Stuart (Iowa)
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1850 as Summit Grove |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| Counties : |
Adair County Guthrie County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 30 ′ N , 94 ° 19 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,648 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 246.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 6.68 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 369 m |
| Postal code : | 50250 |
| Area code : | +1 515 |
| FIPS : | 19-75990 |
| GNIS ID : | 462041 |
| Website : | www.stuartia.com |
| Mayor : | Dick Cook |
 All Saints Catholic Church in Stuart before it was destroyed by arson in 1995 |
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Stuart is a small town (with the status " City ") in Adair County and in Guthrie County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Stuart had 1648 inhabitants.
geography
Stuart is located in the central southwest of Iowa, around 140 km east of the Missouri River , which forms the border with Nebraska . The border with the neighboring state of Missouri to the south is about 110 km from Stuart.
The geographical coordinates of Stuart are 41 ° 30'12 "north latitude and 94 ° 19'07" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 6.68 km² and is two-thirds part of the Lincoln Township of Adair County and one third of the Stuart Township of Guthrie County.
Stuart's neighbors are Linden (20.4 km north-northeast), Redfield (20 km northeast), Dexter (8.2 km east) and Menlo (7.8 km west-northwest).
The closest major cities are Iowa's capital Des Moines (40 miles east-northeast), Kansas City in Missouri (307 km south) and Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (161 km west-southwest).
traffic
The Interstate Highway 80 , which is the shortest route from Omaha to Des Moines, running in east-west direction through the south of Stuart. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line for freight traffic runs through the urban area of Stuart in a west-east direction.
With the Greenfield Municipal Airport there is a small airfield 33 km southwest. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport (70 km east).
population
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According to the 2010 census , Stuart had 1,648 people in 667 households. The population density was 246.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.34 people lived in each of the 667 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.1 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.6 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 50,153 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,815. 14.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- John Herriott (1844–1918) - Lieutenant Governor of Iowa (1902–1907) - lived in Stuart for several years
- William R. Peers (1914–1984) - Lieutenant General in the United States Army - born in Stuart
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Stuart - City Council.Retrieved September 18, 2014
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 18, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on September 18, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Greenfield Municipal Airport Accessed on September 18, 2014
- ^ State Data Center of Iowa. Retrieved September 18, 2014
