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Population (year 2000): 2,596. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,583 (-0.5% change)
Males: 1,199 (46.2%), Females: 1,397 (53.8%)
Grundy County
Zip code:
50638
Median resident age: 43.8 years
Median household income: $37,222 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,600 (year 2000)
Races in Grundy Center:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (51.3%), English (9.2%),
Irish (9.2%), United States (7.9%), Norwegian (5.0%), Czech
(2.9%).
Elevation: 1026 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Grundy Center
- High school or higher: 82.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Grundy Center city
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 64.0%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 6.2%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +11 (+0.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Grundy Center:
- GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (201 EAST J
AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Grundy Center:
- MARSHALLTOWN MEDICAL & SURGICAL CENTER (about 24
miles; MARSHALLTOWN, IA)
- SARTORI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA)
- COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER (about 32 miles; WATERLOO,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Grundy Center:
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 29 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID:
ALO)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 66 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 82 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grundy Center:
- GRUNDY CENTER MUNI (about 5 miles; GRUNDY CENTER,
IA; ID: 6K7)
- MARSHALLTOWN MUNI (about 21 miles; MARSHALLTOWN, IA;
ID: MIW)
- ACKLEY MUNI (about 22 miles; ACKLEY, IA; ID: 4C7)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Grundy Center:
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 33 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
Public high school in Grundy Center:
- GRUNDY CENTER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 270;
Location: 1006 M AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Grundy Center:
- GRUNDY CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
262; Location: 903 9TH ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- GRUNDY CENTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 171;
Location: 1006 M AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Grundy Center:
- KLING MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$102,647; Location: 708 7TH ST.; 23,140 books; 513 audio
materials; 952 video materials; 138 serial
subscriptions)
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