Winter set
| Winter set | |
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 John Wayne's birthplace in Winterset |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1849 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Madison County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 20 ′ N , 94 ° 1 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
5,190 (as of 2010) 599,789 (as of 2013) |
| Population density : | 570.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 9.1 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 332 m |
| Postal code : | 50273 |
| Area code : | +1 515 |
| FIPS : | 19-86520 |
| GNIS ID : | 0463138 |
| Website : | www.winterset.govoffice.com |
| Mayor : | James Olson |
Winterset is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Madison County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Winterset had 5190 inhabitants, the number of which had decreased to 5094 by 2013.
Winterset is part of the metropolitan area around Iowa's capital Des Moines .
geography
The geographical coordinates are 41 ° 20 '9 " N , 94 ° 0' 50" W . The city extends over an area of 9.1 km².
Winterset is around 45 minutes southwest of Des Moines.
Landmark
Winterset is well known for its covered bridges. There are a total of seven of these bridges in Madison County, including one in Winterset City Park. The annual "Covered Bridge Festival" celebrates the bridges and the genetic material every second weekend in October. In 2006 the festival took place on October 14th and 15th.
Another well-known landmark is the "Clark Tower" in Winterset City Park, from which one has a breathtaking view over the Middle River Valley area.
The Madison County Court in the heart of the town square was built in 1868 and rebuilt in 1876 after a fire.
history
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1860 | 915 | - | |
| 1870 | 1485 | 62.3% | |
| 1880 | 2583 | 73.9% | |
| 1890 | 2281 | -11.7% | |
| 1900 | 3039 | 33.2% | |
| 1910 | 2818 | -7.3% | |
| 1920 | 2906 | 3.1% | |
| 1930 | 2921 | 0.5% | |
| 1940 | 3631 | 24.3% | |
| 1950 | 3570 | -1.7% | |
| 1960 | 3639 | 1.9% | |
| 1970 | 3654 | 0.4% | |
| 1980 | 4021 | 10% | |
| 1990 | 4196 | 4.4% | |
| 2000 | 4768 | 13.6% | |
| 2010 | 5190 | 8.9% | |
| 2013 estimate | 5094 | -1.8% | |
| 1860-2000 2010-2013 | |||
Winterset was first mapped in 1849. The Madison County Historical Society and Administration state the city was established that year again. Winterset's 150th city anniversary was celebrated in the summer of 1999. The families living in the city today as they did then are: Bilderback, Danforth, Guiberson, Gentry, Berthold, Tidrick, Pitzer, Gaff, Berger, Ruby, Hornback, Dougherty, Wilhoit, Walkup, McPherson, Wilkinson, Gaskill, Houk and Hutchings.
Historical objects
The Holliwell Covered Bridge, built in 1880, is located in Winterset . It has the status of a historic former covered road bridge and is located about 6.5 kilometers southeast of the city. The present pedestrian bridge was listed on August 28, 1976 by the National Register of Historic Places with the number 76000789 as a historic monument.
population
According to the 2010 census , there were 5,190 people in 2,062 households in Winterset. The population density was 570.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.42 people each in the 2062 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.1 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.0 percent of the population.
26.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.6 percent were 65 years or older. 53.4 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 38,426 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,883. 15.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Famous residents
The actor John Wayne was born in Winterset in 1907. His birth name was Marion Robert Morrison. The Morrison family lived in the city until 1911. After 1911, the family moved to California because doctors said it would help the father get well.
George Washington Carver lived there in the mid-1880s and worked as a chef for a downtown hotel.
Fred Clarke , inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945 , was born in Winterset on October 3, 1872.
Henry JB Cummings , a US MP from Iowa and editor and owner of Winterset Madisonian (a newspaper).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Business Record - Metro population Expands West - Census Bureau Accessed on 12 November 2014
- ↑ City of Winterset - Mayor ( Memento November 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved November 12, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 12, 2014
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved November 12, 2014
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - Madison County.Retrieved November 12, 2014
