Clearfield, Iowa

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Clearfield
Taylor County Iowa Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Clearfield Highlighted.svg
Location in Iowa
Basic data
Foundation : 1882 (incorporated)
State : United States
State : Iowa
Counties : Taylor County
Ringgold County
Coordinates : 40 ° 48 ′  N , 94 ° 29 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 48 ′  N , 94 ° 29 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 363 (as of 2010)
Population density : 111.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 3.26 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 )
Height : 384 m
Postal code : 50840
Area code : +1 641
FIPS : 19-13980
GNIS ID : 455468

Clearfield is a small town (with the status " City ") in Taylor County and to a lesser extent in Ringgold County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Clearfield had 363 residents, which decreased to 357 by 2013.

geography

Clearfield is located in southwest Iowa. The border with the neighboring state of Missouri runs 16 miles south. About 130 km west of Clearfield, the Missouri River forms the border between Iowa and Nebraska .

The geographical coordinates of Clearfield are 40 ° 48'03 "north latitude and 94 ° 28'33" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​3.26 km² and spread over the Grant Township of Taylor County and the Grant Township of Ringgold County.

Neighboring towns to Clearfield are Diagonal (8 miles east), Benton (12 miles southeast), Maloy ( 12 miles southeast), Blockton ( 13 miles south), Conway (11 miles west southwest), Sharpsburg (14th district) , 8 km west) and Lenox (16.4 km northwest).

The closest major cities are Iowa's capital, Des Moines (149 km northeast), Columbia , Missouri (381 km southeast), St. Joseph , Missouri (144 km south), Kansas City , Missouri (229 km in the same direction), Nebraska's capital Lincoln (224 km west) and Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (169 km west-northwest).

traffic

The Iowa Highway 25 runs north-south along the eastern edge. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

With the Bedford Municipal Airport there is a small airfield for general aviation 41 km southwest . The nearest commercial airports are Des Moines International Airport (151 km northeast) and Omaha Eppley Airfield (175 km west-northwest).

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1890 452 -
1900 698 54.4%
1910 625 -10.5%
1920 665 6.4%
1930 607 -8.7%
1940 615 1.3%
1950 547 -11.1%
1960 504 -7.9%
1970 430 -14.7%
1980 433 0.7%
1990 417 -3.7%
2000 371 -11%
2010 363 -2.2%
2013 estimate 357 -1.7%
1890-2000 2010-2013

population

According to the 2010 census , Clearfield had 363 people in 153 households. The population density was 111.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.17 people lived in the 153 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.6 percent African American and 0.3 percent (one person) Native American; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.7 percent of the population.

22.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 47.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 30.3 percent were 65 years or older. 53.2 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 33,194  USD . The per capita income was $ 19,501. 21.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved March 20, 2015
  2. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on March 20, 2015
  3. AirNav.com - Bedford Municipal Airport Accessed on March 20, 2015
  4. State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved March 20, 2015

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