Emmetsburg
| Emmetsburg | |
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 Main street in Emmetsburg |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1874 (created) 1877 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Palo Alto County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 7 ′ N , 94 ° 41 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 3,758 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 365.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 10.28 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 378 m |
| Postal code : | 50536 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-25590 |
| GNIS ID : | 456375 |
| Website : | emmetsburg.com |
 Sunset at Five Island Lake |
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Emmetsburg is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative center of Palo Alto County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Emmetsburg had 3,904 inhabitants, the number of which had decreased to 3,758 by 2016. The city was named after the Irish rebel leader and nationalist Robert Emmet . Emmetsburg is home to an Iowa Lakes Community College campus .
geography
Emmetsburg is located in northern Iowa on the eastern bank of the western headwaters of the Des Moines River , a right tributary of the Mississippi .
The intersections of the states of Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota and the states of Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska on the Missouri are 195 km west-northwest and 195 km southwest of Emmetsburg.
The geographical coordinates of Emmetsburg are 43 ° 06 '46 "north latitude and 94 ° 40' 59" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 10.28 km² and is spread over the Emmetsburg Township and the Freedom Township .
Neighboring towns of Emmetsburg are Cylinder (13.3 km east-southeast), Rodman (21.5 km southeast), Mallard (20.2 km south), Curlew (18.7 km south-southwest), Ayrshire (19.7 km southwest), Ruthven (19.3 km west), Osgood (10.5 km north-northwest) and Graettinger (18.5 km in the same direction).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (305 km northeast), Rochester , Minnesota (263 km east-northeast), Cedar Rapids (345 km east-southeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (264 km southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (503 km south), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (296 km south-southwest), Sioux City (190 km west-southwest) and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (208 km west-northwest).
traffic
The US Highway 18 into east-west direction through the urban area of Emmetsburg, crossing the center of the Iowa Highway 4 . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
In Emmetsburg, several Union Pacific Railroad lines meet, which are used for freight traffic.
With the Emmetsburg Municipal Airport, there is a small airfield for general aviation on the southwestern edge of the urban area . The nearest commercial airports are Des Moines International Airport (259 km southeast), Eppley Airfield in Omaha (290 km south-southwest), Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City (204 km west-southwest) and Sioux Falls Regional Airport (222 km west-northwest).
history
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 44 | - | |
| 1880 | 879 | 1,897.7% | |
| 1890 | 1584 | 80.2% | |
| 1900 | 2361 | 49.1% | |
| 1910 | 2325 | -1.5% | |
| 1920 | 2762 | 18.8% | |
| 1930 | 2865 | 3.7% | |
| 1940 | 3374 | 17.8% | |
| 1950 | 3760 | 11.4% | |
| 1960 | 3887 | 3.4% | |
| 1970 | 4150 | 6.8% | |
| 1980 | 4621 | 11.3% | |
| 1990 | 3940 | -14.7% | |
| 2000 | 3958 | 0.5% | |
| 2010 | 3904 | -1.4% | |
| 2016 estimate | 3758 | -3.7% | |
| 1870-2000 2010-2015 | |||
Irish immigrants have been the main residents of the area since the county's inception. The place of today's city was first settled in 1858. The settlement was named after the rebel leader and nationalist Robert Emmet . The current city was built according to plan from 1974 with the construction of the railway. A year later the county seat was moved here. In 1877 the city was incorporated as an independent municipality. The Palo Alto County Courthouse , which is still in use today, was opened in 1880 . Every year, on the weekend following St. Patrick's Day, celebrations and a procession are held to commemorate Irish heritage.
population
According to the 2010 census , Emmetsburg had 3,904 people in 1,632 households. The population density was 379.8 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.22 people lived in each of the 1632 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.9 percent white, 1.0 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and 0.3 from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.0 percent of the population.
20.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.6 percent were 65 years or older. 51.7 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was in 2015 at 41,964 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,829. 10.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Thomas Appelquist (born 1941) - theoretical physicist - born in Emmetsburg
- Loren Meyer (born 1972) - basketball player - born and raised in Emmetsburg
- Akeem Vargas (born 1990) - basketball player - played 2009-2010 with the Iowa Lakers in Emmetsburg
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved October 5, 2017
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed October 5, 2017
- ↑ AirNav.com - Emmetsburg Municipal Airport Accessed on October 5, 2017
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved October 5, 2017
- ↑ City of Emmetsburg - History.Retrieved October 5, 2017
