Stanton, Iowa

Stanton, Iowa
City
Nickname:  Swedes
Motto:  Hand us the Meatballs
Location of Stanton, Iowa
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Montgomery
Area
• Total	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
• Land	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,155 ft (352 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	714
• Density	803.9/sq mi (310.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	51573
Area code	712
FIPS code	19-75000
GNIS feature ID	0461955

Stanton is a city in Montgomery County, Iowa, United States. The population was 714 at the 2000 census.

Stanton was first settled by Swedish immigrants. Stanton is best known for its two water towers, the tanks of which are painted and shaped like a giant coffee pot and coffee cup (billed as "the largest Swedish coffee pot in the world"). These also allude to the fact that Stanton is the hometown of actress Virginia Christine, best known to TV viewers as "Mrs. Olson" in classic commercials for Folgers Coffee.

Geography

Stanton is located at 40°58′52″N 95°6′8″WTemplate:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 714 people, 271 households, and 188 families residing in the city. The population density was 803.9 people per square mile (309.7/km²). There were 285 housing units at an average density of 320.9 per square mile (123.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.74% White, 0.56% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.

There were 271 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,607, and the median income for a family was $46,136. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $20,852 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,628. About 3.7% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

Titanic Connections

The town of Stanton has a known connection to the historically prevalent Titanic Disaster, as two of the over 1,500 victims of the disaster was from Stanton. Ernst Danbom, an American born farmer of Swedish lineage, along with his Swedish-born wife Anna, had both previously lived in Stanton and in 1911 had taken a year-long trip to Sweden, where their son Gilbert was born. In April 1912, Ernst and Anna planned their return to America and boarded the Titanic at Southampton, England. They were joined by Anna's sister Alfrida Andersson, her husband Anders, and their five children, who were immigrating to Canada. The entire party of ten was lost in the sinking, and afterwards, Ernst Danbom's body was among 330 that were recovered from the North Atlantic. An article from the April 21st issue of the Chicago Herald describes how Ernst's brother Alfred was notified that his brother, sister-in-law and infant nephew had been lost. In the following weeks, Ernst's body was claimed at Halifax, Nova Scotia and returned to Stanton and interred.

The Little White City

Stanton was known as the Little White City when everyone's house was white.

External links

• Stanton, Iowa homepage