Colfax, Iowa
| Colfax | |
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 In the center of Colfax |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1866 (created) 1875 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Jasper County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 41 ′ N , 93 ° 15 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
2,093 (status: 2010) 599,789 (status: 2013) |
| Population density : | 449.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.66 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 244 m |
| Postal code : | 50054 |
| Area code : | +1 515 |
| FIPS : | 19-15060 |
| GNIS ID : | 455527 |
| Website : | cityofcolfax.org |
| Mayor : | Richard Reed |
Colfax is a city (with the status " City ") in Jasper County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Colfax had 2,093 residents, the number of which decreased to 2,059 by 2013.
Colfax is part of the metropolitan area around Iowa's capital Des Moines .
geography
Colfax is located in the southeastern center of Iowa, in the eastern suburbs of Des Moines. The city lies on the southern Skunk River . The border with the neighboring state of Missouri runs around 140 km south of Colfax , the border with Illinois is formed around 210 km east of the Mississippi , while the Missouri River forms the border between Iowa and Nebraska around 240 km west .
The geographical coordinates of Colfax are 41 ° 40'40 "north latitude and 93 ° 14'43" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 4.66 km² and is mainly located in the Washington Township . The urban area extends to smaller parts into the Mound Prairie Township and the Poweshiek Township .
Neighboring towns of Colfax are Baxter (15 miles northeast), Newton (20.4 miles east), Reasnor (29.2 miles southeast), Monroe (15 miles southeast), Prairie City (9.8 miles south), Mitchellville (6.5 miles west), Bondurant (14 miles in the same direction), and Mingo (7.5 miles north-northwest).
Des Moines city center is 23 miles west-southwest. The closest other major cities are the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and St. Paul ) in Minnesota (413 km north), Rochester in Minnesota (330 km northeast), Waterloo (158 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (155 km east northeast), Iowas former Capital Iowa City (148 km east), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (232 km in the same direction), Chicago in Illinois (499 km also east), Peoria in Illinois (389 km east-southeast), Illinois' capital Springfield (456 km southeast), St. Louis in Missouri (524 km south-southeast), Columbia in Missouri (365 km south), Kansas City in Missouri (349 km south-southwest), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (261 km west-southwest), Nebraska's capital Lincoln (339 km in the same direction), Sioux City (330 km west-northwest), and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (477 km northwest).
traffic
The Interstate Highway 80 , which is the shortest route from Des Moines to Iowa City here runs in east-west direction along the northern city limits of Colfax. The north-south running Iowa Highway 117 is the main road through downtown. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
An Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) line runs from Des Moines to the Mississippi River through the Colfax metropolitan area. An IAIS freight yard is located on the northeastern city limits.
With the Newton Municipal Airport there is a small airfield 25 km east. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport, 30 miles west-southwest .
history
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 620 | - | |
| 1890 | 957 | 54.4% | |
| 1900 | 2053 | 114.5% | |
| 1910 | 2524 | 22.9% | |
| 1920 | 2504 | -0.8% | |
| 1930 | 2213 | -11.6% | |
| 1940 | 2222 | 0.4% | |
| 1950 | 2279 | 2.6% | |
| 1960 | 2331 | 2.3% | |
| 1970 | 2293 | -1.6% | |
| 1980 | 2234 | -2.6% | |
| 1990 | 2462 | 10.2% | |
| 2000 | 2223 | -9.7% | |
| 2010 | 2093 | -5.8% | |
| 2013 estimate | 2059 | -1.6% | |
| 1880-2000 2010-2013 | |||
The place was founded in 1866 and named after Congressman and later 17th Vice President Schuyler Colfax . In 1875 the settlement was incorporated as an independent municipality.
In the same year coal mining began in Colfax. Another industry was the use of the 14 mineral springs in the area around the city.
population
According to the 2010 census , Colfax had 2,093 people in 851 households. The population density was 449.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.42 people lived in each of the 851 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.3 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.9 percent of the population.
25.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.8 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 44,551 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,230. 10.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- James B. Weaver (1833-1912) - Member of the Greenback Party and the Populist Party in the US House of Representatives (1879-1881, 1885-1889) - was the mayor of Colfax
- James Norman Hall (1887–1951) - author - born and raised in Colfax
Individual evidence
- ↑ Business Record - Metro population Expands West - Census Bureau Retrieved on February 27, 2015
- ↑ City of Colfax - Mayor an City Council ( Memento of the original from February 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 27, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 27, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 27, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Newton Municipal Airport Accessed on February 27, 2015
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved February 27, 2015
- ↑ City of Colfax. Retrieved February 27, 2015
