Lisbon is a city in Linn County,

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, United States, adjacent to the city of

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. The population was 2,233 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids

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History

Lisbon was laid out in 1851. It was named after Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.

Geography

Lisbon is located at (41.920721, -91.388188). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 2,152 people, 824 households, and 570 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 861 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.8%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from

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, and 1.3% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.2% of the population. There were 824 households, of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.8% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.15. The median age in the city was 36.4 years. 29.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 11.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,898 people, 728 households, and 516 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 752 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.58%

, 0.37%

, 0.32% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.11% from

, and 1.53% from two or more races.

of any race were 0.95% of the population. There were 728 households, out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. Age spread: 30.1% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $45,139, and the median income for a family was $55,583. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $24,432 for females. The

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for the city was $18,275. About 6.0% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the

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, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Lisbon Community School District operates local public schools.

Area attractions

* Sutliff Bridge *

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Notable people

Dwayne Andreas Dwayne Orville Andreas (March 4, 1918 – November 16, 2016), was one of the leading farm industrialists of the 20th century. He was former CEO and chairman of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). Under his leadership he turned ADM into the larg ...

, CEO of Archer Daniels Midland and political donor, was raised in Lisbon * Theodore J. Kaczynski, math professor; more notoriously, the Unabomber. Lived seasonally at 307 E. Main Street in the mid-to-late 1960s. *

David Kaczynski David Richard Kaczynski (born October 3, 1949) is the younger brother of Ted Kaczynski, the serial bomber dubbed the "Unabomber" by the FBI before his arrest in 1996. His memoir, ''Every Last Tie: The Story of the Unabomber and His Family'', detai ...

, youth counselor, reform advocate and brother of Theodore Kaczynski. Lived in town in the 1960s and later worked as a teacher at Lisbon High School in the 1970s.

References

External links

City of Lisbon, IA

Sauerkraut Days

Lisbon History Center

Lisbon Community School
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