Orange City, Iowa
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![The 1902–1904 built Sioux County Courthouse in Orange City, listed in the NRHP since 1977 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Sioux_county_ia_courthouse_2.jpg) The 1902–1904 built Sioux County Courthouse in Orange City, since 1977 listed in the NRHP |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1870 (created) 1884 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Sioux County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 0 ′ N , 96 ° 3 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 6.004 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 588.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 10.2 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 439 m |
| Postal code : | 51041 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-59475 |
| GNIS ID : | 459884 |
| Website : | orangecityiowa.com |
| Mayor : | Deb De Haan |
 Zwemer Hall, Northwestern College's oldest building in Orange City, listed on the NRHP since 1975 |
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Orange City is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Sioux County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Orange City had 6004 inhabitants, which increased to 6182 by 2013.
geography
Orange City is located in northwest Iowa, a few hundred yards west of the Floyd River , a left tributary of the Missouri . The intersection of the three states of Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota is located on the Big Sioux River and is 96 km northwest of Orange City. After Nebraska , there are 69 km in direction southsouthwest.
The geographical coordinates of Orange City are 43 ° 00'26 "north latitude and 96 ° 03'30" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 10.2 km² and is spread over the Holland and Nassau Township .
Neighboring towns to Orange City are Boyden (15 miles northeast), Hospers (18.9 miles east northeast), Alton (6 miles east-southeast), Maurice (14.9 km west-southwest), Sioux Center (17.9 km northwest) and Hull (26.4 km north-northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (373 km northeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (359 km southeast), Nebraska's largest city Omaha (230 km south), Sioux City (67.5 km south-southwest ) and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (109 km northwest).
traffic
The four-lane Iowa Highway 60 runs along the Floyd River about two kilometers east of Orange City . Iowa Highway 10 runs through the city in a west-east direction . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The Orange City Municipal Airport is a small airfield for general aviation in the southern urban area of Orange City . The nearest commercial airports are the Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City (81 km south-southwest) and the Sioux Falls Regional Airport (114 km north-west).
education
Orange City is home to Northwestern College , a Christian liberal arts college with around 1200 students.
History and culture
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 320 | - | |
| 1890 | 1246 | 289.4% | |
| 1900 | 1457 | 16.9% | |
| 1910 | 1374 | -5.7% | |
| 1920 | 1632 | 18.8% | |
| 1930 | 1727 | 5.8% | |
| 1940 | 1920 | 11.2% | |
| 1950 | 2166 | 12.8% | |
| 1960 | 2707 | 25% | |
| 1970 | 3572 | 32% | |
| 1980 | 4588 | 28.4% | |
| 1990 | 4940 | 7.7% | |
| 2000 | 5582 | 13% | |
| 2010 | 6004 | 7.6% | |
| 2013 estimate | 6182 | 3% | |
| 1880-2000 2010-2013 | |||
Orange City was founded in 1870 by Dutch settlers, a fact that is commemorated with the annual tulip festival in May. In 1872 the county seat and court of Calliope (part of Hawarden since 1893 ) were relocated here. In 1884 Orange City was incorporated as an independent municipality.
population
According to the 2010 census , Orange City had 6,004 people in 1,905 households. The population density was 588.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.61 people in each of the 1905 households.
The racial the population was composed of 93.2 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 1.4 percent Asian and 3.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 7.0 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.7 percent were 65 years or older. 52.7 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 56,855 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,306. 4.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 77000559 Retrieved April 20, 2015
- ↑ City of Orange City - City Council & Mayor.Retrieved April 20, 2015
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 75000698. Retrieved April 20, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 20, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed April 20, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Orange City Municipal Airport Accessed on April 20, 2015
- ^ Northwestern College.Retrieved April 20, 2015
- ^ National Center for Education Statistics Institute of Education Sciences - Northwestern College.Retrieved April 20, 2015
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved April 20, 2015
- ↑ City of Orange City.Retrieved April 20, 2015
- ↑ Orange City Tulip Festival. Accessed April 20, 2015
