Corydon, Iowa
| Corydon, Iowa | |
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 Location of Corydon, Iowa |
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| Coordinates: 40°45′33″N 93°19′4″W / 40.75917°N 93.31778°WCoordinates: 40°45′33″N 93°19′4″W / 40.75917°N 93.31778°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Iowa
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| County | Wayne |
| Incorporated | April 27, 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Type | (As of 2013) |
| • Mayor | Rod Parham |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.39 sq mi (3.60 km2) |
| • Land | 1.39 sq mi (3.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,093 ft (333 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,585 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,574 |
| • Density | 1,140.3/sq mi (440.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 50060 |
| Area code(s) | 641 |
| FIPS code | 19-16635 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0455647 |
| Website | City of Corydon |
Corydon is a city in Wayne County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,585 in the 2010 census, a decline from 1,591 in the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wayne County.
The town was laid out and platted in 1851 and later that year designated as the county seat. The town was named by county judge Seth Anderson after his old home town of Corydon, Indiana.
Corydon is the hometown of Olympic gold medalist George Saling. Saling won the 110 meter hurdles in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles with a time of 14.6 seconds.
The school district's sports complex bears his name, Saling Sports Complex, and the annual George Saling Race is part of the community's Old Settler's Celebration held the second weekend in August. Each year, Wayne Community High School's class reunions are held during the Old Settler's Celebration while the majority of former students are in town visiting relatives and friends.
Corydon's longitude and latitude coordinates in decimal form are 40.759058, -93.317758.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.39 square miles (3.60 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,585 people, 680 households, and 411 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,140.3 inhabitants per square mile (440.3/km2). There were 785 housing units at an average density of 564.7 per square mile (218.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.0% White, 0.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population.
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