Estherville, Iowa

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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 County^GR6. Estherville is home to the main campus of Iowa Lakes Community College.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Interesting facts
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Estherville is located at 43°24′16″N, 94°50′1″W (43.404375, -94.833592)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.5 km² (5.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 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.

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.

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.

[edit] Interesting facts

The term "blizzard" was first used in print in the Estherville Northern Vindicator on 23 April 1870.

Robert Hansen, serial killer, was born in Estherville on Feb. 15, 1939.

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.

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) is well known as the Estherville Meteorite.