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Population (year 2000): 711. Estimated
population in July 2005: 716 (+0.7% change)
Males: 341 (48.0%), Females: 370 (52.0%)
Palo Alto County
Zip code:
51358
Median resident age: 42.2 years
Median household income: $31,027 (year 2000)
Median house value: $42,700 (year 2000)
Races in Ruthven:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
Ancestries: German (31.9%), Irish (14.6%),
English (11.4%), Norwegian (10.0%), Danish (7.7%), United States
(7.6%).
Elevation: 1430 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ruthven
- High school or higher: 85.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ruthven city
- Never married: 23.5%
- Now married: 49.3%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 16.4%
- Divorced: 8.5%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+0.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ruthven:
- PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
EMMETSBURG, IA)
- SPENCER MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; SPENCER,
IA)
- AVERA HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
ESTHERVILLE, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ruthven:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 64 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 110 miles; MASON CITY, IA;
ID: MCW)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 115 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ruthven:
- EMMETSBURG MUNI (about 15 miles; EMMETSBURG, IA; ID:
EGQ)
- SPENCER MUNI (about 21 miles; SPENCER, IA; ID: SPW)
- FULLER (about 22 miles; MILFORD, IA; ID: 4D8)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ruthven:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 94
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 95 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 104 miles; ST
PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 109 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 112
miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
Public high school in Ruthven:
- RUTHVEN-AYRSHIRE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 134;
Location: 1505 WASHINGTON ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Ruthven:
- RUTHVEN-AYRSHIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
139; Location: 1505 WASHINGTON ST; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Ruthven:
- RUTHVEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$16,501; Location: GOWRIE & ROLLING ST., BOX 280; 6,401
books; 162 audio materials; 184 video materials; 43
serial subscriptions)
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