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Population (year 2000): 368. Estimated
population in July 2005: 340 (-7.6% change)
Males: 183 (49.7%), Females: 185 (50.3%)
Ida
County
Zip code:
51020
Median resident age: 45.6 years
Median household income: $30,577 (year 2000)
Median house value: $35,500 (year 2000)
Races in Galva:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
Ancestries: German (44.3%), Irish (14.4%),
English (9.0%), United States (7.3%), Swedish (5.4%), Danish
(4.9%).
Elevation: 1290 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Galva
- High school or higher: 79.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
- Unemployed: 1.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Galva city
- Never married: 15.1%
- Now married: 71.1%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 6.6%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -29 (-7.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Galva:
- HORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; IDA GROVE,
IA)
- BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles;
STORM LAKE, IA)
- MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 20 miles; CHEROKEE,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Galva:
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 68 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 86 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 89 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Galva:
- IDA GROVE MUNI (about 14 miles; IDA GROVE, IA; ID:
IDG)
- STORM LAKE MUNI (about 14 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; ID:
SLB)
- CHEROKEE MUNI (about 18 miles; CHEROKEE, IA; ID: CKP)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Galva:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles;
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 92 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 99 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT
enrollment: 5,806)
Public primary/middle school in Galva:
- GALVA-HOLSTEIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 168;
Location: 207 NOLL ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Galva:
- GALVA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$20,900; Location: 203 SOUTH MAIN; 5,318 books; 55 audio
materials; 175 video materials; 17 serial subscriptions)
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