Charles City, Iowa

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Charles City is a city in Floyd County, Iowa, United States. The population was 7,812 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Floyd County^GR6. Charles City is a significant commercial and transportation center for the area, located on U.S. Highways 18 and 218, Iowa Highway 14, and the Canadian National and Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroads.

Charles City is known as the birthplace of the farm tractor in the early 1900's by the Hart-Parr Company.

The city is also known for the infamous 1907 lynching of James Cullen, Iowa's last lynching.

On May 15, 1968, a violent F5 tornado tore a 1/2 mile wide path through the town from south to north,killing 13 people, injuring over 1,000, destroying over 500 homes, 90 businesses, 8 churches and 3 schools

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[edit] Geography

Charles City is located at 43°3′59″N, 92°40′33″W (43.066514, -92.675885)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.2 km² (6.2 mi²). 15.9 km² (6.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.44%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7,812 people, 3,339 households, and 2,083 families residing in the city. The population density was 490.4/km² (1,269.9/mi²). There were 3,597 housing units at an average density of 225.8/km² (584.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.90% White, 0.24% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 0.79% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.12% of the population.

There were 3,339 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,568, and the median income for a family was $38,297. Males had a median income of $29,536 versus $19,904 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,659. About 8.5% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.