Colo (Iowa)
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1876 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Story County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 1 ′ N , 93 ° 19 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
876 (status: 2010) 89,542 (status: 2010) |
| Population density : | 318.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.75 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 317 m |
| Postal code : | 50056 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-15240 |
| GNIS ID : | 455538 |
| Website : | www.colo-iowa.org |
| Mayor : | John C. Wilson |
Colo is a small town (with the status " City ") in Story County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Colo had 876 inhabitants, the number of which decreased slightly to 869 by 2013.
The city is part of the Ames Metropolitan Statistical Area , a metropolitan area that spans the entire area of Story County.
geography
Colo is located in central Iowa on the east bank of Dye Creek , which is part of the Mississippi River basin via Indian Creek , South Skunk River and Skunk River .
The geographical coordinates of Colo are 42 ° 01'04 "north latitude and 93 ° 18'55" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 2.75 km² and is the largest village within the New Albany Township .
Neighboring towns to Colo are Zearing (17.7 km north), St. Anthony (13.6 km northeast), Clemons (14.9 km northeast), State Center (13.6 km east), Rhodes (13.1 km southeast ), Collins (8.5 miles south), Maxwell (14 miles southwest), Nevada (7.4 miles west), and McCallsburg (15 miles northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and St. Paul ) in Minnesota (366 km north), Rochester , Minnesota (312 km northeast), Waterloo (133 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (140 km east), Iowa's former capital Iowa City (186 km east-southeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (63.8 km south-southwest), Kansas City in Missouri (374 km in the same direction), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (286 km west-southwest), Sioux City (308 km west-northwest) and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (451 km northwest).
traffic
The four-lane US Highway 30 runs in a west-east direction through the south of the urban area of Colo and crosses US Highway 65 on the southeastern outskirts . To the north, the urban area is bounded by Iowa Highway 930 , which here forms part of the historic Lincoln Highway . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A Union Pacific Railroad (UP) freight line from Mississippi to Omaha runs east-west through the center of the Colo metropolitan area.
With the Ames Municipal Airport there is a small airport for general aviation and air taxi traffic 29 km to the west . The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport, 73 km south-southwest .
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 226 | - | |
| 1880 | 296 | 31% | |
| 1890 | 261 | -11.8% | |
| 1900 | 391 | 49.8% | |
| 1910 | 463 | 18.4% | |
| 1920 | 507 | 9.5% | |
| 1930 | 532 | 4.9% | |
| 1940 | 539 | 1.3% | |
| 1950 | 538 | -0.2% | |
| 1960 | 574 | 6.7% | |
| 1970 | 606 | 5.6% | |
| 1980 | 808 | 33.3% | |
| 1990 | 771 | -4.6% | |
| 2000 | 868 | 12.6% | |
| 2010 | 876 | 0.9% | |
| 2013 estimate | 869 | -0.8% | |
| 1870-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Colo had 876 people in 348 households. The population density was 318.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.52 people lived in each of the 348 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.6 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent (two people) Native American and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.9 percent of the population.
26.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 46,534 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,869. 9.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Colo.Retrieved April 14, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 14, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on April 14, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Ames Municipal Airport Accessed on April 14, 2015
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved April 14, 2015
