Sheldon (Iowa)
| Sheldon | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1872 (created) 1876 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| Counties : |
O'Brien County Sioux County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 11 ′ N , 95 ° 51 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 5,188 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 445.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 11.65 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 435 m |
| Postal code : | 51201 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-72390 |
| GNIS ID : | 0461558 |
| Website : | www.sheldoniowa.com |
| Mayor : | Katricia Meendering |
 The Carnegie Library in Sheldon, listed on the NRHP since 1977 |
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Sheldon is a small town (with the status " City ") in O'Brien County , and to a lesser extent in Sioux County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Sheldon had 5188 residents, the number of which had decreased to 5093 by 2013.
The city was briefly mentioned in two literary works: in Jack Kerouac's On the Road (1957) (dt .: the way ) and Tim O'Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home (1973) .
geography
Sheldon is located in northwest Iowa on the Floyd River , a left tributary of the Missouri . The intersection of the three states of Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota is located on the Big Sioux River and is 93 km northwest of Sheldon. After Nebraska , there are 96 km to the southwest.
The geographical coordinates of Sheldon are 43 ° 10'52 "north latitude and 95 ° 51'22" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 11.65 km² and is distributed over the Floyd and Carroll Townships of O'Brien County and the Grant Township of Sioux County.
Sheldon's neighbors are Ashton (10 miles northeast), Sandborn (17.2 miles east), Archer (16.5 miles southeast), Hospers (8.5 miles southwest), Boyden (8 miles west) and Matlock (13th district) , 2 km northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (339 km northeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (363 km southeast), Nebraska's largest city Omaha (256 km south), Sioux City (94.3 km south-southwest ) and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (106 km northwest).
traffic
The four-lane Iowa Highway 60 runs along the Sheldon city limits as an eastern and southern bypass. On the eastern outskirts of the city, the IA 60 crosses US Highway 18 , which runs from there in a westerly direction as the main road through the center of the city. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
In a north-south direction a railroad line for the freight traffic of the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) runs through the urban area of Sheldon and meets here a line coming from the east of the SOO Line Railroad belonging to the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) .
The Sheldon Municipal Airport is located 4 km north-northeast of the center of Sheldon, a small airport for general aviation and air taxi traffic . The nearest commercial airports are the Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City (108 km southwest) and the Sioux Falls Regional Airport (112 km northwest).
education
Sheldon is home to Northwest Iowa Community College, as well as a high school and several primary schools.
history
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 730 | - | |
| 1890 | 1478 | 102.5% | |
| 1900 | 2282 | 54.4% | |
| 1910 | 2941 | 28.9% | |
| 1920 | 3488 | 18.6% | |
| 1930 | 3320 | -4.8% | |
| 1940 | 3768 | 13.5% | |
| 1950 | 4001 | 6.2% | |
| 1960 | 4251 | 6.2% | |
| 1970 | 4535 | 6.7% | |
| 1980 | 5003 | 10.3% | |
| 1990 | 4904 | -2% | |
| 2000 | 4914 | 0.2% | |
| 2010 | 5188 | 5.6% | |
| 2013 estimate | 5093 | -1.8% | |
| 1880-2000 2010-2013 | |||
Sheldon was founded in 1872 and named after the railroad worker Israel Sheldon . In 1876 the settlement was incorporated as an independent municipality.
population
According to the 2010 census , Sheldon had 5,188 people in 2,213 households. The population density was 445.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.28 people lived in each of the 2213 households.
The racial the population was composed of 93.7 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 1.1 percent Asian and 3.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 6.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.6 percent were 65 years or older. 49.3 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 45,714 USD . The per capita income was $ 28,453. 6.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- William D. Boies (1857–1932) - Republican Member of the US House of Representatives (1919–1929) - lived in Sheldon for a long time and is buried here
- Eugene Burdick (1918–1965) - political scientist and author - born in Sheldon
- Dennis Marion Schnurr (* 1948) - Archbishop of Cincinnati - born in Sheldon
- Terry Brands (* 1968) - wrestler (world champion and Olympic knight) - grew up in Sheldon
- Thomas Brands (* 1968) - wrestler (Olympic champion), twin brother of T. Brands - grew up in Sheldon
Individual evidence
- ↑ Landmark Hunter - No. 77001504 Retrieved April 21, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 21, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on April 21, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Sheldon Municipal Airport Accessed on April 21, 2015
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved April 21, 2015
