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Mount Ayr, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 1,822. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,764 (-3.2% change)
Males: 812 (44.6%), Females: 1,010 (55.4%)

Ringgold County

Zip code: 50854

Demographics

Median resident age: 45.7 years
Median household income: $26,893
Median house value: $52,300

Population by Race

Races in Mount Ayr:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)

Ancestries: German (16.0%), United States (14.3%), English (10.7%), Irish (8.9%), Dutch (4.3%), Czech (2.7%).

Elevation: 1236 feet

Land area: 2.5 square miles

Map of Mount Ayr, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mount Ayr

  • High school or higher: 81.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Ayr city

  • Never married: 14.8%
  • Now married: 62.0%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 13.6%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -31 (-1.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Mount Ayr:

  • RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL (211 SHELLWAY DRIVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Mount Ayr:

  • GREATER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; CRESTON, IA)
  • GENTRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; ALBANY, MO)
  • HARRISON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; BETHANY, MO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Ayr:

  • DES MOINES INTL (about 70 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
  • ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 80 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)
  • KANSAS CITY INTL (about 104 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Ayr:

  • JUDGE LEWIS FLD MT AYR MUNI (about 2 miles; MOUNT AYR, IA; Abbreviation: 1Y3)
  • CRESTON MUNI (about 23 miles; CRESTON, IA; Abbreviation: CSQ)
  • LAMONI MUNI (about 25 miles; LAMONI, IA; Abbreviation: LWD)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Ayr:

  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 21 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
  • MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 78 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,329)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,998)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)

Schools

Public high school in Mount Ayr:

  • MOUNT AYR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 340; Location: 1001 E COLUMBUS; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Mount Ayr:

  • MOUNT AYR ELEMENTARY (Students: 344; Location: 607 E JEFFERSON; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Mount Ayr:

  • MOUNT AYR PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $35,439; Location: 121 WEST MONROE; 11,989 books; 139 audio materials; 226 video materials; 38 serial subscriptions)

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