Lake Mills, Iowa
| Lake Mills | |
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 In the center of Lake Mills |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1880 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Winnebago County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 25 ′ N , 93 ° 32 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,100 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 297 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 7.07 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 393 m |
| Postal code : | 50450 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-42555 |
| GNIS ID : | 458192 |
| Website : | lakemillsiowa.com |
| Mayor : | David E. Steffens |
Lake Mills is a small town (with the status " City ") in Winnebago County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Lake Mills had 2,100 residents, which decreased to 2,054 by 2013.
geography
Lake Mills is located in northern Iowa, 6 miles south of the Minnesota border . The Iowa- Wisconsin border, formed by the Mississippi , runs about 210 km to the east.
The geographical coordinates of Lake Mills are 43 ° 25'10 "north latitude and 93 ° 32'00" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 7.07 km² and is the largest town within the Center Township .
Neighboring towns to Lake Mills are Emmons , Minnesota, 10.2 km northeast, Northwood, 17.1 miles east, Joice, 12.5 km southeast, Leland, 17 km southwest, Thompson, 15.4 miles west southwest), and Kiester , Minnesota (17 miles northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (188 km north), Rochester in Minnesota (134 km northeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (387 km east), Dubuque at the intersection of the states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois (326 km east-southeast), Waterloo (197 km southeast), Cedar Rapids (283 km in the same direction), Iowa's capital Des Moines (232 km south), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (423 km southwest), Sioux City (313 km west-southwest ) and South Dakota's largest city Sioux Falls (273 km west).
traffic
The US Highway 69 runs in northeast-southwest direction as the main road through Lake Mills and meets in the city center at the western terminus of the Iowa State Highway 105 . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
Through Lake Mills runs a railway line for the freight traffic of the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) in the northwest-southeast direction .
With the Lake Mills Municipal Airport is located behind the eastern outskirts of a small airfield. The nearest major airports are Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (184 km north) and Des Moines International Airport (150 km south).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 414 | - | |
| 1890 | 604 | 45.9% | |
| 1900 | 1293 | 114.1% | |
| 1910 | 1214 | -6.1% | |
| 1920 | 1529 | 25.9% | |
| 1930 | 1474 | -3.6% | |
| 1940 | 1677 | 13.8% | |
| 1950 | 1560 | -7% | |
| 1960 | 1758 | 12.7% | |
| 1970 | 2124 | 20.8% | |
| 1980 | 2281 | 7.4% | |
| 1990 | 2143 | -6% | |
| 2000 | 2140 | -0.1% | |
| 2010 | 2100 | -1.9% | |
| 2013 estimate | 2054 | -2.2% | |
| 1880-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Lake Mills had 2,100 people in 944 households. The population density was 297 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.16 people lived in each of the 944 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.7 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 1.0 percent Asian and 1.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.6 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.7 percent were 65 years or older. 52.1 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 36,544 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,968. 13.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- John T. Kean (1857-1904) - fifth lieutenant governor of South Dakota (1899-1901) - practiced as a lawyer in Lake Mills for a time
- Selmer Jackson (1888–1971) - actor - born in Lake Mills
- Wallace Stegner (1909–1993) - historian, writer and environmental activist - born in Lake Mills
Individual evidence
- ^ City of Lake Mills - City Council Directory. Retrieved January 23, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 23, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on January 23, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Lake Mills Municipal Airport Accessed on January 23, 2015
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved January 23, 2015
