Wellman, Iowa

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wellman
Center of Wellman
Center of Wellman
Location in Iowa
Washington County Iowa Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Wellman Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1885 (incorporated)
State : United States
State : Iowa
County : Washington County
Coordinates : 41 ° 28 ′  N , 91 ° 50 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 28 ′  N , 91 ° 50 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
Metropolitan Area :
1,408 (as of 2010)
161,170 (as of 2013)
Population density : 477.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 2.95 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 )
Height : 214 m
Postal code : 52356
Area code : +1 319
FIPS : 19-83280
GNIS ID : 462787
Website : www.cityofwellman.com
Mayor : Ryan Miller

Wellman is a small town in Washington County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Wellman had 1,408 residents, which increased to 1,423 by 2013.

Wellman is part of the metropolitan area around Iowa's former capital, Iowa City .

geography

Wellman is located in southeast Iowa on the English River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin across the Iowa River . This forms the Iowa- Illinois border around 70 km east . The Missouri border runs about 110 km south.

Wellman geographic data is 41 ° 27'51 "north latitude and 91 ° 50'18" west longitude. The city extends over an area of ​​2.95 km² and is the largest town within the Lime Creek Township .

Wellman's neighbors are Kalona (12.2 km east), Riverside (14.8 km in the same direction), Washington (16.4 km southeast), West Chester (16 km south), Keota (20.8 km southwest) , Kinross (8.1 miles west) and Parnell (16.9 miles northwest).

The center of Iowa City located 41 km northeast of Wellman. The other closest major cities are Cedar Rapids (79.2 km northeast), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (115 km east), Chicago in Illinois (408 km in the same direction), Peoria in Illinois (268 km east-southeast), Illinois' capital, Springfield (337 km southeast), St. Louis , Missouri (420 km south-southeast), Kansas City , Missouri (434 km southwest), Des Moines (180 km west), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (408 km in the same direction ), Rochester , Minnesota (344 km northwest), and the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ), Minnesota (479 km in the same direction).

traffic

The Iowa State Highway 22 runs west-east direction through the city of Wellman. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

The next airports are the Eastern Iowa Airport Cedar Rapids (70 km north-northeast), the Quad City International Airport in Moline , Illinois (124 km east), the Southeast Iowa Regional Airport from Burlington (129 km south-east) and the Des Moines International Airport (195 km to the west).

population

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 654 -
1910 724 10.7%
1920 875 20.9%
1930 853 -2.5%
1940 1129 32.4%
1950 1071 -5.1%
1960 1085 1.3%
1970 977 -10%
1980 1125 15.1%
1990 1085 -3.6%
2000 1393 28.4%
2010 1408 1.1%
2013 estimate 1423 1.1%
1900-2000 2010-2013

According to the 2010 census , Wellman had 1,408 people in 608 households. The population density was 477.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.24 people lived in each of the 608 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.3 percent white, 0.1 percent (one person) African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

24.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.4 percent were 65 years or older. 53.1 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 51,450  USD . The per capita income was $ 22,983. 4.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ City of Wellman - City Officials. Retrieved February 6, 2015
  2. a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 6, 2015
  3. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 6, 2015
  4. State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 KB) Retrieved February 6, 2015

Web links