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Population (year 2000): 6,002. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,513 (+8.5% change)
Males: 2,878 (48.0%), Females: 3,124 (52.0%)
Sioux County
Zip code:
51250
Median resident age: 25.5 years
Median household income: $42,775 (year 2000)
Median house value: $106,200 (year 2000)
Races in Sioux Center:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
- Hispanic (4.7%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: Dutch (71.2%), German (13.4%),
United States (2.7%), Irish (2.2%), English (1.7%), Norwegian
(1.6%).
Elevation: 1445 feet
Land area: 5.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sioux Center
- High school or higher: 79.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.9%
- Unemployed: 1.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sioux Center city
- Never married: 40.2%
- Now married: 50.8%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 6.4%
- Divorced: 1.7%
6.4% Foreign born (2.3% Latin America, 1.8%
North America, 1.2% Europe, 0.8% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +982 (+19.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Sioux Center:
- SIOUX CTR COMM HOSPITAL & HEALTH CTR (605
SOUTH MAIN STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sioux Center:
- ORANGE CITY MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
ORANGE CITY, IA)
- HEGG MEMORIAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL (about 14
miles; ROCK VALLEY, IA)
- FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LE MARS, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sioux Center:
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 49 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 52 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 85 miles; YANKTON, SD; ID:
YKN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sioux Center:
- SIOUX CENTER MUNI (about 4 miles; SIOUX CENTER, IA;
ID: SOY)
- ORANGE CITY MUNI (about 11 miles; ORANGE CITY, IA;
ID: ORC)
- LE MARS MUNI (about 22 miles; LE MARS, IA; ID: LRJ)
College/University in Sioux Center:
- DORDT COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,393;
Location: 498 4TH AVE NE; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.dordt.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sioux Center:
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 57 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 84 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 123 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
Public high school in Sioux Center:
- SIOUX CENTER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 309;
Location: 550 9TH ST NE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sioux Center:
- KINSEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 348;
Location: 550 9TH ST NE; Grades: PK - 04)
- SIOUX CENTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 285;
Location: 550 9TH ST NE; Grades: 05 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Sioux Center:
- SIOUX CENTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 420;
Location: 630 FIRST AVENUE SE; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Sioux Center:
- SIOUX CENTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $247,293; Location: 327 1ST AVE. NE; 42,091
books; 2,045 audio materials; 1,168 video materials; 149
serial subscriptions)
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