Moving to Lost Nation, Iowa
Population: 497. Estimated population in July 2024: 475 (-4.4% change)
Males: 228 (45.9%), Females: 269 (54.1%)
Clinton County
Zip code: 52254
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $31,354
Median house value: $50,000
Population by Race
Races in Lost Nation:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (45.1%), Irish (19.5%), United States (10.3%), English (5.4%), Dutch (3.8%), Norwegian (2.8%).
Elevation: 750 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lost Nation
- High school or higher: 85.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 8.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lost Nation city
- Never married: 19.9%
- Now married: 58.4%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 13.5%
- Divorced: 7.7%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +32 (+6.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lost Nation:
- JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MAQUOKETA, IA)
- DEWITT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; DEWITT, IA)
- TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER NORTH (about 31 miles; DAVENPORT, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lost Nation:
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 32 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)
- CLINTON MUNI (about 37 miles; CLINTON, IA; Abbreviation: CWI)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 43 miles; MOLINE, IL; Abbreviation: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lost Nation:
- MAQUOKETA MUNI (about 9 miles; MAQUOKETA, IA; Abbreviation: OQW)
- MATHEWS MEMORIAL (about 28 miles; TIPTON, IA; Abbreviation: 8C4)
- MONTICELLO REGIONAL (about 29 miles; MONTICELLO, IA; Abbreviation: MXO)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lost Nation:
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 35 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 37 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 40 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 55 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 59 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
Public primary/middle school in Lost Nation:
- LOST NATION MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 193; Location: 100 WINTER; Grades: 05 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Lost Nation:
- LOST NATION PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $7,267; Location: 301 PLEASANT ST.; 8,063 books; 58 audio materials; 158 video materials; 5 serial subscriptions)