Glidden, Iowa
| Glidden | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1867 (created) 1873 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Carroll County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 3 ′ N , 94 ° 44 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,146 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 399.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.87 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 377 m |
| Postal code : | 51443 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-31395 |
| GNIS ID : | 456935 |
| Website : | cityofglidden.org |
| Mayor : | Roger Hartwigsen |
Glidden is a small town (with the status " City ") in Carroll County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Glidden had 1146 inhabitants, the number of which had decreased to 1130 by 2013.
geography
Glidden lies in the west of Iowa at 42 ° 03'25 "north latitude and 94 ° 43'44" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 2.87 km² and is the largest town within the Glidden Township .
Neighboring towns to Glidden are Lanesboro (17 km north-northeast), Ralston (9.7 km east-southeast), Scranton (18 km in the same direction), Coon Rapids (25 km south- southeast), Dedham (25 km south-southwest), Willey (16.4 km southwest), Carroll (7.5 miles west), and Lidderdale (7.5 miles northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (430 km northeast), Rochester (376 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (259 km east), Iowa's capital Des Moines (139 km southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (383 km south), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (191 km southwest), Sioux City (177 km west-northwest), and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (316 km northwest).
traffic
The US Highway 30 , the historic part in Iowa Lincoln Highway , is leading in west-east direction through the north of the urban area of Glidden. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
In a west-east direction runs a railroad line for the freight traffic of the former Chicago North Western Railway through the city area, which is now operated by the Union Pacific Railroad (UP).
By Arthur N. Neu Airport is located 7 km west-southwest of a small airfield. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport (145 km southeast).
history
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 177 | - | |
| 1880 | 584 | 229.9% | |
| 1890 | 532 | -8.9% | |
| 1900 | 733 | 37.8% | |
| 1910 | 850 | 16% | |
| 1920 | 867 | 2% | |
| 1930 | 854 | -1.5% | |
| 1940 | 941 | 10.2% | |
| 1950 | 996 | 5.8% | |
| 1960 | 993 | -0.3% | |
| 1970 | 964 | -2.9% | |
| 1980 | 1076 | 11.6% | |
| 1990 | 1099 | 2.1% | |
| 2000 | 1253 | 14% | |
| 2010 | 1146 | -8.5% | |
| 2013 estimate | 1130 | -1.4% | |
| 1870-2000 2010-2013 | |||
The history of Glidden began in 1867 when the then Chicago North Western Railway established a stop here. The place was named after Joseph Farwell Glidden (1813-1906), the inventor of the barbed wire, who was then one of the directors of the railway company.
In 1873 the settlement was incorporated as an independent municipality and the first mayor, J. O. Havens , was elected.
population
According to the 2010 census , there were 1,146 people in 502 households in Glidden. The population density was 399.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.26 people lived in each of the 502 households.
The racial the population was composed of 99.0 percent white, 0.6 percent Native American and 0.1 percent (one person) Asian; 0.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.6 percent of the population.
23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.5 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was at 45,000 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,985. 10.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Glidden - Mayor and Council ( Memento of the original dated December 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 27, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 27, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on November 27, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Arthur N. Neu Airport Accessed on November 27, 2014
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved November 27, 2014
- ↑ Glidden Town History ( Memento of the original from December 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 27, 2014
