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Population (year 2000): 2,549. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,485 (-2.5% change)
Males: 1,242 (48.7%), Females: 1,307 (51.3%)
Fayette County
Zip code:
52175
Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $34,515 (year 2000)
Median house value: $67,500 (year 2000)
Races in West Union:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (49.8%), Norwegian (17.9%),
Irish (13.4%), English (6.8%), United States (4.8%), Swiss
(2.7%).
Elevation: 1197 feet
Land area: 2.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in West Union
- High school or higher: 86.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in West Union city
- Never married: 22.2%
- Now married: 53.5%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 12.9%
- Divorced: 10.7%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +36 (+1.4%).
Hospital/medical center in West Union:
- PALMER LUTHERAN HEALTH CENTER (112 JEFFERSON
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near West Union:
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; OELWEIN, IA)
- MERCY HOSPITAL OF FRANCISCAN SISTERS (about 21
miles; OELWEIN, IA)
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; SUMNER,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West
Union:
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 50 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID:
ALO)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 74 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 75 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Union:
- GEORGE L SCOTT MUNI (about 3 miles; WEST UNION, IA;
ID: 3Y2)
- DALE DELIGHT (about 17 miles; POSTVILLE, IA; ID:
Y16)
- DECORAH MUNI (about 22 miles; DECORAH, IA; ID: DEH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
West Union:
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 18
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 27 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 49 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 71 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
Public high school in West Union:
- NORTH FAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 321;
Location: 600 N PINE ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in West Union:
- WEST UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 255;
Location: 400 NORTH PINE; Grades: KG - 05)
- NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 242; Location:
105 E MAIN; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in West Union:
- WEST UNION COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $95,213; Location: 210 NORTH VINE; 22,489 books;
468 audio materials; 866 video materials; 68 serial
subscriptions)
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