Grand River, Iowa
| Grand River | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1899 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Decatur County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 49 ′ N , 93 ° 58 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 236 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 437 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 0.54 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 309 m |
| Postal code : | 50108 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-32070 |
| GNIS ID : | 457027 |
Grand River is a city (with the status " City ") in Decatur County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Grand River had 236 residents, the number of which had decreased to 225 by 2013.
geography
Grand River is located in the south of Iowa, not far from the west bank of the Thompson River (also called Thompson Fork Grand River ), which is part of the Mississippi River basin over the Grand River and the Missouri River . The city is about 30 km north of the border with the neighboring state of Missouri . The Missouri River, which forms the border with Nebraska, flows around 160 km to the west; about 230 km to the east, the Mississippi forms the border between Iowa and Illinois .
The geographical coordinates of Grand River are 40 ° 49'10 "north latitude and 93 ° 57'45" west longitude. The city covers an area of 0.54 km² and is the largest town within the Richland Township .
Neighboring towns to Grand River are Murray (28.3 km north), Van Wert (19.6 km east-northeast), Decatur City (19 km southeast), Lamoni (26.9 km south), Kellerton (19.5 km southwest), Beaconsfield (6 miles west-southwest) and Ellston (8 miles west-northwest).
The closest major cities are Iowa's capital Des Moines (116 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (296 km northeast), Iowa City (278 km east-northeast), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (356 km in the same direction), Peoria , Illinois (403 km east), Illinois' capital Springfield (451 km east-southeast), St. Louis in Missouri (506 km southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (212 km south-southwest), Nebraska's largest city Omaha (211 km west-northwest) and Sioux City ( 372 km northwest).
traffic
The Interstate Highway 35 , which is the shortest route from Des Moines to Kansas City here runs north-south direction east of Grand River over. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Lamoni Municipal Airport there is a small airfield 30 km south. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport (106 km north-northeast).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 326 | - | |
| 1910 | 333 | 2.1% | |
| 1920 | 425 | 27.6% | |
| 1930 | 395 | -7.1% | |
| 1940 | 374 | -5.3% | |
| 1950 | 350 | -6.4% | |
| 1960 | 284 | -18.9% | |
| 1970 | 211 | -25.7% | |
| 1980 | 188 | -10.9% | |
| 1990 | 171 | -9% | |
| 2000 | 225 | 31.6% | |
| 2010 | 236 | 4.9% | |
| 2013 estimate | 225 | -4.7% | |
| 1900-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census, the Grand River had 236 people in 99 households. The population density was 437 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.38 people lived in the 99 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.6 percent white, 0.4 percent (one person) Native American and 1.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.4 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
25.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 50.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.7 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 23,542 USD . The per capita income was $ 12,662. 20.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 22, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on December 22, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Lamoni Municipal Airport Retrieved on December 22, 2014
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved December 22, 2014