New Hampton, Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1873 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Chickasaw County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 4 ′ N , 92 ° 19 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 3,571 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 436.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 8.18 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 353 m |
| Postal code : | 50659 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-56100 |
| GNIS ID : | 459473 |
| Website : | www.newhamptonia.com |
| Mayor : | Robert Martin |
 The Chickasaw County Courthouse in New Hampton, listed on NRHP No. 81000228 |
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New Hampton is a city (with the status " City ") and administrative headquarters of the Chickasaw County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , New Hampton had 3,571 residents, the number of which decreased slightly to 3,568 by 2013.
geography
New Hampton is located in northeast Iowa, around 100 km west of the Mississippi , which forms the border between Iowa and Wisconsin and Illinois . The Minnesota border runs approximately 50 km north of New Hampton.
The geographical coordinates of New Hampton are 43 ° 03'33 "north latitude and 92 ° 19'04" west longitude. The city covers an area of 8.18 km² and is spread over the New Hampton and Dayton Township .
Neighboring towns to New Hampton are Lawler (13.6 km east), Waucoma (25.1 km in the same direction), Fredericksburg (19.9 km southeast), Frederika (20.5 km south), Nashua (28 km southwest) , Ionia (12.5 km west-southwest), Bassett (11.6 km west), North Washington (14.6 km northwest), and Alta Vista (14.5 km north-northwest).
The nearest major cities are Rochester in Minnesota (116 km north), La Crosse in Wisconsin (153 km northeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (273 km east), Dubuque at the interface of the states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois (183 km east-southeast), Cedar Rapids (152 km southeast), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (279 km in the same direction), Waterloo (40 miles south), Iowa's capital Des Moines (150 miles southwest), and the Twin Cities in Minnesota, Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (251 km north-northwest).
traffic
US Highways 18 and 63 meet on the western outskirts of New Hampton . The Iowa State Highway 24 leading west to east direction as the main road through the center of town. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) freight railroad runs through the New Hampton metropolitan area from west to east .
The nearest airport is Waterloo Regional Airport , 40 miles south , from where there are feeder flights from several airlines to the major Chicago O'Hare and Minneapolis-Saint Paul airports.
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 455 | - | |
| 1880 | 1105 | 142.9% | |
| 1890 | 1314 | 18.9% | |
| 1900 | 2339 | 78% | |
| 1910 | 2275 | -2.7% | |
| 1920 | 2539 | 11.6% | |
| 1930 | 2458 | -3.2% | |
| 1940 | 2933 | 19.3% | |
| 1950 | 3323 | 13.3% | |
| 1960 | 3456 | 4% | |
| 1970 | 3621 | 4.8% | |
| 1980 | 3940 | 8.8% | |
| 1990 | 3660 | -7.1% | |
| 2000 | 3692 | 0.9% | |
| 2010 | 3571 | -3.3% | |
| 2013 estimate | 3568 | -0.1% | |
| 1870-2000 2010 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , New Hampton had 3,571 people in 1,555 households. The population density was 436.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.2 people lived in each of the 1,555 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.0 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and 2.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.9 percent of the population.
22.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.0 percent were 65 years or older. 52.6 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 40,873 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,496. 10.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Waldo E. Smith (1900–1994) - geoscientist - born and raised in New Hampton
- Greg Ganske (* 1949) - Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1995–2003) - born and raised in New Hampton
- Sarah Utterback (* 1982) - actress - born and raised in New Hampton
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of New Hampton - City Council Members.Retrieved December 3, 2014
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved December 3, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 3, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on December 3, 2014
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved December 3, 2014
