North Liberty, Iowa

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North Liberty
Johnson County Iowa Incorporated and Unincorporated areas North Liberty Highlighted.svg
Location in Iowa
Basic data
Foundation : 1838 (settled)
1913 (incorporated)
State : United States
State : Iowa
County : Johnson County
Coordinates : 41 ° 45 ′  N , 91 ° 36 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 45 ′  N , 91 ° 36 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
Metropolitan Area :
13,374 (as of 2010)
161,170 (as of 2013)
Population density : 659.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 20.28 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 )
Height : 238 m
Postcodes : 52317, 52340
Area code : +1 319
FIPS : 19-57360
GNIS ID : 465945
Website : northlibertyiowa.org
Mayor : Gerry Kuhl

North Liberty is a town (with the status " City ") in Johnson County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , North Liberty had 13,374 residents, which increased to 14,971 by 2013.

North Liberty is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Iowa City .

geography

North Liberty is located in eastern Iowa near the west bank of the Coralville Lake , a reservoir of the Iowa River , a right tributary of the border of Iowa to Illinois forming Mississippi . The intersection of the three states of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin is about 130 km northeast of North Liberty.

The geographical coordinates of North Liberty are 41 ° 44'57 "north latitude and 91 ° 35'53" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​20.28 km² and is spread over the Penn , Madison and Clear Creek Township .

Central Iowa City is 9 miles to the southeast. Other neighboring towns of North Liberty are Solon (14.7 km northeast), West Branch (27.4 km east-southeast), Coralville (on the southern city limits), Tiffin (on the southwestern city limits), Oxford (20.8 km west) and Swisher (10 miles northwest).

The closest major cities are Cedar Rapids (19 miles north), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (60 miles east), Chicago in Illinois (366 miles in the same direction), St. Louis , Missouri (432 miles southeast), Kansas City , Missouri (485 km southwest), Iowa's capital Des Moines (180 km west), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (402 km in the same direction), Rochester , Minnesota (297 km northwest), and the Twin Cities , Minnesota (432 km in the same direction).

traffic

About two kilometers away, Interstate Highway  80 , which runs in a west-east direction, passes the southern city limits of North Liberty. This crosses Interstate Highway  380 , which runs north-south along the western city limits of North Liberty. The Iowa Highway  965 leads north to south through the center of North Liberty. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

Through the urban area of ​​North Liberty runs a railroad line for freight traffic of the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway (CIC), a Class III railroad company.

With the Iowa City Municipal Airport there is a small airfield located 15.3 km southeast. The nearest commercial airport is Cedar Rapids - Eastern Iowa Airport (14 miles northwest).

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1920 171 -
1930 161 -5.8%
1940 282 75.2%
1950 309 9.6%
1960 334 8.1%
1970 1055 215.9%
1980 2046 93.9%
1990 2926 43%
2000 5367 83.4%
2010 13,374 149.2%
2013 estimate 14,971 11.9%
1920-2000 2010-2013

population

According to the 2010 census , North Liberty had 13,374 people in 5,492 households. The population density was 659.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.44 people lived in each of the 5492 households.

The racial the population was composed of 90.2 percent white, 4.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 1.8 percent Asian and 0.9 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

28.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 68.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 3.5 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 58,904  USD . The per capita income was $ 30,492. 7.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ City of North Liberty - City Council.Retrieved October 1, 2014
  2. a b American Fact Finder.Retrieved October 1, 2014
  3. a b U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - North Liberty, Iowa ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 1, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  4. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed October 1, 2014
  5. AirNav.com - Iowa City Municipal Airport Accessed 1 October 2014
  6. ^ State Data Center of Iowa. Retrieved October 1, 2014

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