Epworth, Iowa
| Epworth | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1880 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Dubuque County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 27 ′ N , 90 ° 56 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,860 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 459.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.05 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 318 m |
| Postal code : | 52045 |
| Area code : | +1 563 |
| FIPS : | 19-25725 |
| GNIS ID : | 456385 |
| Website : | ci.epworth.ia.us |
| Mayor : | Tom Gassman |
Epworth is a small town (with the status " City ") in Dubuque County in eastern US -amerikanischen state of Iowa . In 2010 Epworth had 1,860 residents.
geography
Epworth is located at 42 ° 26'42 "north latitude and 90 ° 55'55" west longitude and extends over 6.05 km². The city is in the Taylor Township .
Epworth is in the southwest center of Dubuque County. The Mississippi , which forms the border with Illinois and Wisconsin , is about 25 km to the east. Neighboring towns are Bankston (9.8 km north), Graf (10.2 km northeast), Peosta (8.3 km east), Cascade (21 km southwest) and Farley (6.9 km west).
The nearest major cities are Dubuque at the intersection of the states of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin (15 miles east-northeast), the Quad Cities (128 km south), Cedar Rapids (94.7 km southwest) and Waterloo (121 km west).
traffic
US Highway 20 , which runs from Waterloo to Dubuque, runs along the southern outskirts of Epworth in a west-east direction . The old Highway 20, which runs parallel to it, runs through the city center. All other roads are county roads or subordinate inner-city connecting roads.
A Canadian National Railway runs parallel to the old Highway 20 through the center .
The nearest airport is Dubuque Regional Airport, 28.9 km southeast .
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 348 | - | |
| 1900 | 549 | 57.8% | |
| 1910 | 520 | -5.3% | |
| 1920 | 468 | -10% | |
| 1930 | 464 | -0.9% | |
| 1940 | 454 | -2.2% | |
| 1950 | 536 | 18.1% | |
| 1960 | 698 | 30.2% | |
| 1970 | 1132 | 62.2% | |
| 1980 | 1380 | 21.9% | |
| 1990 | 1303 | -5.6% | |
| 2000 | 1428 | 9.6% | |
| 2010 | 1860 | 30.3% | |
| 1890-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Epworth had 1,860 people in 643 households. The population density was 459.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.71 people each in the 643 households.
The racial the population was composed of 93.9 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 4.8 percent Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.4 percent of the population.
28.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 9.7 percent were 65 years or older. 48.5 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 58,988 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,675. 6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 11, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on July 11, 2012
- ^ Iowa Data Center (PDF; 82 kB) Retrieved July 11, 2012