Allerton, Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1874 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Wayne County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 42 ′ N , 93 ° 22 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 501 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 169.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.95 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 335 m |
| Postal code : | 50008 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-01270 |
| GNIS ID : | 454140 |
Allerton is a city (with the status " City ") in Wayne County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Allerton had 501 residents, the number of which decreased slightly to 500 by 2013.
geography
Allerton is located in southern Iowa, 15 km north of the border with neighboring Missouri . The border with Nebraska visual Missouri River flows some 230 km to the west; around 180 km to the east, the Mississippi forms the border between Iowa and Illinois .
The geographical coordinates of Allerton are 40 ° 42'23 "north latitude and 93 ° 21'55" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 2.95 km² and is the largest town within the Warren Township .
Neighboring towns of Allerton are Corydon (9.5 km northeast), Seymour (14.6 miles east), Powersville in Missouri (14.3 miles southeast) and Clio (15 km southwest).
The closest major cities are Iowa's capital Des Moines (121 km northwest), Iowa City (253 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (274 km in the same direction), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (314 km east-northeast), Peoria , Illinois (377 km east), Illinois' capital Springfield (414 km east-southeast), St. Louis in Missouri (450 km southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (236 km south-southwest), Nebraska's capital Lincoln (314 km west), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (279 km west-northwest) and Sioux City (424 km northwest).
traffic
The Iowa State Highway 40 runs north-south direction as the main road through Allerton. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) freight railway runs through Allerton .
With the Corydon Airport there is a small airfield 9.5 km northeast. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport (118 km north-northwest).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 888 | - | |
| 1890 | 807 | -9.1% | |
| 1900 | 950 | 17.7% | |
| 1910 | 862 | -9.3% | |
| 1920 | 954 | 10.7% | |
| 1930 | 784 | -17.8% | |
| 1940 | 782 | -0.3% | |
| 1950 | 761 | -2.7% | |
| 1960 | 692 | -9.1% | |
| 1970 | 643 | -7.1% | |
| 1980 | 670 | 4.2% | |
| 1990 | 599 | -10.6% | |
| 2000 | 559 | -6.7% | |
| 2010 | 501 | -10.4% | |
| 2013 estimate | 500 | -0.2% | |
| 1880-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Allerton had 501 people in 217 households. The population density was 169.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.31 people lived in each of the 217 households.
Ethnically, with four exceptions, the population consisted only of whites. Regardless of ethnicity, 0.2 percent (one person) of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.8 percent were 65 years or older. 52.1 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 36,397 USD . The per capita income was $ 15,544. 15.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Hiram Kinsman Evans (1863-1941) - - Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1923-1925) - attended school in Allerton
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 3, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 3, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Corydon Airport Retrieved on February 3, 2015
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved February 3, 2015