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'''''"Q" Is for Quarry''''' is the seventeenth novel in [[Sue Grafton]]'s "Alphabet" series of mystery novels<ref>{{cite news |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |title=Sue Grafton turns to crime; Real murder inspires author's 17th alphabet-series mystery |date=2002-10-31 |first=Rhonda |last=Shafner |url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=91898}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=Austin American-Statesman |title=Best Bets |date=2002-10-21 |first=Jeremy |last=Enger |quote='Q is for Quarry,' 'R' is for reading, 'S' is for signing The only writers who might get more mileage out of the alphabet than Sue Grafton are the ones working for ''Sesame Street''.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=St. Petersburg Times |title= For mystery writer, S is for success |date=2002-11-11 |url=http://www.sptimes.com/2002/11/11/Artsandentertainment/For_mystery_writer__S.shtml}}</ref> and features [[Kinsey Millhone]], a private eye based in [[Santa Teresa (fictional city)|Santa Teresa, California]].<ref>{{cite news |work=Book |title=Racing Time: Alphabet author Sue Grafton counts down to Zero |date=2002-09-01 |first=Susan |last=Gulbransen}}</ref>
'''Norwalk''' is a city in [[Polk County, Iowa|Polk]] and [[Warren County, Iowa|Warren]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Iowa]]. The population was 6,884 at the 2000 census. The city is part of the [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]&ndash;[[West Des Moines, Iowa|West Des Moines]] [[Des Moines metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]] and is located just south of the [[Des Moines International Airport]]. It is the hometown of actors [[Brandon Routh]], star of the film [[Superman Returns]], and [[Jason Momoa]], star of the television show [[Stargate Atlantis|Stargate: Atlantis]], as well as Miss Iowa 2008 Diana Reed.

==Geography==
Norwalk is located at {{coor dms|41|29|0|N|93|40|43|W|city}} (41.483403, -93.678515){{GR|1}}.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 6.8&nbsp;[[square mile]]s (17.6&nbsp;[[km²]]), of which, 6.6&nbsp;square miles (17.0&nbsp;km²) of it is land and 0.2&nbsp;square miles (0.6&nbsp;km²) of it (3.24%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 6,884 people, 2,344 households, and 1,903 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,049.2 people per square mile (405.2/km²). There were 2,382 housing units at an average density of 363.0/sq&nbsp;mi (140.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.75% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.06% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.57% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.41% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.94% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.34% of the population.

There were 2,344 households out of which 49.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the city the population was spread out with 33.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $58,933, and the median income for a family was $64,653. Males had a median income of $37,571 versus $30,455 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $21,895. About 1.8% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.


==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.norwalkia.com Norwalk Community Web Site]
* [http://www.ci.norwalk.ia.us City of Norwalk]
* [http://www.norwalkchamber.org Norwalk Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.norwalk.k12.ia.us Norwalk Community School District]
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Revision as of 20:58, 10 October 2008

"Q" Is for Quarry
First edition cover of the book "Q" Is for Quarry by Sue Grafton
AuthorSue Grafton
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesAlphabet Mysteries
GenreMystery
PublisherG. P. Putnam's Sons
Publication date
2002-10-14
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages285 pp (first edition)
ISBN9780399149153
OCLC49618561
Preceded by"P" Is for Peril 
Followed by"R" Is for Ricochet 

"Q" Is for Quarry is the seventeenth novel in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet" series of mystery novels[1][2][3] and features Kinsey Millhone, a private eye based in Santa Teresa, California.[4]

References

  1. ^ Shafner, Rhonda (2002-10-31). "Sue Grafton turns to crime; Real murder inspires author's 17th alphabet-series mystery". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  2. ^ Enger, Jeremy (2002-10-21). "Best Bets". Austin American-Statesman. 'Q is for Quarry,' 'R' is for reading, 'S' is for signing The only writers who might get more mileage out of the alphabet than Sue Grafton are the ones working for Sesame Street.
  3. ^ "For mystery writer, S is for success". St. Petersburg Times. 2002-11-11.
  4. ^ Gulbransen, Susan (2002-09-01). "Racing Time: Alphabet author Sue Grafton counts down to Zero". Book.


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