Huxley, Iowa
| Huxley | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1881 (created) 1902 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Story County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 54 ′ N , 93 ° 36 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
3,317 (as of 2010) 89,542 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 406.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 8.16 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 314 m |
| Postal code : | 50124 |
| Area code : | +1 515 |
| FIPS : | 19-37920 |
| GNIS ID : | 464176 |
| Website : | www.huxleyiowa.org |
Huxley is a small town (with the status " City ") in Story County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Huxley had 3,317 residents, which increased to 3,385 by 2013.
The city is part of the Ames Metropolitan Statistical Area , a metropolitan area that spans the entire area of Story County.
geography
Huxley is located in central Iowa on the south bank of Ballard Creek , which is part of the Mississippi River basin via the South Skunk River and the Skunk River . This forms the border with Illinois about 270 km east , while the Missouri River forms the border with Nebraska about 220 km west . The Iowa- Minnesota border runs some 200 km north; Missouri's northern border is 160 km south.
The geographical coordinates of Huxley are 41 ° 53'43 "north latitude and 93 ° 36'03" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 8.16 km² and is spread over the Palestine and the Union Township .
Neighboring towns of Huxley are Ames (16.6 km north), Nevada (27.3 km northeast), Cambridge (6.7 km east), Maxwell (19.7 km in the same direction), Elkhart (18.1 km southeast ), Alleman (9.3 km south), Ankeny (18.6 km in the same direction), Polk City (23 km southwest), Slater (8.7 km west-southwest), Sheldahl (11.4 km west-southwest), Madrid (19.8 km west) and Kelley (10.9 km northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and St. Paul ) in Minnesota (361 km north), Rochester , Minnesota (308 km northeast), Waterloo (174 km east-northeast), Cedar Rapids (176 km east), Iowa's former capital Iowa City (204 km east-southeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (39.1 km south), Kansas City in Missouri (350 km south-southwest), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (260 km west-southwest), Sioux City (304 km west-northwest) and South Dakotas largest city Sioux Falls (441 km northwest).
traffic
The north-south running Interstate Highway 35 , which is the shortest route from Minneapolis to Des Moines, runs through the east of the Huxley metropolitan area. The US Highway 69 runs parallel to the I 35 through the center of the city. The Iowa Highway 210 leads east-west direction on the southern outskirts along. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The Ames Municipal Airport is 15 km north of a small airfield for general aviation and air taxi traffic . The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport, 49 km south .
history
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1910 | 336 | - | |
| 1920 | 366 | 8.9% | |
| 1930 | 362 | -1.1% | |
| 1940 | 392 | 8.3% | |
| 1950 | 422 | 7.7% | |
| 1960 | 486 | 15.2% | |
| 1970 | 937 | 92.8% | |
| 1980 | 1884 | 101.1% | |
| 1990 | 2047 | 8.7% | |
| 2000 | 2316 | 13.1% | |
| 2010 | 3317 | 43.2% | |
| 2013 estimate | 3385 | 2.1% | |
| 1910-2000 2010-2013 | |||
In 1881, a settlement was established here by SS Merrill and named after his uncle, the British biologist Thomas Henry Huxley . The place was incorporated as an independent municipality in 1902.
population
According to the 2010 census , Huxley had 3,317 people in 1,194 households. The population density was 406.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 1194 households there were statistically 2.78 people each.
The racial the population was composed of 95.6 percent white, 1.0 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and 1.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.2 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
34.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 9.0 percent were 65 years or older. 51.4 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 65,254 USD . The per capita income was $ 28,915. 8.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 6, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed April 6, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Ames Municipal Airport Accessed on April 6th, 2015
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved April 6, 2015
- ^ Ames Economic Development Commision - Huxley Profile.Retrieved April 6, 2015