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Revision as of 16:50, 9 February 2010
Orange City, Iowa | |
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| Nickname: orange town | |
 Location of Orange City, Iowa | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Sioux |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.1 sq mi (8.0 km2) |
| • Land | 3.1 sq mi (8.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,444 ft (440 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 5,582 |
| • Density | 1,808.5/sq mi (698.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 51041 |
| Area code | 712 |
| FIPS code | 19-59475 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0459884 |
Orange City is a city in and the county seat of Sioux County, Iowa, United States.Template:GR The population was 5,582 at the 2000 census. Named after William of Orange,[citation needed] it is best known for its Dutch background, which it celebrates by having an annual Tulip Festival for 3 days of every May and facing many of the city's buildings with Dutch architectural fronts. Orange City is home of the headquarters of Diamond Vogel Paints.
History and culture
Orange City was first called Holland and was later renamed in honor of Dutch royalty. The city was founded in 1870 by settlers from Pella, Iowa looking for cheaper and better land.[1]
As the county seat of Sioux County, the city is the location of the Sioux County Courthouse, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
Geography
Orange City is located at 43°0′20″N 96°3′32″W / 43.00556°N 96.05889°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (43.005498, -96.058796)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 5,582 people, 1,719 households, and 1,285 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,808.5 people per square mile (697.5/km²). There were 1,805 housing units at an average density of 584.8/sq mi (225.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.51% White, 0.50% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.61% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.
There were 1,719 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 24.9% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $39,721, and the median income for a family was $49,076. Males had a median income of $33,965 versus $21,130 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,413. About 4.4% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Several schools are found in Orange City. Two elementary schools, Orange City Elementary, which is part of the MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District, and Orange City Christian School, serve the community. There are also two high schools: MOC-Floyd Valley High School and Unity Christian High School.
Orange City is home to Northwestern College ( http://www.nwciowa.edu ), a Christian liberal arts college affiliated with the Reformed Church in America. It reported that 1,285 students were enrolled, as of August 2005, 61% female, 39% male.
It is also within thirty miles of Sheldon, Iowa's community college called Northwest Iowa Community College (http://www.nwicc.edu/), which was started in 1966 as a pilot program sponsored by the Department of Education in cooperation with the local high schools. It enrolls over 1,000 students per year (58% female, 42% male as of 2005).
Religion
Orange City is traditionally a Christian Reformed community with many different CRC churches, though there are also Lutheran and Reformed Church of America (RCA) churches.
Notable natives
- Nick Collison (1980), power forward (basketball) for the Seattle SuperSonics
- James Kennedy (1963), American historian
References
- ^ Van Klompenburg, Carol; Crum, Doroty (1996). Dutch Touches, Recipes and Traditions. Penfield Press, Iowa. ISBN 1-57216-024-1.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Sioux County, Iowa, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |