Stratford, Iowa
| Stratford | |
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 Stratford town center |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1883 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| Counties : |
Hamilton County Webster County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 16 ′ N , 93 ° 56 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 743 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 150.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.95 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 338 m |
| Postal code : | 50249 |
| Area code : | +1 515 |
| FIPS : | 19-75810 |
| GNIS ID : | 462029 |
| Website : | stratfordiowa.com |
| Mayor : | Mike Nepereny |
Stratford is a city (with a status of " City ") in Hamilton and Webster Counties in the US state of Iowa . In 2010 Stratford had 743 residents, the number of which had decreased to 731 by 2013.
geography
Stratford is located in northwest central Iowa on the left bank of the Des Moines River , a right tributary of the Mississippi . The Minnesota border runs about 150 km north; the intersection of the states of Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska on the Missouri is about 230 km west of Stratford.
The geographical coordinates of Stratford are 42 ° 16'17 "north latitude and 93 ° 55'38" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 4.95 km² and is spread over the Marion Township of Hamilton County and the Hardin Township of Webster County.
Neighboring towns to Stratford are Stanhope (13.6 km east), Boone (16.5 km south), Fraser (20.7 km in the same direction), Pilot Mound (20.3 km south-southwest), Boxholm (15.6 km southwest), Dayton (15.1 km west), and Lehigh (14.6 km northwest).
The nearest major cities are the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and St. Paul ) in Minnesota (345 km northeast), Rochester , Minnesota (292 km northeast), Waterloo (158 km east-northeast), Cedar Rapids (217 km east-southeast), Iowa's capital city, Des Moines (106 km southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (388 km southwest), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (266 km southwest), Nebraska's capital Lincoln (345 km in the same direction), Sioux City (228 km west) and South Dakota's largest City of Sioux Falls (359 km northwest).
traffic
The west-east running Iowa State Highway 175 runs as the main road through the urban area of Stratford. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Fort Dodge Regional Airport is 55 km north-west a regional airport on the connections to St. Louis and Chicago are made. The nearest major airport is Des Moines International Airport, 116 km south-southeast .
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 458 | - | |
| 1910 | 554 | 21% | |
| 1920 | 694 | 25.3% | |
| 1930 | 699 | 0.7% | |
| 1940 | 712 | 1.9% | |
| 1950 | 673 | -5.5% | |
| 1960 | 703 | 4.5% | |
| 1970 | 710 | 1 % | |
| 1980 | 806 | 13.5% | |
| 1990 | 715 | -11.3% | |
| 2000 | 746 | 4.3% | |
| 2010 | 743 | -0.4% | |
| 2013 estimate | 731 | -1.6% | |
| 1900-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Stratford had 743 people in 307 households. The population density was 150.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.25 people lived in each of the 307 households.
Ethnically, the population consisted only of whites with six exceptions. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.3 percent of the population, regardless of ethnicity.
22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 50.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 26.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 41,414 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,326. 8.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Stratford - Officials. Retrieved January 29, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 29, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on January 29, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Fort Dodge Regional Airport Accessed on January 29, 2015
- ↑ City of Fort Dodge - Airport. Retrieved January 29, 2015
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved January 29, 2015
