Sabula, Iowa
| Sabula, Iowa | |
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| Coordinates: 42°4′4″N 90°10′27″W / 42.06778°N 90.17417°WCoordinates: 42°4′4″N 90°10′27″W / 42.06778°N 90.17417°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Jackson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
| • Land | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 591 ft (180 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 670 |
| • Density | 1,709.3/sq mi (660.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 52070 |
| Area code(s) | 563 |
| FIPS code | 19-69510 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0460877 |
Sabula is a city in Jackson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 670 at the 2000 census. Sabula is the site of Iowa's only island city. The island has a beach and a campground. It also has a harbor with boat docks and storage sheds to store some boats during the winter. Because of its proximity to Chicago (three-hour drive), Sabula has become a popular vacationing destination during the summer months.
Sabula was established in 1835 when, according to legend, Isaac Dorman crossed the river from the Illinois side on a log and decided to settle on the present site of Sabula. In the late 19th century the principal industries in the community included a large "pearl button" factory—which produced buttons from clam shells harvested from large clam beds located in the river adjacent to the shoreline. The thriving community also supported a large hog slaughtering industry. The community did not actually become an island until the lock and dam system was constructed on the upper Mississippi in the l930s. Thereupon, the lowlands lying west of the townsite were permanently flooded, creating the "Island City," as the town is now known. The factory is no longer there.
The Army Corps of Engineers constructed many locks and dams on the Mississippi River. The construction of Lock and Dam #13 between Clinton, IA and Fulton, IL in 1939 [1] left Sabula an island [2].
Sabula is connected to Iowa with a roadway that runs between two lakes and with Savanna, Illinois, with another roadway that leads to a bridge that crosses the Mississippi River.
Sabula has two churches that are Lutheran, Methodist.
[edit] Geography
Sabula is located at 42°4′4″N 90°10′27″W / 42.06778°N 90.17417°W (42.067866, -90.174270)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), of which 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) (71.53%) is water.
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[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.
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