Dows
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![The Dows Rock Island Depot (in the background the city's grain silos), listed in the NRHP since 1993 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Dows_Depot.jpg) The Dows Rock Island Depot (the town's grain silos in the background), listed on the NRHP since 1993 |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1892 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| Counties : |
Wright County Franklin County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 39 ′ N , 93 ° 30 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 538 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 259.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.07 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 350 m |
| Postal code : | 50071 |
| Area code : | +1 515 |
| FIPS : | 19-22305 |
| GNIS ID : | 455978 |
 The Quasdorf Blacksmith and Wagon Shop , built in the neo-Romanesque style in 1899 , has been listed in the NRHP since 1994 |
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Dow is a small town (with the status " City ") in Wright County and to a lesser extent in Franklin County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the Dows had 538 residents, the number that had dropped to 527 by 2013.
geography
Dows is located in north central Iowa on the right bank of the Iowa River , a left tributary of the Mississippi .
The geographical coordinates of Dows are 42 ° 39'24 "north latitude and 93 ° 30'04" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 2.07 km² and is mostly in the Blaine Township of Wright County and a smaller part in the Morgan Township of Franklin County.
Neighboring towns to Dows are Alexander (18.6 km north), Latimer (18.8 km northeast), Galt (12.1 km west-northwest), and Rowan (14 km north-northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (270 km north), Rochester in Minnesota (217 km northeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (399 km east-northeast), Dubuque at the intersection of the states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois (262 km east), Waterloo (118 km east-southeast), Cedar Rapids (204 km in the same direction), Iowa's capital Des Moines (125 km south), Nebraska's largest city Omaha (346 km southwest), Sioux City (263 km west ) and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (360 km west-northwest).
traffic
The Interstate Highway 35 , which here the shortest route from Minneapolis to Des Moines forms runs north-south along the eastern border city of Dows over. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
In Dows is the southeast end point of a railroad branch of the Union Pacific Railroad (UP).
The Clarion Municipal Airport is 31 km northwest of a small airfield. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport (135 km south).
population
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 818 | - | |
| 1910 | 892 | 9% | |
| 1920 | 1145 | 28.4% | |
| 1930 | 926 | -19.1% | |
| 1940 | 945 | 2.1% | |
| 1950 | 948 | 0.3% | |
| 1960 | 882 | -7% | |
| 1970 | 777 | -11.9% | |
| 1980 | 771 | -0.8% | |
| 1990 | 660 | -14.4% | |
| 2000 | 675 | 2.3% | |
| 2010 | 538 | -20.3% | |
| 2013 estimate | 527 | -2% | |
| 1900-2000 2010-2013 | |||
According to the 2010 census, the Dows were home to 538 people in 250 households. The population density was 259.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.15 people lived in each of the 250 households.
The racial the population was composed of 93.3 percent white, 1.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian and 3.9 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 18.4 percent of the population regardless of ethnicity.
19.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 25.5 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 39,350 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,345. 9.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ^ Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 92001744 , accessed January 7, 2015
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 93001545 , accessed January 7, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder , accessed January 7, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps , accessed on January 7, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Clarion Municipal Airport , accessed on January 7, 2015
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) , accessed January 7, 2015
