Hawarden, Iowa
| Hawarden, Iowa | |
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| Coordinates: 43°0′4″N 96°29′4″W / 43.00111°N 96.48444°WCoordinates: 43°0′4″N 96°29′4″W / 43.00111°N 96.48444°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Sioux |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.0 sq mi (7.8 km2) |
| • Land | 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,181 ft (360 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,478 |
| • Density | 860.6/sq mi (332.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 51011, 51023 |
| Area code(s) | 712 |
| FIPS code | 19-35265 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0457324 |
Hawarden is a city in Sioux County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,478 at the 2000 census. It is located on the Big Sioux River.
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[edit] Geography
Hawarden is located at 43°0′4″N 96°29′4″W / 43.00111°N 96.48444°W (43.001145, -96.484541)[1], along the Big Sioux River.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), of which, 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (4.32%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,478 people, 1,032 households, and 664 families residing in the city. The population density was 860.6 people per square mile (332.2/km²). There were 1,098 housing units at an average density of 381.3 per square mile (147.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.83% White, 0.32% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 3.67% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.38% of the population.
There were 1,032 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,360, and the median income for a family was $44,938. Males had a median income of $30,466 versus $19,669 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,459. About 4.2% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Economy
American Identity, which makes baseball caps, employs 150 workers in Hawarden, and Iowa Lamb Processing — the state's only sheep slaughterhouse — employs about 100 more. Other local factories include Coilcraft and Timber Roots.
[edit] Climate
Hawarden is located very near to the center of the North American continent, far removed from any major bodies of water. This lends the area a humid continental climate, with hot, humid summers, cold snowy winters, and wide temperature extremes. Summers can bring daytime temperatures that climb into the 90s Fahrenheit, and winter lows can be well below zero.
| Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures | ||||||||||||
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Rec High °F | 71 | 71 | 91 | 97 | 102 | 108 | 108 | 104 | 103 | 94 | 81 | 70 |
| Norm High °F | 28.7 | 35 | 47.3 | 61.7 | 73.2 | 82.5 | 86.2 | 83.7 | 76 | 63.7 | 44.8 | 31.7 |
| Norm Low °F | 8.5 | 15.3 | 25.7 | 37.3 | 49.2 | 58.5 | 62.9 | 60.6 | 50.1 | 38 | 24.8 | 12.8 |
| Rec Low °F | -26 | -26 | -22 | -2 | 25 | 38 | 42 | 37 | 24 | 12 | -9 | -24 |
| Precip (in) | 0.59 | 0.62 | 2 | 2.75 | 3.75 | 3.61 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.42 | 1.99 | 1.4 | 0.66 |
| Source: USTravelWeather.com [1] | ||||||||||||
[edit] Annual events
The city hosts "Big Sioux River Days" over Labor Day Weekend.[citation needed]
[edit] Notable people
- Hope Emerson, American actress
- Stanley L. Greigg, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Brian Hansen, former NFL punter
- Lisa Suhair Majaj, Palestinian American poet and scholar[4]
- Albert J. Meyer, economist
- Ruth Suckow, American author
- Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler, American mathematician
[edit] See also
Hawarden was formerly the home of a junior college, Sioux Empire College, which closed in the 1980s.
Hawarden annexed the incorporated town of Calliope, Iowa in 1893.
[edit] References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ DeLorme (1998). Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-214-5
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Kadi, Joanna (1994). Food for Our Grandmothers: Writings by Arab-American and Arab-Canadian Feminists. Boston, MA: South End Press. pp. 68. ISBN 0-89608-489-2.
[edit] External links
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- City-Data Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Hawarden
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