Macedonia (Iowa)

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Macedonia
Pottawattamie County Iowa Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Macedonia Highlighted.svg
Location in Iowa
Basic data
State : United States
State : Iowa
County : Pottawattamie County
Coordinates : 41 ° 12 ′  N , 95 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 12 ′  N , 95 ° 26 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 246 (as of 2010)
Population density : 289.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 0.85 km 2  (approx. 0 mi 2 )
Height : 343 m
Postal code : 51549
Area code : +1 712
FIPS : 19-47955
GNIS ID : 0458711
Website : www.macedoniaiowa.com
Mayor : Eileen C. Adickes

Macedonia is a small town (with the status " City ") in Pottawattamie County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Macedonia had 246 inhabitants, the number of which decreased to 244 by 2014.

Macedonia is part of both sides of the Missouri in the states of Iowa and Nebraska situated metropolitan Omaha -Council Bluffs.

geography

Macedonia is located in western Iowa on the east bank of the West Nishnabotna River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin over the Nishnabotna River and the Missouri .

Macedonia lies at 41 ° 11'34 "north latitude and 95 ° 25'32" west longitude. The city extends over an area of ​​0.85 km² and is the largest town within the Macedonia Township .

Council Bluffs city ​​center is 44.7 km west of Macedonia. Other neighboring towns are Carson (5.5 km north), Henderson (6.5 km south) and Treynor (20 km west-northwest).

The closest major cities are Sioux City (202 km northwest), Iowa's capital Des Moines (187 km east-northeast), Nebraska's largest city Omaha (57 km southwest) and Nebraska's capital Lincoln (137 km west-southwest).

traffic

The US Highway 59 runs north-south along the eastern city limits of Macedonia. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

The Council Bluffs Municipal Airport is 42 km west-northwest, a small airfield for general aviation and air taxi traffic . The nearest commercial airports are Eppley Airfield in Omaha (57 km west-northwest) and Des Moines International Airport (193 km east).

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 295 -
1910 357 21%
1920 352 -1.4%
1930 314 -10.8%
1940 329 4.8%
1950 298 -9.4%
1960 290 -2.7%
1970 330 13.8%
1980 279 -15.5%
1990 262 -6.1%
2000 325 24%
2010 246 -24.3%
2014 estimate 244 -0.8%
1900-2000 2010-2013

population

According to the 2010 census , Macedonia had 246 people in 111 households. The population density was 289.4 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.22 people lived in each of the 111 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.6 percent white and 0.8 percent (two people) Asian; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 0.4 percent (one person) of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

22.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.9 percent were 65 years or older. 49.2 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was in 2014 at 45,424  USD . The per capita income was $ 24,864. 17.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. City of Macedonia - Mayor / Council / Staff. Retrieved January 21, 2016
  2. a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 21, 2016
  3. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on January 21, 2016
  4. AirNav.com - Council Bluffs Municipal Airport Accessed on January 21, 2016
  5. State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved January 21, 2016

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