Panora, Iowa
| Panora, Iowa | |
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| Coordinates: 41°41′32″N 94°21′49″W / 41.69222°N 94.36361°WCoordinates: 41°41′32″N 94°21′49″W / 41.69222°N 94.36361°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Guthrie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2) |
| • Land | 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,076 ft (328 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,175 |
| • Density | 652.1/sq mi (251.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 50216 |
| Area code(s) | 641 |
| FIPS code | 19-61320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0460010 |
| Website | www.cityofpanora.com |
Panora is a city in Guthrie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,175 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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[edit] Geography
Panora is located at 41°41′32″N 94°21′49″W / 41.69222°N 94.36361°W (41.692158, -94.363722)[1], along the Middle Raccoon River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,175 people, 470 households, and 287 families residing in the city. The population density was 652.1 people per square mile (252.0/km²). There were 504 housing units at an average density of 279.7 per square mile (108.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.87% White, 0.43% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.43% Pacific Islander, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.
There were 470 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $41,583. Males had a median income of $28,558 versus $22,692 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,510. About 4.8% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Arts and culture
[edit] Festivals
Annually, Panora hosts Lake Panorama Days on the first weekend in August. Panorama Days includes a parade and street dance in Panora, and a water skiing show at Lake Panorama.[3]
[edit] Parks and recreation
In Panora, the well shaded Lennon Mill Park campgrounds just downstream of the Lennon Mill dam on the Middle Raccoon River are part of the much larger 1,236-acre (5.00 km2) Lennon Mill Park and Wildlife Area. The campgrounds, park, and wildlife area are maintained by the Guthrie County Conservation Board. With spaces for both tents and RVs, the campgrounds offer RV hook-ups, water, bathrooms, a shelter house, fishing, and a boat ramp giving access for canoes on the river.[4]
Outside of Panora is Lake Panorama, which features a resort, a marina, housing development, recreation area and golf course.
[edit] Government
As of 2010[update] the current mayor is Steve Baker.
[edit] Education
Panorama Community School District provides co-ed classes for grades K–12 to the towns of Panora, Linden, Yale, Jamaica, and Bagley. Panorama Elementary School (the most recently opened) serves grades K-5, and the Panorama Middle School/High School building serves grades 6-12. Panorama's teams are known as the Panthers, and their colors are navy blue and silver. The teams compete in the West Central Activities Conference (WCAC) and are part of the Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.[5]
The schools at Panora are named for one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Iowa, Lake Panorama, which is an unincorporated private golf and water skiing resort with nearly 1000 homes.[6][7][8] In addition to the very exclusive Lake Panorama resort, the communities of the Panorama school district have strong agricultural ties: the school district occupies very highly productive soil and receives extremely favorable precipitation.
In 2009, the Panorama Community School District received very high ratings in Business Week as one of the best schools in the United States.[9]
[edit] Notable people
[edit] See also
Panorama School system are dominate in most sports and is great at everything they do!! Panorama is one of the best schools for education and sports!
[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.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Lake Panorama Days website
- ^ http://www.guthriecounty.org/gccb/index_files/parks.htm#mill Lennon Mill Park and Wildlife Area Guthrie County Conservation Board website retrieved February 19, 2010
- ^ http://www.panorama.k12.ia.us/ retrieved March 30, 2009.
- ^ http://www.lakepanorama.org/ retrieved March 30, 2009.
- ^ http://www.lakepanorama.com/index.cfm?page=13 retrieved March 30, 2009.
- ^ http://www.lakepanorama.com/index.cfm?page=2 retrieved March 30, 2009.
- ^ http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ia/27#from..Tab retrieved March 30, 2009.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Panora, Iowa |
- Official City website City government
- Portal style website for Panora Chamber of Commerce, History, Business, and more
- Lake Panorama
- Guthrie Center Times newspaper
- Panorama Community School District
- City Data Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Panora
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