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Muscatine, Iowa Micropolitan Area
The Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in east central Iowa, anchored by the city of Muscatine. The Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area is also a part of the Davenport-Moline, IA-IL Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which has a population of 474,226, making it the 90th-largest CSA in the nation. As of the 2000 census, the area had a population of 53,905 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 54,179). Counties * Louisa * Muscatine Communities Places with more than 20,000 inhabitants * Muscatine (Principal city) Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants * Columbus Junction * Wapello * West Liberty * Wilton (partial) Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants * Fruitland * Grandview * Morning Sun Places with less than 500 inhabitants * Atalissa * Blue Grass (partial) * Columbus City * Conesville * Cotter * Durant (partial) * Fredonia * Letts *Nichols * Oakville * Stockton * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muscatine Micropolitan Area
The Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in east central Iowa, anchored by the city of Muscatine. The Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area is also a part of the Davenport-Moline, IA-IL Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which has a population of 474,226, making it the 90th-largest CSA in the nation. As of the 2000 census, the area had a population of 53,905 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 54,179). Counties * Louisa * Muscatine Communities Places with more than 20,000 inhabitants * Muscatine (Principal city) Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants * Columbus Junction * Wapello * West Liberty * Wilton (partial) Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants * Fruitland * Grandview * Morning Sun Places with less than 500 inhabitants * Atalissa * Blue Grass (partial) * Columbus City * Conesville * Cotter * Durant (partial) * Fredonia * Letts *Nichols * Oakville * Stockton * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atalissa, Iowa
Atalissa is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 296 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Atalissa was platted in 1859. It was named by its founder, William Lundy, for a mining town in California, which in turn was named for an Indian queen Atalissa. From 1974 to 2009 Atalissa was the home of a few dozen intellectually challenged men who worked in a nearby turkey processing plant. They lived together in an old schoolhouse and were taken each workday to the plant, and after expenses were taken out, were paid no more than $65/month. They were removed and relocated by state agencies in 2009, after being found to be living in unacceptable conditions. A 2013 verdict awarded the men a total of $240 million in damages, since reduced to $50,000/man. The men's plight had a profound effect on social services in Iowa, and their experiences and subsequent court case was the subject of the documentary film '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cranston, Iowa
Cranston was an unincorporated community in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. History Cranston was a stop on the Milwaukee Road, which was removed in 1982, although little remains of the community today. Cranston's population was 42 in 1925. There are thirteen houses remaining in Cranston. The Cranston graveyard, containing predominantly Protestant graves, is a half mile east of the town. Education Cranston residents are zoned to schools of the Louisa–Muscatine Community School District The Louisa–Muscatine Community School District is rural public school district consisting of an elementary school and a high school located in a single complex along U.S. Highway 61 in unincorporated Louisa County, Iowa, with a Letts postal a .... - The campus is outside of the Letts city limits. References Unincorporated communities in Muscatine County, Iowa Unincorporated communities in Iowa {{MuscatineCountyIA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walcott, Iowa
Walcott ( /ˈwÉ”lkÉ”t/ ''WAWL-cawt'', ˆwÉ”lkÉ™t is a city in Muscatine and Scott counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 1,551 at the time of the 2020 census. Walcott's interchange on Interstate 80 is home to an enormous complex of restaurants, motels and truck stops, including the Iowa 80 truck stop, which is the world's largest. Most of Walcott is part of the Davenport– Moline– Rock Island, IA- IL Metropolitan Statistical Area, but the Muscatine County portion of the city is considered part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Walcott was incorporated on July 10, 1894. The City of Walcott was originally platted in 1854. The first passenger train route west of the Mississippi River began service in 1855 and helped Walcott grow. William Walcott, who was a director of Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, donated $500 in 1855 for the construction of a school building, with the stipulation that the fledgling town along the railroad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockton, Iowa
Stockton is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 176 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Stockton was laid out at the time the railroad was built through it. Stockton was a depot on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. Geography Stockton is located at (41.591484, -90.857679). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 197 people, 73 households, and 52 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 76 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 92.9% White, 1.5% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.5% from other races, and 4.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population. There were 73 households, of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakville, Iowa
Oakville is a city in southeasern Louisa County, Iowa, United States. The population was 200 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Oakville was laid out in 1891. Geography Oakville is located just north of Iowa Route X99 and the Iowa River passes about one-half mile to the northwest. The Louisa-Des Moines county line is two miles to the south. Wapello is about six miles to the northwest and Keithsburg, Illinois is across the Mississippi River approximately five mile to the east. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census At the 2010 census there were 173 people in 62 households, including 42 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 95 housing units at an average density of . The racial makup of the city was 97.7% White, 0.6% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nichols, Iowa
Nichols is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 340 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area. Name The original name of the site of the current town was ''Railroad Addition''. The town was later referred to as ''Nichols Station'' in reference to the previous holder of the town's site. Nichols was named by the early settler Benjamin F. Nichols in honor of his father, Samuel Nichols, who was instrumental in bringing the railroad to the area. Samuel Nichols was a heavy investor in the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Company as well as owner of large landholdings. Samuel Nichols had given the rail company the right of way to construct the rail line across his land, as well as to establish a depot at the current site of Nichols. History Nichols was established in the early 1870s in an area of Section 15 of Pike Township known locally as Elephant Swamp. The community was intended as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letts, Iowa
Letts is a city in northern Louisa County, Iowa, United States, established in 1855. The population was 363 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area. The name is taken from that of local benefactor, Nehemiah Madison Letts (b. 1818 Licking, Ohio – d. 1894 Grandview, Iowa). Geography Letts is located one-half mile south of the Louisa- Muscatine county line and two miles west of US Route 61. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 384 people, 148 households, and 110 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 153 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.8% White, 0.5% Native American, 1.8% Pacific Islander, 1.3% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.2% of the population. There were 148 households, of which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredonia, Iowa
Fredonia is a city in Louisa County, Iowa, United States. The population was 222 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Fredonia was laid out in 1836, by Alvin Clark, who had a squatters claim on the land and was surveyed by John Gilliland. It is located on the east side of the Iowa River, immediately below the junction of the Iowa and Cedar rivers. It is a part of section 20, township 75, range 4 west. It is said Alvin Clark and his brother Gibbs were the first settlers in Fredonia. As such it is one of the oldest continuously-incorporated towns in Iowa. It is sometimes claimed that Fredonia came near being the capital of Iowa and only lost by 1 vote. This however, was not a truly serious consideration in the House of Representatives, as many other names were being brought up at the time. Geography Fredonia is located just east of the confluence of the Iowa River and the Cedar River. The community of Columbus Junc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durant, Iowa
Durant is a city in Cedar, Muscatine, and Scott counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 1,871 at the time of the 2020 census. The Scott County portion of Durant is part of the Davenport– Moline– Rock Island, IA- IL Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Muscatine County portion of the city is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Durant was platted in 1854 by Benjamin Brayton. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was built through Durant in 1855. The settlement was first named Brayton for its founder, but the name was later changed to Durant for Thomas C. Durant, one of the pioneers of the Transcontinental Railroad and an individual who contributed the bulk of funds needed to build the town's first public school. Geography Durant is located at (41.6011435, -90.9138461). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cotter, Iowa
Cotter is a city in western Louisa County, Iowa, United States. The population was 39 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Cotter, originally called Cotterville, was laid out in 1878 by Margaret E. Cotter. It was located along the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. Geography Cotter is located on Iowa Highway 92 approximately 5.5 miles west of Columbus Junction and one mile east of the Louisa-Washington county line.''Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 7th Edition, 2021 p. 51 According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census At the 2010 census there were 48 people in 19 households, including 14 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 24 housing units at an average density of . The racial makup of the city was 100.0% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29.2%. Of the 19 households 21.1% had children under the age of 18 livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
