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Population (year 2000): 312. Estimated
population in July 2005: 297 (-4.8% change)
Males: 150 (48.1%), Females: 162 (51.9%)
Ringgold County
Zip code:
50845
Median resident age: 40.0 years
Median household income: $24,063 (year 2000)
Median house value: $19,700 (year 2000)
Races in Diagonal:
- White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)
Ancestries: German (20.2%), Irish (18.3%),
English (7.7%), United States (7.1%), Czech (6.4%), Danish
(2.6%).
Elevation: 1140 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Diagonal
- High school or higher: 82.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.5%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Diagonal city
- Never married: 22.9%
- Now married: 56.2%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 12.4%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +14 (+4.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Diagonal:
- RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MOUNT AYR,
IA)
- GREATER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; CRESTON,
IA)
- ALEGENT HEALTH MERCY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles;
CORNING, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Diagonal:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 70 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 82 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO;
ID: STJ)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 108 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO;
ID: MCI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Diagonal:
- JUDGE LEWIS FLD MT AYR MUNI (about 12 miles; MOUNT
AYR, IA; ID: 1Y3)
- CRESTON MUNI (about 15 miles; CRESTON, IA; ID: CSQ)
- BEDFORD MUNI (about 29 miles; BEDFORD, IA; ID: Y46)
Amtrak station near Diagonal:
- 18 miles: CRESTON (PINE & ADAMS STS.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Diagonal:
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 30 miles; LAMONI,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles;
MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 80 miles; ST
JOSEPH, MO; FT enrollment: 4,329)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 104 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles;
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
Public primary/middle schools in Diagonal:
- DIAGONAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
56; Location: 403 W 2ND STREET; Grades: 06 - 12)
- DIAGONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 39;
Location: 403 W 2ND STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
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