Carter Lake, Iowa
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.jpg) Carter Lake between Omaha and Epply Airfield |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1930 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Pottawattamie County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 17 ′ N , 95 ° 55 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
3,785 (status: 2010) 915,184 (status: 2015) |
| Population density : | 723.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 5.23 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 297 m |
| Postal code : | 51510 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-11215 |
| GNIS ID : | 455192 |
| Website : | www.cityofcarterlake.com |
| Mayor : | Russell Kramer |
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Carter Lake is a city (with the status " City ") in Pottawattamie County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . Carter Lake had 3,785 residents in 2010 , which decreased to 3,766 by 2014.
Carter Lake is part of both sides of the Missouri in the states of Iowa and Nebraska situated metropolitan Omaha -Council Bluffs.
geography
Carter Lake is the only city of Iowa west of the Missouri. The state of Nebraska borders the city on three sides. Today called Carter Lake , an oxbow lake from the Missouri, surrounds the city in the northwest, north and northeast.
The geographical coordinates of Carter Lake are 41 ° 17'26 "north latitude and 95 ° 55'05" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 5.23 km² and is part of the Kane Township .
The city center of Omaha , Nebraska's largest city, is located 11 km southwest of Carter Lake. The town of Council Bluffs is 7 miles southeast.
traffic
The Iowa State Highway 165 runs as Abbott Drive through the south of the urban area of Carter Lake. All other roads are inner-city connecting roads.
The Eppley Airfield , the airport of Omaha, borders the city of Carter Lake to the east.
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1940 | 846 | - | |
| 1950 | 1183 | 39.8% | |
| 1960 | 2287 | 93.3% | |
| 1970 | 3268 | 42.9% | |
| 1980 | 3438 | 5.2% | |
| 1990 | 3200 | -6.9% | |
| 2000 | 3248 | 1.5% | |
| 2010 | 3785 | 16.5% | |
| 2014 estimate | 3766 | -0.5% | |
| 1940-2000 2010-2014 | |||
history
The present urban area was populated by whites in 1853. In 1877, the Missouri changed its course during a flood. The oxbow lake formed in the former river bed was called Lake Nakoma .
In 1892, the United States Supreme Court ruled in a lawsuit between the states of Iowa and Nebraska that the flood-west area of the river still belongs to Iowa.
In 1908 the lake was renamed Carter Lake after a previous landowner . From 1892 to 1912, the Courtland Beach resort existed on the shores of the lake as a recreational area for wealthy citizens of neighboring Omaha.
In 1930 Carter Lake was incorporated as a separate municipality.
population
According to the 2010 census , Carter Lake had 3,785 people in 1,388 households. The population density was 723.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.73 people in each of the 1388 households.
The racial the population was composed of 90.3 percent white, 1.0 percent African American, 0.8 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and 5.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 11.5 percent of the population.
28.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.6 percent of the population were female.
In 2013, that was mean annual income for a household at 45,379 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,661. 16.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Carter Lake - Mayors of Carter Lake. Retrieved November 16, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 16, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on November 16, 2015
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved November 16, 2015
- ^ A b CarterLake.org - Foundations of the city.Retrieved November 16, 2015
- ^ A b CarterLake.org - Court Battle. Retrieved November 16, 2015