Carlisle, Iowa
| Carlisle, Iowa | ||
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| Motto: The Natural Choice | ||
 Location of Carlisle, Iowa |
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| Coordinates: 41°30′4″N 93°29′25″W / 41.50111°N 93.49028°WCoordinates: 41°30′4″N 93°29′25″W / 41.50111°N 93.49028°W | ||
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 United States
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 Iowa
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| Counties | Warren, Polk | |
| Founded | 1851 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Mayor-council government | |
| • Mayor | Ruth Randleman | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.56 sq mi (14.40 km2) | |
| • Land | 5.56 sq mi (14.40 km2) | |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) | |
| Elevation | 853 ft (260 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 3,876 | |
| • Estimate (2012) | 3,924 | |
| • Density | 697.1/sq mi (269.2/km2) | |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | |
| ZIP code | 50047 | |
| Area code(s) | 515 | |
| FIPS code | 19-10765 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0455166 | |
| Website | http://www.carlisle-ia.gov/ | |
Carlisle is a city in Warren and Polk counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 3,876 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The city received considerable media attention in 1997 when Carlisle residents Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey (pronounced "McCoy") became the parents of the world's first surviving set of septuplets.
Carlisle was laid out in 1851. It is named from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The town experienced growth in 1871 when the railroad was built through it.
Carlisle is located at 41°30′4″N 93°29′25″W / 41.50111°N 93.49028°W (41.501203, -93.490351), between the North and Middle Rivers, near their confluences with the Des Moines River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.56 square miles (14.40 km2), all of it land.
The Summerset Trail has its northern terminus at Carlisle.
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,876 people, 1,474 households, and 1,056 families residing in the city. The population density was 697.1 inhabitants per square mile (269.2/km2). There were 1,524 housing units at an average density of 274.1 per square mile (105.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.7% White, 0.4% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population.
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