Marcus (Iowa)
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1882 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Cherokee County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 50 ′ N , 95 ° 48 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,117 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 279.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.99 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 446 m |
| Postal code : | 51035 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-49350 |
| GNIS ID : | 458799 |
| Website : | www.marcusiowa.com |
| Mayor : | Gary Husman |
Marcus is a small town (with the status " City ") in Cherokee County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Marcus had 1,117 residents, the number of which had decreased to 1106 by 2013.
geography
Marcus is located in northwest Iowa, around 80 km northeast of the intersection of the three states of Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota . The Minnesota border runs 80 km north of Marcus.
The geographical coordinates of Marcus are 42 ° 49'33 "north latitude and 95 ° 48'27" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 3.99 km². The urban area of Marcus is spread over the Marcus and Amherst Township .
Neighboring towns of Marcus are Paullina (26.8 km northeast), Larrabee (26.6 km east-northeast), Cleghorn (9.2 km east-southeast), Meriden (16.7 km in the same direction), Remsen (16 km west) and Granville (23 km north-northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (380 km northeast), Rochester , Minnesota (380 km east-northeast), Cedar Rapids (409 km east-southeast), Iowa's capital city, Des Moines (297 km southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (486 km southeast), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (209 km south), Sioux City (76.2 km southwest) and South Dakota's largest city Sioux Falls (155 km northwest).
traffic
Iowa State Highways 3 and 143 intersect on the southern outskirts of the city . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A Canadian National Railway (CN) freight railway runs through the urban area of Marcus from west to east .
The nearest airports are Des Moines International Airport (306 km southeast), Eppley Airfield in Omaha (199 km south), Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City (89.5 km southwest) and Sioux Falls Regional Airport (164 km northwest ).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 171 | - | |
| 1890 | 671 | 292.4% | |
| 1900 | 718 | 7% | |
| 1910 | 896 | 24.8% | |
| 1920 | 1091 | 21.8% | |
| 1930 | 1138 | 4.3% | |
| 1940 | 1206 | 6% | |
| 1950 | 1263 | 4.7% | |
| 1960 | 1307 | 3.5% | |
| 1970 | 1272 | -2.7% | |
| 1980 | 1206 | -5.2% | |
| 1990 | 1171 | -2.9% | |
| 2000 | 1139 | -2.7% | |
| 2010 | 1117 | -1.9% | |
| 2013 estimate | 1106 | -1 % | |
| 1880-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , there were 1,117 people in 494 households in Marcus. The population density was 279.9 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.2 people lived in each of the 494 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.0 percent white, 1.3 percent Native American and 0.1 percent (one person) Asian; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.7 percent of the population.
22.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 51.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 26.6 percent were 65 years or older. 52.7 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 56,058 USD . The per capita income was $ 29,321. 5.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Robert E. Smylie (1914–2004) - 24th Governor of Idaho (1955–1967) - born and raised in Marcus
Individual evidence
- ^ City of Marcus - Government. Retrieved December 2, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 2, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved December 2, 2014