Fontanel (Iowa)
| Fontanel | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1855 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Adair County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 17 ′ N , 94 ° 34 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 672 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 269.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.49 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 413 m |
| Postal code : | 50846 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-28290 |
| GNIS ID : | 456661 |
Fontanelle is a small town (with the status " City ") in Adair County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Fontanelle had 672 inhabitants.
geography
Fontanelle is located in the central southwest of Iowa, around 120 km east of the Missouri River , which forms the border with Nebraska . The border to the neighboring state of Missouri to the south is about 90 km from Fontanelle.
The geographical coordinates of Fontanelle are 41 ° 17'23 "north latitude and 94 ° 33'42" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 2.49 km² and is part of the Summerset Township .
Neighboring towns of Fontanelle are Greenfield (9 km east-northeast), Bridgewater (11.7 km southwest) and Massena (19 km west-southwest).
The closest major cities are Iowa's capital Des Moines (105 km east-northeast), Kansas City in Missouri (278 km south) and Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (129 km west).
traffic
The west-east running Iowa Highway 92 forms the main street of Fontanelle. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The Greenfield Municipal Airport is located 12.7 km east-northeast, a small airfield. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport (101 km east-northeast).
history
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 563 | - | |
| 1890 | 830 | 47.4% | |
| 1900 | 853 | 2.8% | |
| 1910 | 789 | -7.5% | |
| 1920 | 869 | 10.1% | |
| 1930 | 833 | -4.1% | |
| 1940 | 797 | -4.3% | |
| 1950 | 812 | 1.9% | |
| 1960 | 729 | -10.2% | |
| 1970 | 752 | 3.2% | |
| 1980 | 805 | 7% | |
| 1990 | 712 | -11.6% | |
| 2000 | 692 | -2.8% | |
| 2010 | 672 | -2.9% | |
| 1880-2010 | |||
Fontanelle was laid out according to plan in 1855. The city is named after a trapper from the American Fur Company .
First the city was named Summerset and was the first county seat of Adair County. The first courthouse was completed a year later. A referendum held in 1874 resulted in the relocation of the administrative headquarters to Greenfield, as this city was closer to the geographic center of the county.
population
According to the 2010 census , Fontanelle had 672 people in 304 households. The population density was 269.9 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.11 people lived in each of the 304 households.
Ethnically, the population consisted only of whites with two exceptions. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.6 percent of the population.
22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 51.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 26.3 percent were 65 years or older. 52.4 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 37,045 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,717. 10.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 19, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on September 19, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Greenfield Municipal Airport Accessed on September 19, 2014
- ^ State Data Center of Iowa. Retrieved September 19, 2014
- ^ Henry Gannett (1905) The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States.Retrieved September 19, 2014
- ^ E-Reference Desk - History of Adair County.Retrieved September 19, 2014