Lake Park, Iowa - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,201
Male Share of the Population	51%
Female Share of the Population	49%
Senior Citizens	25.8%
Employed Population 16+	616
Age of the Population	43

Families

% of people married	56.3%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	23.6%
Median Earnings25+	$35,786
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$31,161

Wealth

Median Family Income	$77,750
% Above Poverty Level	89.8%
% Below Poverty Level	10.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	21 minutes
% Working from Home	2.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.4%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	30%
Median Gross Rent	$744
Median House Value	$118,000

Ancestry

Irish	8.4%
Swedish	7.1%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	7.1%
English	6.9%
Norwegian	6.4%
Italian	6.4%
Dutch	4.9%
Danishn	3.7%
Czech	2.6%
Polish	2.6%
French Except Basque	1.9%
German	0.4%
Swiss	0.3%
Welsh	0.3%
Scottish	0.3%
Portuguese	0.2%
Luxemburger	0.2%
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Lake Park Almanac

Category	Value
County	Dickinson County
Standard Zip Codes	51347
Phone Area Codes	712
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	43.44
Approximate Longitude	-95.32

Lake Park Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	LAKE PARK
Distance	0.4 miles
Jan Temp	4 to 22 F
Apr Temp	35 to 55 F
Jul Temp	62 to 83 F
Oct Temp	37 to 59 F
Annual Precip	28.5 inches

Station	WORTHINGTON 2 NNE
Distance	18.8 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

Station	SPENCER 1 N
Distance	21.7 miles
Jan Temp	5 to 24 F
Apr Temp	35 to 58 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	37 to 61 F
Annual Precip	28.6 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Harris	132	$36,875
Ocheyedan	512	$65,750
Okoboji	881	$92,083
Spirit Lake	5,021	$83,938
Wahpeton	372	$88,333
West Okoboji	308	$82,778

Lake Park Public Libraries

Lake Park Public Library
905 S MARKET ST
Lake Park, Iowa
(712) 832-9505

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Lake Park Public Schools

Harris-lake Park Elementary School
105 Ave A West
ZIP: 51347
(712) 832-3437
Primary
Total Enrollment 197

Harris-lake Park High School
905 South Market
ZIP: 51347
(712) 832-3809
Other
Total Enrollment 180

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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