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Population (year 2000): 1,893. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,760 (-7.0% change)
Males: 875 (46.2%), Females: 1,018 (53.8%)
Calhoun County
Zip code:
50563
Median resident age: 43.5 years
Median household income: $31,331 (year 2000)
Median house value: $61,200 (year 2000)
Races in Manson:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
Ancestries: German (47.5%), Irish (14.1%),
Swedish (9.0%), United States (6.8%), English (5.7%), Norwegian
(4.2%).
Elevation: 1221 feet
Land area: 3.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Manson
- High school or higher: 85.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Manson city
- Never married: 19.4%
- Now married: 57.7%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 13.6%
- Divorced: 8.4%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +72 (+4.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Manson:
- POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
POCAHONTAS, IA)
- STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
LAKE CITY, IA)
- TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles;
FORT DODGE, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Manson:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 25 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- DES MOINES INTL (about 92 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 95 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Manson:
- ROCKWELL CITY MUNI (about 12 miles; ROCKWELL CITY,
IA; ID: 2Y4)
- POCAHONTAS MUNI (about 16 miles; POCAHONTAS, IA; ID:
POH)
- HUMBOLDT MUNI (about 26 miles; HUMBOLDT, IA; ID:
0K7)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Manson:
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 118 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
Public high schools in Manson:
- MANSON NORTHWEST WEBSTER HIGH SCHOOL
(Students: 256; Location: 1601 15TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TWIN LAKES LEARNING CTR ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
(Students: 10; Location: 830 MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Manson:
- MANSON NORTHWEST WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-MANSON
(Students: 238; Location: 1227 16TH ST; Grades: KG - 04)
Library in Manson:
- MANSON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$44,354; Location: 1312 10TH AVE., BOX 309; 13,996
books; 364 audio materials; 489 video materials; 59
serial subscriptions)
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