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Population (year 2000): 1,298. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,266 (-2.5% change)
Males: 635 (48.9%), Females: 663 (51.1%)
Butler County
Zip code:
50670
Median resident age: 42.1 years
Median household income: $36,823 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,300 (year 2000)
Races in Shell Rock:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (54.3%), Irish (9.9%),
English (9.4%), Dutch (6.7%), United States (5.9%), Norwegian
(4.2%).
Elevation: 903 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Shell Rock
- High school or higher: 85.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Shell Rock city
- Never married: 22.1%
- Now married: 56.8%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 9.4%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -99 (-7.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Shell Rock:
- WAVERLY MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WAVERLY,
IA)
- SARTORI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA)
- ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; WATERLOO,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Shell Rock:
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 17 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 60 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 82 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shell Rock:
- WAVERLY MUNI (about 6 miles; WAVERLY, IA; ID: C25)
- ALLISON MUNI (about 16 miles; ALLISON, IA; ID: K98)
- CHARLES CITY MUNI (about 25 miles; CHARLES CITY, IA;
ID: CCY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Shell Rock:
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 26 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 58
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 72 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
Public primary/middle school in Shell Rock:
- SHELL ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 143;
Location: 214 N CHERRY ST; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Shell Rock:
- BENNY GAMBAIANI PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $41,679; Location: 104 S. CHERRY STREET, BOX
320; 11,466 books; 317 audio materials; 544 video
materials; 69 serial subscriptions)
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