Northwood, Iowa
| Northwood | |
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 Center of Northwood |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1875 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Worth County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 27 ′ N , 93 ° 13 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,989 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 204.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 9.74 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 375 m |
| Postal code : | 50459 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-57630 |
| GNIS ID : | 459654 |
Northwood is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative center of Worth County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Northwood had 1989 residents, the number of which decreased to 1983 by 2013.
geography
Northwood is located in northern Iowa on the Shell Rock River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin via the Cedar River and the Iowa River . The Iowa- Minnesota border runs about six kilometers north.
The geographical coordinates of Northwood are 43 ° 26'39 "north latitude and 93 ° 13'16" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 9.74 km² and is the largest town within the Grove Township .
Neighboring towns to Northwood are Myrtle , Minnesota (18.2 km north-northeast), Lyle , Minnesota (29.1 km east-northeast), Saint Ansgar (27.6 km east-southeast), Grafton (25 km southeast), Kensett (10.4 km south ) and Glenville , Minnesota (9.7 miles north-northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (180 km north), Rochester in Minnesota (111 km northeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (358 km east-southeast), Dubuque at the intersection of the states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois (281 km southeast), Waterloo (161 km south-southeast), Cedar Rapids (248 km in the same direction), Iowa's capital Des Moines (225 km south), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (436 km southwest), Sioux City (340 km west-southwest ) and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (316 km to the west).
traffic
Ten kilometers west of Northwood runs north-south on Interstate Highway 35 , which is the shortest route from Minneapolis to Des Moines. In the city center, US Highway 65, which runs in a north-south direction, crosses Iowa State Highway 105 . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line for freight traffic of the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) runs parallel to US 65 .
With the Mason City Municipal Airport there is a regional airport 45 km south-southwest. The nearest major airports are Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (177 km north) and Des Moines International Airport (235 km south).
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 289 | - | |
| 1880 | 844 | 192% | |
| 1890 | 859 | 1.8% | |
| 1900 | 1271 | 48% | |
| 1910 | 1264 | -0.6% | |
| 1920 | 1597 | 26.3% | |
| 1930 | 1554 | -2.7% | |
| 1940 | 1724 | 10.9% | |
| 1950 | 1767 | 2.5% | |
| 1960 | 1768 | 0.1% | |
| 1970 | 1950 | 10.3% | |
| 1980 | 2193 | 12.5% | |
| 1990 | 1940 | -11.5% | |
| 2000 | 2050 | 5.7% | |
| 2010 | 1989 | -3% | |
| 2013 estimate | 1983 | -0.3% | |
| 1870-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
Northwood had people in 885 households in 1989, according to the 2010 census . The population density was 204.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.19 people lived in each of the 885 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.3 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and 0.9 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.3 percent of the population.
21.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.8 percent were 65 years or older. 51.9 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 43,889 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,291. 15.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Gilbert N. Haugen (1859-1933) - longtime Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1899-1933) - lived in Northwood until his death and is buried here
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 8, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on January 8, 2015
- ↑ Mason City Municipal Airport. Retrieved January 8, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Mason City Municipal Airport Retrieved on January 8, 2015
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved January 8, 2015
