Rockwell City
| Rockwell City | |
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 At the east entrance of Rockwell City |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1876 (created) 1882 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Calhoun County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 24 ′ N , 94 ° 38 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,709 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 156.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 10.93 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 376 m |
| Postal code : | 50579 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-68295 |
| GNIS ID : | 460754 |
| Mayor : | Phil Heinlen |
Rockwell City is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Calhoun County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Rockwell City had 1,709 residents, which increased to 2,160 by 2013.
geography
Rockwell City is located in northwest central Iowa. The intersection of the three states of Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota on the Missouri is about 160 km west of Rockwell City. The Minnesota border runs 135 km north of the city.
The geographic coordinates of Rockwell City are 42 ° 23'43 "north latitude and 94 ° 38'02" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 10.93 km² and is distributed over the Center and the Twin Lakes Township .
Neighboring towns to Rockwell City are Manson (14 miles northeast), Knierim (13 miles east northeast), Somers ( 12 miles east), Rinard ( 11 miles southeast), Lohrville (13 miles southeast), Lake City (22.6 km southwest) and Pomeroy (21 km north-northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (373 km northeast), Rochester , Minnesota (333 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (283 km east-southeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (167 km southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (411 km south), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (214 km southwest), Sioux City (154 km west) and South Dakota's largest city Sioux Falls (286 km northwest).
traffic
US Highway 20 , which runs in a west-east direction, passes the city about 4 km to the north. The Iowa State Highway 4 forms the southwestern outskirts of Rockwell City. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A Canadian National Railway (CN) freight railroad runs northwest to southeast through the urban area of Rockwell City.
The nearest airport is Des Moines International Airport, 177 km southeast .
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 90 | - | |
| 1890 | 516 | 473.3% | |
| 1900 | 1222 | 136.8% | |
| 1910 | 1528 | 25% | |
| 1920 | 2039 | 33.4% | |
| 1930 | 2108 | 3.4% | |
| 1940 | 2391 | 13.4% | |
| 1950 | 2333 | -2.4% | |
| 1960 | 2313 | -0.9% | |
| 1970 | 2396 | 3.6% | |
| 1980 | 2276 | -5% | |
| 1990 | 1981 | -13% | |
| 2000 | 2264 | 14.3% | |
| 2010 | 1709 | -24.5% | |
| 2013 estimate | 2160 | 26.4% | |
| 1880-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
Rockwell City had 1,709 people in 773 households according to the 2010 census . The population density was 156.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.14 people lived in each of the 773 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.4 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.4 percent of the population.
21.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 52.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 25.4 percent were 65 years or older. 53.4 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 43,594 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,210. 16.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ^ Rockwell City Chamber & Development - City Government.Retrieved November 23, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 23, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on November 23, 2014
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved November 23, 2014
