Dakota City, Nebraska
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_3_center.JPG) The Dakota County Courthouse in Dakota City |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1856 (created) 1858 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Nebraska |
| County : | Dakota County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 25 ′ N , 96 ° 25 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,919 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 617 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.11 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 336 m |
| Postcodes : | 68731, 68776 |
| Area code : | +1 402 |
| FIPS : | 31-12000 |
| GNIS ID : | 828554 |
| Website : | dakotacity.net |
| Mayor : | Jerry Yacevich |
 The Emmanuel Lutheran Church , built in 1860 , has been listed in the NRHP since 1969 |
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Dakota City is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Dakota County in the US -amerikanischen State Nebraska . In 2010 Dakota City had 1919 residents, the number of which decreased slightly to 1907 by 2013.
Dakota City is located in the Sioux City Metropolitan Area , which stretches from Iowa to the neighboring states of South Dakota and Nebraska.
geography
Dakota City is located in northeast Nebraska on the Missouri River , which forms the border with Iowa. The intersection of the three states of Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota is 7 miles northwest. Minnesota's southern border runs around 130 km north.
The geographical coordinates of Dakota City are 42 ° 24'56 "north latitude and 96 ° 25'06" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 3.11 km².
Neighboring towns to Dakota City are South Sioux City (on the northern outskirts), Sergeant Bluff (8.3 miles east), Homer (8.5 miles southwest), Hubbard (9.6 miles west-southwest), Jackson (9.6 miles west-northwest) and Dakota Dunes (12 miles northwest).
The city center of Sioux City is located 10.6 kilometers north-northeast of Dakota City. The nearest other major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (450 km northeast), Rochester in Minnesota (451 km east-northeast), Cedar Rapids in Iowa (432 km east), Iowa's capital Des Moines (306 km east-southeast ), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (163 km south-southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (449 km in the same direction), Nebraska's capital Lincoln (195 km south), and South Dakota's largest city Sioux Falls (151 km north-northwest).
traffic
US Highways 75 and 77 , which have been expanded to four lanes and run on a common stretch of road, run in a north-south direction along the western outskirts of Dakota City. At the confluence with US 75/77, Nebraska Highway 35 reaches its eastern end point. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line of the BNSF Railway runs through the west of the urban area of Dakota City in a north-south direction .
The Martin Field Airport is 8 km northwest of a small airfield for general aviation . The nearest commercial airport is Sioux Gateway Airport in Iowa, 14 km to the east .
history
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1860 | 58 | - | |
| 1870 | 300 | 417.2% | |
| 1880 | 364 | 21.3% | |
| 1900 | 521 | - | |
| 1910 | 474 | -9% | |
| 1920 | 399 | -15.8% | |
| 1930 | 417 | 4.5% | |
| 1940 | 477 | 14.4% | |
| 1950 | 622 | 30.4% | |
| 1960 | 928 | 49.2% | |
| 1970 | 1057 | 13.9% | |
| 1980 | 1440 | 36.2% | |
| 1990 | 1470 | 2.1% | |
| 2000 | 1821 | 23.9% | |
| 2010 | 1919 | 5.4% | |
| 2013 estimate | 1907 | -0.6% | |
| 1860-2000 2010-2013 | |||
The area of Dakota City was first discovered by whites in 1804 by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark . Dakota City was founded in 1856, after Dakota County had been created a year earlier. The city was named in honor of the Dacotah Indians. The city was officially registered on April 5, 1858.
population
According to the 2010 census , Dakota City had 1,919 people in 637 households. The population density was 617 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.9 people lived in each of the 637 households.
The racial the population was composed of 82.4 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 1.9 percent Native American, 4.5 percent Asian and 8.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 29.3 percent of the population.
29.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 9.8 percent were 65 years or older. 48.9 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 55,694 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,210. 13.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- George Calhoun Crowther (1849–1914) - Republican Member of the US House of Representatives (1895–1897) - grew up in Dakota City
- Robert E. Evans (1856–1925) - Republican Member of the House of Representatives (1919–1923) - began his career as a lawyer in Dakota City
- Ralph F. Beermann (1912–1977) - Republican Member of the US House of Representatives (1963–1965) - born, raised and buried in Dakota City
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Dakota City - Mayor Jerry Yacevich ( Memento of the original from April 2, 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 March 12, 2015
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 69000129.Retrieved March 12, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved March 12, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on March 12, 2015
- ↑ Nebraska Department of Roads (Rail Section) - Nebraska Railroad Map (PDF; 3.7MB) ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2014 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 March 12, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Martin Field Airport Accessed on March 12, 2015
- ^ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 12, 2015
