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Population (year 2000): 4,914. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,807 (-2.2% change)
Males: 2,406 (49.0%), Females: 2,508 (51.0%)
O'Brien County
Zip code:
51201
Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $34,058 (year 2000)
Median house value: $79,600 (year 2000)
Races in Sheldon:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (37.0%), Dutch (33.2%), Irish
(7.1%), English (5.9%), Norwegian (5.5%), United States (3.6%).
Elevation: 1440 feet
Land area: 4.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sheldon
- High school or higher: 78.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sheldon city
- Never married: 21.4%
- Now married: 61.6%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 6.7%
2.3% Foreign born (1.5% Latin America, 0.6%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -58 (-1.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Sheldon:
- NORTHWEST IOWA HEALTH CENTER (118 NORTH
SEVENTH AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sheldon:
- OSCEOLA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SIBLEY,
IA)
- BAUM-HARMON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
PRIMGHAR, IA)
- ORANGE CITY MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
ORANGE CITY, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sheldon:
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 66 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 67 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 102 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sheldon:
- SHELDON MUNI (about 2 miles; SHELDON, IA; ID: SHL)
- SIBLEY MUNI (about 15 miles; SIBLEY, IA; ID: ISB)
- PRIMGHAR (about 19 miles; PRIMGHAR, IA; ID: 2Y0)
College/University in Sheldon:
- NORTHWEST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 603; Location: 603 W PARK ST; Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sheldon:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 81 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 106 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 125 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
Public high school in Sheldon:
- SHELDON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 382; Location:
1700 EAST FOURTH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sheldon:
- EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 338;
Location: 501 NORMAL COLLEGE AVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- SHELDON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 326;
Location: 727 6TH AVE; Grades: 05 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Sheldon:
- SHELDON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 126;
Location: 1425 E 9TH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PATRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 122;
Location: 1020 FOURTH AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Sheldon:
- SHELDON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$155,608; Location: 925 4TH AVENUE; 25,646 books; 573
audio materials; 675 video materials; 98 serial
subscriptions)
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