Hawarden, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,478. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,440 (-1.5% change)
Males: 1,171 (47.3%), Females: 1,307 (52.7%)
Sioux County
Zip code: 51023
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $34,360
Median house value: $59,600
Population by Race
Races in Hawarden:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.4%)
- Hispanic (6.4%)
- Other race (3.7%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (29.9%), Dutch (17.1%), Norwegian (9.1%), Irish (8.7%), English (7.9%), Swedish (5.6%).
Land area: 2.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hawarden
- High school or higher: 75.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hawarden city
- Never married: 19.5%
- Now married: 59.8%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 9.9%
4.0% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 1.6% Europe, 0.6% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +14 (+0.6%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Hawarden:
- HAWARDEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (1111 11TH STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hawarden:
- HEGG MEMORIAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; ROCK VALLEY, IA)
- SIOUX CTR COMM HOSPITAL & HEALTH CTR (about 21 miles; SIOUX CENTER, IA)
- CANTON-INWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; CANTON, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hawarden:
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 42 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 43 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 63 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hawarden:
- HAWARDEN MUNI (about 3 miles; HAWARDEN, IA; Abbreviation: 2Y2)
- AKRON MUNI (about 14 miles; AKRON, IA; Abbreviation: Y40)
- CANTON MUNI (about 22 miles; CANTON, SD; Abbreviation: 7G9)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hawarden:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 35 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 66 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 108 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 111 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
Schools
Public high school in Hawarden:
- WEST SIOUX HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 238; Location: 1300 AVENUE P; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hawarden:
- HAWARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 174; Location: 806 13TH ST; Grades: 02 – 05)
- WEST SIOUX MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 170; Location: 1300 AVE. P; Grades: 06 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Hawarden:
- HAWARDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $143,859; Location: 803 10TH ST; 24,546 books; 1,390 audio materials; 721 video materials; 124 serial subscriptions)