Smithland, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 221. Estimated population in July 2024: 223 (+0.9% change)
Males: 111 (50.2%), Females: 110 (49.8%)
Woodbury County
Zip code: 51056
Demographics
Median resident age: 48.6 years
Median household income: $31,406
Median house value: $42,100
Population by Race
Races in Smithland:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
Ancestries: German (43.0%), Irish (18.1%), English (11.3%), Danish (5.9%), Swedish (4.1%), United States (3.6%).
Elevation: 1090 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Smithland
- High school or higher: 70.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Smithland city
- Never married: 12.9%
- Now married: 68.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 11.8%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -67 (-23.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Smithland:
- BURGESS HEALTH CENTER (about 19 miles; ONAWA, IA)
- HORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; IDA GROVE, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-SIOUX CITY (about 37 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Smithland:
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 34 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 64 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 106 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Smithland:
- JAMES G. WHITING MEML FIELD (about 12 miles; MAPLETON, IA; Abbreviation: MEY)
- ONAWA MUNI (about 20 miles; ONAWA, IA; Abbreviation: K36)
- IDA GROVE MUNI (about 36 miles; IDA GROVE, IA; Abbreviation: IDG)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Smithland:
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 65 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 67 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 67 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)