Sheldahl
Sheldahl | |
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Location in Iowa
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Basic data | |
Foundation : | 1855 |
State : | United States |
State : | Iowa |
Counties : |
Story County Polk County Boone County |
Coordinates : | 41 ° 52 ′ N , 93 ° 42 ′ W |
Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
Residents : | 319 (as of 2010) |
Population density : | 146.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
Area : | 2.18 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
Height : | 314 m |
Postal code : | 50243 |
Area code : | +1 515 |
FIPS : | 19-72345 |
GNIS ID : | 461555 |
Mayor : | Don Towers |
Sheldahl is a small town (with a status of " City ") in Story , Polk, and Boone Counties in the US state of Iowa . In 2010 Sheldahl had 319 inhabitants, the number of which increased slightly to 321 by 2013.
geography
Sheldahl is located in the western center of Iowa, around 10 km east of the Des Moines River , a right tributary of the Mississippi .
The geographical coordinates of Sheldahl are 41 ° 51'52 "north latitude and 93 ° 41'50" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 2.18 km² and is spread over the Palestine Township of Story County, the Lincoln and Union Township of Polk County and the Garden Township of Boone County.
Sheldahl's neighbors are Slater (on the northeastern city limits), Huxley (11.4 km east-northeast), Cambridge (17.7 km in the same direction), Alleman (11.7 km southeast), Ankeny (23 km south-southeast), Polk City (11.1 km south), Granger (22.3 km southwest), Madrid (11.6 km west-northwest), Luther (21.8 km northwest), Kelley (12.2 km north-northeast) and Ames (25 km in the same direction).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and St. Paul ) in Minnesota (370 km north), Rochester in Minnesota (316 km north-northeast), Waterloo (182 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (187 km east), Iowa's capital city Des Moines (35.2 km south-southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (332 km south-southwest), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (244 km west-southwest), Sioux City (290 km west-northwest), and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (422 km northwest).
traffic
The Iowa State Highway 210 runs in a west-east direction on the northern outskirts of Sheldahl past. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
Through Sheldahl runs in a north-south direction on the route of a former railway line of the Union Pacific Railroad with the High Trestle Trail, a rail trail for hikers, cyclists and riders.
The nearest airport is Des Moines International Airport, 42.4 km south .
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 179 | - | |
1910 | 202 | 12.8% | |
1920 | 175 | -13.4% | |
1930 | 209 | 19.4% | |
1940 | 206 | -1.4% | |
1950 | 211 | 2.4% | |
1960 | 279 | 32.2% | |
1970 | 285 | 2.2% | |
1980 | 315 | 10.5% | |
1990 | 315 | 0% | |
2000 | 336 | 6.7% | |
2010 | 319 | -5.1% | |
2013 estimate | 321 | 0.6% | |
1880-2000 2010-2013 |
population
According to the 2010 census , Sheldahl had 319 people in 124 households. The population density was 146.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.57 people lived in each of the 124 households.
Ethnically, the population consisted only of whites with four exceptions. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.9 percent of the population.
24.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.3 percent were 65 years or older. 49.2 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 42,500 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,043. 2.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Story County - Sheldahl ( Memento of the original from August 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 3, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 3, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on November 3, 2014
- ^ Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation - High Trestle Trail. Retrieved November 3, 2014
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved November 3, 2014