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Population (year 2000): 530. Estimated
population in July 2005: 492 (-7.2% change)
Males: 255 (48.1%), Females: 275 (51.9%)
Kossuth County
Zip code:
50598
Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $31,111 (year 2000)
Median house value: $38,800 (year 2000)
Races in Whittemore:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)
Ancestries: German (53.8%), Irish (14.7%),
Norwegian (9.4%), English (6.6%), United States (6.2%), Italian
(5.7%).
Elevation: 1203 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Whittemore
- High school or higher: 89.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Whittemore city
- Never married: 26.0%
- Now married: 56.5%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 12.5%
- Divorced: 4.1%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -17 (-3.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Whittemore:
- KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 14 miles;
ALGONA, IA)
- PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
EMMETSBURG, IA)
- HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
HUMBOLDT, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Whittemore:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 39 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 77 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- DES MOINES INTL (about 118 miles; DES MOINES, IA;
ID: DSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Whittemore:
- ALGONA MUNI (about 11 miles; ALGONA, IA; ID: AXA)
- EMMETSBURG MUNI (about 20 miles; EMMETSBURG, IA; ID:
EGQ)
- HUMBOLDT MUNI (about 27 miles; HUMBOLDT, IA; ID:
0K7)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Whittemore:
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 81 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 82
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 93 miles; ST PETER,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
Library in Whittemore:
- WHITTEMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$50,405; Location: 4TH AND BROAD, BOX 356; 14,708 books;
412 audio materials; 1,136 video materials; 69 serial
subscriptions)
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