Fertile (Iowa)
| Fertile | |
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 In the center of Fertile |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1908 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Worth County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 16 ′ N , 93 ° 25 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 370 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 152.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.43 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 357 m |
| Postal code : | 50434 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-27390 |
| GNIS ID : | 456580 |
| Website : | www.fertileiowa.us |
| Mayor : | Joyce Russell |
Fertile is a small town (with the status " City ") in Worth County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Fertile had 370 inhabitants, the number of which had decreased to 364 by 2013.
geography
Fertile is located in northern Iowa on the left bank of the Winnebago River , which forms part of the Mississippi River basin through the Shell Rock River , the Cedar River and the Iowa River . The Iowa- Minnesota border runs approximately 30 km north.
The geographical coordinates of Fertile are 43 ° 15'52 "north latitude and 93 ° 25'06" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 2.43 km² and is the largest town within the Fertile Township .
Neighboring towns to Fertile are Hanlontown (3 miles northeast), Clear Lake ( 10 miles southeast), Ventura (12 miles southwest), Forest City (12 miles west), and Joice (8.5 miles northwest) .
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (202 km north), Rochester in Minnesota (149 km northeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (397 km east), Dubuque at the intersection of the states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois (299 km east-southeast), Waterloo (170 km southeast), Cedar Rapids (256 km in the same direction), Iowa's capital Des Moines (205 km south), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (416 km southwest), Sioux City (343 km west-southwest ) and South Dakota's largest city Sioux Falls (289 km west).
traffic
About seven kilometers east of Fertile runs north-south on Interstate Highway 35 , which is the shortest connection from Minneapolis to Des Moines. The Iowa State Highway 9 extends in the east-west direction along the northern edge of Fertile. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Mason City Municipal Airport there is a regional airport 21 km southeast. The nearest major airport is Des Moines International Airport (214 km south).
Sports
Every year there is a bicycle race in Fertile, in which cycling clubs from all over the state participate and which is attended by around 6,000 spectators. Fertile has a cycling club with 16 members together with Hanlontown. In 2009 the place Joice, on June 14, 2010 Forest City and Ventura joined the cycling club.
history
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1910 | 207 | - | |
| 1920 | 223 | 7.7% | |
| 1930 | 238 | 6.7% | |
| 1940 | 276 | 16% | |
| 1950 | 397 | 43.8% | |
| 1960 | 386 | -2.8% | |
| 1970 | 394 | 2.1% | |
| 1980 | 372 | -5.6% | |
| 1990 | 382 | 2.7% | |
| 2000 | 360 | -5.8% | |
| 2010 | 370 | 2.8% | |
| 2013 estimate | 364 | -1.6% | |
| 1910-2000 2010-2013 | |||
The place was founded in 1868 by the Canadian William Rhodes with the installation of a mill. In 1908 Fertile was incorporated as an independent municipality.
population
According to the 2010 census , there were 370 people in 148 households in Fertile. The population density was 152.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.5 people lived in each of the 148 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 1.1 percent Native American and 0.3 percent Asian; 0.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.9 percent of the population.
23.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.3 percent were 65 years or older. 48.1 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 43,750 USD . The per capita income was $ 32,042. 1.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Leo Elthon (1898–1967) - 32nd Governor of Iowa (1954–1955) - born, raised and died in Fertile
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Fertile - City Hall.Retrieved January 8, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 8, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on January 8, 2015
- ↑ Mason City Municipal Airport. Retrieved January 8, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Mason City Municipal Airport Retrieved on January 8, 2015
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved January 8, 2015
- ↑ Landmark Hunter - Rhodes Mill. Retrieved January 8, 2015
- ↑ city-data.com - Fertile, Iowa Retrieved on January 8, 2015