Independence, Iowa
| Independence | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1847 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Buchanan County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 28 ′ N , 91 ° 53 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 5,966 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 370.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 16.11 km 2 (about 6 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 285 m |
| Postal code : | 50644 |
| Area code : | +1 319 |
| FIPS : | 19-38100 |
| GNIS ID : | 457782 |
| Website : | www.independenceia.com |
| Mayor : | Bonita Davis |
Independence is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Buchanan County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Independence had 5966 inhabitants.
geography
Independence is located in northeastern Iowa on both sides of the Wapsipinicon River , a right tributary of the Mississippi . This forms the border between Iowa and Wisconsin and Illinois about 100 km east .
The geographical coordinates of Independence are 42 ° 28'07 "north latitude and 91 ° 53'22" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 16.11 km² and is spread over the Sumner , Washington and Westburg Township .
Neighboring towns to Independence are Hazleton (17.3 km north), Winthrop (13.7 km east), Quasqueton (15.3 km southeast), Rowley (15 km south-southeast), Urbana (28.6 km south), Brandon (26 , 9 km southwest) and Jesup (15.1 km west).
The nearest major cities are Wisconsin's capital Madison (255 km east-northeast), Dubuque at the interface of the states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois (109 km east), Cedar Rapids (62.9 km south-southeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (217 km southwest) , Waterloo (42.9 km west) and Rochester , Minnesota (220 km northwest).
traffic
US Highway 20, which has been converted into a freeway, runs along the southern outskirts of Independence in a west-east direction . At the same time, Iowa State Highway 939 is the main road through Independence and intersects Iowa State Highway 150 in the city center . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A Canadian National Railway (CN) line runs parallel to the IA 939 through the urban area of Independence.
The Independence Municipal Airport is a small airfield in the west of the city. The nearest commercial airport is Cedar Rapids' Eastern Iowa Airport, 47 miles southeast .
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1860 | 1395 | - | |
| 1870 | 2945 | 111.1% | |
| 1880 | 3128 | 6.2% | |
| 1890 | 3163 | 1.1% | |
| 1900 | 3656 | 15.6% | |
| 1910 | 3517 | -3.8% | |
| 1920 | 3672 | 4.4% | |
| 1930 | 3691 | 0.5% | |
| 1940 | 4342 | 17.6% | |
| 1950 | 4865 | 12% | |
| 1960 | 5498 | 13% | |
| 1970 | 5910 | 7.5% | |
| 1980 | 6392 | 8.2% | |
| 1990 | 5972 | -6.6% | |
| 2000 | 6014 | 0.7% | |
| 2010 | 5966 | -0.8% | |
| 1860-2000 2010 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , 5,966 people were living in 2,521 households in Independence. The population density was 370.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.3 people lived in each of the 2521 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.6 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.2 percent of the population.
23.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.7 percent were 65 years or older. 53.2 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 51,266 USD . The per capita income was $ 27,715. 16.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Coe I. Crawford (1858-1944) - sixth Governor of South Dakota (1907-1909) and Republican US Senator (1909-1915) - practiced as an attorney in Indpendence for a short time
- Leonard E. Dickson (1874–1954) - mathematician - born in Independence
- William G. Donnan (1834–1908) - Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1871–1875) - lived for a long time in Independence and is buried here
- William A. Noyes (1857–1941) - chemist - born and raised in Independence
- Luman Hamlin Weller (1833-1914) - Greenback Party MP in the US House of Representatives (1883-1885) - published a newspaper in Independence
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Independence - Mayor and City Council ( Memento of the original from January 22nd, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 22, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved October 22, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps.Retrieved October 22, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Independence Municipal Airport Accessed on October 22, 2014
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved October 22, 2014
