Farmington, Iowa
| Farmington | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1839 (created) 1841 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Van Buren County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 38 ′ N , 91 ° 45 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 664 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 544.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 1.22 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 168 m |
| Postal code : | 52626 |
| Area code : | +1 319 |
| FIPS : | 19-26895 |
| GNIS ID : | 456553 |
| Website : | www.farmingtoniowa.com |
| Mayor : | Janet Browning |
Farmington is a town (with the status " City ") in Van Buren County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Farmington had 664 residents, the number of which decreased slightly to 652 by 2013.
geography
Farmington is located in southeast Iowa on the Des Moines River , a right tributary of the Mississippi . This forms the border with Illinois around 35 km east . The Iowa- Missouri border is 2.5 miles south of Farmington.
The geographical coordinates of Farmington are 40 ° 38'25 "north latitude and 91 ° 44'35" west longitude. The city covers an area of 1.22 km² and is the largest town within the Farmington Township .
Neighboring towns to Farmington are Hillsboro (14 miles north), Houghton (16 miles northeast), Donnellson (11 miles east), Argyle (14 miles southeast), Revere in Missouri (20.6 miles southeast) , Mount Sterling (12 miles west), and Bonaparte (10.5 miles northwest).
The closest major cities are Iowa City (136 km north), Cedar Rapids (176 km in the same direction), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (195 km northeast), Peoria , Illinois (226 km east), Illinois' capital city Springfield (243 km southeast), St. Louis in Missouri (319 km south-southeast), Columbia in Missouri (250 km south-southwest), Kansas City in Missouri (381 km southwest), Nebraska's capital Lincoln (454 km west), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha ( 424 km west-northwest) and Iowa's capital Des Moines (231 km northwest).
traffic
The Iowa Highway 2 runs west across a bridge over the Des Moines River in the city of Farmington and runs from north to south as the main road through the city before leaving Farmington in a southwesterly direction again. On the opposite bank of the river, the Iowa Highway 81 reaches its northern end point where it joins the IA 2. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The Keosauqua Municipal Airport is located 28 km northwest of a small airfield for general aviation . The nearest commercial airports are Des Moines International Airport (234 km northwest), Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids (167 km north), Quad City International Airport at Moline , Illinois (186 km northeast) and Southeast Iowa Regional Airport in Burlington (66 km east-northeast).
history
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 640 | - | |
| 1880 | 781 | 22% | |
| 1890 | 1002 | 28.3% | |
| 1900 | 1332 | 32.9% | |
| 1910 | 1165 | -12.5% | |
| 1920 | 1086 | -6.8% | |
| 1930 | 1012 | -6.8% | |
| 1940 | 968 | -4.3% | |
| 1950 | 899 | -7.1% | |
| 1960 | 902 | 0.3% | |
| 1970 | 800 | -11.3% | |
| 1980 | 869 | 8.6% | |
| 1990 | 655 | -24.6% | |
| 2000 | 756 | 15.4% | |
| 2010 | 664 | -12.2% | |
| 2013 estimate | 652 | -1.8% | |
| 1870-2000 2010-2013 | |||
The first whites settled in the area of what is now the city in 1833 after the end of the Black Hawk War . In 1839, the planned construction of a settlement began, which two years later was incorporated into an independent municipality. This makes Farmington the oldest parish in Van Buren County.
population
According to the 2010 census , Farmington had 664 people in 299 households. The population density was 544.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.22 people lived in each of the 299 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.7 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.8 percent Native American and 0.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.1 percent of the population.
24.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 53.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.8 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 38,977 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,322. 13.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Farmington - Community ( Memento of the original from February 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 16, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 16, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 16, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Keosauqua Municipal Airport Accessed on February 16, 2015
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved February 16, 2015
- ↑ City of Farmington - History.Retrieved February 16, 2015
