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Population (year 2000): 4,362. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,250 (-2.6% change)
Males: 2,126 (48.7%), Females: 2,236 (51.3%)
Winnebago County
Zip code:
50436
Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $40,031 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,800 (year 2000)
Races in Forest City:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
- Hispanic (3.3%)
- Other race (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Black (0.6%)
- Filipino (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (39.4%), Norwegian (31.9%),
Irish (8.2%), English (7.7%), Swedish (4.4%), Danish (3.8%).
Elevation: 1250 feet
Land area: 4.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Forest City
- High school or higher: 85.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Forest City city
- Never married: 29.9%
- Now married: 53.8%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 5.9%
- Divorced: 9.4%
4.3% Foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 1.7%
Europe, 0.6% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -92 (-2.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Forest City:
- HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
BRITT, IA)
- BELMOND MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; BELMOND, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-NORTH IOWA (about 32 miles;
MASON CITY, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Forest City:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 24 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 62 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 92 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Forest City:
- FOREST CITY MUNI (about 3 miles; FOREST CITY, IA;
ID: FXY)
- LAKE MILLS MUNI (about 14 miles; LAKE MILLS, IA; ID:
0Y6)
- BELMOND MUNI (about 29 miles; BELMOND, IA; ID: Y48)
College/University in Forest City:
- WALDORF COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 545;
Location: 106 S SIXTH ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.waldorf.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Forest City:
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 67 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 70
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 78 miles; ST PETER,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 89 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,968)
Public high school in Forest City:
- FOREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 505;
Location: 206 W SCHOOL ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Forest City:
- FOREST CITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 132;
Location: 505 E US HIGHWAY 9; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Forest City:
- FOREST CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 599;
Location: 1405 W I ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- FOREST CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 334;
Location: 216 W SCHOOL ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Forest City:
- FOREST CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$154,808; Location: 115 EAST L ST; 19,313 books; 371
audio materials; 357 video materials; 87 serial
subscriptions)
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