Eagle Grove, Iowa
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1882 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Wright County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 40 ′ N , 93 ° 54 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 3,583 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 342.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 10.46 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 340 m |
| Postal code : | 50533 |
| Area code : | +1 515 |
| FIPS : | 19-23250 |
| GNIS ID : | 456091 |
| Website : | eaglegroveiowa.org |
| Mayor : | Sandy McGrath |
 The public library built in 1903 in the Beaux Arts style; now a museum; Listed in the NRHP since 1977 |
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Eagle Grove is a small town (with the status " City ") in Wright County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Eagle Grove had 3,583 residents, which decreased to 3,491 by 2013.
geography
Eagle Grove is located in north-central Iowa on the left bank of the Boone River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin over the Des Moines River . The Iowa- Minnesota border runs about 100 km north.
The geographical coordinates of Eagle Grove are 42 ° 39'51 "north latitude and 93 ° 54'16" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 10.46 km² and is the largest town within the Eagle Grove Township .
Neighboring towns to Eagle Grove are Goldfield (5 miles north), Clarion (13 miles northeast), Woolstock (9 miles southwest), Vincent (10 miles southwest), and Thor (9 miles west northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (308 km north), Rochester in Minnesota (254 km northeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (437 km east), Dubuque at the intersection of the states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois (300 km in the same direction), Waterloo (158 km east-southeast), Cedar Rapids (241 km in the same direction), Iowa's capital Des Moines (151 km south-south-east), Nebraska's largest city Omaha (312 km southwest), Sioux City ( 234 km west) and South Dakota's largest city Sioux Falls (319 km west-northwest).
traffic
The Iowa State Highway 17 runs in a north-south direction as the main road through Eagle Grove. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
Several Union Pacific Railroad (UP) railroad lines meet at Eagle Grove .
With the Eagle Grove Municipal Airport there is a small airfield 5 km north. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport (161 km south-southeast).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 1881 | - | |
| 1900 | 3557 | 89.1% | |
| 1910 | 3387 | -4.8% | |
| 1920 | 4433 | 30.9% | |
| 1930 | 4071 | -8.2% | |
| 1940 | 4024 | -1.2% | |
| 1950 | 4176 | 3.8% | |
| 1960 | 4381 | 4.9% | |
| 1970 | 4489 | 2.5% | |
| 1980 | 4324 | -3.7% | |
| 1990 | 3671 | -15.1% | |
| 2000 | 3712 | 1.1% | |
| 2010 | 3583 | -3.5% | |
| 2013 estimate | 3491 | -2.6% | |
| 1890-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
Eagle Grove had 3,583 people in 1,500 households according to the 2010 census . The population density was 342.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.35 people in each of the 1500 households.
The racial the population was composed of 95.5 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian and 1.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 8.9 percent of the population.
24.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 45,152 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,826. 12.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Robert D. Blue (1898–1989) - 30th Governor of Iowa (1945–1949) - born and raised in Eagle Grove
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Eagle Grove - Mayor and Council. Retrieved January 7, 2015
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 77000569.Retrieved January 7, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 7, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed January 7, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Eagle Grove Municipal Airport Accessed on January 7, 2015
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved January 7, 2015
