Prescott, Iowa
| Prescott | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Adams County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 1 ′ N , 94 ° 37 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 257 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 247.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 1.04 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 365 m |
| Postal code : | 50859 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-64560 |
| GNIS ID : | 460439 |
Prescott is a small town (with the status " City ") in Adams County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Prescott had 257 residents.
geography
Prescott is located in southwest Iowa on the East Nodaway River , the eastern headwaters of the Nodaway River that flows into the Missouri River . The city is about 110 km east of the Missouri River, which forms the border with Nebraska . The border with the neighboring state of Missouri to the south is approximately 60 km from Prescott.
The geographical coordinates of Prescott are 41 ° 01'23 "north latitude and 94 ° 36'49" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 1.04 km² and is located in Prescott Township .
Neighboring towns of Prescott are Cromwell (15.5 km east), Creston (15.5 km in the same direction), Lenox (19.7 km south-southeast), and Corning (13.2 km west-southwest).
The closest major cities are Iowa's capital, Des Moines (140 km northeast), Kansas City , Missouri (150 miles south) and Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (147 km west northwest).
traffic
In Prescott, several subordinate highways and partly unpaved roads meet. All other roads are inner-city connecting roads.
In the northeast-southwest direction runs a railway line for the freight traffic of the BNSF Railway through Prescott.
With the Corning Municipal Airport there is a small airfield 15 km to the west-southwest. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport (136 km northeast).
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 446 | - | |
| 1910 | 426 | -4.5% | |
| 1920 | 429 | 0.7% | |
| 1930 | 442 | 3% | |
| 1940 | 400 | -9.5% | |
| 1950 | 372 | -7% | |
| 1960 | 331 | -11% | |
| 1970 | 305 | -7.9% | |
| 1980 | 349 | 14.4% | |
| 1990 | 287 | -17.8% | |
| 2000 | 266 | -7.3% | |
| 2010 | 257 | -3.4% | |
| 1900-2010 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Prescott had 257 people in 109 households. The population density was 247.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.36 people lived in the 109 households.
Ethnically, the population consisted only of whites with three exceptions.
22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.3 percent were 65 years or older. 53.7 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 52,344 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,849. 6.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Horace Mann Towner (1855-1937) - Republican Member of the US House of Representatives (1911-1923) and 13th Governor of Puerto Rico (1923-1929) - was a lawyer in Prescott for several years
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder.Retrieved September 24, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed September 24, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Corning Municipal Airport Accessed on September 24, 2014
- ^ State Data Center of Iowa. Retrieved September 24, 2014