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Population (year 2000): 678. Estimated
population in July 2005: 658 (-2.9% change)
Males: 320 (47.2%), Females: 358 (52.8%)
Keokuk County
Zip code:
50268
Median resident age: 43.4 years
Median household income: $27,292 (year 2000)
Median house value: $23,900 (year 2000)
Races in What Cheer:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: United States (22.7%), German
(16.4%), Irish (11.4%), English (7.4%), Dutch (5.5%),
Scotch-Irish (3.1%).
Elevation: 772 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in What Cheer
- High school or higher: 73.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 38.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in What Cheer city
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 52.8%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 15.4%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -83 (-10.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near What Cheer:
- KEOKUK COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 13 miles;
SIGOURNEY, IA)
- MAHASKA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; OSKALOOSA,
IA)
- OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 27 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to What
Cheer:
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 22 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 57 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 80 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
Other public-use airports nearest to What Cheer:
- SIG FIELD (about 16 miles; MONTEZUMA, IA; ID: 7C5)
- OSKALOOSA MUNI (about 16 miles; OSKALOOSA, IA; ID:
OOA)
- BELLE PLAINE MUNI (about 33 miles; BELLE PLAINE, IA;
ID: TZT)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
What Cheer:
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 60 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 74 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; KIRKSVILLE,
MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
Library in What Cheer:
- WHAT CHEER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$7,889; Location: 308 S. BARNES; 5,098 books; 16 audio
materials; 633 video materials; 10 serial subscriptions)
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