Clarksville, Iowa
| Clarksville | |
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 In downtown Clarksville |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1874 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Butler County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 47 ′ N , 92 ° 40 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,439 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 405.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.55 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 287 m |
| Postal code : | 50619 |
| Area code : | +1 319 |
| FIPS : | 19-13755 |
| GNIS ID : | 455441 |
| Website : | www.clarksvilleiowa.com |
| Mayor : | David Kelm |
Clarksville is a small town (with the status " City ") in Butler County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Clarksville had 1,439 residents, which decreased to 1,425 by 2013.
geography
Clarksville is located in northeast Iowa on the Shell Rock River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin via the West Fork Cedar River , the Cedar River and the Iowa River . This forms the border between Iowa and Wisconsin and Illinois , around 150 km east . The Minnesota border runs approximately 90 km north of Clarksville.
The geographical coordinates of Clarksville are 42 ° 47'05 "north latitude and 92 ° 40'04" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 3.55 km² and is mainly located in the Butler Township . A smaller part of the urban area is in the neighboring Jackson Township to the west .
Neighboring towns to Clarksville are Plainfield (11 miles northeast), Waverly (13 miles east-southeast), Shell Rock (14 miles southeast), New Hartford (17 miles south), Allison (9 miles west-southwest) and Greene (20.4 km northwest).
The nearest major cities are Dubuque at the intersection of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois (192 km east-southeast), Waterloo (54.2 km southeast), Cedar Rapids (141 km southeast), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (268 km in the same direction), Iowa's capital Des Moines (186 km southwest), the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (282 km northwest), Rochester in Minnesota (164 km north), La Crosse in Wisconsin (218 km northeast) and Wisconsin's capital, Madison (200 miles east).
traffic
The Iowa State Highway 188 runs north-south direction as the main road through the city of Clarksville. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
An Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) freight railroad runs northwest-southeast through the Clarksville metropolitan area.
By Clarksville runs along the Shell Rock River on the route of a former railway track with the Rolling Prairie Trail a rail trail for hikers and climbers.
With the Allison Municipal Airport there is a small airfield 14.6 km to the west. The nearest commercial airport is Waterloo Regional Airport , 46.6 km south-southeast , from where there are feeder flights from several airlines to the major Chicago O'Hare and Minneapolis-Saint Paul airports.
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 818 | - | |
| 1890 | 735 | -10.1% | |
| 1900 | 849 | 15.5% | |
| 1910 | 895 | 5.4% | |
| 1920 | 1003 | 12.1% | |
| 1930 | 1143 | 14% | |
| 1940 | 1240 | 8.5% | |
| 1950 | 1210 | -2.4% | |
| 1960 | 1328 | 9.8% | |
| 1970 | 1360 | 2.4% | |
| 1980 | 1424 | 4.7% | |
| 1990 | 1382 | -2.9% | |
| 2000 | 1441 | 4.3% | |
| 2010 | 1439 | -0.1% | |
| 2013 estimate | 1425 | -1 % | |
| 1880-2000 2010 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Clarksville had 1,439 people in 573 households. The population density was 405.4 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.43 people lived in each of the 573 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.0 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.2 percent of the population.
24.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.0 percent were 65 years or older. 52.1 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 44,167 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,970. 9.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ^ City of Clarksville - Government. Retrieved November 20, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 20, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on November 20, 2014
- ^ Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation - Rolling Prairie Trail ( Memento of the original from November 29, 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 November 20, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Allison Municipal Airport Accessed on November 20, 2014
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved November 20, 2014
