Birmingham, Iowa
| Birmingham | |
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 In the center of Birmingham |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1856 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Van Buren County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 53 ′ N , 91 ° 57 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 448 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 162.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.75 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 230 m |
| Postal code : | 52535 |
| Area code : | +1 319 |
| FIPS : | 19-06625 |
| GNIS ID : | 454645 |
Birmingham is a city (with a status of " City ") in Van Buren County in the US state of Iowa . In 2010 , Birmingham had 448 inhabitants, the number of which decreased slightly to 441 by 2013.
geography
Birmingham is located in southeast Iowa about 10 km north of the Des Moines River , a right tributary of the Mississippi . This forms the border with Illinois around 80 km east . The Iowa- Missouri border runs 22 miles south of Birmingham.
The geographical coordinates of Birmingham are 40 ° 52'44 "north latitude and 91 ° 56'50" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 2.75 km² and is spread over the Union Township and the Lick Creek Township .
Neighboring towns to Birmingham are Fairfield (15 km north), Stockport (10.6 km east-northeast), Keosauqua (18.6 km south), Douds (17.8 km west-southwest), Leando (18 km in the same direction).
The closest major cities are Waterloo (213 km northwest), Iowa City (127 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (167 km in the same direction), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (185 km northeast), Peoria , Illinois (254 km east), Illinois' capital Springfield (285 km southeast), St. Louis in Missouri (360 km south-southeast), Columbia in Missouri (267 km south-southwest), Kansas City in Missouri (388 km southwest), Nebraska's capital Lincoln (449 km west ), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (384 km west-northwest) and Iowa's capital Des Moines (193 km northwest).
traffic
The Iowa Highway 1 leads in a north-south direction as the main road through the city of Birmingham. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Keosauqua Municipal Airport is located 20.4 kilometers south of a small airfield for general aviation . The nearest commercial airports are Des Moines International Airport (195 km northwest), Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids (157 km northeast), Quad City International Airport near Moline , Illinois (194 km northeast) and Southeast Iowa Regional Airport in Burlington (88 km east-northeast).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 626 | - | |
| 1880 | 515 | -17.7% | |
| 1890 | 545 | 5.8% | |
| 1900 | 622 | 14.1% | |
| 1910 | 572 | -8th % | |
| 1920 | 539 | -5.8% | |
| 1930 | 507 | -5.9% | |
| 1940 | 498 | -1.8% | |
| 1950 | 643 | 29.1% | |
| 1960 | 441 | -31.4% | |
| 1970 | 452 | 2.5% | |
| 1980 | 410 | -9.3% | |
| 1990 | 386 | -5.9% | |
| 2000 | 423 | 9.6% | |
| 2010 | 448 | 5.9% | |
| 2013 estimate | 441 | -1.6% | |
| 1870-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
As of the 2010 census , Birmingham had 448 people in 191 households. The population density was 162.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.35 people lived in each of the 191 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, and 0.2 percent (one person) from other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.0 percent of the population.
23.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.3 percent were 65 years or older. 48.4 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 40,625 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,608. 14.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Clifford R. Hope (1893–1970) - Republican member of the US House of Representatives - was born and raised in Birmingham
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ↑ AirNav.com - Keosauqua Municipal Airport. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB). Retrieved February 16, 2015.