Kalona
| Kalona | |||
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Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1879 (created) 1890 (incorporated) |
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Iowa | ||
| County : | Washington County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 29 ′ N , 91 ° 42 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
2,363 (as of 2010) 161,170 (as of 2013) |
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| Population density : | 447.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 5.28 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 201 m | ||
| Postal code : | 52247 | ||
| Area code : | +1 319 | ||
| FIPS : | 19-40170 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 458018 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofkalona.org | ||
| Mayor : | Ken Herington | ||
Kalona is a small town in Washington County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Kalona had 2363 inhabitants, the number of which increased to 2452 by 2013.
Kalona is part of the metropolitan area around Iowa's former capital, Iowa City .
geography
Kalona is located in southeast Iowa on the English River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin across the Iowa River . This forms the border between Iowa and Illinois , around 60 km east . The Missouri border runs approximately 130 km south.
The geographic data for Kalona are 41 ° 28'59 "north latitude and 91 ° 42'22" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 5.28 km² and is the largest town within the English River Township .
Neighboring towns to Kalona are Hills (12 miles northeast), Riverside (11.1 miles east), Washington (14 miles south), West Chester (15 miles southwest), and Wellman (7.5 miles west).
The center of Iowa City is located 28.7 km northeast of Kalona. The other closest major cities are Cedar Rapids (69 km north), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (104 km east), Chicago in Illinois (398 km in the same direction), Peoria in Illinois (256 km east-southeast), Illinois' Capital Springfield (329 km southeast), St. Louis , Missouri (413 km southeast), Kansas City , Missouri (450 km southwest), Iowa's capital Des Moines (190 km west), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (413 km in the same direction ), Rochester , Minnesota (334 km northwest), and the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ), Minnesota (468 km in the same direction).
traffic
Iowa State Highways 1 and 22 meet in downtown Kalona . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The Iowa City Municipal Airport is located 17 miles northeast of an airfield for general aviation . The nearest commercial airports are the Eastern Iowa Airport of Cedar Rapids (59.5 km north), the Quad City International Airport at Moline in Illinois (113 km east), the Southeast Iowa Regional Airport of Burlington (122 km south-southeast) and the Des Moines International Airport (200 km west).
Kalona Historical Village
In Kalona there is a museum village with houses, a church, a former train station and various old vehicles that point to the Mennonite settlement history of the place. The houses are historically furnished and give an impression of everyday life at that time. Everything is well preserved and is looked after by volunteers.
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 211 | - | |
| 1900 | 530 | 151.2% | |
| 1910 | 466 | -12.1% | |
| 1920 | 632 | 35.6% | |
| 1930 | 704 | 11.4% | |
| 1940 | 765 | 8.7% | |
| 1950 | 947 | 23.8% | |
| 1960 | 1235 | 30.4% | |
| 1970 | 1488 | 20.5% | |
| 1980 | 1862 | 25.1% | |
| 1990 | 1942 | 4.3% | |
| 2000 | 2293 | 18.1% | |
| 2010 | 2363 | 3.1% | |
| 2013 estimate | 2452 | 3.8% | |
| 1890-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Kalona had 2363 people in 1053 households. The population density was 447.5 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.2 people lived in each of the 1053 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.2 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 1.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.0 percent of the population.
21.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.0 percent were 65 years or older. 54.5 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 42,431 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,269. 10.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Kalona - Mayor and Council.Retrieved February 11, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 11, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 11, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Iowa City Municipal Airport Accessed on February 11, 2015
- ↑ Kalona Historical Village ( April 16, 2015 memento in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved February 11, 2015
- ^ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved February 11, 2015