Ventura, Iowa
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Cerro Gordo County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 8 ′ N , 93 ° 29 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 717 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 156.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 6.29 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 4.58 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 385 m |
| Postal code : | 50482 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-80580 |
| GNIS ID : | 462549 |
| Website : | www.venturaiowa.com |
| Mayor : | Kind of Tesar |
Ventura is a small town (with the status " City ") in Cerro Gordo County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Ventura had 717 residents.
geography
Ventura is in northern Iowa on the west bank of Clear Lake . The border with the neighboring state of Minnesota to the north is around 40 km away; the Mississippi border with Wisconsin runs around 210 km east.
The geographical coordinates of Ventura are 43 ° 07'35 "north latitude and 93 ° 28'40" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 6.29 km², which is spread over 4.58 km² of land and 1.71 km² of water. Ventura is the largest town in Clear Lake Township .
Neighboring towns to Ventura are Fertile (19.2 km northeast), Clear Lake (8.3 km east), Thornton (28.9 km south-southeast), Meservey (15.2 km south), Klemme (23.8 km southwest), Garner (10.9 km west) and Forest City (28.3 km northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota (140 miles north), Rochester , Minnesota (167 km northeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (385 km east), Cedar Rapids (150 miles southeast), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (370 km in the same direction), Iowa's capital Des Moines (192 km south) and Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (413 km southwest).
traffic
The US Highway 18 runs west-east direction by Ventura. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railroad line for freight traffic of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) runs parallel to US 18 .
With the Mason City Municipal Airport there is a regional airport 12.3 km east. The nearest major airport is Des Moines International Airport (201 km south).
population
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1970 | 543 | - | |
| 1980 | 614 | 13.1% | |
| 1990 | 590 | -3.9% | |
| 2000 | 670 | 13.6% | |
| 2010 | 717 | 7% | |
| 1970-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Ventura had 717 people in 315 households. The population density was 156.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.28 people lived in each of the 315 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.3 percent white and 0.6 percent Asian; 0.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.7 percent of the population.
18.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.5 percent were 65 years or older. 48.5 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 65,833 USD . The per capita income was $ 35,091. 3.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Ventura - Meet Our Mayor and Council.Retrieved September 28, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 28, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on September 28, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Mason City Municipal Airport Accessed on September 28, 2014
- ^ State Data Center of Iowa. Retrieved September 28, 2014