Hiawatha, Iowa

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Coordinates: 42°2′40″N, 91°40′52″W
Hiawatha, Iowa
Motto: No permit...no problem
Location in the State of Iowa
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Linn County
Mayor	Thomas Patterson
Area
- City	9.06 km² (3.5 sq mi)
- Land	9.06 km² (3.5 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population
- City (2000)	6,480
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-7)
Website: http://www.hiawatha-iowa.com/

Hiawatha is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 6,480 at the 2000 census. Its is a suburb of Cedar Rapids, IA.

1 Geography
2 Community Information
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Hiawatha is located at 42°2′40″N, 91°40′52″W (42.044409, -91.681025)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.1 km² (3.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Community Information

Hiawatha is also home to a building inspector, who happens to be the biggest jerk in the entire world. In one way or another, he encourages people NOT to live in this wonderful small suburb. Many residents highly recommend doing every project possible without telling the city, as this might involve having to talk with this inspector.

"No permits...no problem" is the motto of many of Hiawatha's residents.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,480 people, 2,859 households, and 1,663 families residing in the city. The population density was 708.8/km² (1,834.3/mi²). There were 2,979 housing units at an average density of 325.8/km² (843.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.24% White, 2.16% African American, 0.31% Native American, 1.53% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population.

There were 2,859 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,799, and the median income for a family was $47,135. Males had a median income of $37,277 versus $25,394 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,664. About 3.4% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.