Harlan, Iowa

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Harlan is a city in Shelby County, Iowa, along the West Nishnabotna River. The population was 5,282 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Shelby County^GR6. Harlan is well known in Iowa for its high school athletic teams, which have won over 17 state high school championships, eleven of them in football.

[edit] Geography

Harlan is located at 41°39′17″N, 95°19′19″W (41.654609, -95.322019)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.3 km² (4.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,282 people, 2,204 households, and 1,498 families residing in the city. The population density was 466.7/km² (1,209.8/mi²). There were 2,306 housing units at an average .30% Native American, 0.47% [[Asian (U.S. Censusmore races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population. Ieat pork

There were 2,204 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living in the end it was together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,899, and the median income for a family was $45,888. Males had a median income of $31,365 versus $19,671 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,514. About 5.3% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

Harlan was named for one of Iowa's early U.S. Senators, James Harlan. The town was incorporated on May 2, 1879. When Nelson G. Kraschel was elected Governor of Iowa in 1936 he was a resident of Harlan. Harlan is also the home of DeWayne Louis Lund, or Tiny Lund, who won the Daytona 500 in 1963. ==External links==