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Population (year 2000): 503. Estimated
population in July 2005: 482 (-4.2% change)
Males: 248 (49.3%), Females: 255 (50.7%)
Buchanan County
Zip code:
50650
Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $30,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $37,500 (year 2000)
Races in Lamont:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)
Ancestries: German (33.8%), English (8.2%),
United States (7.4%), Irish (7.2%), Norwegian (4.4%), Czech
(2.8%).
Elevation: 1047 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lamont
- High school or higher: 83.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 11.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 38.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lamont city
- Never married: 17.4%
- Now married: 67.2%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 7.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +15 (+3.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lamont:
- REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF NE IOWA (about 16 miles;
MANCHESTER, IA)
- MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 20 miles;
INDEPENDENCE, IA)
- PEOPLES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF BUCH CO (about 20
miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lamont:
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 50 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 53 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 67 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lamont:
- MANCHESTER MUNI (about 14 miles; MANCHESTER, IA; ID:
C27)
- INDEPENDENCE MUNI (about 23 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA;
ID: IIB)
- OELWEIN MUNI (about 23 miles; OELWEIN, IA; ID: OLZ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lamont:
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 45
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 48 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 53 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 65 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
Library in Lamont:
- LAMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$4,567; Location: 616 BUSH ST., BOX 116; 7,600 books; 43
audio materials; 120 video materials; 24 serial
subscriptions)
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