|
Population (year 2000): 243. Estimated
population in July 2005: 240 (-1.2% change)
Males: 119 (49.0%), Females: 124 (51.0%)
Osceola County
Zip code:
51350
Median resident age: 47.1 years
Median household income: $27,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $25,800 (year 2000)
Races in Melvin:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (62.1%), Dutch (16.5%), Irish
(10.7%), Norwegian (4.9%), French (3.7%), English (3.3%).
Elevation: 1582 feet
Land area: 0.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Melvin
- High school or higher: 73.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Melvin city
- Never married: 16.1%
- Now married: 64.5%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 15.2%
- Divorced: 4.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Melvin:
- OSCEOLA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; SIBLEY,
IA)
- BAUM-HARMON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
PRIMGHAR, IA)
- NORTHWEST IOWA HEALTH CENTER (about 19 miles;
SHELDON, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Melvin:
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 81 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 82 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 109 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Melvin:
- SIBLEY MUNI (about 12 miles; SIBLEY, IA; ID: ISB)
- LAMBERT FECHTER MUNI (about 14 miles; HARTLEY, IA;
ID: 0Y4)
- PRIMGHAR (about 16 miles; PRIMGHAR, IA; ID: 2Y0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Melvin:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 99 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 111 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 113 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 123 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
Library in Melvin:
- MELVIN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$13,852; Location: 232 MAIN ST.; 8,882 books; 232 video
materials; 46 serial subscriptions)
|
