Moulton, Iowa
| Moulton | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1867 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Appanoose County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 41 ′ N , 92 ° 41 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 605 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 230.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.62 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 302 m |
| Postal code : | 52572 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-54390 |
| GNIS ID : | 459266 |
Moulton is a small town (with the status " City ") in Appanoose County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Moulton had 605 residents.
geography
Moulton is located in southern Iowa, around 12 km north of the Missouri border and around 120 km west of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Illinois .
The geographical coordinates of Moulton are 40 ° 41'09 "north latitude and 92 ° 40'39" west longitude. The metropolitan area extends over an area of 2.62 km² and is mostly in Washington Township and a smaller part in Wells Township .
Neighboring towns to Moulton are Unionville (15.5 km north), Drakesville (17.4 km northeast), Bloomfield (28.4 km east-northeast), Glenwood , Missouri (14.5 km southeast), Lancaster , Missouri (17.7 km in the same direction).
The closest major cities are Iowa's capital Des Moines (153 km northwest), Cedar Rapids (237 km northeast), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (272 km east-northeast), St. Louis , Missouri (393 km southeast), Missouri's largest city, Kansas City (305 km southwest) and Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (341 km west-northwest).
traffic
The Iowa Highway 202 leads north to south through the center of Moulton. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Centerville Municipal Airport there is a small airfield 22 km to the west. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport (150 km northwest).
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 678 | - | |
| 1880 | 681 | 0.4% | |
| 1890 | 769 | 12.9% | |
| 1900 | 1420 | 84.7% | |
| 1910 | 1233 | -13.2% | |
| 1920 | 1387 | 12.5% | |
| 1930 | 1476 | 6.4% | |
| 1940 | 1181 | -20% | |
| 1950 | 985 | -16.6% | |
| 1960 | 773 | -21.5% | |
| 1970 | 763 | -1.3% | |
| 1980 | 762 | -0.1% | |
| 1990 | 613 | -19.6% | |
| 2000 | 658 | 7.3% | |
| 2010 | 605 | -8.1% | |
| 1870-2010 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Moulton had 605 people in 264 households. The population density was 230.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.29 people lived in each of the 264 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.3 percent white, 0.3 percent Native American, and 0.5 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.
26.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 51.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.0 percent were 65 years or older. 52.1 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 26,679 USD . The per capita income was $ 15,525. 21.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Don C. Edwards (1861-1938) - Republican Member of the US House of Representatives (1905-1911) - born in Moulton
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 26, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on September 26, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Centerville Municipal Airport Accessed on September 26, 2014
- ^ State Data Center of Iowa. Retrieved September 26, 2014