Clarence, Iowa
| Clarence | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1859 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Cedar County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 53 ′ N , 91 ° 3 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 974 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 553.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 1.76 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 255 m |
| Postal code : | 52216 |
| Area code : | +1 563 |
| FIPS : | 19-13530 |
| GNIS ID : | 0455423 |
| Website : | showcase.netins.net/web/clarencecityhall |
| Mayor : | Jeric Armstrong |
Clarence is a small town (with the status " City ") in Cedar County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Clarence had 974 residents.
geography
Clarence is located in eastern Iowa, about 60 kilometers north of the border of Iowa to Illinois forming Mississippi . The intersection of the three states of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin is about 100 km north-northeast of Clarence, the border with Missouri runs about 200 km south.
The geographical coordinates of Clarence are 41 ° 53'20 "north latitude and 91 ° 03'24" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 1.76 km² and is located in Dayton Township .
Neighboring towns to Clarence are Oxford Junction (10 miles northeast), Toronto (12 miles east), Lowden (11.96 miles east-southeast), Bennett (23.1 km southeast), Tipton (12 miles southwest), Stanwood ( 8.5 km west) and Olin (19.4 km northwest).
Iowa City is 65.1 km southwest. The closest major cities are Cedar Rapids (58.6 km west), Rochester , Minnesota (325 km north-northwest), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (459 km in the same direction), Wisconsin's capital Madison (150 miles northeast), Rockford , Illinois ( 203 km east-northeast), Chicago in Illinois (307 km east), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (65.3 km southeast), St. Louis in Missouri (454 km south), Kansas City in Missouri (549 km southwest), Iowa's capital, Des Moines (150 miles west) and Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (466 miles in the same direction).
traffic
The US Highway 30 leading west to east direction by Clarence. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
Along the northern outskirts of the city runs a freight line of the Union Pacific Railroad (UP).
The nearest airport is Cedar Rapids - Eastern Iowa Airport (58.8 km west).
history
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 726 | - | |
| 1880 | 607 | -16.4% | |
| 1890 | 629 | 3.6% | |
| 1900 | 675 | 7.3% | |
| 1910 | 662 | -1.9% | |
| 1920 | 693 | 4.7% | |
| 1930 | 659 | -4.9% | |
| 1940 | 685 | 3.9% | |
| 1950 | 791 | 15.5% | |
| 1960 | 859 | 8.6% | |
| 1970 | 915 | 6.5% | |
| 1980 | 1001 | 9.4% | |
| 1990 | 936 | -6.5% | |
| 2000 | 1008 | 7.7% | |
| 2010 | 974 | -3.4% | |
| 1870-2000 2010 | |||
The place was founded in 1859 with the construction of a railroad line of the then Chicago, Iowa & Nebraska Railroad . At first the settlement was named Onion Grove , which came from the wild onions that grew in the area.
In 1862 the place was renamed at the suggestion of the businessman LB Gere after his original hometown Clarence in the state of New York .
population
According to the 2010 census , Clarence had 974 people in 418 households. The population density was 553.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.22 people lived in each of the 418 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American and 0.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.4 percent of the population.
21.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 53.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 25.1 percent were 65 years or older. 55.1 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 43,973 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,852. 12.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Clarence City Hall.Retrieved October 8, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved October 8, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed October 8, 2014
- ^ State Data Center of Iowa. Retrieved October 8, 2014
- ^ The City of Clarence - History.Retrieved October 8, 2014