Keosauqua
| Keosauqua | |
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 In the center of Keosauqua |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1839 (created) 1851 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Van Buren County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 44 ′ N , 91 ° 58 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1.006 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 247.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.07 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 177 m |
| Postal code : | 52565 |
| Area code : | +1 319 |
| FIPS : | 19-40935 |
| GNIS ID : | 458057 |
 The Van Buren County Courthouse in Keosauqua, listed on the NRHP since 1977 |
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Keosauqua is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Van Buren County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Keosauqua had 1006 inhabitants, the number of which decreased slightly to 990 by 2013.
geography
Keosauqua is located in southeastern Iowa on the Des Moines River , a right tributary of the Mississippi . This forms the border with Illinois around 60 km east . The Iowa- Missouri border runs approximately 15 km south.
The geographical coordinates of Keosauqua are 40 ° 43'49 "north latitude and 91 ° 57'45" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 4.07 km² and is the largest town within the Van Buren Township .
Neighboring towns to Keosauqua are Birmingham (18.6 km north), Stockport (14.3 km northeast), Bentonsport (11 km east), Bonaparte (17.7 km east-southeast), Farmington (26.7 km southeast), Mount Sterling ( 14.2 km south), Cantril (19 km southwest), Milton (25.3 km west southwest), Leando (18.8 km northwest) and Douds (19.7 km in the same direction).
The closest major cities are Iowa City (146 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (186 km in the same direction), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (204 km northeast), Peoria in Illinois (150 miles east), Illinois' capital city Springfield (270 km southeast), St. Louis , Missouri (346 km southeast), Columbia , Missouri (150 miles south), Kansas City , Missouri (367 km southwest), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (396 km west), and Iowa's capital, Des Moines (204 km northwest).
traffic
The Iowa State Highway 1 runs from north to south as the main road through the city of Keosauqua and leaves the city in the south via a bridge over the Des Moines River. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Keosauqua Municipal Airport, there is a small airfield for general aviation in the south of the urban area . The nearest commercial airports are Des Moines International Airport (207 km northwest), Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids (176 km northeast), Quad City International Airport near Moline in Illinois (214 km northeast) and Southeast Iowa Regional Airport in Burlington (89 km east).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 869 | - | |
| 1880 | 883 | 1.6% | |
| 1890 | 831 | -5.9% | |
| 1900 | 1117 | 34.4% | |
| 1910 | 1009 | -9.7% | |
| 1920 | 851 | -15.7% | |
| 1930 | 855 | 0.5% | |
| 1940 | 1040 | 21.6% | |
| 1950 | 1101 | 5.9% | |
| 1960 | 1023 | -7.1% | |
| 1970 | 1018 | -0.5% | |
| 1980 | 1003 | -1.5% | |
| 1990 | 1020 | 1.7% | |
| 2000 | 1066 | 4.5% | |
| 2010 | 1006 | -5.6% | |
| 2013 estimate | 990 | -1.6% | |
| 1870-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Keosauqua had 1006 people in 459 households. The population density was 247.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.06 people lived in each of the 459 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.6 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.9 percent Asian and 0.1 percent (one person) from other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.1 percent of the population.
17.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 53.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 28.8 percent were 65 years or older. 53.1 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 42,083 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,656. 16.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Augustus Hall (1814–1861) - Democratic member of the US House of Representatives (1855–1857) - lived in Keosauqua for years
- James B. Howell (1816–1880) - Republican US Senator from Iowa (1870–1871) - lived in Keosauqua for several years
- George G. Wright (1820–1896) - Republican US Senator from Iowa (1871–1877) - began his career as a lawyer in Keosauqua
- Samuel M. Clark (1842–1900) - Republican Member of the US House of Representatives (1895–1899) - was born and raised in Keosauqua
- Edward K. Valentine (1843–1916) - Republican Member of the US House of Representatives (1879–1885) - born and raised in Keosauqua
Individual evidence
- ↑ Villages of Van Buren County - Van Buren County Courthouse ( Memento of the original from February 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been 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 February 15, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 15, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 15, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Keosauqua Municipal Airport Accessed on February 15, 2015
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved February 15, 2015
