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Population (year 2000): 2,275. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,301 (+1.1% change)
Males: 1,086 (47.7%), Females: 1,189 (52.3%)
Black Hawk County
Zip code:
50651
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $37,540 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,300 (year 2000)
Races in La Porte City:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
Ancestries: German (46.4%), Irish (13.3%),
English (11.6%), United States (7.3%), Norwegian (4.8%), Dutch
(3.2%).
Elevation: 819 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in La Porte City
- High school or higher: 88.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in La Porte City city
- Never married: 22.5%
- Now married: 59.3%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 9.6%
- Divorced: 7.3%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +150 (+7.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near La Porte City:
- COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; WATERLOO,
IA)
- VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; VINTON, IA)
- ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WATERLOO,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La
Porte City:
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 22 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 45 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 86 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to La Porte City:
- VINTON VETERANS MEML ARPK (about 14 miles; VINTON,
IA; ID: VTI)
- INDEPENDENCE MUNI (about 20 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA;
ID: IIB)
- TRAER MUNI (about 21 miles; TRAER, IA; ID: 8C6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
La Porte City:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 14 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 64 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 64
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 77 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
Public high school in La Porte City:
- UNION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 359; Location:
200 ADAMS ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in La Porte City:
- LA PORTE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
330; Location: 515 FILMORE; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in La Porte City:
- HAWKINS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$51,034; Location: 308 MAIN; 13,534 books; 305 audio
materials; 284 video materials; 87 serial subscriptions)
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