Milford, Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1866 (settled) 1892 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Dickinson County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 19 ′ N , 95 ° 9 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,898 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 488.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 5.93 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 438 m |
| Postal code : | 51351 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-52095 |
| GNIS ID : | 459076 |
| Website : | milford.ia.us |
| Mayor : | Steve Anderson |
Milford is a town (with the status " City ") in Dickinson County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Milford had 2,898 residents, which increased to 2,979 by 2013.
geography
Milford is located in the south of the Iowa Great Lakes region in northwestern Iowa. The city is located on Milford Creek , which belongs to the Missouri basin over the Little Sioux River . The state line to Minnesota is about 20 km north of the city; the Iowa border with South Dakota , formed by the Big Sioux River , runs around 120 km to the west.
The geographical coordinates of Milford are 43 ° 19'29 "north latitude and 95 ° 09'00" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 5.93 km² and is spread over the Okoboji , Milford and Center Grove Township .
Neighboring towns to Milford are West Okoboji and Arnolds Park (on the northern city limits), Spirit Lake (13.8 km north-northeast), Terril (17.2 km east), Fostoria (9.8 km south), Spencer (20 km in the same direction) and Lake Park (28 km northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (301 km northeast), Rochester , Minnesota (285 km east-northeast), Waterloo (333 km east-southeast), Cedar Rapids (416 km in the same direction), Iowas Capital Des Moines (326 km southeast), Nebraska's largest city Omaha (280 km south-southwest), Sioux City (167 km southwest) and South Dakota's largest city Sioux Falls (146 km west-northwest).
traffic
The US Highway 71 runs north-south direction as the main road through Milford. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Spirit Lake Municipal Airport is located 8 kilometers north a small airfield. The nearest commercial airports are Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (298 km northeast), Des Moines International Airport (317 km southeast), Eppley Airfield in Omaha (273 km south-southwest), and Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City (180 km southwest ) and the Sioux Falls Regional Airport (152 km west-northwest).
population
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 485 | - | |
| 1910 | 575 | 18.6% | |
| 1920 | 908 | 57.9% | |
| 1930 | 1062 | 17% | |
| 1940 | 1202 | 13.2% | |
| 1950 | 1375 | 14.4% | |
| 1960 | 1476 | 7.3% | |
| 1970 | 1668 | 13% | |
| 1980 | 2076 | 24.5% | |
| 1990 | 2170 | 4.5% | |
| 2000 | 2474 | 14% | |
| 2010 | 2898 | 17.1% | |
| 2013 estimate | 2979 | 2.8% | |
| 1880-2000 2010-2013 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Milford had 2,898 people in 1,276 households. The population density was 488.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.24 people lived in each of the 1276 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.0 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.2 percent of the population.
22.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 46,744 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,600. 12.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mayor and City CouncylThe City of Milford. Retrieved April 5, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 3, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed January 3, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Spirit Lake Municipal Airport Retrieved on January 3, 2015
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved January 3, 2015
