Eldon, Iowa
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![The Eldon Carnegie Public Library, listed in the NRHP since 1996 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Eldon_Carnegie_Public_Library_(Eldon,_Iowa).jpg) The Eldon Carnegie Public Library , listed on the NRHP since 1996 |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1870 (created) 1872 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Wapello County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 55 ′ N , 92 ° 13 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 927 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 319.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.9 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 189 m |
| Postal code : | 52554 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-24420 |
| GNIS ID : | 456263 |
.JPG) The McHaffey Opera House in Eldon, listed on the NRHP since 1995 |
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Eldon is a city (with the status " City ") in Wapello County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Eldon had 927 residents, the number of which decreased slightly to 920 by 2013.
geography
Eldon is located in southeastern Iowa on the Des Moines River , a right tributary of the Mississippi . This forms the border between Iowa and Illinois around 110 km east ; the Missouri border runs around 45 km south.
The geographical coordinates of Eldon are 40 ° 55'07 "north latitude and 92 ° 13'23" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 2.9 km² and is the largest town within the Washington Township .
Neighboring towns to Eldon are Batavia (13.8 km northeast), Libertyville (19.7 km east-northeast), Douds (16.3 km southeast), Leando (17.1 km in the same direction), Floris (13.6 km southwest ), Ottumwa (23.6 km northwest), and Agency (13.2 km northwest).
The closest major cities are Waterloo (197 km north), Cedar Rapids (160 km northeast), Iowa City (133 km northeast), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (208 km east-northeast), Peoria in Illinois (277 km east), Illinois' capital Springfield (306 km southeast), St. Louis , Missouri (381 km southeast), Kansas City , Missouri (349 km southwest), Nebraska's largest city Omaha (356 km west) and Iowa's capital Des Moines (165 km northwest) .
traffic
The Iowa State Highway 16 runs along the Des Moines River as the main road through the city of Eldon. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The Ottumwa Regional Airport is 38 km northwest of an airport for general aviation . The nearest commercial airports are Des Moines International Airport (167 km northwest), Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids (161 km northeast), Quad City International Airport near Moline , Illinois (218 km east northeast) and Southeast Iowa Regional Airport in Burlington (109 km east-southeast).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 729 | - | |
| 1890 | 1725 | 136.6% | |
| 1900 | 1850 | 7.2% | |
| 1910 | 2024 | 9.4% | |
| 1920 | 2091 | 3.3% | |
| 1930 | 1788 | -14.5% | |
| 1940 | 1676 | -6.3% | |
| 1950 | 1457 | -13.1% | |
| 1960 | 1386 | -4.9% | |
| 1970 | 1319 | -4.8% | |
| 1980 | 1255 | -4.9% | |
| 1990 | 1070 | -14.7% | |
| 2000 | 998 | -6.7% | |
| 2010 | 927 | -7.1% | |
| 2013 estimate | 920 | -0.8% | |
| 1880-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Eldon had 927 people in 406 households. The population density was 319.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.28 people lived in each of the 406 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.4 percent white, 0.1 percent (one person) African American, 0.2 percent Native American and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.1 percent of the population.
24.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.3 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 32,697 USD . The per capita income was $ 18,180. 13.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 96000604. Retrieved February 12, 2015
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 95001317.Retrieved February 12, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 12, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 12, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Ottumwa Regional Airport Accessed on February 12, 2015
- ^ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved February 12, 2015
