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Population (year 2000): 739. Estimated
population in July 2005: 691 (-6.5% change)
Males: 337 (45.6%), Females: 402 (54.4%)
Hancock County
Zip code:
50447
Median resident age: 44.9 years
Median household income: $36,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $35,400 (year 2000)
Races in Kanawha:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (34.4%), Norwegian (24.1%),
Dutch (11.8%), United States (6.5%), Irish (4.3%), English
(4.1%).
Elevation: 1183 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Kanawha
- High school or higher: 77.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 0.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Kanawha city
- Never married: 15.4%
- Now married: 63.1%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 16.8%
- Divorced: 2.9%
2.7% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.5%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -38 (-4.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Kanawha:
- HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
BRITT, IA)
- BELMOND MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; BELMOND, IA)
- WRIGHT MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; CLARION, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Kanawha:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 37 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 38 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- DES MOINES INTL (about 97 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kanawha:
- CLARION MUNI (about 15 miles; CLARION, IA; ID: CAV)
- BELMOND MUNI (about 16 miles; BELMOND, IA; ID: Y48)
- EAGLE GROVE MUNI (about 18 miles; EAGLE GROVE, IA;
ID: EAG)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Kanawha:
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 85 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 88
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
Public primary/middle schools in Kanawha:
- KANAWHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 127;
Location: 423 E. 5TH ST.; Grades: PK - 06)
- WEST HANCOCK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
109; Location: 423 E. 5TH ST.; Grades: 07 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Kanawha:
- KANAWHA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 33;
Location: 470 EAST 5TH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Kanawha:
- KANAWHA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$25,364; Location: 121 N MAIN ST.; 6,613 books; 16 audio
materials; 206 video materials; 48 serial subscriptions)
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