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Population (year 2000): 1,401. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,310 (-6.5% change)
Males: 676 (48.3%), Females: 725 (51.7%)
Taylor County
Zip code:
50851
Median resident age: 43.0 years
Median household income: $29,958 (year 2000)
Median house value: $46,400 (year 2000)
Races in Lenox:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.6%)
- Hispanic (14.3%)
- Other race (3.3%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (21.0%), English (10.6%),
Irish (9.4%), United States (5.1%), Swedish (3.4%), Scotch-Irish
(2.9%).
Elevation: 1300 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lenox
- High school or higher: 74.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lenox city
- Never married: 23.9%
- Now married: 54.1%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 10.1%
9.1% Foreign born (8.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +96 (+7.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lenox:
- ALEGENT HEALTH MERCY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
CORNING, IA)
- GREATER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; CRESTON,
IA)
- RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; MOUNT AYR,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lenox:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 78 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 81 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO;
ID: STJ)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 96 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lenox:
- CORNING MUNI (about 15 miles; CORNING, IA; ID: CRZ)
- CRESTON MUNI (about 18 miles; CRESTON, IA; ID: CSQ)
- BEDFORD MUNI (about 21 miles; BEDFORD, IA; ID: Y46)
Amtrak station near Lenox:
- 19 miles: CRESTON (PINE & ADAMS STS.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lenox:
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles;
MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 46 miles; LAMONI,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 80 miles; ST
JOSEPH, MO; FT enrollment: 4,329)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles;
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; BELLEVUE, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,723)
Public high school in Lenox:
- LENOX HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 190; Location:
600 S LOCUST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Lenox:
- LENOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 179;
Location: 301 W MICHIGAN; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Lenox:
- LENOX PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$20,956; Location: 101 NORTH MAIN; 10,086 books; 179
audio materials; 128 video materials; 44 serial
subscriptions)
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