Clarion, Iowa
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![The Wright County Courthouse in Clarion, listed on the NRHP since 1981 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Wright_County_Courthouse.JPG) The Wright County Courthouse in Clarion, listed on the NRHP since 1981 |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1881 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Wright County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 44 ′ N , 93 ° 44 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,850 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 337.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 8.44 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 360 m |
| Postal code : | 50525 |
| Area code : | +1 515 |
| FIPS : | 19-13620 |
| GNIS ID : | 455428 |
| Website : | www.clarioniowa.com |
| Mayor : | Mike Nail |
 Railway station of the former Rock Island Line , listed in the NRHP since 1993 |
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Clarion is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Wright County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Clarion had 2,850 inhabitants, the number of which had decreased to 2,791 by 2013.
geography
Clarion is in north-central Iowa, around 90 km south of the Minnesota border .
The geographical coordinates of Clarion are 42 ° 43'54 "north latitude and 93 ° 43'59" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 8.44 km² and is spread over the Lincoln , Grant , Lake and the Dayton Township .
Neighboring towns to Clarion are Belmond (14 miles northeast), Rowan (9 miles east), Galt (9 miles southeast), Eagle Grove (13 miles southwest), Goldfield (15.3 miles west) and Kanawha (27.9 km northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (284 km north), Rochester in Minnesota (231 km northeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (414 km east), Dubuque at the intersection of the states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois (277 km east-southeast), Waterloo (138 km east-southeast), Cedar Rapids (234 km in the same direction), Iowa's capital Des Moines (144 km south), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (365 km southwest), Sioux City (256 km west-southwest ) and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (327 km west-northwest).
traffic
The US Highway 69 runs about 7 km to the west in north-south direction at Clarion over. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
Several Union Pacific Railroad (UP) lines meet in Clarion .
With the Clarion Municipal Airport there is a small airfield on the western city limits. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport (153 km south).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 37 | - | |
| 1880 | 147 | 297.3% | |
| 1890 | 744 | 406.1% | |
| 1900 | 1475 | 98.3% | |
| 1910 | 2065 | 40% | |
| 1920 | 2826 | 36.9% | |
| 1930 | 2578 | -8.8% | |
| 1940 | 2971 | 15.2% | |
| 1950 | 3150 | 6% | |
| 1960 | 3232 | 2.6% | |
| 1970 | 2972 | -8th % | |
| 1980 | 3060 | 3% | |
| 1990 | 2703 | -11.7% | |
| 2000 | 2968 | 9.8% | |
| 2010 | 2850 | -4% | |
| 2013 estimate | 2791 | -2.1% | |
| 1870-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Clarion had 2,850 people in 1,185 households. The population density was 337.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.34 people lived in the 1185 households.
The racial the population was composed of 91.9 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 5.0 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 15.9 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
24.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.7 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 37,306 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,558. 19.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Benjamin P. Birdsall (1858–1917) - Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1903–1909) - lived in Clarion until his death
- Glen Brand (1923–2008) - wrestler and Olympic champion - born and raised in Clarion
- Clifford Joy Rogers (1897–1962) - Acting Governor of Wyoming (1953–1955) - born in Clarion
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000277. Retrieved January 6, 2015
- ↑ City of Clarion - City Council ( Memento of the original from January 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 6, 2015
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 92001744. Retrieved January 6, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 6, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on January 6, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Clarion Municipal Airport Retrieved on January 6, 2015
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved January 6, 2015
