Beacon, Iowa
| Beacon, Iowa | |
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| City | |
 Location of Beacon, Iowa |
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| Coordinates: 41°16′33″N 92°40′51″W / 41.27583°N 92.68083°WCoordinates: 41°16′33″N 92°40′51″W / 41.27583°N 92.68083°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Iowa
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| County | Mahaska |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.00 sq mi (2.59 km2) |
| • Land | 1.00 sq mi (2.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 494 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 492 |
| • Density | 494.0/sq mi (190.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 52534 |
| Area code(s) | 641 |
| FIPS code | 19-05050 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0454396 |
Beacon is a city in Mahaska County, Iowa, United States. The population was 494 at the 2010 census.
Coal miners in Beacon joined the United Mine Workers union in 1894, organizing local 178. By 1902, this had 100 members.
Evans, Iowa was a coal camp 3 miles (5 km) to the northwest founded by Evan Evans. This was home to mines that opened in 1879 and were combined and reorganized as the American mine in 1884, at which time, the daily output was 100 tons. By 1894, the mine face was 1.5 miles (2.4km) from the foot of the slope, and the mine was producing 1000 tons of coal a day from a coal seam 6 feet (1.8m) thick. This was one of the very few mines where the miners did not join the Bituminous coal miners' strike of 1894. In 1899 United Mine Workers of America local 835 was organized, and in 1902, local 1932 was organized. Memberships in these two locals, combined, was 210 in 1901.
Beacon's longitude and latitude coordinates
in decimal form are 41.275948, -92.680733.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.00 square mile (2.59 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 494 people, 213 households, and 144 families residing in the city. The population density was 494.0 inhabitants per square mile (190.7/km2). There were 237 housing units at an average density of 237.0 per square mile (91.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.0% White, 0.6% African American, 1.2% Native American, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population.
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