Pomeroy, Iowa
| Pomeroy | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1880 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Calhoun County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 33 ′ N , 94 ° 41 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 662 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 125.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 5.28 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 378 m |
| Postal code : | 50575 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-64065 |
| GNIS ID : | 460354 |
| Website : | www.pomeroyiowa.com |
| Mayor : | Brian Meyer |
Pomeroy is a small town (with the status " City ") in Calhoun County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Pomeroy had 662 inhabitants, the number of which had decreased to 646 by 2013.
geography
Pomeroy is located in the northwest center of Iowa. The intersection of the three states of Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota, located on the Missouri , is around 160 km west of Pomeroy. The Minnesota border runs 110 km north of the city.
The geographical coordinates of Pomeroy are 42 ° 33'04 "north latitude and 94 ° 41'02" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 5.28 km² and extends over the Butler Township and the Sherman Township .
Neighboring towns to Pomeroy are Pocahontas (14 miles north), Palmer (10 miles northeast), Manson (14.7 miles east-southeast), Twin Lakes (11.7 miles southeast), Rockwell City (13 miles in the same direction ), Jolley (10.9 km southwest), Knoke (10.3 km southwest), and Fonda (10.9 km west- northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (382 km northeast), Rochester , Minnesota (328 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (291 km east-southeast), Iowa's capital city, Des Moines (186 km southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (430 km south), Nebraska's largest city Omaha (230 km southwest), Sioux City (153 km west) and South Dakota's largest city Sioux Falls (264 km northwest).
traffic
Iowa State Highways 4 and 7 meet in Pomeroy . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
From west-northwest to east-southeast runs a freight line of the Canadian National Railway (CN) through the urban area of Pomeroy.
The nearest airport is Des Moines International Airport, 192 km southeast .
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 185 | - | |
| 1890 | 481 | 160% | |
| 1900 | 910 | 89.2% | |
| 1910 | 815 | -10.4% | |
| 1920 | 874 | 7.2% | |
| 1930 | 826 | -5.5% | |
| 1940 | 843 | 2.1% | |
| 1950 | 868 | 3% | |
| 1960 | 816 | -6% | |
| 1970 | 765 | -6.3% | |
| 1980 | 895 | 17% | |
| 1990 | 762 | -14.9% | |
| 2000 | 710 | -6.8% | |
| 2010 | 662 | -6.8% | |
| 2013 estimate | 646 | -2.4% | |
| 1880-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Pomeroy had 662 people in 280 households. The population density was 125.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.25 people lived in each of the 280 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.8 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 1.1 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and 0.9 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.2 percent of the population.
21.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 50.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 28.4 percent were 65 years or older. 52.7 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 36,136 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,498. 22.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Pomeroy - Mayor and Council.Retrieved November 25, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 25, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on November 25, 2014
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved November 25, 2014