Harpers Ferry, Iowa

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Harpers Ferry
Allamakee County Iowa Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Harpers Ferry Highlighted.svg
Location in Iowa
Basic data
Foundation : 1852
State : United States
State : Iowa
County : Allamakee County
Coordinates : 43 ° 12 ′  N , 91 ° 9 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 12 ′  N , 91 ° 9 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 330 (as of 2000)
Population density : 206.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 1.6 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 1.6 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 198 m
Postcodes : 52146
Area code : +1 563
FIPS : 19-34590
GNIS ID : 457276
Website : harpersferryiowa.com
Mayor : Jerry Valley

Harpers Ferry is a small town in Allamakee County in northeastern US -amerikanischen state of Iowa on the Mississippi River . In 2000 Harpers Ferry had 330 residents.

South of Harpers Ferry is the Effigy Mounds National Monument , a memorial and archaeological reserve with evidence from pre-Columbian times.

geography

Harpers Ferry is located at latitude 43 ° 12'06 "north and longitude 91 ° 09'03" west. The city extends over an area of ​​1.6 km², which consists exclusively of land.

Harpers Ferry is on the west bank of the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Wisconsin . After New Albin , a short distance from the intersection of the states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota is, there are 48.8 km to the north.

The Iowa section of the Great River Road runs through Harpers Ferry , a tourist and historically important road that runs along the entire course of the Mississippi River.

Iowa's capital Des Moines is 347 km to the southeast, the Quad Cities are 245 km to the south, and via Rockford , which is 268 km away , it is 419 km to the southeast to Chicago . Wisconsin's capital, Madison, is 187 km to the east. Minneapolis , Minnesota's largest city, is 309 in the northwest.

Demographic data

In the 2000 census, the population was 330. These were distributed over 166 households in 110 families. The population density was 208.9 / km². There were 560 buildings, which corresponds to a building density of 354.5 / km².

The population in 2000 consisted of 98.18% white , 1.21% Indians and 0.61% mixed race. 0.30% of the population were Hispanics from any of the above groups.

14.8% were under 18 years of age, 1.8% between 18 and 24, 18.8% between 25 and 44, 28.2% between 45 and 64 and 36.4% 65 and older. The average age was 58 years. For every 100 women there were 90.8 men, among those over 18 years of age 83.7.

The median income per household was $ 29,091 and the median family income was $ 35,125. The average income for men was $ 30,000 and that of women was $ 21,250. The per capita income was $ 17,566. Around 3.5% of families and 7.5% of the total population had their income below the poverty line .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
  2. ↑ Google Maps
  3. ↑ Google Maps: Harpers Ferry, IA - Des Moines, IA
  4. ^ Google Maps: Harpers Ferry, IA - Davenport, IA
  5. Jump up ↑ Google Maps: Harpers Ferry, IA - Rockford, IL - Chicago, IL
  6. ^ Google Maps: Harpers Ferry, IA - Madison, WI
  7. Jump up ↑ Google Maps: Harpers Ferry, IA - Minneapolis, MN
  8. ^ US Census Bureau - Harpers Ferry, Iowa

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