Royal (Iowa)
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1910 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Clay County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 4 ′ N , 95 ° 17 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 446 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 571.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 0.78 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 431 m |
| Postal code : | 51357 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-69105 |
| GNIS ID : | 460839 |
Royal is a small town (with the status " City ") in Clay County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Royal had 446 residents, the number of which had decreased to 435 by 2013.
geography
Royal is located in northwest Iowa, around 50 km south of the Minnesota border . The intersections of the states of Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota and the states of Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska on the Missouri are 143 km west-northwest and 140 km southwest of Royal.
The geographical coordinates of Royal are 43 ° 03'56 "north latitude and 95 ° 17'02" west longitude. The city covers an area of 0.78 km² and is the largest town within the Clay Township .
Neighboring towns to Royal are Spencer (20.3 km northeast), Rossie (13.4 km southeast), Peterson (20.9 km southwest), Sutherland (27.3 km southwest), Hartley (28.3 km northwest), Everly (14.3 km north-northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (336 km northeast), Rochester , Minnesota (321 km east-northeast), Waterloo (313 km east-southeast), Cedar Rapids (397 km in the same direction), Iowas Capital Des Moines (307 km southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (497 km south), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (246 km south-southwest), Sioux City (134 km southwest) and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (165 km west-northwest).
traffic
The west-east running Iowa State Highway 240 forms the northern city limits of Royal. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Spencer Municipal Airport there is an airfield 20 km north-northeast. The nearest commercial airports are Des Moines International Airport (316 km southeast), Eppley Airfield in Omaha (239 km south-southwest), Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City (147 km southwest) and Sioux Falls Regional Airport (181 km west-northwest).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1920 | 362 | - | |
| 1930 | 410 | 13.3% | |
| 1940 | 426 | 3.9% | |
| 1950 | 495 | 16.2% | |
| 1960 | 475 | -4% | |
| 1970 | 469 | -1.3% | |
| 1980 | 522 | 11.3% | |
| 1990 | 466 | -10.7% | |
| 2000 | 479 | 2.8% | |
| 2010 | 446 | -6.9% | |
| 2013 estimate | 435 | -2.5% | |
| 1920-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Royal had 446 people in 191 households. The population density was 571.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.34 people lived in each of the 191 households.
The racial the population was composed of 95.5 percent white, 0.2 percent (one person) African American and 1.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.7 percent of the population.
24.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.1 percent were 65 years or older. 50.0 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 47,625 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,882. 8.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 9, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed December 9, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Spencer Municipal Airport Accessed on December 9, 2014
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved December 9, 2014