Pulaski, Iowa
| Pulaski | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1893 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Davis County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 42 ′ N , 92 ° 16 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 260 (status: 2000) |
| Population density : | 197 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 1.32 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 254 m |
| Postal code : | 52584 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-65055 |
| GNIS ID : | 460469 |
Pulaski is a small town (with the status " City ") in Davis County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Pulaski had 260 residents, the number of which increased slightly to 264 by 2013. It is named after Kazimierz Pułaski , a general of the War of Independence.
geography
Pulaski is located in southeast Iowa, around 12 km north of the Iowa- Missouri border . The border with Illinois formed by the Mississippi runs around 80 km to the east.
The geographical coordinates of Pulaski are 40 ° 41'49 "north latitude and 92 ° 16'24" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 1.32 km² and is the largest town within the Prairie Township .
Neighboring towns to Pulaski are Milton (10.7 km east-southeast), Bloomfield (15.3 km west-northwest) and Floris ( 15.3 km north -northwest).
The nearest major cities are Cedar Rapids (201 km northeast), Iowa City (160 km northeast), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (224 km east-northeast), Peoria in Illinois (275 km east), Illinois' capital city Springfield (293 km east-southeast), St. Louis , Missouri (357 km southeast), Kansas City , Missouri (331 km southwest), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (374 km west-northwest), and Iowa's capital, Des Moines (189 km northwest).
traffic
The Iowa State Highway 2 runs in a west-east direction as the main road through Pulaski. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Bloomfield Municipal Airport there is a small airfield 14.5 km west-northwest. The nearest commercial airports are Des Moines International Airport (192 km northwest), Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids (188 km northeast) and Quad City International Airport (230 km east northeast).
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 302 | - | |
| 1910 | 382 | 26.5% | |
| 1920 | 419 | 9.7% | |
| 1930 | 376 | -10.3% | |
| 1940 | 400 | 6.4% | |
| 1950 | 381 | -4.8% | |
| 1960 | 299 | -21.5% | |
| 1970 | 255 | -14.7% | |
| 1980 | 267 | 4.7% | |
| 1990 | 262 | -1.9% | |
| 2000 | 249 | -5% | |
| 2010 | 260 | 4.4% | |
| 2013 estimate | 264 | 1.5% | |
| 1900-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Pulaski had 260 people in 104 households. The population density was 197 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.5 people lived in each of the 104 households.
Ethnically, the population consisted only of whites. Regardless of ethnicity, 0.8 percent (two people) of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
26.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.8 percent were 65 years or older. 47.3 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 50,417 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,929. 18.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- C. William Ramseyer (1875-1943) - longtime Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1915-1933) - attended school in Pulaski
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 16, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on December 16, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Bloomfield Municipal Airport Retrieved on December 16, 2014
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved December 16, 2014