Graettinger (Iowa)
| Graettinger | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1893 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Palo Alto County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 14 ′ N , 94 ° 45 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 806 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 405 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 1.99 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 380 m |
| Postal code : | 51342 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-31800 |
| GNIS ID : | 457009 |
| Website : | www.graettinger.net |
| Mayor : | Monty Schany |
Graettinger is a small town (with the status " City ") in Palo Alto County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Graettinger had 844 inhabitants, the number of which had decreased to 806 by 2016.
geography
Graettinger is located in northern Iowa on the western bank of the western 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 and are 169 km west-northwest and 197 km southwest of Graettinger.
The geographical coordinates of Graettinger are 43 ° 14 '16 "north latitude and 94 ° 45' 05" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 1.99 km² and is the largest town within the Walnut Township .
Neighboring towns of Graettinger are Ringsted (25.8 km east-northeast), Fenton (30 km east), Osgood (11.9 km south-southeast), Emmetsburg (18.5 km in the same direction), Ruthven (23.9 km south-west), Terril (14.8 miles west-northwest) and Wallingford (6.6 miles north-northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (296 km northeast), Rochester , Minnesota (259 km east-northeast), Cedar Rapids (365 km east-southeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (273 km southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (510 km south), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (304 km south-southwest), Sioux City (191 km west-southwest) and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (182 km west-northwest).
traffic
The Iowa Highway 4 runs in a north-south direction along the western city limits of Graettinger. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A Union Pacific Railroad , which is used for freight traffic, runs through Graettinger .
With the Emmetsburg Municipal Airport there is a small airfield for general aviation located 20.6 km south-southeast . The nearest commercial airports are Des Moines International Airport (275 km southeast), Eppley Airfield in Omaha (295 km south-southwest), Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City (220 km west-southwest) and Sioux Falls Regional Airport (190 km west-northwest).
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 388 | - | |
| 1910 | 556 | 43.3% | |
| 1920 | 779 | 40.1% | |
| 1930 | 777 | -0.3% | |
| 1940 | 928 | 19.4% | |
| 1950 | 1016 | 9.5% | |
| 1960 | 879 | -13.5% | |
| 1970 | 907 | 3.2% | |
| 1980 | 923 | 1.8% | |
| 1990 | 813 | -11.9% | |
| 2000 | 900 | 10.7% | |
| 2010 | 844 | -6.2% | |
| 2016 estimate | 806 | -4.5% | |
| 1900-2000 2010-2015 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , 844 people in 382 households lived in Graettinger. The population density was 424.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.21 people lived in each of the 382 households.
Ethnically, the population was 98.5 percent white. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.8 percent of the population.
24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.2 percent were 65 years or older. 51.4 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was in 2015 at 41,103 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,147. 11.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Graettinger - City Government.Retrieved October 5, 2017
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved October 5, 2017
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed October 5, 2017
- ↑ AirNav.com - mmetsburg Municipal Airport Accessed on October 5, 2017
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 KB) Retrieved October 5, 2017