Burlington, Iowa
| Burlington | |
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 Burlington with the Great River Bridge |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1833 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Des Moines County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 48 ′ N , 91 ° 8 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 25,663 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 684.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 39.5 km 2 (approx. 15 mi 2 ) of which 37.5 km 2 (approx. 14 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 185 m |
| Postcodes : | 52601 |
| Area code : | +1 319 |
| FIPS : | 19-09550 |
| GNIS ID : | 0454995 |
| Website : | www.burlingtoniowa.org |
| Mayor : | Shane A. McCampbell |
Burlington is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Des Moines County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Burlington had 25,663 residents, which increased to 25,725 by 2013.
Geography and traffic
Burlington is located in southeast Iowa on the western bank of the Mississippi , which forms the border between Iowa and Illinois .
The geographical coordinates of Burlington are 40 ° 48'29 "north latitude and 91 ° 06'57" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 39.5 km², which is spread over 37.5 km² of land and 2.0 km² of water.
There are two bridges over the Mississippi in Burlington:
- US Highway 34 crosses on the Great River Bridge ,
- on the slightly downstream Burlington Rail Bridge crosses next to freight trains of the BNSF Railway and the California Zephyr called fast train from Amtrak , the Chicago to San Francisco connects the Mississippi River.
Northwest of the city intersect US Highway 34 , which runs in an east-west direction, and US Highway 61, which runs in a north-south direction along the Mississippi River .
To the west it is 278 km to Iowa's capital Des Moines , to the north and later east upstream it is 126 km to Davenport , to the east-northeast it is 366 km to Chicago and to the south it is downstream to St. Louis 350 km.
The Southeast Iowa Regional Airport ( IATA code: BRL) is located on the southern outskirts of Burlington. Great Lakes Airlines has several daily flights to St. Louis and Kansas City .
The largest airport in the entire area is Quad City International Airport in Moline , 116 km away , one of the Quad Cities .
Local public transport is handled by the city-owned company Burlington Urban Service ( BUS ). Greyhound Lines and Trailways Transportation System operate several intercity bus routes.
economy
Burlington was an industrial and transportation hub from an early age. Industrial companies such as the agricultural machinery manufacturer Case Corporation , the technology group General Electric , the automotive supplier Champion Spark Plugs and the food company Lance Private Brands as well as the railway company BNSF Railway are among the largest employers in the area.
The largest employer is the Great River Medical Center . The largest retail company in town is Walmart .
history
Originally the area was settled by the Indians of the Sauk and Fox . This called today Flint Hills called area Shoquoquon (Shok-ko-kon).
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sent two expeditions to explore the west. While Lewis and Clark followed the course of the Missouri River , Zebulon Pike advanced to the upper Mississippi River. In 1805, Pike landed on the heights in what is now Burlington and first hoisted the United States flag in what is now Iowa, proposing the construction of a fort on that site. But the proposal was ignored by the army command.
American Fur Company fur traders established a trading post in 1829. Euro-American colonization of the region began in 1833 after the Black Hawk purchase when Samuel White and David Tothero came across the river. A. T. Andreas wrote in 1975 that White was building a hut where Front Street would later run in what is now downtown. Tothero settled a little further inland. A little later William R. Ross came across the river and founded a general store. Ross was supposed to measure the land for further settlement and John Gray , the first land buyer, got the right to choose the name of the newly created place. Gray chose Burlington, the name of his hometown of Burlington , Vermont .
In 1837 Burlington briefly became the capital of the Wisconsin Territory . After the Iowa Territory was established in 1838 , Burlington became the first capital of the new Territory. The government was housed in the building of Old Zion , the first Methodist church in Iowa. The building no longer exists, today there is a memorial plaque in its place.
Hawkeye State , the nickname of Iowa, has its roots in Burlington. The publisher James G. Edwards changed the name of his newspaper The Iowa Patriot to The Hawk-Eye and Iowa Patriot at the suggestion of Judge David Rorer . But it is not sure when naming the shape of Hawkeye in The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper or the famous Indian chief Black Hawk was the inspiration.
Burlington was a busy river port and an important station on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) during the steamship era on the Mississippi River . The CB&Q, which existed from 1848 to 1970, became the Burlington Northern Railroad (BN), which was renamed the BNSF Railway in 1997 . Even today, Burlington is an important railway junction, where the north-south route along the Mississippi River intersects with an important east-west connection.
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1850 | 4082 | - | |
| 1860 | 6706 | 64.3% | |
| 1870 | 14,930 | 122.6% | |
| 1880 | 19,450 | 30.3% | |
| 1890 | 22,565 | 16% | |
| 1900 | 23,201 | 2.8% | |
| 1910 | 24,324 | 4.8% | |
| 1920 | 24,057 | -1.1% | |
| 1930 | 26,755 | 11.2% | |
| 1940 | 25,832 | -3.4% | |
| 1950 | 30,613 | 18.5% | |
| 1960 | 32,430 | 5.9% | |
| 1970 | 32,366 | -0.2% | |
| 1980 | 29,529 | -8.8% | |
| 1990 | 27.208 | -7.9% | |
| 2000 | 26,839 | -1.4% | |
| 2010 | 25,663 | -4.4% | |
| 2013 estimate | 25,725 | 0.2% | |
| 1850-2000 2010-2013 | |||
The church towers are probably the most striking impression on the city's silhouette. The tallest is part of St. John's Cathedral , a cathedral built on a hill overlooking the city. The tower rises 30 m above the roof of the church and is a popular photo opportunity. The only taller building is the Great River Bridge , the central pillar of which rises 113 m above the Mississippi.
population
According to the 2010 census , Burlington had 25,663 people in 10,938 households. The population density was 684.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.3 people lived in each of the 10,938 households.
The racial the population was composed of 88.2 percent white, 7.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 0.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.1 percent of the population.
23.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.9 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 38,329 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,237. 16.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Tony Baker (* 1964), played in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints , Philadelphia Eagles , Los Angeles Rams and San Diego Chargers , took part in the 1968 Pro Bowl
- Wallace Hume Carothers (1896–1937), inventor of nylon
- James Clarke (1812–1850), Governor of the Iowa Territory
- John M. Corse , Union Army general in the American Civil War
- Augustus C. Dodge (1812-1883), US Senator from Iowa
- Henry Dodge (1782–1867), US Senator from Wisconsin and Governor of the Wisconsin Territory
- William Frawley (1887–1966), actor
- James W. Grimes (1816–1872), US Senator
- Frank Hatton (1846–1894), politician, US Secretary of Post
- Bart Howard (1915-2004), composer and author of " Fly Me to the Moon "
- James M. Kelly (* 1964), NASA - Astronaut
- Aldo Leopold (1887–1948), forest scientist, biologist and nature conservationist
- A. Starker Leopold , forest scientist, biologist and conservationist
- Max Otto Lorenz (1876–1959), statistician and economist
- John Mickey (1845–1910), 17th Governor of Nebraska
- Kay Orr (* 1939), first female governor of Nebraska
- Robert Noyce (1927–1990), co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel , is considered one of the developers of microchips
- Kurt Warner (born 1971), football player twice with the MVP award
Twin cities
Sister town of Burlington is
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ Burlington City Council ( Memento of the original from December 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 26, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 26, 2014
- ↑ www.amtrak.com - Burlington
- ↑ a b Google Maps
- ↑ AirNav.com - Southeast Iowa Regional Airport Retrieved on December 26, 2014
- ↑ The Hawk Eye ( Memento of the original from October 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ www.onmilwaukee.com
- ^ Iowa History Project
- ↑ www.netstate.com - The State of Iowa
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved December 26, 2014
