Sioux Center
| Sioux Center | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1891 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Sioux County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 5 ′ N , 96 ° 11 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 7,048 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 431.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 16.34 km 2 (about 6 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 446 m |
| Postal code : | 51250 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-73290 |
| GNIS ID : | 461652 |
| Website : | siouxcenter.org |
| Mayor : | Dennis Walstra |
Sioux Center is the largest city (with the status " City ") of Sioux County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Sioux Center had 7,048 residents, which increased to 7,308 by 2013.
geography
Sioux Center is located in northwest Iowa, a few hundred meters west of the West Branch Floyd River , which is part of the Missouri basin across the Floyd River . The intersection of the three states of Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota is located on the Big Sioux River and is 78 km northwest of Sioux Center. After Nebraska is 74 km in the direction southsouthwest.
The geographical coordinates of Sioux Center are 43 ° 04'47 "north latitude and 96 ° 10'32" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 16.34 km² and is distributed over the West Branch and the Welcome Township .
Neighboring towns to Sioux Center are Hull (15.6 km northeast), Boyden (26.2 km northeast), Hospers (23.4 km east), Orange City (17.9 km southeast), Maurice (13.3 km south) , Ireton (14.4 miles southwest) and Rock Valley (14.5 miles northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (378 km northeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (377 km southeast), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (234 km south), Sioux City (72 km south-southwest) and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (91 km northwest).
traffic
The US Highway 75 runs north-south direction as a major route through the city of Sioux Center. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A BNSF Railway freight line from Minnesota to Sioux City runs north-south through the metropolitan area of Sioux Center.
The Sioux Center Municipal Airport is located 6 km north of the center of Sioux Center, a small airfield for general aviation and air taxi traffic . The nearest commercial airports are the Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City (85 km south-southwest) and the Sioux Falls Regional Airport (97 km north-west).
education
The Sioux Center is home to Dordt College , a Christian liberal arts college with around 1,300 students.
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 810 | - | |
| 1910 | 1064 | 31.4% | |
| 1920 | 1389 | 30.5% | |
| 1930 | 1497 | 7.8% | |
| 1940 | 1680 | 12.2% | |
| 1950 | 1860 | 10.7% | |
| 1960 | 2275 | 22.3% | |
| 1970 | 3450 | 51.6% | |
| 1980 | 4588 | 33% | |
| 1990 | 5074 | 10.6% | |
| 2000 | 6002 | 18.3% | |
| 2010 | 7048 | 17.4% | |
| 2013 estimate | 7308 | 3.7% | |
| 1900-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census, the Sioux Center had 7,048 people in 2,201 households. The population density was 431.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.7 people lived in each of the 2201 households.
The racial the population was composed of 91.6 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 1.2 percent Asian and 5.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 13.1 percent of the population.
24.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.6 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 59,214 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,060. 8.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Sioux Center - Mayor & City Council.Retrieved April 19, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 19, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on April 19, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Sioux Center Municipal Airport Accessed on April 19, 2015
- ↑ City of Sioux Center - Airport.Retrieved April 19, 2015
- ↑ Dordt College Accessed on April 19, 2015
- ^ National Center for Education Statistics Institute of Education Sciences (2009) - Dordt College.Retrieved April 19, 2015
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved April 19, 2015