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Population (year 2000): 938. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,028 (+9.6% change)
Males: 484 (51.6%), Females: 454 (48.4%)
Benton County
Zip code:
52332
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $41,912 (year 2000)
Median house value: $91,600 (year 2000)
Races in Shellsburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
Ancestries: German (36.5%), Irish (14.5%),
English (12.0%), United States (6.2%), Czech (5.0%), Norwegian
(3.1%).
Elevation: 774 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Shellsburg
- High school or higher: 85.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 2.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Shellsburg city
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 62.0%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 5.0%
- Divorced: 9.8%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +164 (+21.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Shellsburg:
- VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; VINTON, IA)
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Shellsburg:
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 19 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 49 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 79 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shellsburg:
- VINTON VETERANS MEML ARPK (about 14 miles; VINTON,
IA; ID: VTI)
- AMANA (about 22 miles; AMANA, IA; ID: C11)
- INDEPENDENCE MUNI (about 25 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA;
ID: IIB)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Shellsburg:
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 38 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 40 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 76
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
Public primary/middle school in Shellsburg:
- SHELLSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 270;
Location: 203 COTTAGE ST; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Shellsburg:
- SHELLSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$19,857; Location: 110 MAIN ST., BOX 248; 7,727 books;
63 audio materials; 256 video materials; 28 serial
subscriptions)
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