Wapello, Iowa

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Wapello is a city in Louisa County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,124 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Louisa County^GR6.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 High School Golf
4 Name
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Wapello is located at 41°10′47″N, 91°11′18″W (41.179610, -91.188407)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (3.85%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,124 people, 836 households, and 572 families residing in the city. The population density was 650.9/km² (1,688.3/mi²). There were 893 housing units at an average density of 273.6/km² (709.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.28% White, 0.09% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 2.82% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.92% of the population.

There were 836 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,556, and the median income for a family was $45,395. Males had a median income of $31,346 versus $21,220 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,947. About 10.0% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] High School Golf

Although having declined recently, the legend of the Wapello High School golf team grew considerably at the beginning of the decade, when the team made four consecutive trips to the state tournament from 2000-2003. The team was crowned state champion in 2000, runner-up in 2003, and finished 4th in both 2001 and 2002. Paul Huddle, the core of the team throughout his career there, was state medalist in 2001, runner-up in 2000 and 2002, and fifth place in 2003. In 2004, the last hold-overs from the state tournament days, Brian Marshall and Nick Ohde, ended Wapello's chances and their golf team's glory days. Ohde finished his golfing career with a pitiful 88 at the sectional qualifier at Flint Hills, a.k.a. "FlintRock" in Burlington, IA. After losing the rest of his golf balls to errant shots, Ohde finished his round with a pink ball after declaring triumphantly on the final hole, "Gentleman, I will be playing a PINK lady." Source: Iowa High School Athletic Association