Allison (Iowa)
| Allison | |
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 In downtown Allison |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1881 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Butler County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 45 ′ N , 92 ° 48 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,029 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 135.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 7.59 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 289 m |
| Postal code : | 50602 |
| Area code : | +1 319 |
| FIPS : | 19-01315 |
| GNIS ID : | 454143 |
| Website : | www.allisoniowa.com |
| Mayor : | Scot Henrichs |
Allison is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Butler County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Allison had 1,029 residents, which decreased to 1,025 by 2013.
geography
Allison is located in central northeast Iowa, around 160 km west of the Mississippi , which forms the border between Iowa and Wisconsin and Illinois . The Minnesota border runs about 90 km north of Allison.
The geographical coordinates of Allison are 42 ° 45'10 "north latitude and 92 ° 47'43" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 7.59 km² and is mostly in West Point Township , while a small part of the urban area is in Jackson Township .
Neighboring towns to Allison are Greene (17.7 km north), Clarksville (14.5 km east-northeast), Shell Rock (13.4 km east-southeast), Parkersburg (20.3 km south), Aplington (16.6 km south-southwest), Kesley (19.6 km southwest), Dumont (15.9 km west), Bristow (11.4 km west-northwest) and Aredale (16 miles in the same direction).
The nearest major cities are Rochester in Minnesota (161 km northeast), La Crosse in Wisconsin (235 km northeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (336 km east), Dubuque at the interface of the states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois (205 km east-southeast), Waterloo (60.3 km southeast), Cedar Rapids (147 km southeast), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (274 km southeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (187 km southwest), and the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (279 km north).
traffic
In the Allison metropolitan area, Iowa State Highway 3 and 14 intersect . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
By Allison direction east-west runs in on the route of a former railway line with the Rolling Prairie Trail , a rail trail for hikers and cyclists.
The Allison Municipal Airport is a small airfield in the north-western part of the city. The nearest commercial airport is Waterloo Regional Airport , 53 km south-east , from where there are feeder flights from several airlines to the major airports in Chicago O'Hare and Minneapolis-Saint Paul .
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 463 | - | |
| 1910 | 495 | 6.9% | |
| 1920 | 520 | 5.1% | |
| 1930 | 603 | 16% | |
| 1940 | 708 | 17.4% | |
| 1950 | 771 | 8.9% | |
| 1960 | 952 | 23.5% | |
| 1970 | 1071 | 12.5% | |
| 1980 | 1132 | 5.7% | |
| 1990 | 1000 | -11.7% | |
| 2000 | 1006 | 0.6% | |
| 2010 | 1029 | 2.3% | |
| 2013 estimate | 1025 | -0.4% | |
| 1900-2000 2010 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Allison had 1,029 people in 440 households. The population density was 135.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.22 people lived in each of the 440 households.
Ethnically, the population consisted only of whites with six exceptions. Regardless of ethnicity, 0.2 percent (two people) of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 51.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 26.2 percent were 65 years or older. 53.4 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 42,417 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,894. 10.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ^ Allison City Offices ( Memento March 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved November 18, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 18, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on November 18, 2014
- ^ Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation - Rolling Prairie Trail ( November 29, 2014 memento on the Internet Archive ). Retrieved November 18, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Allison Municipal Airport Accessed on November 18, 2014
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved November 18, 2014
