Akron, Iowa
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 Akron aerial view |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1882 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Plymouth County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 50 ′ N , 96 ° 34 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
1,465 (as of 2016) 168,921 (as of 2012) |
| Population density : | 463.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.16 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 349 m |
| Postal code : | 51001 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-00775 |
| GNIS ID : | 454109 |
| Website : | akronia.org |
| Mayor : | Sharon Frerichs |
 Akron in 1908 |
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Akron is a small town (with the status " City ") in Plymouth County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . Akron had 1,486 residents in 2010 , which decreased to 1,465 by 2016.
Akron is part of the Sioux City metropolitan area , which also extends across state lines into Nebraska and South Dakota .
geography
Akron is located in northwest Iowa on the east bank of the Big Sioux River , which forms the border with South Dakota and forms part of the Mississippi River basin across the Missouri .
The intersections of the states of Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota and the states of Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska are 90 km north and 40 miles south of Akron.
The geographical coordinates of Akron are 42 ° 49 '44 "north latitude and 96 ° 33' 34" west longitude. The city covers an area of 3.16 km² and is the largest town within the Portland Township .
Akron's neighbors are Chatsworth (10.9 km northeast), Ruble (13.8 km east), Adaville (20.7 km southeast), Westfield (9.1 km southwest), Richland in South Dakota (12.7 km southwest) ) and Spink , South Dakota (10 miles west).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (480 km northeast), Rochester , Minnesota (428 km east northeast), Cedar Rapids (472 km east southeast), Iowa's capital city Des Moines (366 km southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (494 km south-southeast), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (207 km in the same direction), Sioux City (44.1 km south) and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (102 km north).
traffic
The State Highway IA 3 hits in Akron on leading along the Big Sioux River IA 12 . Over a bridge over the Big Sioux River, a road leads west to the neighboring state of South Dakota, where it becomes SD 50 . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line of the BNSF Railway that runs along the Big Sioux River and is used for freight traffic runs through Akron .
The Le Mars Municipal Airport is 40 km east of a small airfield for general aviation . The nearest commercial airport is the Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City (60 km south-southeast).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 494 | - | |
| 1900 | 1029 | 108.3% | |
| 1910 | 1130 | 9.8% | |
| 1920 | 1324 | 17.2% | |
| 1930 | 1304 | -1.5% | |
| 1940 | 1314 | 0.8% | |
| 1950 | 1251 | -4.8% | |
| 1960 | 1351 | 8th % | |
| 1970 | 1324 | -2% | |
| 1980 | 1517 | 14.6% | |
| 1990 | 1450 | -4.4% | |
| 2000 | 1489 | 2.7% | |
| 2010 | 1486 | -0.2% | |
| 2016 estimate | 1465 | -1.4% | |
| 1890-2000 2010-2016 | |||
population
Akron had 1,486 people in 625 households according to the 2010 census . The population density was 470.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.32 people lived in each of the 625 households.
The racial the population was 99.1 percent white. Regardless of ethnicity, 0.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
13.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 24.4 percent were 65 years or older. 53 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was in 2015 at 41,161 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,975. 9.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Akron - Mayor. Retrieved September 18, 2017
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 18, 2017
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on September 18, 2017
- ↑ AirNav.com - Le Mars Municipal Airport Accessed on September 18, 2017
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 KB). Retrieved September 18, 2017
