Denison, Iowa

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Denison
In Denison city center
In Denison city center
Location in Iowa
Crawford County Iowa Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Denison Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1875 (incorporated)
State : United States
State : Iowa
County : Crawford County
Coordinates : 42 ° 1 ′  N , 95 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 1 ′  N , 95 ° 21 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 8,298 (as of 2010)
Population density : 487.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 17.02 km 2  (approx. 7 mi 2 )
Height : 391 m
Postcodes : 51442
Area code : +1 712
FIPS : 19-19945
GNIS ID : 455880
Website : www.denisonia.com
Mayor : Brad Bonner
Crawford courthouse denison iowa.jpg
The Crawford County Courthouse in Denison, built in 1905 in Beaux Arts style , has been listed in the NRHP since 1981

Denison is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Crawford County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Denison had 8,298 inhabitants, which increased to 8,457 by 2013.

geography

The Boyer River near Denison

Denison is located in western Iowa on the Boyer River , a left tributary of the Missouri . This forms the border between Iowa and Nebraska , around 80 km to the west . The intersection of the three states of Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota is 126 km to the northwest.

The geographical coordinates of Denison are 42 ° 01'04 "north latitude and 95 ° 21'19" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​17.02 km² and is mainly in the Denison Township and a small part in the east neighboring East Boyer Township .

Neighboring towns of Denison are Deloit (11.4 km north-northeast), Vail (15.9 km east-northeast), Manilla (25.3 km southeast), Defiance (24.4 km south), Arion (13.1 km southwest), Dow City (16.4 km in the same direction), Charter Oak (22.2 km west-northwest), Ricketts (27 km northwest), and Schleswig (20.4 km north-northwest).

The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (490 km northeast), Rochester , Minnesota (437 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (315 km east), Iowa's capital Des Moines (184 km east-southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (370 km southeast), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (119 km southwest), Sioux City (124 km northwest), and South Dakota's largest city Sioux Falls (260 km in the same direction).

traffic

In the urban area of ​​Denison, the US Highways 30 and 59 and the Iowa State Highways  39 and 141 meet. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

Two freight railroad lines, the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and the Canadian National Railway (CN), meet in Denison .

With the Denison Municipal Airport is located in the southwest of the urban area, a small airfield. The nearest commercial airports are Des Moines International Airport (190 km east-southeast), Eppley Airfield in Omaha (112 km south-southwest), Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City (112 km west-northwest) and Sioux Falls Regional Airport (266 km northwest).

history

The area of ​​today's city was popular with Indians and trappers because of its rich wildlife . The Providence Western Land Company of Providence, Rhode Island bought 20,000 acres in central Crawford County and commissioned their employee Jesse W. Denison to start a settlement. 235 people had already settled there in 1856. Because of the central location, he suggested moving the administrative headquarters of Crawford County to this place. This was decided and the place was named "Denison" in his honor. Jesse W. Denison had houses and businesses built and advertised the settlement in newspapers, causing the population to rise. Difficult years followed, characterized by the civil war and clashes with Indians and outlaws . In 1902 a new courthouse was built.

Many ancient buildings are now museums and are on the National Register of Historic Places . These include:

  • Carey House
  • Clarence D. Chamberlin House
  • Crawford County Courthouse
  • William A. McHenry House
  • Park Motel
  • Yellow Smoke Park Bridge

  • Carey House

  • Chamberlin House

  • McHenry House

  • Park Motel

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1870 326 -
1880 1441 342%
1890 1782 23.7%
1900 2771 55.5%
1910 3133 13.1%
1920 3581 14.3%
1930 3905 9%
1940 4361 11.7%
1950 4554 4.4%
1960 4930 8.3%
1970 6218 26.1%
1980 6675 7.3%
1990 6604 -1.1%
2000 7339 11.1%
2010 8298 13.1%
2013 estimate 8457 1.9%
1870-2000 2010-2013

population

According to the 2010 census , Denison had 8,298 people in 2,816 households. The population density was 487.5 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.75 people in each of the 2,816 households.

The racial the population was composed of 70.6 percent white, 2.3 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 1.0 percent Asian, 0.2 percent Polynesian and 23.0 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 42.1 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

29.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.9 percent were 65 years or older. 49.3 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 43,639  USD . The per capita income was $ 19,042. 20.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes Retrieved December 11, 2014
  2. ↑ City of Denison - City Council.Retrieved December 11, 2014
  3. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000232. Accessed December 11, 2014
  4. ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 11, 2014
  5. ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed December 11, 2014
  6. ↑ AirNav.com - Denison Municipal Airport Retrieved on December 11, 2014
  7. ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved December 11, 2014

Web links

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