Pulaski, Iowa

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Pulaski is a city in Davis County, Iowa, USA. The population was 249 at the 2000 census.

1 Location
2 Recent events
3 Businesses
4 Recent News
5 The Annual Corn Show
6 Churches
7 Geography
8 Demographics
9 External links

[edit] Location

Pulaski is located southeast of Bloomfield and west of Milton on Iowa 2 in Davis County, Iowa.

[edit] Recent events

In 2006 Pulaski was 150 years old. There was no celebrations.

[edit] Businesses

The businesses in Pulaski are: The Hawkeye Trader, (in City Hall building), Pulaski Lumberyard, (west side of south 2nd street), B&B Gas, (northwest corner of the intersection of Highway 2 and 2nd Street), Sinclair Gas Station & Restaurant, (south side of Highway 2 on the east end of town), Pulaski Car Wash, and Pulaski Volunteer Fire Department (north of lumberyard).

[edit] Recent News

The Hawkeye Trader has a new building. Formerly they were on the east side of Second street in an old building. They are now in that same location in a steel building.

The old Pulaski School is being renovated. It is located on the outside of town across form Sinclair Gas Station.

[edit] The Annual Corn Show

The Pulaski Corn Show is held in September every year on a Friday and Saturday in the Pulaski Park (located east of the intersection of 2nd street and highway 2). During it the Pulaski Depot is open and so is the Arts and Crafts building. Local organizations serve lunch and dinner each day and there is entertainment every night. On Friday there is a princess contest for 4th and 5th grade girls and on Saturday there is a parade with local organizations and businesses' floats.

[edit] Churches

Churches in Pulaski are: Pulaski Mennonite Church (south and west of Pulaski), Calvary Community Church (north 2nd street), and Grace Church (north of Sinclair gas station).

[edit] Geography

Pulaski is located at 40°41′47″N, 92°16′22″W (40.696458, -92.272895)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 249 people, 103 households, and 70 families residing in the city. The population density was 259.8/km² (669.3/mi²). There were 113 housing units at an average density of 117.9/km² (303.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.19% White, 0.40% Native American, and 2.41% from two or more races.

There were 103 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,694, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $24,318 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,334. About 6.6% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 14.0% of those sixty five or over.