Lost Nation
| Lost Nation | |
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 City Hall & Library in Lost Nation |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1903 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Clinton County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 58 ′ N , 90 ° 49 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 446 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 272 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 1.64 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 230 m |
| Postal code : | 52254 |
| Area code : | +1 563 |
| FIPS : | 19-46605 |
| GNIS ID : | 458634 |
| Website : | www.lostnationiowa.org |
| Mayor : | Jim Schroeder |
Lost Nation is a small town (with the status " City ") in Clinton County in the eastern part of the US -amerikanischen state of Iowa . In 2010 Lost Nation had 446 residents.
geography
Lost Nation lies at 41 ° 57'50 "north latitude and 90 ° 49'04" west longitude and extends over 1.64 km². The place is about 60 km west of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Illinois . The Wisconsin border runs approximately 70 km north. Lost Nation is the only independent community in Sharon Township in the far northwest of Clinton County.
Neighboring locations to Lost Nation are Elwood (4.7 miles northeast), Toronto (6.2 miles southwest), Oxford Junction (7.7 miles west), and Monmouth ( 12.4 miles northwest).
The closest major cities are Dubuque (69.2 km north), Rockford , Illinois (172 km east-northeast), the Quad Cities (66.6 km southwest), and Cedar Rapids (88 km west).
traffic
Iowa Highway 136 runs through Lost Nation in a west-east direction . All other roads are subordinate, partly unpaved roads as well as inner-city roads.
The nearest airfields are Maquoketa Municipal Airport, 16.5 km northwest, and Clinton Municipal Airport , 56.4 km east-northeast ; The nearest major airports are Dubuque Regional Airport , 58.2 km northeast, Quad City International Airport 78.7 km southeast, and Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, 88.1 km west .
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1910 | 523 | - | |
| 1920 | 537 | 2.7% | |
| 1930 | 493 | -8.2% | |
| 1940 | 493 | 0% | |
| 1950 | 557 | 13% | |
| 1960 | 567 | 1.8% | |
| 1970 | 547 | -3.5% | |
| 1980 | 524 | -4.2% | |
| 1990 | 467 | -10.9% | |
| 2000 | 497 | 6.4% | |
| 2010 | 446 | -10.3% | |
| 1910-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census, the Lost Nation had 446 people in 201 households. The population density was 272 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.22 people lived in each of the 201 households.
The racial the population was composed of 99.1 percent white and 0.9 percent (four people) African American. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.3 percent of the population (six people) were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.7 percent were 65 years or older. 52.2 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 41,667 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,267. 13.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved June 17, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed June 17, 2012
- ^ Iowa Data Center (PDF; 84 kB) Retrieved June 17, 2012
