Elk Horn, Iowa
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 Danish windmill in Elk Horn |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1910 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Shelby County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 36 ′ N , 95 ° 4 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 624 (as of 2017) |
| Population density : | 313.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 1.99 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 410 m |
| Postal code : | 51531 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-24780 |
| GNIS ID : | 456294 |
Elk Horn is a city (with the status " City ") in Shelby County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2014 Elk Horn had 662 inhabitants, the number of which had decreased to 624 by 2017.
geography
Elk Horn is located in western Iowa on Elkhorn Creek , which forms part of the Mississippi River basin across Indian Creek , Nishnabotna River and the Missouri .
The geographical coordinates of Elk Horn are 41 ° 35'30 "north latitude and 95 ° 03'36" west longitude. Elk Horn covers an area of 1.99 km² and is the largest town within the Clay Township .
Neighboring towns of Elk Horn are Kimballton (4.9 km north), Hamlin (20.2 km northeast), Exira (15.5 km east), Brayton (16.5 km southeast), Marne (21.2 km south-southwest), Walnut (16 miles southwest) and Jacksonville (8 miles northwest).
The closest major cities are Sioux City (182 km northwest), Iowa's capital Des Moines (135 km east), Nebraska's largest city Omaha (109 km southwest), and Nebraska's capital Lincoln (189 km in the same direction).
traffic
The north-south Iowa Highway 173 is the main street of Elk Horn. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Harlan Municipal Airport (25 km west) and the Atlantic Municipal Airport (23 km south) there are two smaller airports for general aviation in the vicinity of Elk Horn. The nearest commercial airports are Eppley Airfield in Omaha (115 km southwest) and Des Moines International Airport (146 km east).
history
Elk Horn was founded by Danish immigrants at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries , which can still be seen in the townscape today. The Museum of Danish America has existed since 1983 . In 1910 Elk Horn was incorporated as an independent municipality.
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1920 | 589 | - | |
| 1930 | 513 | -12.9% | |
| 1940 | 486 | -5.3% | |
| 1950 | 566 | 16.5% | |
| 1960 | 679 | 20% | |
| 1970 | 667 | -1.8% | |
| 1980 | 746 | 11.8% | |
| 1990 | 672 | -9.9% | |
| 2000 | 649 | -3.4% | |
| 2010 | 662 | 2% | |
| 2014 estimate | 647 | -2.3% | |
| 1920-2000 2010-2014 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census, 662 people in 255 households lived in Elk Horn. The population density was 332.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.31 people lived in each of the 255 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.9 percent white and 0.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.7 percent of the population.
20.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 45.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 33.8 percent were 65 years or older. 52.4 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 45,658 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,718. 2.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Census Bureau: American FactFinder - Community Facts. Accessed December 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on October 8, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Harlan Municipal Airport Retrieved on October 8, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Atlantic Municipal Airport Retrieved on October 8, 2015
- ^ The Danish Villages.Retrieved October 8, 2015
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved October 8, 2015
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder.Retrieved October 8, 2015