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Population (year 2000): 266. Estimated
population in July 2005: 268 (+0.8% change)
Males: 131 (49.2%), Females: 135 (50.8%)
Marshall County
Zip code:
50141
Median resident age: 40.0 years
Median household income: $32,031 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,000 (year 2000)
Races in Laurel:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (30.1%), Irish (10.9%),
English (10.2%), Czech (6.0%), United States (6.0%), Italian
(3.4%).
Elevation: 1040 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Laurel
- High school or higher: 86.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Laurel city
- Never married: 18.9%
- Now married: 55.1%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 15.0%
3.0% Foreign born (2.3% Europe, 0.8% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+7.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Laurel:
- MARSHALLTOWN MEDICAL & SURGICAL CENTER (about 11
miles; MARSHALLTOWN, IA)
- SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; NEWTON, IA)
- GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles;
GRINNELL, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Laurel:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 56 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 59 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 64 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Laurel:
- MARSHALLTOWN MUNI (about 15 miles; MARSHALLTOWN, IA;
ID: MIW)
- NEWTON MUNI (about 17 miles; NEWTON, IA; ID: TNU)
- GRINNELL REGIONAL (about 19 miles; GRINNELL, IA; ID:
GGI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Laurel:
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; AMES, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 59 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
Public primary/middle school in Laurel:
- EAST MARSHALL PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 171;
Location: 201 E WEISSENBERGER; Grades: KG - 02)
Library in Laurel:
- LAUREL COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$3,145; Location: 104 MARKET ST.; 2,342 books; 17 audio
materials; 157 video materials; 16 serial subscriptions)
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