New Albin
| New Albin | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1872 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Allamakee County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 30 ′ N , 91 ° 17 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 522 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 870 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 0.6 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) of which 0.6 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 198 m |
| Postal code : | 52160 |
| Area code : | +1 563 |
| FIPS : | 19-55785 |
| GNIS ID : | 459464 |
New Albin is a small town (with the status "City" ) in Allamakee County in the far northeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Iowa . At the 2010 census , New Albin had 522 residents.
Location and traffic
New Albin lies at 43 ° 29'49 "north latitude and 91 ° 17'14" west longitude and extends over 0.6 km², which consists exclusively of land. New Albin is the northeasternmost town of Iowa and is located on the west bank of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Wisconsin . The northern outskirts are also the border with Minnesota .
Neighboring towns are Reno in Minnesota (12.2 km north), Eitzen (16.2 km west) and Lansing (18.4 km south). The village of Victory on the opposite bank of the Mississippi can only be reached by road via a detour of 33.4 km via Lansing.
The closest major cities are Iowa's capital Des Moines (401 km southwest), the Quad Cities (281 km south), Wisconsin's capital Madison (204 km east-southeast) and Minneapolis , the largest city of Minnesota (289 km northwest).
In New Albin, the Iowa Highway 2 coming from the west meets the Iowa Highway 26 , which forms the Great River Road here.
sons and daughters of the town
- Milt Gantenbein (1909–1988), American football player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Census Bureau, Census 2010 - New Albin, Iowa.Retrieved February 20, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 25, 2012