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Little Rock, Iowa

Little Rock, Iowa, in Lyon county, is 41 miles E of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (center to center) and 151 miles N of Omaha, Nebraska. As of the year 2000 census, 489 people lived in Little Rock.

The People and Families of Little Rock

In Little Rock, about 68% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Little Rock had a median family income of $38,571.

Political Inclinations

Little Rock residents donated more money ($1,000) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the city.

Little Rock Housing

An estimated 83% of living spaces in Little Rock are occupied by their owners, not by renters.

Commuting

In Little Rock, 93% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	41 miles E of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	151 miles N of Omaha, Nebraska
County	Lyon
Standard Zip Codes	51243
Phone Area Codes	712
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	43.444
Longitude	-95.882

Station	SIBLEY 5 NNE
Distance	8.5 miles
Jan Temp	2 to 22 F
Apr Temp	31 to 56 F
Jul Temp	59 to 82 F
Oct Temp	35 to 60 F
Annual Precip	28.1 inches

Station	ROCK RAPIDS
Distance	14.3 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 24 F
Apr Temp	34 to 58 F
Jul Temp	61 to 85 F
Oct Temp	35 to 61 F
Annual Precip	27.4 inches

Station	WORTHINGTON 2 NNE
Distance	20.7 miles
Jan Temp	2 to 21 F
Apr Temp	32 to 55 F
Jul Temp	60 to 82 F
Oct Temp	34 to 59 F
Annual Precip	27.7 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	489	100%
Male	228	46.6%
Female	261	53.4%
Under 18	119	24.3%
18+	370	75.7%
65+	127	26%
Median Age	42.6
Average Family Size	2.98
White	487	99.6%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	2	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	0	0%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	0	0%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	482
Growth	-7
Growth %	-1.39%

Ancestry	Percent
German	69.5%
Dutch	14.3%
US/American	5.9%
English	3.4%
Irish	2.7%
Norwegian	1%
Scotch-Irish	0.7%
French (except Basque)	0.5%
Swedish	0.5%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	0.5%
Brazilian	0.5%
Canadian	0.5%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Little Rock	489	$38,571
Ashton	461	$35,313
George	1,051	$40,250
Melvin	243	$36,250
Ocheyedan	536	$36,607
Rock Rapids	2,573	$47,688
Sibley	2,796	$43,882

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Little Rock Public Library "402 Main Street, Box 308" Little Rock, Iowa (712) 479-2298

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