Earlham
| Earlham | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1869 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Madison County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 30 ′ N , 94 ° 7 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
1,450 (as of 2010) 599,789 (as of 2013) |
| Population density : | 577.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.51 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 337 m |
| Postal code : | 50072 |
| Area code : | +1 515 |
| FIPS : | 19-23340 |
| GNIS ID : | 456104 |
| Website : | earlham-ia.org |
| Mayor : | Dusky Terry |
Earlham is a city (with the status " City ") in Madison County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Earlham had 1,450 residents, which decreased to 1,408 by 2013.
Earlham is part of the metropolitan area around Iowa's capital Des Moines .
geography
Earlham is located in the southwest center of Iowa at 41 ° 29'31 "north latitude and 94 ° 07'27" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 2.51 km² and is spread over the Madison and Penn Township .
Neighboring towns of Earlham are Adel (21 km northeast), De Soto (14.3 km east-northeast), Van Meter (20.4 km in the same direction), Winterset (27.8 km south-southeast), Dexter (12.3 km west ), Stuart (20.5 km in the same direction) and Redfield (10.4 km northwest).
The center of Des Moines is 48.4 km east-northeast. The closest other major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (440 km north), Cedar Rapids (234 km east-northeast), Iowa City (231 km east), Kansas City in Missouri (317 km south), Nebraska's largest City of Omaha (180 km west southwest) and Sioux City (278 km northwest).
traffic
The Interstate Highway 80 and the congruently here running US Highway 6 lead in west-east direction about two kilometers north of the city over. A feeder to the interstate ends in Earlham town center. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
An Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) freight railroad runs west-east through the Earlham metropolitan area.
The Winterset Municipal Airport is a small airfield located 22.8 km south-southeast. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport (30 miles east).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 222 | - | |
| 1880 | 260 | 17.1% | |
| 1890 | 302 | 16.2% | |
| 1900 | 630 | 108.6% | |
| 1910 | 749 | 18.9% | |
| 1920 | 803 | 7.2% | |
| 1930 | 897 | 11.7% | |
| 1940 | 865 | -3.6% | |
| 1950 | 771 | -10.9% | |
| 1960 | 788 | 2.2% | |
| 1970 | 974 | 23.6% | |
| 1980 | 1140 | 17% | |
| 1990 | 1157 | 1.5% | |
| 2000 | 1298 | 12.2% | |
| 2010 | 1450 | 11.7% | |
| 2013 estimate | 1408 | -2.9% | |
| 1870-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Earlham had 1,450 people in 544 households. The population density was 577.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.67 people lived in each of the 544 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.3 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.8 percent of the population.
31.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.2 percent were 65 years or older. 50.0 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 60,583 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,674. 5.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ BusinessRecord: Metro population expands west - Census Bureau.Retrieved October 10, 2014
- ^ The Community of Earlham, Iowa - City Council.Retrieved November 12, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 12, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on November 12, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Winterset Municipal Airport Accessed on November 12, 2014
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved November 12, 2014