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Population (year 2000): 4,131. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,013 (-2.9% change)
Males: 1,890 (45.8%), Females: 2,241 (54.2%)
Allamakee County
Zip code:
52172
Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $30,325 (year 2000)
Median house value: $67,900 (year 2000)
Races in Waukon:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (44.5%), Norwegian (23.7%),
Irish (23.1%), United States (7.3%), English (6.1%), French
(2.2%).
Elevation: 1250 feet
Land area: 2.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Waukon
- High school or higher: 80.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Waukon city
- Never married: 22.2%
- Now married: 53.9%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 14.7%
- Divorced: 8.0%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -374 (-8.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Waukon:
- VETERANS MEMORIAL (40 1ST ST SE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Waukon:
- WINNESHIEK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
DECORAH, IA)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; ELKADER,
IA)
- PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles;
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Waukon:
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 45 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 81 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 81 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID:
ALO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waukon:
- WAUKON MUNI (about 1 miles; WAUKON, IA; ID: Y01)
- DALE DELIGHT (about 17 miles; POSTVILLE, IA; ID:
Y16)
- DECORAH MUNI (about 18 miles; DECORAH, IA; ID: DEH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Waukon:
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 21 miles; DECORAH, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,566)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 30
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 41 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 54
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
Public high school in Waukon:
- WAUKON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 401; Location:
1059 3RD AVE NW; Grades: 10 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Waukon:
- ALLAMAKEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 413;
Location: 110 5TH ST NW; Grades: 07 - 09)
- EAST CAMPUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 324;
Location: 107 6TH ST NW; Grades: 03 - 06)
- WEST CAMPUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 217;
Location: 953 3RD AVE NW; Grades: PK - 02)
Private primary/middle school in Waukon:
- ST PATRICK SCHOOL (Students: 185; Location:
200 SECOND STREET SW; Grades: KG - 7)
Library in Waukon:
- ROBEY MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$117,734; Location: 401 1ST AVENUE NW; 32,010 books;
1,266 audio materials; 905 video materials; 123 serial
subscriptions)
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