Armstrong, Iowa
| Armstrong | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1893 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Emmet County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 24 ′ N , 94 ° 29 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 926 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 406.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.28 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 381 m |
| Postal code : | 50514 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-02935 |
| GNIS ID : | 454236 |
| Website : | www.armstrongiowa.net |
| Mayor : | Marvin Dailey |
Armstrong is a small town (with the status " City ") in Emmet County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Armstrong had 926 residents, the number that had decreased to 913 by 2013.
geography
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 907 | - | |
| 1910 | 586 | -35.4% | |
| 1920 | 818 | 39.6% | |
| 1930 | 767 | -6.2% | |
| 1940 | 937 | 22.2% | |
| 1950 | 943 | 0.6% | |
| 1960 | 958 | 1.6% | |
| 1970 | 1061 | 10.8% | |
| 1980 | 1153 | 8.7% | |
| 1990 | 1025 | -11.1% | |
| 2000 | 979 | -4.5% | |
| 2010 | 926 | -5.4% | |
| 2013 estimate | 913 | -1.4% | |
| 1900-1990 2010-2013 | |||
Armstrong is located in northern Iowa, 12 km south of the Minnesota border . The geographical coordinates of Armstrong are 43 ° 23'46 "north latitude and 94 ° 28'42" west longitude. The city extends over 2.28 km² and is the largest town within the Armstrong Grove Township .
Neighboring towns of Armstrong are Swea City (14.1 km east), Ringsted (13.7 km south-southwest) and Dolliver (18.5 km north-west).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (150 miles northeast), Rochester , Minnesota (222 miles east-northeast), Waterloo (268 miles southeast), Cedar Rapids (354 miles in the same direction), Iowas Capital Des Moines (267 km southeast), Nebraska's largest city Omaha (346 km southwest), Sioux City (231 km west southwest), South Dakota's largest city Sioux Falls (191 km west).
traffic
Iowa State Highways 9 and 15 meet in Armstrong . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A Union Pacific Railroad (UP) railway runs through the city of Armstrong in a west-east direction .
With the Estherville Municipal Airport there is a small airfield 22.5 km to the west. The nearest major airports are Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (239 km northeast) and Des Moines International Airport (288 km southeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , Armstrong had 926 people in 403 households. The population density was 406.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.18 people lived in each of the 403 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.4 percent Native American and 0.4 percent Asian; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.6 percent of the population.
20.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 53.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 25.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.6 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 48,393 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,536. 5.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Armstrong - City Governance.Retrieved January 12, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 12, 2015
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved January 12, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed January 12, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Estherville Municipal Airport Accessed on January 12, 2015