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Population (year 2000): 1,426. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,377 (-3.4% change)
Males: 717 (50.3%), Females: 709 (49.7%)
Fillmore County
Zip code:
55965
Median resident age: 41.7 years
Median household income: $37,016 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,900 (year 2000)
Races in Preston:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
Ancestries: German (44.0%), Norwegian (36.0%),
Irish (10.9%), Dutch (6.0%), English (5.9%), United States
(3.9%).
Elevation: 940 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Preston
- High school or higher: 81.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Preston city
- Never married: 22.7%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 8.1%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -130 (-8.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Preston:
- REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES OF IOWA (about 21 miles;
CRESCO, IA)
- WINNESHIEK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles;
DECORAH, IA)
- OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER (about 33 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Preston:
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 32 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 60 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 81 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Preston:
- FILLMORE COUNTY (about 6 miles; PRESTON, MN; ID: FKA)
- FLYING A (about 20 miles; CHATFIELD, MN; ID: 2C4)
- RUSHFORD MUNI (about 21 miles; RUSHFORD, MN; ID:
55Y)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Preston:
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 32 miles; DECORAH, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,566)
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 33
miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 36
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 39
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 61 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
Public primary/middle schools in Preston:
- FILLMORE CENTRAL MID. (Students: 227;
Location: 700 CHATFIELD ST.; Grades: 05 - 08)
- FILLMORE CENTRAL EL. (Students: 215;
Location: 702 CHATFIELD ST.; Grades: PK - 04)
Library in Preston:
- PRESTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$60,864; Location: 101 ST PAUL ST; 19,993 books; 656
audio materials; 615 video materials; 54 serial
subscriptions)
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