Van Worth, Iowa
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1891 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Decatur County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 50 ′ N , 93 ° 36 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 230 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 261.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 0.88 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 340 m |
| Postal code : | 50262 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-80490 |
| GNIS ID : | 456823 |
Van Wert is a small town (with the status " City ") in Decatur County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Van Wert had 230 inhabitants, the number of which had decreased to 214 by 2013.
geography
Van Wert is located in southern Iowa, around 35 km north of the border with the neighboring state of Missouri . The border with Nebraska visual Missouri River flows some 190 km to the west; about 220 km to the east, the Mississippi forms the border between Iowa and Illinois .
The geographical coordinates of Van Wert are 40 ° 49'38 "north latitude and 93 ° 36'26" west longitude. The city covers an area of 0.88 km² and is the largest town within Long Creek Township .
Neighboring towns to Van Wert are Osceola (13.2 miles north), Weldon (8.4 km northeast), Le Roy (19.3 km east), Garden Grove (20.6 km east-southeast), Leon (17.3 km south-southeast ), Decatur City (11 miles southwest), and Grand River (12 miles west southwest).
The closest major cities are Iowa's capital, Des Moines (96 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (276 km northeast), Iowa City (260 km east-northeast), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (336 km in the same direction), Peoria , Illinois (408 km east), Illinois' capital Springfield (439 km east-southeast), St. Louis in Missouri (499 km southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (216 km south-southwest), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (229 km west-northwest) and Sioux City ( 368 km northwest).
traffic
The Interstate Highway 35 , which forms the shortest connection from Des Moines to Kansas City here runs in a north-south direction along the western edge of Van value. US Highway 69 runs parallel to this on the eastern edge of the city. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Lamoni Municipal Airport there is a small airfield 32 km south-southwest. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport (84 km north).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 306 | - | |
| 1910 | 461 | 50.7% | |
| 1920 | 463 | 0.4% | |
| 1930 | 369 | -20.3% | |
| 1940 | 383 | 3.8% | |
| 1950 | 318 | -17% | |
| 1960 | 253 | -20.4% | |
| 1970 | 244 | -3.6% | |
| 1980 | 245 | 0.4% | |
| 1990 | 249 | 1.6% | |
| 2000 | 231 | -7.2% | |
| 2010 | 230 | -0.4% | |
| 2013 estimate | 214 | -7% | |
| 1900-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Van Wert had 230 people in 101 households. The population density was 261.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.28 people lived in each of the 101 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.1 percent white and 2.2 percent Native American people; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.3 percent of the population, regardless of ethnicity.
20.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.3 percent were 65 years or older. 53.9 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 34,688 USD . The per capita income was $ 15,866. 16.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 22, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on December 22, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Lamoni Municipal Airport Retrieved on December 22, 2014
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 KB) Retrieved December 22, 2014