Atlantic (Iowa)

Cass County

19-03520

Atlantic is the administrative center of Cass County in the southwest of the U.S. state of Iowa. In 2000, Atlantic had 7,257 inhabitants.

Geography

DeWitt is located at 41 ° 24'05 " north latitude and 95 ° 00'39 " west longitude. The city covers an area of 21.2 km ² which 21.1 km ² land and 0.1 km ² water surface spread.

Atlantic is located on the East Nishnabotna River, a tributary of the Missouri River. In the city of Iowa Highway 83 opens into the U.S. Highway 6. West of the Atlantic Highway is crossed 6 offset from U.S. Highway 71.

The city is located 85 km east of Council Bluffs, where the Missouri River forms the border between Iowa and Nebraska. Its largest city is Omaha here across the river. Iowa's capital Des Moines is located 131 km east of Oakland. To the south, there are over Saint Joseph 287 km to Kansas City in Missouri, Sioux Falls, the largest city of South Dakota, located 346 km to the northwest.

Demographic data

In the census of 2000 a population of 7,257 was determined. These distributed to 3,126 households in 1,969 families. The population density was 343.8 / km ². There were 3,354 buildings, which corresponds to a site density of 158.9 / km ².

The population was in 2000 from 98.65 % White, 0.25 % African American, 0.12% Native Americans, 0.22 % Asian, and 0.47% other. 0.29 % said to be descended from at least two of these groups. 0.79 % of the population were Hispanics who belonged to the various of the aforementioned groups.

23.0% were under the age of 18, 7.4 % from 18 to 24, 24.3% 25-44, 22.3% from 45 to 64 and 23.0 % 65 and older. The average age was 42 years. For every 100 females were statistically 89.3 men in the over 18 -year-olds 83.5.

The average income per household was $ 33,370, the average family income is $ 41,168. Men's income averaged $ 30,691, and for women about $ 20,271. The per capita income amounted to $ 17,832. Around 6.3 % of families and 12.1 % of the total population were below the poverty line income.

History

Atlantic was founded in 1868. While historians have not been able to determine the reason for the name Atlantic, there is a local legend that the founder of the city thought Atlantic lie exactly on the half of the distance between the Atlantic and Pacific. Since both names were to choose from, a coin was tossed and the name Atlantic won.

The nearby rock Iceland Railroad was crucial for the further development of the city. Even today, the old railroad depot has been preserved and now serves as a building for the local Chamber of Commerce.