Victor (Iowa)
| Victor | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1868 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| Counties : |
Iowa County Poweshiek County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 44 ′ N , 92 ° 18 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 888 (as of 2015) |
| Population density : | 699.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 1.27 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 247 m |
| Postal code : | 52347 |
| Area code : | +1 319 |
| FIPS : | 19-80805 |
| GNIS ID : | 462561 |
| Website : | www.victoriowa.com |
| Mayor : | Roger Pawlak |
Victor is a small town (with the status " City ") in Iowa County , and to a lesser extent in Poweshiek County in US -amerikanischen State Iowa . At the 2010 census , Victor had 893 inhabitants, the number of which had decreased slightly to 888 by 2015.
geography
Victor is located in the central southeast of Iowa on Big Bear Creek , which is part of the Mississippi catchment over the Iowa River . Victor is about 100 km north of the Missouri border and 100 km west of the Mississippi, which forms the border with Illinois .
The geographic coordinates of Victor are 41 ° 43 '54 "north latitude and 92 ° 17' 53" west longitude. The metropolitan area covers an area of 1.27 km² and is mostly in the Hartford Township of Iowa County. A smaller part extends into the neighboring Warren Township of Poweshiek County to the west .
The closest neighboring towns to Victor are Belle Plaine (20.9 km north), Koszta (18 km northeast), Ladora (10.8 km east-northeast), Guernsey (12.6 km south-southwest), Carnforth (4.7 km west), Brooklyn (8 miles in the same direction) and Hartwick (6 miles northwest).
The closest major cities are Rochester , Minnesota (273 km north), Cedar Rapids (73 km northeast), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (154 km east), Chicago in Illinois (422 km in the same direction), Columbia , Missouri (344 km south), Kansas City in Missouri (426 km south-southwest), Iowa's capital Des Moines (121 km west-southwest), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (343 km in the same direction), and Sioux City (419 km west-northwest).
traffic
About three kilometers south of the urban area of Victor, Interstate Highway 80 runs west to east , which is the shortest route from Des Moines to Chicago. The US Highway 6 extends in the east-west direction along the northern edge. Old Highway 6 is Victor's main street. All other roads are subordinate, partly unpaved roads or inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line for the freight traffic of the BNSF Railway runs through Victor in a west-east direction .
The Belle Plaine Municipal Airport is 21 km north of a small airfield for general aviation . The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport (139 km west-southwest).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 352 | - | |
| 1890 | 616 | 75% | |
| 1900 | 612 | -0.6% | |
| 1910 | 640 | 4.6% | |
| 1920 | 802 | 25.3% | |
| 1930 | 794 | -1 % | |
| 1940 | 763 | -3.9% | |
| 1950 | 741 | -2.9% | |
| 1960 | 870 | 17.4% | |
| 1970 | 949 | 9.1% | |
| 1980 | 1046 | 10.2% | |
| 1990 | 966 | -7.6% | |
| 2000 | 952 | -1.4% | |
| 2010 | 893 | -6.2% | |
| 2015 estimate | 888 | -0.6% | |
| 1880-2000 2010-2015 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , there were 893 people in 392 households in Victor. The population density was 703.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.28 people lived in each of the 392 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.1 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian and 1.3 from other ethnic groups; 0.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.7 percent of the population.
25.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.5 percent were 65 years or older. 49.8 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was in 2015 at 43,542 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,844. 9.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- John W. Gwynne (1889–1972) - Republican Member of the US House of Representatives (1935–1949) - born in Victor
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Victor - Welcome from Mayor Roger Pawlak. Retrieved January 16, 2017
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 16, 2017
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on January 16, 2017
- ↑ AirNav.com - Belle Plaine Municipal Airport Accessed on January 16, 2017
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved January 16, 2017