| Tabor, Iowa | |
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| — City — | |
| Location of Tabor, Iowa | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| Counties | Fremont, Mills |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
| • Land | 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,253 ft (382 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 993 |
| • Density | 777.4/sq mi (300.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 51653 |
| Area code(s) | 712 |
| FIPS code | 19-76935 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0462169 |
| Website | http://www.taboriowa.us |
Tabor is a city in Fremont and Mills counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 993 at the 2000 census.
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Tabor is located at (40.896605, -95.672368)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²).None of the area is covered with water.
In 1853 the city of Tabor was founded by several Christian clergymen, who were also active abolitionists, (George Gaston, Samuel A. Adams, and Rev. John Todd) and their families. They chose to settle in what is now Tabor in order to found a Christian college, which eventually became Tabor College. The founders "were impressed with this high location and mutually selected the name "Tabor" after the Biblical name of Mount Tabor, a mountain near Nazareth, the town of Jesus' childhood."[2] In the 1850s the abolitionist John Brown kept a store of weapons in Tabor, and met here with other supporters to plan his raids in Kansas and Virginia, including the Raid on Harpers Ferry. The town was the home of many abolitionists, including John Todd, a 'conductor' on the Underground Railroad and co-founder of Tabor College. Tabor College was located in the city from 1853 to 1927 before it closed its doors for financial reasons. The college's buildings housed German P.O.W.s during World War II. The only building remaining from the college has now now been subdivided into apartments.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 993 people, 387 households, and 267 families residing in the city. The population density was 777.4 people per square mile (299.5/km²). There were 416 housing units at an average density of 325.7 per square mile (125.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.60% White, 0.10% Asian, and 0.30% from two or more races. 0.81% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 387 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.2% have someone living alone who is 65 or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,750, and the median income for a family was $50,000. Males had a median income of $31,042 versus $23,068 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,979. About 3.7% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.
The town of Gilead, in Marilynne Robinson's novel of that title, is a fictionalised version of Tabor.
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