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Population (year 2000): 675. Estimated
population in July 2005: 604 (-10.5% change)
Males: 319 (47.3%), Females: 356 (52.7%)
Wright County
Zip code:
50071
Median resident age: 42.4 years
Median household income: $26,141 (year 2000)
Median house value: $31,100 (year 2000)
Races in Dows:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.8%)
- Hispanic (9.2%)
- Other race (6.4%)
- Korean (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (41.8%), Norwegian (10.1%),
English (8.6%), Irish (6.8%), Danish (4.9%), United States
(4.9%).
Elevation: 1150 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dows
- High school or higher: 78.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dows city
- Never married: 26.1%
- Now married: 47.8%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 18.2%
- Divorced: 7.1%
4.3% Foreign born (2.4% Latin America, 1.0%
Asia, 0.9% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +15 (+2.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Dows:
- BELMOND MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; BELMOND, IA)
- WRIGHT MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; CLARION, IA)
- ELLSWORTH MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; IOWA
FALLS, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dows:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 37 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 48 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 77 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dows:
- BELMOND MUNI (about 15 miles; BELMOND, IA; ID: Y48)
- CLARION MUNI (about 18 miles; CLARION, IA; ID: CAV)
- HAMPTON MUNI (about 21 miles; HAMPTON, IA; ID: HPT)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dows:
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 84 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
Public primary/middle schools in Dows:
- DOWS/CAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 96;
Location: 404 PARK AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 70;
Location: 404 PARK AVE.; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Dows:
- DOWS COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$34,503; Location: 112 ELLSWORTH, PO BOX 427; 8,741
books; 117 audio materials; 678 video materials; 33
serial subscriptions)
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