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Population (year 2000): 6,014. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,054 (+0.7% change)
Males: 2,826 (47.0%), Females: 3,188 (53.0%)
Buchanan County
Zip code:
50644
Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $36,554 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,600 (year 2000)
Races in Independence:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (38.1%), Irish (16.6%),
English (9.0%), United States (7.9%), French (4.2%), Dutch
(3.9%).
Elevation: 950 feet
Land area: 3.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Independence
- High school or higher: 85.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Independence city
- Never married: 22.1%
- Now married: 58.0%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 11.7%
- Divorced: 6.8%
2.0% Foreign born (0.7% Asia, 0.6% Latin
America, 0.3% Europe, 0.2% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: -60 (-1.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Independence:
- MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (P O BOX 111)
- PEOPLES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF BUCH CO (1600
FIRST STREET EAST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Independence:
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; OELWEIN, IA)
- MERCY HOSPITAL OF FRANCISCAN SISTERS (about 15
miles; OELWEIN, IA)
- VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; VINTON, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Independence:
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 36 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID:
ALO)
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 43 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 83 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Independence:
- INDEPENDENCE MUNI (about 4 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA;
ID: IIB)
- OELWEIN MUNI (about 15 miles; OELWEIN, IA; ID: OLZ)
- VINTON VETERANS MEML ARPK (about 20 miles; VINTON,
IA; ID: VTI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Independence:
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 29 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 50
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 61 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 61 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
Public high school in Independence:
- INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 549;
Location: 500 5TH AVE SE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Independence:
- INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 352;
Location: 1301 1ST ST W; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 263;
Location: 1103 1ST ST W; Grades: 03 - 05)
- EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 257;
Location: 211 9TH AVE SE; Grades: PK - 02)
Private primary/middle schools in Independence:
- ST JOHNS SCHOOL (Students: 140; Location: 314
3RD ST NE; Grades: KG - 8)
- INDEPENDENCE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 33;
Location: 700-13TH STREET N.E.; Grades: KG - 11)
Library in Independence:
- INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $141,900; Location: 210 2ND ST NE; 24,458 books;
723 audio materials; 659 video materials; 127 serial
subscriptions)
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