Madrid (Iowa)
| Madrid | |
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 The Historical Museum in the center of Madrid |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1846 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Boone County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 53 ′ N , 93 ° 49 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,543 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 825.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.08 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 310 m |
| Postal code : | 50156 |
| Area code : | +1 515 |
| FIPS : | 19-48450 |
| GNIS ID : | 458731 |
| Website : | madridiowa.com |
| Mayor : | Jeff Gibbons |
 Madrid City Hall |
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Madrid is a city (with the status " City ") in Boone County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Madrid had 2543 inhabitants, the number of which increased to 2551 by 2013.
geography
Madrid is located in the western center of Iowa not far from the eastern bank of the Des Moines River , a right tributary of the Mississippi .
The geographical coordinates of Madrid are 41 ° 52'36 "north latitude and 93 ° 49'24" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 3.08 km² and is spread over the Douglas Township and, to a lesser extent, the Garden Township .
Neighboring towns to Madrid are Luther (10.3 km north), Kelley (20.5 km northeast), Slater (11.1 km east), Huxley (19.8 km in the same direction), Polk City (16.5 km southeast), Granger (13.9 km south), Woodward (10.1 km west-southwest), and Boone (15.9 km northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and St. Paul ) in Minnesota (378 km north), Rochester in Minnesota (324 km northeast), Waterloo (190 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (197 km east), Iowa's capital city Des Moines (46.9 km southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (332 km southwest), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (243 km west-southwest), Sioux City (281 km west-northwest), and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (417 km northwest).
traffic
Iowa State Highways 17 and 210 intersect in central Madrid . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Boone Municipal Airport there is a small airfield located 22.6 km north-northwest. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport, 55.4 km south-southeast .
Attractions
The High Trestle Trail, a rail trail for hikers, cyclists and riders, runs through Madrid in a west-east direction on the route of a former railway line of the Union Pacific Railroad . About 3 km west of Madrid, the High Trestle Trail crosses the Des Moines River over a bridge built in 1973.
The Iowa Arboretum has been a botanical garden in Madrid since 1966.
population
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 200 | - | |
| 1890 | 565 | 182.5% | |
| 1900 | 1021 | 80.7% | |
| 1910 | 1191 | 16.7% | |
| 1920 | 1783 | 49.7% | |
| 1930 | 2061 | 15.6% | |
| 1940 | 2074 | 0.6% | |
| 1950 | 1829 | -11.8% | |
| 1960 | 2286 | 25% | |
| 1970 | 2448 | 7.1% | |
| 1980 | 2281 | -6.8% | |
| 1990 | 2395 | 5% | |
| 2000 | 2264 | -5.5% | |
| 2010 | 2543 | 12.3% | |
| 2013 estimate | 2551 | 0.3% | |
| 1880-2000 2010-2013 | |||
According to the 2010 census , there were 2543 people in 1045 households in Madrid. The population density was 825.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.33 people in each of the 1045 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.6 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.8 percent of the population.
24.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.8 percent were 65 years or older. 52.9 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 49,500 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,142. 6.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Madrid - City Government ( Memento of the original dated November 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was 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 November 1, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 1, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on November 1, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Boone Municipal Airport Accessed on November 1, 2014
- ^ Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation - High Trestle Trail. Retrieved November 1, 2014
- ↑ BridgeHunter.com - High Trestle Trail Bridge. Retrieved November 1, 2014
- ^ Iowa Arboretum. Retrieved November 1, 2014
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved November 1, 2014
