Oskaloosa, Iowa

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Oskaloosa
Mahaska County Iowa Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Oskaloosa Highlighted.svg
Location in Iowa
Basic data
Foundation : 1875
State : United States
State : Iowa
County : Mahaska County
Coordinates : 41 ° 18 ′  N , 92 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 18 ′  N , 92 ° 39 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 11,463 (as of 2010)
Population density : 644 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 17.8 km 2  (approx. 7 mi 2 )
Height : 256 m
Postal code : 52577
Area code : +1 641
FIPS : 19-59925
GNIS ID : 459908
Website : www.oskaloosaiowa.org
Mayor : David Krutzfeldt

Oskaloosa is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative center of the Mahaska County in the middle of the southeastern US -amerikanischen state of Iowa . At the 2010 census , Oskaloosa had 11,463 inhabitants.

geography

Oskaloosa is located in the central southeast of Iowa about 7 km northeast of the Des Moines River at 41 ° 17'38 "north latitude and 92 ° 38'40" west longitude and extends over 17.8 km².

Neighboring towns are New Sharon (20 km north), University Park (3.8 km east), Eddyville (15.3 km south), and Beacon (4.7 km southwest).

The closest major cities are Iowa's capital, Des Moines (102 km northwest), Cedar Rapids (163 km northeast), Quincy , Illinois (255 km southeast), Missouri's capital Jefferson City (349 km south), Kansas City (355 km southwest) and Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (309 km west).

traffic

The southwest bypass is formed by the freeway Iowa Highway 163 . In the city center, US Highway 63 , which runs in north-south direction, and Iowa Highways 23 and 92, as well as a number of secondary roads, meet.

Several railway lines from different operators meet in Oskaloosa.

The Oskaloosa Municipal Airport is located 19.9 kilometers southeast of the city. Des Moines International Airport , 98.9 km northwest, is the closest major airport.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1870 3204 -
1880 4598 43.5%
1890 6558 42.6%
1900 9212 40.5%
1910 9466 2.8%
1920 9427 -0.4%
1930 10.123 7.4%
1940 11,024 8.9%
1950 11,124 0.9%
1960 11,053 -0.6%
1970 11,224 1.5%
1980 10,989 -2.1%
1990 10,600 -3.5%
2000 10,938 3.2%
2010 11,463 4.8%
1870-1990 2000-2010

According to the 2010 census , Oskaloosa had 11,463 people in 4,614 households. The population density was 644 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 93.3 percent white, 2.0 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 1.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.7 percent of the population.

Statistically, 2.30 people lived in each of the 4614 households.

23.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.1 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 37,909  USD . The per capita income was $ 19,651. 20.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Oskaloosa, IA ( Memento of the original from June 22, 2012 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 March 29, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  2. ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on March 29, 2012
  3. ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved March 29, 2012

Web links

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