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Population (year 2000): 282. Estimated
population in July 2005: 247 (-12.4% change)
Males: 137 (48.6%), Females: 145 (51.4%)
Cherokee County
Zip code:
51061
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $30,673 (year 2000)
Median house value: $26,800 (year 2000)
Races in Washta:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (45.0%), United States
(13.5%), Norwegian (11.7%), French (10.6%), English (8.2%),
Danish (7.1%).
Elevation: 1154 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Washta
- High school or higher: 79.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Washta city
- Never married: 23.2%
- Now married: 50.4%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 12.2%
- Divorced: 11.8%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +3 (+1.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Washta:
- MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 17 miles; CHEROKEE,
IA)
- SIOUX VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
CHEROKEE, IA)
- HORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; IDA GROVE,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Washta:
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 48 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 89 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 98 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Washta:
- CHEROKEE MUNI (about 16 miles; CHEROKEE, IA; ID: CKP)
- IDA GROVE MUNI (about 27 miles; IDA GROVE, IA; ID:
IDG)
- PAULLINA MUNI (about 29 miles; PAULLINA, IA; ID:
1Y9)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Washta:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 87 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 90 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles;
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 94 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT
enrollment: 5,806)
Public primary/middle school in Washta:
- RIVER VALLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 153;
Location: 100 SOUTH 5TH ST; Grades: PK - 04)
Library in Washta:
- WASHTA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$6,739; Location: 100 S. 5TH, PO BOX 121; 8,155 books;
37 audio materials; 509 video materials; 16 serial
subscriptions)
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