Rolfe, Iowa
| Rolfe | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1881 (settled) 1884 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Pocahontas County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 49 ′ N , 94 ° 32 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 559 (as of 2015) |
| Population density : | 205.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.72 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 361 m |
| Postal code : | 50581 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-50581 |
| GNIS ID : | 460770 |
| Website : | rolfeiowa.com |
| Mayor : | Julie Lancaster |
Rolfe is a small town (with the status " City ") in Pocahontas County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Rolfe had 584 inhabitants, the number of which had decreased to 559 by 2015.
geography
Rolfe is located in the central northwest of Iowa on Pilot Creek , which is part of the Mississippi River basin across the Des Moines River .
The intersections of the states of Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota as well as the states of Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska are located on the Missouri River and lie 150 miles west-northwest and 192 km west-southwest of Rolfe.
The geographical coordinates of Rolfe are 42 ° 48 '46 "north latitude and 94 ° 31' 37" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 2.72 km² and does not belong to any township .
Neighboring towns of Rolfe are West Bend (15 miles northeast), Ottosen (20.9 miles northeast), Bradgate (9.9 miles east), Gilmore City (16.2 miles southeast), Palmer (26.5 miles southwest) , Pocahontas (20.8 km southwest), Havelock (16.8 km west-northwest), and Plover (15.1 km northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (337 km northeast), Rochester , Minnesota (285 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (308 km east-southeast), Iowa's capital, Des Moines (216 km southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (453 km south), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (276 km southwest), Sioux City (181 km west southwest) and South Dakota's largest city Sioux Falls (254 km northwest).
traffic
The north-south Iowa Highway 15 runs as the main road through the center of Rolfe. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
Two Union Pacific Railroad lines that are used for freight transport meet in Rolfe .
The Pocahontas Municipal Airport is 17 km southwest of a small airfield for general aviation . The nearest commercial airports are Des Moines International Airport (210 km southeast), Eppley Airfield in Omaha (269 km southwest), Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City (193 km west southwest) and Sioux Falls Regional Airport (270 km northwest).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 529 | - | |
| 1900 | 994 | 87.9% | |
| 1910 | 954 | -4% | |
| 1920 | 1031 | 8.1% | |
| 1930 | 1012 | -1.8% | |
| 1940 | 1122 | 10.9% | |
| 1950 | 997 | -11.1% | |
| 1960 | 819 | -17.9% | |
| 1970 | 767 | -6.3% | |
| 1980 | 796 | 3.8% | |
| 1990 | 721 | -9.4% | |
| 2000 | 675 | -6.4% | |
| 2010 | 584 | -13.5% | |
| 2015 estimate | 559 | -4.3% | |
| 1890-2000 2010-2015 | |||
history
A few kilometers northeast of today's town are the remains of the first settlement of Pocahontas County by whites with Old Rolfe . The judicial and administrative building was also located here until it was moved to the center of the county. The name Rolfe goes back to John Rolfe , who married the chief's daughter Pocahontas in Virginia in 1614 .
In 1881, a few kilometers south, at the junction of two railway lines, today's place was created. Gradually, after the judicial and administrative center was relocated, the settlement shifted in the direction of the newly created railway settlement. In 1884 the settlement was incorporated as an independent municipality.
population
According to the 2010 census , Rolfe had 584 people in 248 households. The population density was 214.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.25 people lived in each of the 248 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.3 percent white, 0.5 percent African American and 1.0 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.4 percent of the population.
22.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was in 2015 at 38,472 USD . The per capita income was $ 18,326. 22.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Hank Worden (1901–1992) - rodeo rider and actor - born in Rolfe
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Rolfe.Retrieved February 2, 2017
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 2, 2017
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 2, 2017
- ↑ AirNav.com - Pocahontas Municipal Airport Accessed on February 2nd, 2017
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 KB). Retrieved February 2, 2017
- ↑ City of Rolfe - History.Retrieved February 2, 2017
- ↑ city-data.com - Rolfe, Iowa Retrieved on February 2, 2017