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Population (year 2000): 2,124. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,042 (-3.9% change)
Males: 1,028 (48.4%), Females: 1,096 (51.6%)
Louisa County
Zip code:
52653
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $37,556 (year 2000)
Median house value: $66,800 (year 2000)
Races in Wapello:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.4%)
- Hispanic (6.9%)
- Other race (2.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (29.7%), Irish (14.5%),
English (10.5%), United States (8.7%), Dutch (3.8%), French
(3.5%).
Elevation: 580 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wapello
- High school or higher: 79.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 1.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wapello city
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 58.6%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 10.1%
2.5% Foreign born (2.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +79 (+3.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wapello:
- UNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; MUSCATINE, IA)
- GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; WEST
BURLINGTON, IA)
- HENRY COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 31 miles; MOUNT
PLEASANT, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wapello:
- SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 29 miles; BURLINGTON,
IA; ID: BRL)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 51 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 60 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wapello:
- MUSCATINE MUNI (about 14 miles; MUSCATINE, IA; ID:
MUT)
- MOUNT PLEASANT MUNI (about 28 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT,
IA; ID: MPZ)
- MERCER COUNTY (about 32 miles; ALEDO, IL; ID: C00)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wapello:
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 42 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 48 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 49
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 53 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; MACOMB,
IL; FT enrollment: 11,096)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
Public high school in Wapello:
- WAPELLO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 232;
Location: 501 BUCHANAN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wapello:
- WAPELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 411;
Location: 505 N CEDAR; Grades: KG - 06)
- WAPELLO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 136;
Location: 501 BUCHANAN ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Wapello:
- KECK MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$75,596; Location: 119 NORTH SECOND ST; 24,986 books;
1,083 audio materials; 944 video materials; 54 serial
subscriptions)
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