Story City
| Story City | |
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 In the center of Story City |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1881 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Story County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 11 ′ N , 93 ° 36 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
3,431 (status: 2010) 89,542 (status: 2010) |
| Population density : | 473.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 7.25 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 307 m |
| Postal code : | 50248 |
| Area code : | +1 515 |
| FIPS : | 19-75675 |
| GNIS ID : | 462019 |
| Website : | cityofstorycity.org |
| Mayor : | Mike Jensen |
 East facade of the Henry T. and Emilie Henryson House , built in 1903, listed in the NRHP since 2005 |
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Story City is a small town (with the status " City ") in Story County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Story City had 3,431 residents, the number of which increased slightly to 3,434 by 2013.
geography
Story City is located in the center of Iowa on the South Skunk River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin across the Skunk River . This forms the border with Illinois around 250 km east , while the Missouri River forms the border with Nebraska around 250 km west . The Iowa- Minnesota border runs about 160 km north; Missouri's northern border is approximately 190 km south.
The geographic coordinates of Story City are 42 ° 11'14 "north latitude and 93 ° 35'45" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 7.25 km² and is spread over the Lafayette and Howard Township .
Neighboring towns to Story City are Randall (4.1 miles north), Ellsworth (10 miles in the same direction), Radcliffe (17 miles northeast), Roland (6 miles east-southeast), McCallsburg (11 miles in the same direction), Ames (19.1 km south), Gilbert (13.4 km south-southwest), and Jewell (16.7 km north-northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and St. Paul ) in Minnesota (324 km north), Rochester in Minnesota (271 km northeast), Waterloo (137 km east-northeast), Cedar Rapids (183 km east-southeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (71.8 km south), Kansas City , Missouri (382 km south-southwest), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (293 km west-southwest), Sioux City (267 km west-northwest), and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (404 km northwest).
traffic
The north-south running Interstate Highway 35 , which is the shortest route from Minneapolis to Des Moines, runs through the east of the urban area of Story City. The US Highway 69 runs parallel to the I 35 on the western edge over. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A Union Pacific Railroad (UP) freight railroad runs through the urban area of Story City .
With the Ames Municipal Airport there is a small airfield for general aviation and air taxi traffic 26 km south . The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport, 81 km south .
population
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 331 | - | |
| 1890 | 536 | 61.9% | |
| 1900 | 1197 | 123.3% | |
| 1910 | 1387 | 15.9% | |
| 1920 | 1591 | 14.7% | |
| 1930 | 1434 | -9.9% | |
| 1940 | 1479 | 3.1% | |
| 1950 | 1545 | 4.5% | |
| 1960 | 1773 | 14.8% | |
| 1970 | 2104 | 18.7% | |
| 1980 | 2762 | 31.3% | |
| 1990 | 2959 | 7.1% | |
| 2000 | 3228 | 9.1% | |
| 2010 | 3431 | 6.3% | |
| 2013 estimate | 3434 | 0.1% | |
| 1880-2000 2010-2013 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Story City had 3,431 people in 1,472 households. The population density was 473.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.23 people lived in each of the 1472 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.2 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and 1.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.1 percent of the population.
22.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.0 percent were 65 years or older. 53.5 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 54,141 USD . The per capita income was $ 29,426. 6.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Chris Taylor (1950–1979) - wrestler - lived and died in Story City
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Story City - Mayor and City Council.Retrieved April 4, 2015
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 05000317 Retrieved April 4, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 4, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed April 4, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Ames Municipal Airport Retrieved on April 4, 2015
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved April 4, 2015
