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Population (year 2000): 1,051. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,025 (-2.5% change)
Males: 486 (46.2%), Females: 565 (53.8%)
Lyon County
Zip code:
51237
Median resident age: 50.6 years
Median household income: $30,375 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,900 (year 2000)
Races in George:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (64.7%), Dutch (21.2%),
Norwegian (5.5%), Irish (4.4%), English (4.3%), United States
(2.6%).
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in George
- High school or higher: 68.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in George city
- Never married: 14.1%
- Now married: 62.1%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 18.4%
- Divorced: 3.8%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -63 (-5.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near George:
- MERRILL PIONEER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
ROCK RAPIDS, IA)
- NORTHWEST IOWA HEALTH CENTER (about 15 miles;
SHELDON, IA)
- OSCEOLA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SIBLEY,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
George:
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 53 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 70 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 87 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
Other public-use airports nearest to George:
- ROCK RAPIDS MUNI (about 14 miles; ROCK RAPIDS, IA;
ID: RRQ)
- SHELDON MUNI (about 16 miles; SHELDON, IA; ID: SHL)
- SIBLEY MUNI (about 18 miles; SIBLEY, IA; ID: ISB)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
George:
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 75 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 106 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 139 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
Public high school in George:
- GEORGE-LITTLE ROCK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
(Students: 167; Location: 500 E INDIANA AVE; Grades: 09
- 12)
Public primary/middle school in George:
- GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 130;
Location: 500 E INDIANA AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in George:
- GEORGE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$23,935; Location: 119 S MAIN, BOX 738; 10,879 books;
378 audio materials; 140 video materials; 44 serial
subscriptions)
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