Prairie City, Iowa
| Prairie City | |
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 In the center of Prairie City |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1874 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Jasper County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 36 ′ N , 93 ° 14 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
1,680 (as of 2010) 599,789 (as of 2013) |
| Population density : | 536.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.13 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 283 m |
| Postal code : | 50228 |
| Area code : | +1 515 |
| FIPS : | 19-64470 |
| GNIS ID : | 460389 |
| Website : | prairiecityiowa.us |
| Mayor : | Chad D. Alleger |
 Bison sculpture southwest of Prairie City |
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Prairie City is a small town (with the status " City ") in Jasper County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Prairie City had 1680 inhabitants, the number of which increased slightly to 1685 by 2013.
Prairie City is part of the metropolitan area around Iowa's capital Des Moines .
geography
Prairie City is located in southeast central Iowa, in the eastern suburbs of Des Moines. The city is 130 km north of the Iowa- Missouri border . The Mississippi forms the border with Illinois about 210 km east , while the Missouri River forms the border with Nebraska about 240 km west .
The geographical coordinates of Prairie City are 41 ° 35'58 "north latitude and 93 ° 14'07" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 3.13 km² and is the largest village within the Des Moines Township . A small part of the city extends into the northeastern neighboring Mound Prairie Township .
Neighboring towns to Prairie City are Colfax (9.8 km north), Newton (16.8 km northeast), Reasnor (19.6 km east), Monroe (15.1 km southeast), Runnells (19.6 km southwest), Pleasant Hill (15 miles west) and Mitchellville (11 miles northwest).
Des Moines city center is 20 miles to the west. The closest other major cities are the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and St. Paul ) in Minnesota (419 km north), Rochester in Minnesota (336 km northeast), Waterloo (168 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (162 km east northeast), Iowas former Capital Iowa City (154 km east), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (238 km in the same direction), Chicago in Illinois (506 km also east), Peoria in Illinois (390 km east-southeast), Illinois' capital Springfield (446 km southeast), St. Louis in Missouri (514 km southeast), Columbia in Missouri (355 km south), Kansas City in Missouri (344 km south-southwest), Nebraska's largest city Omaha (254 km west-southwest), Nebraska's capital Lincoln (333 km in the same direction), Sioux City (336 km west-northwest), and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (469 km northwest).
traffic
The freeway Iowa Highway 163 forms the southern and southwest bypass of Prairie City. The Iowa Highway 117 , which runs in north-south direction, runs through the city center as the main road and joins the IA 163 at its southern end point. All other roads are subordinate highways, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
An Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) line runs from Des Moines to Mississippi and runs through the urban area of Prairie City.
With the Newton Municipal Airport there is a small airfield 27 km east-northeast. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport, 30 miles west-southwest .
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 591 | - | |
| 1890 | 684 | 15.7% | |
| 1900 | 808 | 18.1% | |
| 1910 | 764 | -5.4% | |
| 1920 | 780 | 2.1% | |
| 1930 | 793 | 1.7% | |
| 1940 | 831 | 4.8% | |
| 1950 | 834 | 0.4% | |
| 1960 | 943 | 13.1% | |
| 1970 | 1141 | 21% | |
| 1980 | 1278 | 12% | |
| 1990 | 1366 | 6.9% | |
| 2000 | 1365 | -0.1% | |
| 2010 | 1680 | 23.1% | |
| 2013 estimate | 1685 | 0.3% | |
| 1880-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Prairie City had 1,680 people in 631 households. The population density was 536.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.61 people lived in each of the 631 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.4 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 1.0 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 0.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
31.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.4 percent were 65 years or older. 52.4 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 52,279 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,275. 9.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Business Record - Metro population Expands West - Census Bureau Retrieved on March 1, 2015
- ↑ City of Prairie City - Elected Officials. Retrieved March 1, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved March 1, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed March 1, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Newton Municipal Airport Accessed on March 1, 2015
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved March 1, 2015
