 Grain elevator in Estherville, Iowa. Estherville is a city in Emmet County, Iowa, United States. The population was 6,656 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Emmet CountyGR6. Estherville is home to the main campus of Iowa Lakes Community College. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2287x1874, 343 KB) Photo I took 2006-05-20 of an old grain elevator in Estherville, Iowa. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2287x1874, 343 KB) Photo I took 2006-05-20 of an old grain elevator in Estherville, Iowa. ...
Emmet County is a county located in the state of Iowa. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area Ranked 26th - Total 56,272 sq mi (145,743 km²) - Width 310 miles (500 km) - Length 199 miles (320 km) - % water 0. ...
A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ...
Emmet County is a county located in the state of Iowa. ...
Geography
Estherville is located at 43°24′16″N, 94°50′1″W (43.404375, -94.833592)GR1. Image File history File links IAMap-doton-Estherville. ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.5 km² (5.2 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...
A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...
Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 6,656 people, 2,729 households, and 1,689 families residing in the city. The population density was 494.2/km² (1,280.4/mi²). There were 2,924 housing units at an average density of 217.1/km² (562.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.66% White, 0.18% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.89% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.19% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There were 2,729 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.93. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...
In the city the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,279, and the median income for a family was $41,042. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $20,441 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,488. About 5.0% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
Interesting facts The term "blizzard" was first used in print in the Estherville Northern Vindicator on 23 April 1870. April 23 is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Robert Hansen, serial killer, was born in Estherville on Feb. 15, 1939. Robert Hansen (b. ...
Estherville's high school athletic teams have the unusual nickname "Midgets."
The west fork of the Des Moines River flows through Estherville. It is known for its annual floods as the melting snow flows southward from Minnesota.
Noted director/producer/writer Michael Ray Rhodes was born in Estherville on July 11, 1945.
Producer for Norman Lear productions, Ken Stump, was born in Estherville on February 1, 1950. He died at the young age of 40 in California before his career had a chance to take off. Norman Lear (born July 27, 1922) is a Jewish-American television writer and producer who produced such popular sitcoms as All in the Family, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, Good Times and Maude. ...
Another Estherville native of note is artist Robert Wee. He was born in Estherville in 1927. Robert Wee is famous for his landscape paintings of the California coastline.
American actor Virgil Frye grew up in Estherville. He is best known as the father of Soleil Moon Frye of Punky Brewster fame in the 1980's. Virgil Frye is an American actor. ...
Soleil Moon Frye (born August 6, 1976 in Glendora, California) is an actress and director. ...
Rural Estherville is also the setting for the book Frontier Mother: the Letter of Gro Svendsen. Mrs. Svensen arrived in Estherville in 1862 and in letters home to her parents in Norway chronicled the hard life of early settlers in this part of Iowa. Mrs. Svendsen had 10 children in 15 years. She died in 1878 at the age of 37. Her letters left a powerful memoir of her difficult life.
The Mueller Family, of Estherville, Was featured on the E! Entertainment News Talk Box, for a questionaire of Paris Hilton. Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American celebrity and socialite. ...
Estherville Meteorite - See also: meteorite falls
On May 10, 1879, a 455 pound meteorite fell to earth in Emmet County a few miles north of Estherville. When it struck it buried itself in the ground 15 feet. This meteorite (a portion of which is on display in the Estherville Public Library and another portion which is on display at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History) is well known as the Estherville Meteorite. Meteorite falls are those meteorites that were witnessed by people or automated devices as they transitted the atmosphere or impacted the Earth, and were subsequently collected. ...
Willamette Meteorite A meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives an impact with the Earths surface without being destroyed. ...
External links - Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 43.404375° -94.833592°
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