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Population (year 2000): 891. Estimated
population in July 2005: 841 (-5.6% change)
Males: 420 (47.1%), Females: 471 (52.9%)
O'Brien County
Zip code:
51245
Median resident age: 45.3 years
Median household income: $31,304 (year 2000)
Median house value: $39,800 (year 2000)
Races in Primghar:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Asian Indian (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (35.4%), Dutch (14.5%), Irish
(10.9%), Norwegian (9.9%), English (6.4%), United States (5.7%).
Elevation: 1525 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Primghar
- High school or higher: 78.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Primghar city
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 55.4%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 14.4%
- Divorced: 10.7%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -77 (-8.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Primghar:
- BAUM-HARMON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (255 N WELCH
AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Primghar:
- NORTHWEST IOWA HEALTH CENTER (about 18 miles;
SHELDON, IA)
- OSCEOLA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; SIBLEY,
IA)
- MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 24 miles; CHEROKEE,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Primghar:
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 71 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 84 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 107 miles; FORT DODGE,
IA; ID: FOD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Primghar:
- PRIMGHAR (about 3 miles; PRIMGHAR, IA; ID: 2Y0)
- PAULLINA MUNI (about 8 miles; PAULLINA, IA; ID: 1Y9)
- LAMBERT FECHTER MUNI (about 12 miles; HARTLEY, IA;
ID: 0Y4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Primghar:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 94 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 108 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 114 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
Public primary/middle school in Primghar:
- SOUTH O'BRIEN ELEM SCH PRIMGHAR CENTER
(Students: 189; Location: 155 3RD ST NE; Grades: KG -
03)
Library in Primghar:
- PRIMGHAR PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$38,404; Location: 320 1ST ST. N.E.; 10,470 books; 469
audio materials; 567 video materials; 48 serial
subscriptions)
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