Eddyville, Iowa
| Eddyville | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1843 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| Counties : |
Wapello County Mahaska County Monroe County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 9 ′ N , 92 ° 38 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,024 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 334.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.06 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 204 m |
| Postal code : | 52553 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-23970 |
| GNIS ID : | 456224 |
Eddyville is a city (with a status of " City ") in Wapello County and to smaller parts in Mahaska and Monroe Counties in the US state of Iowa . In 2010 Eddyville had 1024 inhabitants, the number of which decreased slightly to 1011 by 2013.
geography
Eddyville is located in southeastern Iowa on the Des Moines River , a right tributary of the Mississippi . This forms the border between Iowa and Illinois about 150 km east ; the Missouri border runs some 40 miles south.
The geographical coordinates of Eddyville are 41 ° 09'23 "north latitude and 92 ° 38'15" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 3.06 km² and is distributed over the Columbia Township of Wapello County, the Harrison Township of Mahaska County and the Pleasant Township of Monroe County.
Neighboring towns of Eddyville are Oskaloosa (15.4 km north), Fremont (21.9 km east-northeast), Chillicothe (16 km southeast), Ottumwa (25.7 km in the same direction), Blakesburg (23.4 km south), Albia ( 15 miles southwest), Lovilia ( 17 miles west), and Beacon (10 miles northwest).
The nearest major cities are Waterloo (175 km north), Cedar Rapids (165 km northeast), Iowa City (136 km east-northeast), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (215 km east), Peoria in Illinois (312 km east-southeast), Illinois' capital, Springfield (367 km southeast), St. Louis , Missouri (435 km southeast), Kansas City , Missouri (343 km south-southwest), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (312 km west), and Iowa's capital, Des Moines (110 km northwest) .
traffic
The US Highway 63 , which has been converted into a freeway, runs in a north-south direction along the eastern city limits of Eddyville. In the south of the city, the Iowa State Highway 137 branches off to the west at its northern end point and crosses the Des Moines River over a bridge on the southwestern city limits. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A Union Pacific Railroad (UP) freight line runs north-south along the western city limits of Eddyville.
The Ottumwa Regional Airport is located 22 km east-southeast, an airfield for general aviation . The nearest commercial airports are Des Moines International Airport (113 km west-northwest), Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids (158 km northeast), Quad City International Airport near Moline , Illinois (224 km east) and Southeast Iowa Regional Airport in Burlington (160 km east-southeast).
economy
Eddyville is in the middle of Iowa's cornfields. Cargill uses this raw material to produce ethanol , corn syrup and gluten . Ajinomoto and Wacker Chemie operate smaller factories.
history
Eddyville was named after the fur trader Jabish P. Eddy, who received the right to build a trading post on the Des Moines River around 1840. The place was founded in 1843 and developed well due to its location, but only until the railway line to Des Moines was built. The mining of coal in Wapello County took place as early as 1857, including through the Roberts Mine, located directly on the opposite bank of the Des Moines River.
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1860 | 912 | - | |
| 1870 | 1212 | 32.9% | |
| 1880 | 909 | -25% | |
| 1890 | 815 | -10.3% | |
| 1900 | 1230 | 50.9% | |
| 1910 | 1085 | -11.8% | |
| 1920 | 961 | -11.4% | |
| 1930 | 888 | -7.6% | |
| 1940 | 984 | 10.8% | |
| 1950 | 941 | -4.4% | |
| 1960 | 1014 | 7.8% | |
| 1970 | 945 | -6.8% | |
| 1980 | 1116 | 18.1% | |
| 1990 | 1036 | -7.2% | |
| 2000 | 1064 | 2.7% | |
| 2010 | 1024 | -3.8% | |
| 2013 estimate | 1011 | -1.3% | |
| 1860-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Eddyville had 1,024 people in 409 households. The population density was 334.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.5 people lived in each of the 409 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.5 percent white, 0.1 percent (one person) African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and 1.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.4 percent of the population.
27.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.6 percent were 65 years or older. 51.9 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 38,429 USD . The per capita income was $ 16,862. 19.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Lafayette Young (1848–1926) - Republican US Senator from Iowa (1910–1911) - born and raised in Eddyville
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 13, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 13, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Ottumwa Regional Airport Accessed on February 13, 2015
- ^ Southeast Iowa Genealogy. Retrieved March 3, 2011
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Accessed February 13, 2015