Gilmore City
| Gilmore City | |
|---|---|
| Nickname : Iowa's Limestone Capital | |
 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1884 (settled) 1887 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| Counties : |
Humboldt County Pocahontas County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 44 ′ N , 94 ° 27 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 491 (as of 2015) |
| Population density : | 151.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.24 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 374 m |
| Postal code : | 50541 |
| Area code : | +1 515 |
| FIPS : | 19-30945 |
| GNIS ID : | 456906 |
| Website : | www.gilmorecityiowa.com |
| Mayor : | Dennis Miller |
Gilmore City is a small town (with the status " City ") in Humboldt County (mainly) and in Pocahontas County (to a lesser extent) the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Gilmore City had 504 residents, which decreased to 491 by 2015.
geography
Gilmore City is located in the central northwest of Iowa between the two 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 are located on the Missouri River , 250 km west-northwest and 190 km west-southwest of Gilmore City.
The geographical coordinates of Gilmore City are 42 ° 43 '46 "north latitude and 94 ° 26' 52" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 3.24 km² and is spread over the Weaver and Avery Township of Humboldt County and the Lake and Garfield Township of Pocahontas County.
Neighboring towns to Gilmore City are Bradgate (10.6 km north-northeast), Rutland (16.9 km east-northeast), Humboldt (20.6 km east), Pioneer (13 km south-southeast), Palmer (15.2 km southwest), Pocahontas ( 18.7 km west) and Rolfe (16.2 km northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (343 km northeast), Rochester , Minnesota (287 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (283 km east-southeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (189 km south-southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (451 km south), Nebraska's largest city Omaha (274 km southwest), Sioux City (180 km west southwest) and South Dakota's largest city Sioux Falls (284 km west northwest).
traffic
The west-east Iowa Highway 3 runs as the main road through central Gilmore City. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line of the former Rock Island Line , now part of the Union Pacific Railroad and used for freight traffic, runs through Gilmore City .
With the Pocahontas Municipal Airport (18.6 km to the west) and the Humboldt Municipal Airport (19.2 km to the east) are two small airfields for general aviation not far from Gilmore City. The nearest commercial airports are Des Moines International Airport (195 km south-southeast), Eppley Airfield in Omaha (267 km southwest), Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City (191 km west-southwest) and Sioux Falls Regional Airport (286 km west-northwest).
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 687 | - | |
| 1910 | 689 | 0.3% | |
| 1920 | 919 | 33.4% | |
| 1930 | 896 | -2.5% | |
| 1940 | 908 | 1.3% | |
| 1950 | 746 | -17.8% | |
| 1960 | 688 | -7.8% | |
| 1970 | 766 | 11.3% | |
| 1980 | 626 | -18.3% | |
| 1990 | 560 | -10.5% | |
| 2000 | 556 | -0.7% | |
| 2010 | 504 | -9.4% | |
| 2015 estimate | 491 | -2.6% | |
| 1900-2000 2010-2015 | |||
history
In 1882 a railway line was built through the area. Two years later, a settlement was created and named after the railway manager CN Gilmore . Gilmore City was incorporated as a separate municipality in 1887.
population
According to the 2010 census , Gilmore City had 504 people in 239 households. The population density was 155.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.11 people lived in each of the 239 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian and 0.4 from other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.6 percent of the population.
22.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19 percent were 65 years or older. 51.8 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was in 2015 at 38,125 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,307. 11.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Mary Ellen Solt (1920–2007) - poet, literary scholar and university lecturer - born and raised in Gilmore City
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Gilmore City - Mayor. Retrieved February 3, 2017
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 3, 2017
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 3, 2017
- ↑ AirNav.com - Pocahontas Municipal Airport Retrieved on February 3, 2017
- ↑ AirNav.com - Humboldt Municipal Airport Retrieved on February 3, 2017
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 KB). Retrieved February 3, 2017
- ↑ City of Gilmore City - About us. Retrieved February 3, 2017
- ↑ city-data.com - Gilmore City, Iowa Retrieved on February 3, 2017