Norwalk, Iowa
| Norwalk | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1852 (settled) 1900 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| Counties : |
Warren County Polk County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 29 ′ N , 93 ° 41 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
8,945 (status: 2010) 599,789 (status: 2013) |
| Population density : | 311.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 28.72 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 290 m |
| Postal code : | 50211 |
| Area code : | +1 515 |
| FIPS : | 19-57675 |
| GNIS ID : | 459658 |
| Website : | www.norwalk.iowa.gov |
| Mayor : | Tom Phillips |
Norwalk is a city (with the status " City ") in Warren County and a small part in Polk County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Norwalk had 8,945 residents, which increased to 9,639 by 2013.
Norwalk is part of the metropolitan area around Iowa's capital Des Moines .
geography
Norwalk is located in the southern center of Iowa, in the southern suburbs of Des Moines. In the north of the urban area is Lake Colechester , a reservoir of Middle Creek , which is part of the Mississippi River basin via the North River and the Des Moines River .
The geographical coordinates of Norwalk are 41 ° 28'32 "north latitude and 93 ° 40'44" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 28.72 km² and is spread over the Linn and the Greenfield Township of Warren County and the Bloomfield Township of Polk County.
Neighboring towns to Norwalk are West Des Moines (on the northwestern city limits), Des Moines (on the north and northeastern city limits), Carlisle (23.1 km east), Indianola (22 km southeast), Spring Hill (10.1 km south-southeast) , Martensdale (14.1 km southwest), Bevington (18.7 km in the same direction) and Cumming (7.6 km west).
Des Moines city center is 14 miles northwest. The closest other major cities are the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and St. Paul ) in Minnesota (414 km north), Rochester in Minnesota (359 km northeast), Waterloo (201 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (219 km east northeast), Iowa City (207 km east), Kansas City in Missouri (289 km south-southwest), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (221 km west-southwest), Sioux City (326 km northwest), and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (462 km in the same direction).
traffic
The freeway Iowa State Highway 5 , which forms the southern bypass of the greater Des Moines area, forms the northern city limits of Norwalk. Iowa State Highway 28 runs north-south through Norwalk. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest airport is Des Moines International Airport just beyond Norwalk's northern city limits.
history
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 287 | - | |
| 1910 | 315 | 9.8% | |
| 1920 | 331 | 5.1% | |
| 1930 | 336 | 1.5% | |
| 1940 | 377 | 12.2% | |
| 1950 | 435 | 15.4% | |
| 1960 | 1328 | 205.3% | |
| 1970 | 1745 | 31.4% | |
| 1980 | 2676 | 53.4% | |
| 1990 | 5726 | 114% | |
| 2000 | 6884 | 20.2% | |
| 2010 | 8945 | 29.9% | |
| 2013 estimate | 9639 | 7.8% | |
| 1900-2000 2010-2013 | |||
In 1852 the area of the city was first settled by whites. Four years later, there was a settlement here called Pyra , which was later renamed Norwalk . In 1900 the settlement was incorporated as an independent municipality.
population
According to the 2010 census , Norwalk had 8,945 people in 3,261 households. The population density was 311.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.7 people lived in each of the 3261 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.9 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
30.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 8.7 percent were 65 years or older. 51.6 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 76,429 USD . The per capita income was $ 34,790. 3.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Jenista Clark (* 1988) - soccer player - born in Norwalk
- John Frederick (1916–2012) - actor - born and raised in Norwalk
- Jason Momoa (* 1979) - actor - grew up in Norwalk
- Brandon Routh (born 1979) - actor - grew up in Norwalk
Individual evidence
- ↑ Business Record - Metro population Expands West - Census Bureau Retrieved on November 5, 2014
- ↑ City of Norwalk - Mayor and City Council ( Memento of the original from November 5, 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 November 5, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 5, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on November 5, 2014
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved November 5, 2014
- ↑ City of Norwalk - History ( Memento of the original from November 5, 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 November 5, 2014
