Humboldt, Iowa

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Humboldt Municipal Building

Humboldt is a town in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,452 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Famous Citizens
5 Sources
6 External links

[edit] History

The founder Stephen Harris Taft laid out the plans for Springvale, which was later renamed to Humboldt, in 1863. It was named Springvale because of the several natural springs found near the Des Moines River. Springvale was renamed Humboldt in hopes of a merger between Springvale and Dakota City, but no merger took place.

Humboldt is named after the German explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt.

In Autumn of 2004, the Sumner Avenue renovation project was completed.

Humboldt will be a community involved in the 2007 RAGBRAI.

[edit] Geography

Humboldt is located at 42°43′25″N, 94°13′17″W (42.723631, -94.221520)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.4 km² (4.8 mi²). 12.0 km² (4.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (3.12%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,452 people, 1,965 households, and 1,202 families residing in the city. The population density was 369.7/km² (957.7/mi²). There were 2,090 housing units at an average density of 173.5/km² (449.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.41% White, 0.20% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.65% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.50% of the population.

There were 1,965 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 26.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,338, and the median income for a family was $49,526. Males had a median income of $32,438 versus $22,586 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,656. About 4.4% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.