Correctionville

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Correctionville
CorrectionvilleIA Sign.jpg
Location in Iowa
Woodbury County Iowa Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Correctionville Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1882 (incorporated)
State : United States
State : Iowa
County : Woodbury County
Coordinates : 42 ° 29 ′  N , 95 ° 47 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 29 ′  N , 95 ° 47 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
Metropolitan Area :
821 (status: 2010)
168,825 (status: 2010)
Population density : 554.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 1.48 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 )
Height : 344 m
Postal code : 51016
Area code : +1 712
FIPS : 19-16545
GNIS ID : 455636
Website : www.correctionville.govoffice2.com
Mayor : Nathan Heilman

Correctionville is a small town (with the status " City ") in Woodbury County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Correctionville had 821 residents, which decreased to 809 by 2013.

Correctionville is located in the Sioux City Metropolitan Area , which stretches from Iowa to the neighboring states of South Dakota and Nebraska .

Surname

Correctionville was named after a land surveying guideline, along which 5th Street is now the main street in the city center.

geography

Correctionville is located in western Iowa on the Big Sioux River , which flows into the Missouri 56 km east at the intersection of the three states of Iowa, South Dakota | South Dakota and Nebraska . The Minnesota border runs approximately 120 km north.

The geographical coordinates of Correctionville are 42 ° 28'30 "north latitude and 95 ° 47'08" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​1.48 km² and is spread over the Union , Rock and Kedron Townships .

Correctionville's neighbors are Washta (13.8 km northeast), Cushing (9.8 km east), Anthon (12.9 km southwest), Moville (25.6 km west), Pierson (14.2 km northwest), and Kingsley (27 km in the same direction).

The city center of Sioux City is located 53.3 kilometers west. The nearest other major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (419 km northeast), Rochester , Minnesota (419 km east-northeast), Cedar Rapids (373 km east), Iowa's capital Des Moines (264 km southeast), Kansas City , Missouri (449 km southeast), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (168 km south), Nebraska's capital Lincoln (241 km south-southwest) and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (191 km north-northwest).

traffic

The US Highway 20 runs from west to east along the northern border. Iowa State Highway  31 runs through the city in a north-south direction . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

The Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City is 58 km to the west, the nearest airport.

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1880 86 -
1890 869 910.5%
1900 935 7.6%
1910 893 -4.5%
1920 1016 13.8%
1930 1058 4.1%
1940 1151 8.8%
1950 992 -13.8%
1960 912 -8.1%
1970 870 -4.6%
1980 935 7.5%
1990 897 -4.1%
2000 851 -5.1%
2010 821 -3.5%
2013 estimate 809 -1.5%
1880-2000 2010-2013

population

According to the 2010 census , Correctionville had 821 people in 331 households. The population density was 554.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.36 people lived in each of the 331 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.2 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian and 0.1 percent (one person) from other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.3 percent of the population.

22.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.8 percent were 65 years or older. 49.0 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 36,779  USD . The per capita income was $ 18,551. 23.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. City of Correctionville - Mayor & Council Members.Retrieved January 19, 2015
  2. a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 19, 2015
  3. ^ City of Correctionville - How did it get its name? Retrieved January 19, 2015
  4. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on January 19, 2015
  5. Sioux Gateway Airport.Retrieved January 19, 2015
  6. AirNav.com - Sioux Gateway Airport Accessed on January 19, 2015
  7. State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved January 17, 2015

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