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Population (year 2000): 2,573. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,598 (+1.0% change)
Males: 1,203 (46.8%), Females: 1,370 (53.2%)
Lyon County
Zip code:
51246
Median resident age: 43.4 years
Median household income: $35,135 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,000 (year 2000)
Races in Rock Rapids:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
Ancestries: German (47.0%), Dutch (35.4%), Irish
(7.0%), Norwegian (6.9%), English (5.4%), United States (4.5%).
Elevation: 1345 feet
Land area: 4.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rock Rapids
- High school or higher: 76.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 2.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rock Rapids city
- Never married: 17.7%
- Now married: 63.9%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 12.8%
- Divorced: 4.6%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -157 (-5.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Rock Rapids:
- MERRILL PIONEER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (801 SOUTH
GREENE STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Rock Rapids:
- LUVERNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; LUVERNE,
MN)
- HEGG MEMORIAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL (about 20
miles; ROCK VALLEY, IA)
- SIOUX CTR COMM HOSPITAL & HEALTH CTR (about 25
miles; SIOUX CENTER, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rock
Rapids:
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 41 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 73 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 75 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rock Rapids:
- ROCK RAPIDS MUNI (about 2 miles; ROCK RAPIDS, IA;
ID: RRQ)
- QUENTIN AANENSON FIELD (about 14 miles; LUVERNE, MN;
ID: D19)
- SIOUX CENTER MUNI (about 21 miles; SIOUX CENTER, IA;
ID: SOY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rock Rapids:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 69 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 103 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 140 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
Public high school in Rock Rapids:
- CENTRAL LYON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
198; Location: 1010 S GREENE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rock Rapids:
- CENTRAL LYON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
252; Location: 1105 S STORY; Grades: KG - 05)
- CENTRAL LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 167;
Location: 1105 S STORY; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Rock Rapids:
- ROCK RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$103,026; Location: 102 SOUTH GREENE; 36,093 books;
2,064 audio materials; 423 video materials; 69 serial
subscriptions)
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