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Population (year 2000): 5,282. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,170 (-2.1% change)
Males: 2,515 (47.6%), Females: 2,767 (52.4%)
Shelby County
Zip codes:
51537.
Median resident age: 41.3 years
Median household income: $35,899 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,600 (year 2000)
Races in Harlan:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (48.5%), Danish (13.7%),
Irish (12.6%), English (7.5%), United States (5.1%), Norwegian
(3.1%).
Elevation: 1250 feet
Land area: 4.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Harlan
- High school or higher: 85.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Harlan city
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 63.9%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 7.8%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +36 (+0.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Harlan:
- SHELBY COUNTY MYRTUE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1213
GARFIELD AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Harlan:
- MANNING REGIONAL HEALTHCARE CE (about 25 miles;
MANNING, IA)
- CRAWFORD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
DENISON, IA)
- CASS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
ATLANTIC, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Harlan:
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 46 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 90 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 100 miles; FORT DODGE,
IA; ID: FOD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Harlan:
- HARLAN MUNI (about 5 miles; HARLAN, IA; ID: HNR)
- DENISON MUNI (about 23 miles; DENISON, IA; ID: DNS)
- WOODBINE MUNI (about 26 miles; WOODBINE, IA; ID:
3Y4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Harlan:
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 51 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; BELLEVUE, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,723)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 64 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT
enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 64
miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
Public high schools in Harlan:
- HARLAN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 576;
Location: 2102 DURANT; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HARLAN COMM FLEXIBLE EDUCATION CENTER
(Students: 28; Location: 2712 12TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Harlan:
- HARLAN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
428; Location: 2108 DURANT STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WEST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 387;
Location: 1401 19TH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- NEW PARK ELEMENTARY (Students: 225; Location:
1003 TARKINGTON; Grades: PK - 03)
Private primary/middle school in Harlan:
- SHELBY COUNTY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS (Students:
120; Location: 2005 COLLEGE PLACE; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Harlan:
- HARLAN COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$247,363; Location: 718 COURT; 47,381 books; 2,363 audio
materials; 2,491 video materials; 125 serial
subscriptions)
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