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Population (year 2000): 884. Estimated
population in July 2005: 840 (-5.0% change)
Males: 442 (50.0%), Females: 442 (50.0%)
Page County
Zip code:
51638
Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $41,382 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,300 (year 2000)
Races in Essex:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (22.9%), Irish (20.0%),
Swedish (18.7%), English (10.9%), United States (10.1%), Dutch
(5.4%).
Elevation: 995 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Essex
- High school or higher: 90.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Essex city
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 66.1%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 5.5%
- Divorced: 8.6%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -2 (-0.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Essex:
- SHENANDOAH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles;
SHENANDOAH, IA)
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
RED OAK, IA)
- CLARINDA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 20 miles;
CLARINDA, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Essex:
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 52 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 79 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO;
ID: STJ)
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 100 miles; LINCOLN, NE; ID: LNK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Essex:
- SHENANDOAH MUNI (about 9 miles; SHENANDOAH, IA; ID:
SDA)
- RED OAK MUNI (about 13 miles; RED OAK, IA; ID: RDK)
- SCHENCK FIELD (about 22 miles; CLARINDA, IA; ID: ICL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Essex:
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles;
MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles;
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; BELLEVUE, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,723)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 56 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 68 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT
enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 68
miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
Public high school in Essex:
- ESSEX JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
134; Location: 111 FORBES ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Essex:
- ESSEX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 138;
Location: 111 FORBES ST; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Essex:
- ESSEX PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$18,222; Location: 501 IOWA, BOX 298; 12,040 books; 225
audio materials; 88 video materials; 34 serial
subscriptions)
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