Pleasant Hill, Iowa
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 Pleasant Hill water tower |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1956 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Polk County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 35 ′ N , 93 ° 31 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
8,785 (as of 2010) 599,789 (as of 2013) |
| Population density : | 365.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 24.06 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 263 m |
| Postal code : | 50317 |
| Area code : | +1 515 |
| FIPS : | 19-63525 |
| GNIS ID : | 460234 |
| Website : | www.pleasanthilliowa.org |
| Mayor : | Sara Kurovski |
Pleasant Hill is a city (with the status " City ") in Polk County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Pleasant Hill had 8,785 residents, which increased to 9,082 by 2013.
Pleasant Hill is part of the metropolitan area around Iowa's capital Des Moines .
geography
Pleasant Hill is located in western central Iowa, on the eastern city limits of Des Moines. In the south, the metropolitan area meets the left bank of the Des Moines River , a right tributary of the Mississippi .
The geographical coordinates of Pleasant Hill are 41 ° 35'02 "north latitude and 93 ° 31'12" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 24.06 km² and is spread over the Four Mile , the Delaware and the Clay Township .
Neighboring towns to Pleasant Hill are Berwick (11 km northwest), Altoona (10.5 km northeast), Mitchellville (13.5 km northeast), Prairie City (25.1 km east), Runnells (19.1 km southeast), and Carlisle (14.2 km south-southeast).
Des Moines city center is 9 km to the west. The closest other major cities are the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and St. Paul ) in Minnesota (399 km north), Rochester in Minnesota (345 km northeast), Waterloo (173 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (180 km east-northeast), Iowa City (177 km east), Kansas City , Missouri (314 km south-southwest), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (231 km west-southwest), Sioux City (315 km west-northwest), and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (451 km northwest).
traffic
US Highway 65 , which has been converted into a freeway and forms the eastern bypass of the greater Des Moines area, runs north-south through the urban area of Pleasant Hill. In the north of the city, the US 65 crosses the Iowa State Highway 163 , which is also four-lane , the western arterial road from Des Moines. Iowa State Highway 46 forms the southwest city boundary. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
Two Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) and the BNSF Railway run through the urban area of Pleasant Hill .
The nearest airport is Des Moines International Airport, 25 km southwest .
population
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1960 | 397 | - | |
| 1970 | 1535 | 286.6% | |
| 1980 | 3493 | 127.6% | |
| 1990 | 3671 | 5.1% | |
| 2000 | 5070 | 38.1% | |
| 2010 | 8785 | 73.3% | |
| 2013 estimate | 9082 | 3.4% | |
| 1960-2000 2010-2013 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Pleasant Hill had 8,785 people in 3,395 households. The population density was 365.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.57 people lived in each of the 3395 households.
The racial the population was composed of 91.0 percent white, 2.7 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 2.5 percent Asian and 0.9 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.5 percent of the population.
27.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.3 percent were 65 years or older. 53.2 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 73,990 USD . The per capita income was $ 29,733. 7.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Business Record - Metro population Expands West - Census Bureau Retrieved on November 8, 2014
- ↑ City of Pleasant Hills - Mayor & City Council Members.Retrieved November 8, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 8, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on November 8, 2014
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved November 8, 2014