Winthrop, Iowa
| Winthrop | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1857 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Buchanan County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 28 ′ N , 91 ° 44 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 850 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 389.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.18 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 321 m |
| Postal code : | 50682 |
| Area code : | +1 319 |
| FIPS : | 19-86565 |
| GNIS ID : | 463139 |
| Website : | www.cityofwinthrop.com |
| Mayor : | Gerald Dennie |
Winthrop is a small town (with the status " City ") in Buchanan County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Winthrop had 850 inhabitants.
geography
Winthrop is located in northeastern Iowa on the west bank of Buffalo Creek , which is part of the Mississippi River basin over the Wapsipinicon River . This forms the border of Iowa to Wisconsin and Illinois around 80 km east .
The geographical coordinates of Winthrop are 42 ° 28'24 "north latitude and 91 ° 44'04" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 2.18 km² and is spread over the Byron and Liberty Township .
Neighboring towns of Winthrop are Aurora (17 km north), Lamont (22.7 km north-northeast), Dundee (28.3 km northeast), Masonville (13.9 km east), Manchester (24.9 km in the same direction), Quasqueton (11 km south) and Independence (13.7 km west).
The closest major cities are Wisconsin's capital Madison (150 miles east-northeast), Dubuque at the interface of the states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois (94.2 km east), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (184 km southeast), Cedar Rapids (62 , 9 km south), Iowa's capital city Des Moines (229 km southwest), Waterloo (55.2 km west), and Rochester , Minnesota (222 km north-northwest).
traffic
US Highway 20, which has been converted into a freeway, runs along the southern outskirts of Winthrop in a west-east direction . At the same time, the Iowa State Highway 939 runs as the main road through Winthrop. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A Canadian National Railway (CN) line runs parallel to the IA 939 through the urban area of Winthrop.
With the Independence Municipal Airport there is a small airfield 20.7 km to the west. The nearest commercial airport is Cedar Rapids' Eastern Iowa Airport, 47 miles south .
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 320 | - | |
| 1890 | 370 | 15.6% | |
| 1900 | 618 | 67% | |
| 1910 | 529 | -14.4% | |
| 1920 | 507 | -4.2% | |
| 1930 | 496 | -2.2% | |
| 1940 | 546 | 10.1% | |
| 1950 | 604 | 10.6% | |
| 1960 | 649 | 7.5% | |
| 1970 | 750 | 15.6% | |
| 1980 | 767 | 2.3% | |
| 1990 | 742 | -3.3% | |
| 2000 | 772 | 4% | |
| 2010 | 850 | 10.1% | |
| 1880-2000 2010 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , there were 850 people in 346 households in Winthrop. The population density was 389.9 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.46 people lived in each of the 346 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.7 percent white, 0.1 percent (one person) Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.4 percent of the population.
27.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.0 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 56,250 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,711. 9.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Michelle Monaghan (* 1976) - actress - born and raised in Winthrop
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Winthrop.Retrieved October 26, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved October 26, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed October 26, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Independence Municipal Airport Accessed on October 26, 2014
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved October 26, 2014