Elkader, Iowa
—  City  —
Location of Elkader, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°51′21″N 91°24′11″W / 42.85583°N 91.40306°W / 42.85583; -91.40306Coordinates: 42°51′21″N 91°24′11″W / 42.85583°N 91.40306°W / 42.85583; -91.40306
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Clayton
Area
- Total	1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2)
- Land	1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	732 ft (223 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,465
- Density	1,049.0/sq mi (405.0/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	52043
Area code(s)	563
FIPS code	19-24690
GNIS feature ID	0456303

Elkader is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,465 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Clayton County.^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Notable natives and residents 3 Geography 4 Demographics 5 Sister city 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

The city is named after Algerian leader Abd al-Qadir. When the community was platted in 1846, the founders: Timothy Davis, John Thompson, and Chester Sage decided to name it for the young Algerian who was leading his people in resisting the French colonial takeover.^[2]

The city was one of many in Iowa affected by the Great Iowa Flood of 2008, with flood waters from the Turkey River reaching historic levels.

[edit] Notable natives and residents

• Leonard G. Wolf, United States House of Representatives from Iowa

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

Elkader Historical Population
Year	Pop.	%±
1860	440	—
1870	697	58.4%
1880	851	22.1%
1890	745	−12.5%
1900	1,321	77.3%
1910	1,181	−10.6%
1920	1,223	3.6%
1930	1,382	13.0%
1940	1,556	12.6%
1950	1,584	1.8%
1960	1,526	−3.7%
1970	1,592	4.3%
1980	1,688	6.0%
1990	1,510	−10.5%
2000	1,465	−3.0%
Source: "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov.

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 1,465 people, 645 households, and 403 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,049.0 people per square mile (404.0/km²). There were 693 housing units at an average density of 496.2/sq mi (191.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.25% White, 0.20% African American, 0.07% Native American, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.07% of the population.

There were 645 households out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 27.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 80.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,857, and the median income for a family was $41,830. Males had a median income of $28,235 versus $19,550 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,785. About 2.7% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Sister city

Elkader has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International:

• Mascara, Algeria

[edit] References

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ The History of Elkader, Iowa
3. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

[edit] External links

• Official City Website
• Central Community Schools

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Clayton County, Iowa County seat: Elkader Cities Clayton | Edgewood‡ | Elkader | Farmersburg | Garber | Garnavillo | Guttenberg | Luana | Marquette | McGregor | Millville | Monona | North Buena Vista | Osterdock | Postville‡ | St. Olaf | Strawberry Point | Volga Townships Boardman | Buena Vista | Cass | Clayton | Cox Creek | Elk | Farmersburg | Garnavillo | Giard | Grand Meadow | Highland | Jefferson | Lodomillo | Mallory | Marion | Mendon | Millville | Monona | Read | Sperry | Volga | Wagner Unincorporated communities Beulah | Elkport | Froelich | Giard | Littleport Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties