Drakesville
| Drakesville | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Davis County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 48 ′ N , 92 ° 29 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 184 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 283.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 0.65 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 270 m |
| Postal code : | 52552 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-22350 |
| GNIS ID : | 456008 |
Drake Ville is a small town (with the status " City ") in Davis County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Drakesville had 184 residents, the number increased slightly to 186 by 2013.
geography
Drakesville is located in southeast Iowa north of the Fox River , a right tributary of the Mississippi .
The geographical coordinates of Drakesville are 40 ° 47'54 "north latitude and 92 ° 28'54" west longitude. The city covers an area of 0.65 km² and is the largest town within the Drakesville Township .
Neighboring towns to Drakesville are Floris (12 miles northeast), Bloomfield (6.7 miles southeast), Moulton (17 miles southwest), Unionville (12 miles west) and Blakesburg (17 miles northwest).
The nearest major cities are Cedar Rapids (195 km northeast), Iowa City (160 km northeast), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (225 km east-northeast), Peoria in Illinois (300 km east), Illinois' capital city Springfield (320 km east-southeast), St. Louis , Missouri (381 km southeast), Kansas City , Missouri (317 km southwest), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (346 km west-northwest), and Iowa's capital, Des Moines (157 km northwest).
traffic
The Iowa State Highway 273 runs in a west-east direction as the main road through Drakesville. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Bloomfield Municipal Airport there is a small airfield 15 km southeast. The nearest commercial airports are Des Moines International Airport (154 km northwest), Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids (188 km northeast) and Quad City International Airport (234 km east northeast).
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 207 | - | |
| 1880 | 300 | 44.9% | |
| 1890 | 303 | 1 % | |
| 1900 | 238 | -21.5% | |
| 1910 | 249 | 4.6% | |
| 1920 | 261 | 4.8% | |
| 1930 | 190 | -27.2% | |
| 1940 | 252 | 32.6% | |
| 1950 | 222 | -11.9% | |
| 1960 | 197 | -11.3% | |
| 1970 | 163 | -17.3% | |
| 1980 | 212 | 30.1% | |
| 1990 | 172 | -18.9% | |
| 2000 | 185 | 7.6% | |
| 2010 | 184 | -0.5% | |
| 2013 estimate | 186 | 1.1% | |
| 1870-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
As of the 2010 census , Drakesville had 184 people in 76 households. The population density was 283.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.42 people lived in each of the 76 households.
Ethnically, the population consisted only of whites with one exception. Regardless of ethnicity, 0.5 percent (one person) of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
25.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.5 percent were 65 years or older. 57.6 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 34,375 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,603. 31.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 16, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on December 16, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Bloomfield Municipal Airport Retrieved on December 16, 2014
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved December 16, 2014