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Population (year 2000): 9,105. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,332 (+2.5% change)
Males: 4,199 (46.1%), Females: 4,906 (53.9%)
Poweshiek County
Zip codes:
50112.
Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $35,625 (year 2000)
Median house value: $88,200 (year 2000)
Races in Grinnell:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Black (1.0%)
- Other Asian (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (27.2%), Irish (15.3%),
English (14.2%), United States (8.8%), Norwegian (5.2%), Dutch
(4.2%).
Elevation: 1010 feet
Land area: 5.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Grinnell
- High school or higher: 85.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.8%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Grinnell city
- Never married: 33.9%
- Now married: 46.2%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 10.0%
2.9% Foreign born (1.3% Asia, 0.9% Europe, 0.3%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +128 (+1.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Grinnell:
- GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (210 FOURTH
AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Grinnell:
- SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; NEWTON, IA)
- MARSHALLTOWN MEDICAL & SURGICAL CENTER (about 25
miles; MARSHALLTOWN, IA)
- PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 27 miles; PELLA,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Grinnell:
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 49 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 60 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
- DES MOINES INTL (about 66 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grinnell:
- GRINNELL REGIONAL (about 4 miles; GRINNELL, IA; ID:
GGI)
- SULLY MUNI (about 15 miles; SULLY, IA; ID: 8C2)
- SIG FIELD (about 20 miles; MONTEZUMA, IA; ID: 7C5)
College/University in Grinnell:
- GRINNELL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
1,320; Private, not-for-profit; Website:
www.grinnell.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Grinnell:
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 58 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
Public high school in Grinnell:
- GRINNELL COMMUNITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
(Students: 541; Location: 1333 SUNSET ST; Grades: 09 -
12)
Public primary/middle schools in Grinnell:
- GRINNELL COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
554; Location: 132 EAST STREET SO.; Grades: 05 - 08)
- DAVIS ELMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 260;
Location: 818 HAMILTON AVENUE; Grades: 03 - 04)
- FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 207;
Location: 1310 HOBART ST; Grades: PK - 02)
- BAILEY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 188;
Location: 210 8TH AVE; Grades: KG - 02)
Private primary/middle school in Grinnell:
- GRINNELL AREA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 14;
Location: 201 380 AVE; Grades: KG - 4)
Library in Grinnell:
- STEWART PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$379,217; Location: 926 BROAD STREET, PO BOX 390; 54,516
books; 1,704 audio materials; 1,436 video materials; 195
serial subscriptions)
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