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Population (year 2000): 1,532. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,466 (-4.3% change)
Males: 747 (48.8%), Females: 785 (51.2%)
Floyd County
Zip code:
50458
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $34,926 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,700 (year 2000)
Races in Nora Springs:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (39.2%), Norwegian (14.0%),
Irish (12.0%), United States (7.9%), English (7.4%), Dutch
(3.8%).
Elevation: 1081 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Nora Springs
- High school or higher: 88.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Nora Springs city
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 62.4%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 9.3%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +20 (+1.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Nora Springs:
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-NORTH IOWA (about 14 miles;
MASON CITY, IA)
- MITCHELL COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 17
miles; OSAGE, IA)
- FLOYD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
CHARLES CITY, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Nora
Springs:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 22 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 59 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 64 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Nora Springs:
- OSAGE MUNI (about 19 miles; OSAGE, IA; ID: D02)
- NORTHWOOD MUNI (about 24 miles; NORTHWOOD, IA; ID:
5D2)
- CHARLES CITY MUNI (about 29 miles; CHARLES CITY, IA;
ID: CCY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Nora Springs:
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 67 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 71
miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 78
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
Public high school in Nora Springs:
- NORA SPRINGS-ROCK FALLS JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
(Students: 230; Location: 509 N IOWA AVE; Grades: 07 -
12)
Public primary/middle school in Nora Springs:
- NORA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
231; Location: 509 N IOWA AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Nora Springs:
- NORA SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $38,599; Location: 45 N HAWKEYE; 8,104 books;
259 audio materials; 416 video materials; 51 serial
subscriptions)
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