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Population (year 2000): 4,159. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,484 (+7.8% change)
Males: 2,016 (48.5%), Females: 2,143 (51.5%)
Scott County
Zip code:
52748
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $54,167 (year 2000)
Median house value: $131,900 (year 2000)
Races in Eldridge:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (52.8%), Irish (13.8%),
English (11.5%), United States (5.5%), Norwegian (5.1%), Italian
(4.8%).
Elevation: 790 feet
Land area: 9.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Eldridge
- High school or higher: 92.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.6%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Eldridge city
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 65.8%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 7.3%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +601 (+16.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Eldridge:
- TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER NORTH (about 6 miles;
DAVENPORT, IA)
- GENESIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA)
- TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER WEST (about 11 miles; ROCK
ISLAND, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Eldridge:
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 16 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
- CLINTON MUNI (about 22 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 53 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Eldridge:
- DAVENPORT MUNI (about 4 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; ID:
DVN)
- QUAD-CITY (about 16 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: I04)
- MAQUOKETA MUNI (about 30 miles; MAQUOKETA, IA; ID:
OQW)
Amtrak stations near Eldridge:
- 9 miles: DAVENPORT (BURLINGTON DEPOT, 304 WEST RIVER
DR.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, taxi stand.
- 15 miles: MOLINE (QUAD CITY AIRPORT, 2200 69TH ST.)
- Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Eldridge:
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 9
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 11 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 13 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 67 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 76 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; MACOMB,
IL; FT enrollment: 11,096)
Public high school in Eldridge:
- NORTH SCOTT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,031; Location: 200 S 1ST ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Eldridge:
- NORTH SCOTT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
475; Location: 502 S 5TH ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- EDWARD WHITE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
425; Location: 121 S 5TH ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- NEIL ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
271; Location: 212 S PARKVIEW DR; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Eldridge:
- HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 58;
Location: 507 PARKVIEW DRIVE; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Eldridge:
- SCOTT COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating
income: $759,573; Location: 215 N 2ND STREET; 122,872
books; 7,320 audio materials; 4,573 video materials; 617
serial subscriptions)
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