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Population (year 2000): 1,476. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,326 (-10.2% change)
Males: 694 (47.0%), Females: 782 (53.0%)
Pocahontas County
Zip code:
50554
Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $33,187 (year 2000)
Median house value: $47,500 (year 2000)
Races in Laurens:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (37.3%), English (12.7%),
Irish (11.3%), Dutch (8.1%), Norwegian (7.8%), Swedish (6.8%).
Elevation: 1310 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Laurens
- High school or higher: 83.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Laurens city
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 57.6%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 14.8%
- Divorced: 9.0%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -88 (-5.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Laurens:
- POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
POCAHONTAS, IA)
- PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
EMMETSBURG, IA)
- BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles;
STORM LAKE, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Laurens:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 51 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 109 miles; MASON CITY, IA;
ID: MCW)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 111 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Laurens:
- POCAHONTAS MUNI (about 17 miles; POCAHONTAS, IA; ID:
POH)
- EMMETSBURG MUNI (about 21 miles; EMMETSBURG, IA; ID:
EGQ)
- SPENCER MUNI (about 32 miles; SPENCER, IA; ID: SPW)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Laurens:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 107
miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 108
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 108 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 111 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 116 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
Public high school in Laurens:
- LAURENS-MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 153;
Location: 300 W GARFIELD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Laurens:
- LAURENS-MARATHON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
175; Location: 300 W GARFIELD; Grades: KG - 05)
- LAURENS-MARATHON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
115; Location: 300 W GARFIELD; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Laurens:
- LAURENS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$83,584; Location: 273 N THIRD ST; 23,360 books; 586
audio materials; 775 video materials; 112 serial
subscriptions)
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