Corning, Iowa
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1854 (settled) 1860 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Adams County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 59 ′ N , 94 ° 44 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,635 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 399.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.09 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 364 m |
| Postal code : | 50841 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-16500 |
| GNIS ID : | 455634 |
 Icarian colony in Corning |
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Corning is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Adams County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Corning had 1635 residents.
geography
Corning is located in southwest Iowa on both sides of the East Nodaway River , the eastern headwaters of the Nodaway River that flows into the Missouri River . The city is about 100 km east of the Missouri River, which forms the border with Nebraska . The border with the neighboring state of Missouri to the south is around 50 km from Corning.
The geographical coordinates of Corning are 40 ° 59'24 "north latitude and 94 ° 44'27" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 4.09 km² and is located in the Quincy Township . A smaller part of the city extends into Jasper Township .
Neighboring towns of Corning are Prescott (8.2 miles east-northeast), Lenox (26.3 km southeast), Gravity (16.1 miles south), Nodaway (11.9 miles west-southwest), and Carbon (13.1 km northwest).
The closest major cities are Iowa's capital Des Moines (155 km northeast), Kansas City , Missouri (229 km south) and Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (132 km west northwest).
traffic
The US Highway 34 extends in the east-west direction along the southern border of Corning. At the height of the city center, Iowa intersects Highway 148 , which runs in a north-south direction as the main road through Corning. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
In the northeast-southwest direction runs a railway line for the freight traffic of the BNSF Railway through Corning.
With the Corning Municipal Airport there is a small airfield in the west of the city area. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport (154 km northeast).
history
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 1526 | - | |
| 1890 | 1682 | 10.2% | |
| 1900 | 2145 | 27.5% | |
| 1910 | 1702 | -20.7% | |
| 1920 | 1840 | 8.1% | |
| 1930 | 2026 | 10.1% | |
| 1940 | 2162 | 6.7% | |
| 1950 | 2104 | -2.7% | |
| 1960 | 2041 | -3% | |
| 1970 | 2095 | 2.6% | |
| 1980 | 1939 | -7.4% | |
| 1990 | 1806 | -6.9% | |
| 2000 | 1783 | -1.3% | |
| 2010 | 1635 | -8.3% | |
| 1880-2010 | |||
The first whites in the area of what is now the city was a colony of French Ikarians that was established in 1854. Four years later the place was incorporated as an independent municipality.
After the first administrative seat of Adams County was in the now defunct town of Quincy, the county's residents voted in 1872 to move to Corning.
population
According to the 2010 census , Corning had 1,635 people in 725 households. The population density was 399.8 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.17 people lived in each of the 725 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.2 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American and 0.9 percent Asian; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.8 percent of the population.
21.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 24.1 percent were 65 years or older. 53.1 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 36,071 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,556. 16.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Johnny Carson (1925-2005) - television entertainer - born in Corning
- Horace Mann Towner (1855-1937) - Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1911-1923) and 13th Governor of Puerto Rico (1923-1929) - lived his final years in Corning and is buried here
- Daniel Webster Turner (1877–1969) - 25th Governor of Iowa (1931–1933) - was born and raised in Corning
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder.Retrieved September 24, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed September 24, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Corning Municipal Airport Accessed on September 24, 2014
- ^ State Data Center of Iowa. Retrieved September 24, 2014
- ^ Google Books: The Communist.Retrieved September 24, 2014
- ^ Adams County website.Retrieved September 24, 2014