Indianola, Iowa

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Indianola
The Warren County Courthouse in Indianola, listed on the NRHP since 2003 [1]
The Warren County Courthouse in Indianola, listed on the NRHP since 2003
Location in Iowa
Indianola, Iowa
Indianola
Indianola
Basic data
Foundation : 1849
State : United States
State : Iowa
County : Warren County
Coordinates : 41 ° 22 ′  N , 93 ° 34 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 22 ′  N , 93 ° 34 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 14,782 (status: 2010)
599,789 (status: 2013)
Population density : 621.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 23.8 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of
which 23.8 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 295 m
Postal code : 50125
Area code : +1 515
FIPS : 19-38280
GNIS ID : 0457810
Website : www.indianolaiowa.gov
Mayor : Kelly B. Shaw
College hall simpson college.jpg
Simpson College

Indianola is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Warren County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Indianola had 14,782 residents, the number of which increased to 15,108 by 2013.

Indianola is part of the metropolitan area around Iowa's capital Des Moines .

geography

Indianola is located in the southern center of Iowa, in the southern suburbs of Des Moines at 41 ° 21'42 "north latitude and 93 ° 33'47" west longitude. The city extends over an area of ​​23.8 km².

Neighboring towns of Indianola are Carlisle (13 miles northeast), Hartford (14 miles northeast), Ackworth (7.4 miles east), Sandyville (14.7 miles in the same direction), Milo (16.3 miles southeast), Martensdale (10 miles west), Bevington (12 miles in the same direction), Spring Hill (8.2 miles northwest), and Norwalk ( 13 miles northwest).

Des Moines city center is 18 miles northwest. The closest other larger cities are the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and St. Paul ) in Minnesota (419 km north), Rochester in Minnesota (364 km northeast), Waterloo (203 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (210 km east-northeast), Iowa City (210 km east), Kansas City in Missouri (283 km south-southwest), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (243 km west), Sioux City (347 km northwest), and South Dakota's largest city Sioux Falls (484 km in the same direction).

traffic

US Highways 65 and 69 , which run on one section here, lead in a north-south direction through the urban area of ​​Indianola and cross Iowa State Highway  92 in the center . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

The nearest airport is Des Moines International Airport, 27 km to the northwest .

climate

The climate in Indianola is similar to that in Germany. Temperatures reach values ​​of up to 30 ° C in summer and can drop to −12 ° C in winter.

Indianola is located in the so-called Tornado Alley .

education

Indianola has three elementary schools (Whittier, Emerson, and Irving), a middle school (Indianola Middle School), a senior high school, and a college , Simpson College.

90.8% of the population have a high school degree and 27.0% have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Attractions

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 836 -
1870 1428 70.8%
1880 2146 50.3%
1890 2254 5%
1900 3261 44.7%
1910 3283 0.7%
1920 3628 10.5%
1930 3488 -3.9%
1940 4123 18.2%
1950 5145 24.8%
1960 7062 37.3%
1970 8852 25.3%
1980 10,843 22.5%
1990 11,340 4.6%
2000 12,998 14.6%
2010 14,782 13.7%
2013 estimate 15,108 2.2%
1860-2000 2010-2013

population

According to the 2010 census , Indianola had 14,782 people in 5,477 households. The population density was 621.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 5,477 households there were statistically 2.42 people each.

The racial the population was composed of 96.9 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

23.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.2 percent were 65 years or older. 53.3 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 52,872  USD . The per capita income was $ 25,103. 11.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 03000818.Retrieved November 10, 2014
  2. ↑ Business Record - Metro population Expands West - Census Bureau Retrieved on November 10, 2014
  3. ↑ City of Indianola - Council Members ( Memento of the original from November 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 10, 2014  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.indianolaiowa.gov
  4. ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 10, 2014
  5. ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on November 10, 2014
  6. ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved November 10, 2014
  7. ↑ RecreationParks.net - Buxton Park Arboretum ( Memento of the original from November 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 10, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.recreationparks.net
  8. ↑ National Balloon Museum. Accessed November 10, 2014

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