Eldridge, Iowa

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Eldridge
In the center of Eldridge
In the center of Eldridge
Location in Iowa
Scott County Iowa Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Eldridge Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1900 (incorporated)
State : United States
State : Iowa
County : Scott County
Coordinates : 41 ° 39 ′  N , 90 ° 35 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 39 ′  N , 90 ° 35 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
Metropolitan Area :
5,651 (as of 2010)
383,781 (as of 2013)
Population density : 230.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 24.55 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 )
Height : 243 m
Postal code : 52748
Area code : +1 563
FIPS : 19-24600
GNIS ID : 465072
Website : cityofeldridgeia.org
Mayor : Marty O'Boyle
Eldridge Turn-Halle.jpg
Eldridge Turn-Halle, the gym of an association founded by Germans, listed in the NRHP since 1987

Eldridge is a city (with the status " City ") in Scott County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Eldridge had 5,651 residents, which increased to 6,162 by 2014.

Eldridge is part of the metropolitan area around the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois .

geography

Eldridge is on the western edge of Iowa, not far from the Mississippi, which forms the border with Illinois . The city is located in the northern suburbs of Davenport .

The geographical coordinates of Eldridge are 41 ° 39'29 "north latitude and 90 ° 35'04" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​24.55 km² and is located in the Sheridan Township .

Davenport town center is 17 km south. Other neighboring towns of Eldridge are Long Grove (4.5 km north) and Park View (7.3 km north-northeast), Princeton (23.9 km east), Le Claire (25 km east-southeast), the city center of Bettendorf (19 km southeast ), Walcott ( 15.1 km southwest), Maysville (15.1 km west), and Donahue (12.4 km northwest).

The closest other major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (509 km northeast), Rockford , Illinois (178 km northeast), Illinois' largest city Chicago (281 km east), Peoria , Illinois (171 km southeast ), Illinois' capital Springfield (270 km south-southeast), St. Louis , Missouri (408 km south), Iowa's capital Des Moines (271 km west), Cedar Rapids (134 km west-northwest).

traffic

The freeway expanded US Highway  61 runs north-south through the east of Eldridge. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

With the Davenport Municipal Airport , there is a small airport for general aviation and air taxi traffic directly behind the southern city limits . The nearest commercial airport is Quad City International Airport in Moline , Illinois (30 km to the southeast).

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1880 97 -
1900 207 -
1910 217 4.8%
1920 234 7.8%
1930 245 4.7%
1940 283 15.5%
1950 376 32.9%
1960 583 55.1%
1970 1535 163.3%
1980 3279 113.6%
1990 3378 3%
2000 4159 23.1%
2010 5651 35.9%
2014 estimate 6162 9%
1880-2000 2010-2014

population

According to the 2010 census , Eldridge had 5,651 people in 2,213 households. The population density was 230.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.55 people lived in each of the 2213 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.8 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.1 percent of the population.

28.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.1 percent were 65 years or older. 52.0 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was in 2014 at 56,154  USD . The per capita income was $ 30,772. 4.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. City Council Members.Retrieved February 27, 2016
  2. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 87000032.Retrieved February 27, 2016
  3. a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 27, 2016
  4. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 27, 2016
  5. AirNav.com - Davenport Municipal Airport Accessed on February 27, 2016
  6. State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved February 27, 2016

Web links

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