Lorimor

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Lorimor
Union County Iowa Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Lorimor Highlighted.svg
Location in Iowa
Basic data
Foundation : 1892 (incorporated)
State : United States
State : Iowa
County : Union County
Coordinates : 41 ° 8 ′  N , 94 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 8 ′  N , 94 ° 3 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 360 (as of 2010)
Population density : 367.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 0.98 km 2  (approx. 0 mi 2 )
Height : 375 m
Postal code : 50149
Area code : +1 641
FIPS : 19-46515
GNIS ID : 458617

Lorimor is a small town (with the status " City ") in Union County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Lorimor had 360 inhabitants, the number of which decreased to 358 by 2013.

geography

Lorimor is located in the central southwest of Iowa. The border with the neighboring state of Missouri runs around 75 km south. Around 170 km west of Lorimor, the Missouri River forms the border between Iowa and Nebraska .

The geographical coordinates of Lorimor are 41 ° 07'42 "north latitude and 94 ° 03'12" west longitude. The city extends over an area of ​​0.98 km² and is the largest town within the New Hope Township .

Neighboring towns of Lorimor are Winterset (25.1 km north), East Peru (21.1 km northeast), Truro (25.7 km east-northeast), Murray (18.3 km southeast), Thayer (14.3 km south), Afton (14 miles southwest) and Macksburg (12 miles northwest).

The closest major cities are Iowa's capital, Des Moines (84.4 km northeast), Iowa's former capital, Iowa City (266 km east-northeast), Cedar Rapids (289 km in the same direction), Kansas City , Missouri (269 km south-southwest), Nebraska Capital Lincoln (263 km west-southwest), Nebraska's largest city Omaha (180 km west) and Sioux City (324 km northwest).

traffic

The US Highway 169 leads north-south direction as the main road through Lorimor. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

With the Creston Municipal Airport is 39 km southwest of a small airfield for general aviation . The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport (78 km northeast).

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 587 -
1910 645 9.9%
1920 678 5.1%
1930 577 -14.9%
1940 614 6.4%
1950 505 -17.8%
1960 460 -8.9%
1970 346 -24.8%
1980 405 17.1%
1990 377 -6.9%
2000 427 13.3%
2010 360 -15.7%
2013 estimate 358 -0.6%
1900-2000 2010-2013

population

According to the 2010 census , Lorimor had 360 people in 160 households. The population density was 367.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.25 people lived in each of the 160 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.1 percent white, 0.3 percent African American and 0.8 percent Native American; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.8 percent of the population.

22.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.4 percent were 65 years or older. 54.2 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 33,750  USD . The per capita income was $ 14,136. 32.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 24, 2015
  2. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 24, 2015
  3. AirNav.com - Osceola Municipal Airport Accessed on February 24, 2015
  4. ^ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved February 24, 2015

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