Griswold, Iowa
| Griswold | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1885 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Cass County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 14 ′ N , 95 ° 8 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,036 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 643.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 1.61 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 336 m |
| Postal code : | 51535 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-33150 |
| GNIS ID : | 457153 |
| Website : | www.griswoldia.govoffice2.com |
| Mayor : | Lee Wyman |
 The building of the former Griswold National Bank and today's museum, listed on the NRHP since 1979 |
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Griswold is a small town (with a status of " City ") in Cass County in the US state of Iowa . In 2010 , Griswold had 1,036 inhabitants, the number of which had decreased to 1006 by 2013.
geography
Griswold is located in southwest Iowa on Baughmanns Creek , which is part of the Missouri River basin via the East Nishnabotna River and the Nishnabotna River .
The geographical coordinates of Griswold are 41 ° 14'06 "north latitude and 95 ° 08'15" west longitude. The city covers an area of 1.61 km² and is the largest town within the Pleasant Township .
Neighboring towns to Griswold are Lewis (7.5 miles northeast), Atlantic (16 miles in the same direction), Cumberland (16 miles east-northeast), Grant (14 miles southeast), Elliott (12 miles southwest) and Carson (15 miles west).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (552 km northeast), Rochester , Minnesota (498 km northeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (160 km east northeast), Cedar Rapids (345 km in the same direction ), Kansas City in Missouri (280 km south), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (76.7 km west), Sioux City (219 km northwest), and South Dakota's largest city Sioux Falls (355 km in the same direction).
traffic
Iowa State Highways 48 and 92 cross in downtown Griswold . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest airport is Eppley Airfield in Omaha (78 km west).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 350 | - | |
| 1890 | 752 | 114.9% | |
| 1900 | 900 | 19.7% | |
| 1910 | 949 | 5.4% | |
| 1920 | 1264 | 33.2% | |
| 1930 | 1139 | -9.9% | |
| 1940 | 1132 | -0.6% | |
| 1950 | 1149 | 1.5% | |
| 1960 | 1207 | 5% | |
| 1970 | 1181 | -2.2% | |
| 1980 | 1176 | -0.4% | |
| 1990 | 1049 | -10.8% | |
| 2000 | 1039 | -1 % | |
| 2010 | 1036 | -0.3% | |
| 2013 estimate | 1006 | -2.9% | |
| 1880-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , there were 1036 people in 445 households in Griswold. The population density was 643.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.25 people lived in each of the 445 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.5 percent white, 1.0 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.1 percent (one person) Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.1 percent of the population.
23.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 51.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 24.7 percent were 65 years or older. 54.3 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 45,511 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,542. 6.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Neville Brand (1920–1992) - actor - born in Griswold
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Griswold - Mayor an Council.Retrieved November 30, 2014
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 79003695.Retrieved November 30, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 30, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed November 30, 2014
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved November 30, 2014
