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Population (year 2000): 330. Estimated
population in July 2005: 319 (-3.3% change)
Males: 157 (47.6%), Females: 173 (52.4%)
Allamakee County
Zip code:
52146
Median resident age: 57.9 years
Median household income: $29,091 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,000 (year 2000)
Races in Harpers Ferry:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (48.2%), Irish (29.1%),
English (9.4%), Norwegian (9.1%), French (6.1%), United States
(3.9%).
Elevation: 640 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Harpers Ferry
- High school or higher: 79.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
- Unemployed: 12.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 33.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Harpers Ferry city
- Never married: 12.6%
- Now married: 69.0%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 8.5%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +50 (+17.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Harpers Ferry:
- PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)
- VETERANS MEMORIAL (about 24 miles; WAUKON, IA)
- VERNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 148 (about 30 miles;
VIROQUA, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Harpers Ferry:
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 47 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 64 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
- VOLK FIELD (about 81 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Harpers Ferry:
- PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MUNI (about 13 miles; PRAIRIE DU
CHIEN, WI; ID: PDC)
- MONONA MUNI (about 18 miles; MONONA, IA; ID: 7C3)
- WAUKON MUNI (about 23 miles; WAUKON, IA; ID: Y01)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Harpers Ferry:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 42 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 45 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 52
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 56 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
Library in Harpers Ferry:
- HARPERS FERRY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $10,676; Location: 234 4TH ST., BOX 57; 8,891
books; 74 audio materials; 751 video materials; 83
serial subscriptions)
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