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Population (year 2000): 565. Estimated
population in July 2005: 549 (-2.8% change)
Males: 272 (48.1%), Females: 293 (51.9%)
Tama County
Zip code:
50632
Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $38,269 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,100 (year 2000)
Races in Garwin:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (39.8%), Irish (13.1%),
English (10.3%), United States (8.7%), Czech (8.5%), Dutch
(6.7%).
Elevation: 920 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Garwin
- High school or higher: 85.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Garwin city
- Never married: 21.4%
- Now married: 58.2%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 12.7%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +32 (+6.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Garwin:
- MARSHALLTOWN MEDICAL & SURGICAL CENTER (about 17
miles; MARSHALLTOWN, IA)
- GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
GRUNDY CENTER, IA)
- GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles;
GRINNELL, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Garwin:
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 37 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID:
ALO)
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 70 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 71 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Garwin:
- TOLEDO MUNI (about 13 miles; TOLEDO, IA; ID: 8C5)
- MARSHALLTOWN MUNI (about 17 miles; MARSHALLTOWN, IA;
ID: MIW)
- TRAER MUNI (about 17 miles; TRAER, IA; ID: 8C6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Garwin:
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 37 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
Public high school in Garwin:
- GMG SECONDARY SCHOOL (Students: 216;
Location: 306 PARK STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Library in Garwin:
- GARWIN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$16,414; Location: 208 MAIN STREET, BOX 216; 8,878
books; 25 audio materials; 687 video materials; 40
serial subscriptions)
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