Davenport, Iowa

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Davenport
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Location in Iowa
Scott County Iowa Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Davenport Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1836
State : United States
State : Iowa
County : Scott County
Coordinates : 41 ° 33 ′  N , 90 ° 35 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 33 ′  N , 90 ° 35 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 102,612 (as of 2016)
382,268 (as of 2016)
Population density : 631.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 168.2 km 2  (approx. 65 mi 2 ) of
which 162.6 km 2  (approx. 63 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 213 m
Postcodes : 52801-52809
Area code : +1 563
FIPS : 19-19000
GNIS ID : 0455799
Website : www.cityofdavenportiowa.com
Mayor : Bill Gluba
Davenport Iowa lithograph, ca.1860

With over 102,000 inhabitants (2016 estimate, US Census Bureau ), Davenport is the third largest city in the state of Iowa in the United States ( USA ). At the 2010 census, the population was 99,685. The city is part of what are known as the Quad Cities of Iowa and Illinois . Well-known institutions are the Palmer College of Chiropractic and Saint Ambrose University . Davenport is the capital of Scott County .

Davenport regularly hits the headlines because it's the only town on the Mississippi River that doesn't have flood control or levees . Open access to the river is preferred, so every newly built building must be above the 100-year maximum water level or be secured by flood walls. Examples of flood-proof or flood-proof buildings are the John O'Donnell Stadium and the Figge Art Museum .

Some well-known festivals take place here, including the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, Mississippi Valley Fair, and the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival , which is dedicated to Davenport-born Bix Beiderbecke .

Transport links

Davenport is on the I-80 , I-280 and I-74 .

Davenport Municipal Airport can only be approached by small planes, the nearest commercial airport is Quad City International Airport on the other bank of the Mississippi in Moline, Illinois .

Davenport is connected to Rock Island , Illinois by the 1.17 km long Rock Island Centennial Bridge .

Demographics

The population of Davenport has changed as follows, according to the results of the 10-year census conducted by the United States Census Bureau :

year population
1850 1,848
1860 11,267
1870 20,038
1880 21,831
1890 26,972
1900 35,254
1910 43,028
1920 56,727
1930 60,751
1940 66,039
1950 74,549
1960 88,981
1970 98,469
1980 103.264
1990 95,333
2000 98,359
2010 99,685

According to an extrapolation, a population of 98,975 was estimated for 2007.

As a result of the 2000 census , it found a population of 98,359 people in 39,124 households and 24,804 for Davenport. This gives a population density of 605 per km 2 . 41,350 residential units were counted. The population in 2000 was 83.68% white, 9.24% African American, 0.37% American Indian, 2.00% Asian and 0.02% from the Pacific island world; 2.32% reported other races, 2.36% reported multiple races. 5.36% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 39,124 households counted, 31.8% had children under the age of 18; 46.0% were married couples living together. 29.5% of the households were single households. The average household size was 2.44 people and the average family size was 3.03 people.

By age distribution, the population consisted of 26.2% under 18 years of age, 10.7% from 18 to 24 years of age, 30.1% from 25 to 44 years of age, 20.9% from 45 to 64 years of age, and 12.1% in old age 65 years and over. The median age was 34 years.

The median household income was 40,378 US $ . The per capita income was US $ 18,828. About 10.5% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line.

Attractions

Sacred Heart Cathedral, portal facade

Town twinning

Davenport has twinned cities with Kaiserslautern in Rhineland-Palatinate (1960), with Ilhéus in the Brazilian state of Bahia (2005), with Carlow in Ireland (2006) and with Brandenburg an der Havel in Brandenburg (2013).

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Personalities who have worked on site

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Davenport city, Iowa , results of the United States Census 2000 at factfinder.census.gov (English)
  2. ↑ Sister Cities Davenport ( Memento of the original from April 27, 2012 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.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cityofdavenportiowa.com

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