Maxwell, Iowa
| Maxwell | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1883 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Story County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 54 ′ N , 93 ° 24 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
920 (as of 2010) 89,542 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 320.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.87 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 268 m |
| Postal code : | 50161 |
| Area code : | +1 515 |
| FIPS : | 19-50520 |
| GNIS ID : | 458863 |
| Website : | www.welcometomaxwell.com |
| Mayor : | Steve Guest |
Maxwell is a small town (with the status " City ") in Story County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Maxwell had 920 residents, the number of which decreased slightly to 916 by 2013.
The city is part of the Ames Metropolitan Statistical Area , a metropolitan area that spans the entire area of Story County.
geography
Maxwell is located in the center of Iowa on the east bank of Indian Creek , which is part of the Mississippi river basin via the South Skunk River and the Skunk River .
The geographical coordinates of Maxwell are 41 ° 53'31 "north latitude and 93 ° 23'59" west longitude. The city covers an area of 2.87 km² and is the largest town within the Indian Creek Township .
Neighboring towns to Maxwell are Colo (22 km northeast), Collins (9 km east), Mingo (15.2 km southeast), Bondurant (25.8 km south-southwest), Elkhart (20.5 km southwest), Cambridge (14.6 km km west), Huxley (19.7 km in the same direction), and Nevada (18.9 km north-northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and St. Paul ) in Minnesota (370 km north), Rochester , Minnesota (317 km northeast), Waterloo (153 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (160 km east), Iowa's former capital Iowa City (179 km east-southeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (49.7 km south-southwest), Kansas City in Missouri (360 km in the same direction), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (271 km west-southwest), Sioux City (313 km west-northwest) and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (455 km northwest).
traffic
US Highway 65 , which runs in north-south direction, passes 7.5 km away on the eastern outskirts of Maxwell. The Iowa Highway 210 leads in west-east direction through the urban area of Maxwell. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
By Maxwell direction east-west runs in on the route of a former railway line to the Heart of Iowa Nature Trail , a rail trail for hikers, cyclists and horseback riders.
The Ames Municipal Airport is 33 km northwest of a small airfield for general aviation and air taxi traffic . The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport, 59 km south-southwest .
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 453 | - | |
| 1900 | 810 | 78.8% | |
| 1910 | 754 | -6.9% | |
| 1920 | 811 | 7.6% | |
| 1930 | 721 | -11.1% | |
| 1940 | 812 | 12.6% | |
| 1950 | 802 | -1.2% | |
| 1960 | 773 | -3.6% | |
| 1970 | 758 | -1.9% | |
| 1980 | 783 | 3.3% | |
| 1990 | 788 | 0.6% | |
| 2000 | 807 | 2.4% | |
| 2010 | 920 | 14% | |
| 2013 estimate | 916 | -0.4% | |
| 1890-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Maxwell had 920 people in 349 households. The population density was 320.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.64 people lived in each of the 349 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.6 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American and 0.4 percent Asian; 0.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.4 percent of the population.
28.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.1 percent were 65 years or older. 49.1 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 61,944 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,835. 5.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ^ City of Maxwell - City Government.Retrieved April 12, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 12, 2015
- ↑ Distance according to Google Maps. Accessed April 12, 2015
- ^ Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation - Heart of Iowa Nature Trail.Retrieved April 12, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Ames Municipal Airport Accessed on April 12, 2015
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved April 12, 2015