location: 110 S FRANKLIN;
18,305 books; 152 audio materials; 129 video materials;
30 serial subscriptions)
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