Humeston
| Humeston | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1872 (settled) 1881 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Wayne County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 52 ′ N , 93 ° 30 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 494 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 306.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 1.61 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 335 m |
| Postal code : | 50123 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-37605 |
| GNIS ID : | 457720 |
Humeston is a small town (with the status " City ") in Wayne County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Humeston had 494 residents, the number of which remained stable until 2013.
geography
Humeston is located in southern Iowa, 20 miles north of the border with the neighboring state of Missouri . The border with Nebraska visual Missouri River flows some 230 km to the west; about 200 km to the east the Mississippi forms the border between Iowa and Illinois .
The geographical coordinates of Humeston are 40 ° 51'37 "north latitude and 93 ° 29'44" west longitude. The city covers an area of 1.61 km² and is the largest town within the Richman Township .
Neighboring towns to Humeston are Derby (10.2 km north-northeast), Millerton (19 km east), Corydon (16.4 km southeast), Allerton (28 km in the same direction), Clio (28.9 km south-southeast), Garden Grove (12.8 km west-southwest) and Le Roy (10.8 km west-northwest).
The closest major cities are Iowa's capital Des Moines (93.4 km north), Iowa City (150 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (261 km in the same direction), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (310 km east-northeast), Peoria in Illinois (395 km east), Illinois' capital Springfield (412 km east-southeast), St. Louis in Missouri (479 km southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (241 km south-southwest), Nebraska's capital Lincoln (308 km west), Nebraska's largest City of Omaha (259 km west-northwest) and Sioux City (400 km northwest).
traffic
The US Highway 65 runs north-south direction as the main road through Humeston. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Corydon Airport there is a small airfield 26 km southeast. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport (90.5 km north).
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 642 | - | |
| 1900 | 945 | 47.2% | |
| 1910 | 1006 | 6.5% | |
| 1920 | 1214 | 20.7% | |
| 1930 | 924 | -23.9% | |
| 1940 | 903 | -2.3% | |
| 1950 | 750 | -16.9% | |
| 1960 | 638 | -14.9% | |
| 1970 | 673 | 5.5% | |
| 1980 | 671 | -0.3% | |
| 1990 | 553 | -17.6% | |
| 2000 | 543 | -1.8% | |
| 2010 | 494 | -9% | |
| 2013 estimate | 494 | 0% | |
| 1890-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
As of the 2010 census , Humeston had 494 people in 234 households. The population density was 306.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.11 people lived in each of the 234 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.0 percent white, 0.2 percent (one person) African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.6 percent of the population.
21.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 50.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 28.5 percent were 65 years or older. 54.0 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 34,375 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,856. 4.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 4, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 4, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Corydon Airport Retrieved on 4 February 2015
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved February 4, 2015