Kiron, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 273. Estimated population in July 2024: 266 (-2.6% change)
Males: 134 (49.1%), Females: 139 (50.9%)

Crawford County

Zip code: 51448

Demographics

Median resident age: 45.8 years
Median household income: $31,429
Median house value: $44,600

Population by Race

Races in Kiron:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Other race (2.2%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (43.6%), Swedish (19.4%), English (11.0%), Irish (7.7%), Dutch (7.3%), French Canadian (5.5%).

Elevation: 1341 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Map of Kiron, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kiron

  • High school or higher: 91.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kiron city

  • Never married: 24.8%
  • Now married: 52.8%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 10.3%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

1.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -27 (-9.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Kiron:

  • CRAWFORD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; DENISON, IA)
  • HORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; IDA GROVE, IA)
  • MANNING REGIONAL HEALTHCARE CE (about 27 miles; MANNING, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kiron:

  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 73 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 75 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 83 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kiron:

  • IDA GROVE MUNI (about 12 miles; IDA GROVE, IA; Abbreviation: IDG)
  • DENISON MUNI (about 15 miles; DENISON, IA; Abbreviation: DNS)
  • WALL LAKE MUNI (about 18 miles; WALL LAKE, IA; Abbreviation: 3Y0)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kiron:

  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 77 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 86 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)