Harpers Ferry (Iowa)
Allamakee County
19-34590
Harpers Ferry is a small town in Allamakee County in the northeast of the U.S. state of Iowa on the Mississippi River. In 2000 Harpers Ferry had 330 inhabitants.
South of Harpers Ferry is the Effigy Mounds National Monument, a memorial and an archaeological reserve with evidence from pre-Columbian times.
Geography
Harpers Ferry is located at 43 ° 12'06 " north latitude and 91 ° 09'03 " west longitude. The city covers an area of 1.6 km ², which consists exclusively of land area.
Harpers Ferry is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River, which forms the border to Wisconsin. After New Albin, located near the intersection of the states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, there are 48.8 km in a northerly direction.
By Harpers Ferry leads the Iowa section of the Great River Road, a tourist and historically important street that runs along the entire run of the Mississippi River.
Iowa's capital Des Moines is located 347 km to the southeast, the Quad Cities are located 245 km south, on the Rockford 268 km away, there are 419 kilometers south-east to Chicago. Wisconsin's capital is Madison 187 km to the east. Minneapolis, the largest city in Minnesota is 309 to the northwest.
Demographic data
In the census of 2000 a population of 330 was determined. These were distributed to 166 households in 110 families. The population density was 208.9 / km ². There were 560 buildings, which corresponded to a housing density of 354.5 / km ².
The population was in 2000 from 98.18 % White, 1.21% Indians and 0.61% half-breeds. 0.30 % of the population were Hispanics who belonged to the various of the aforementioned groups.
14.8% were under the age of 18, 1.8 % from 18 to 24, 18.8% 25-44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 36.4 % 65 and older. The average age was 58 years. For every 100 females were statistically 90.8 men in the over 18 -year-olds 83.7.
The average income per household was $ 29,091, the average family income is $ 35,125. Men's income averaged $ 30,000, and for women about $ 21,250. The per capita income amounted to $ 17,566. About 3.5 % of families and 7.5 % of the total population were income below the poverty line.