Eldon, Iowa
| Eldon, Iowa | |
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| City | |
The Famous Painting
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 Location of Eldon, Iowa |
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| Coordinates: 40°55′4″N 92°13′13″W / 40.91778°N 92.22028°WCoordinates: 40°55′4″N 92°13′13″W / 40.91778°N 92.22028°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Iowa
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| County | Wapello |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.12 sq mi (2.90 km2) |
| • Land | 1.11 sq mi (2.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 620 ft (189 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 927 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 916 |
| • Density | 835.1/sq mi (322.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 52554 |
| Area code(s) | 641 |
| FIPS code | 19-24420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0456263 |
Eldon is a city in Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The population was 927 at the 2010 census. Eldon is the site of the small Carpenter Gothic style house that has come to be known as the American Gothic House because Grant Wood used it for the background in his famous 1930 painting American Gothic.
Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold, who was born in nearby Ottumwa, operated Roseanne and Tom's Big Food Diner in Eldon from 1993 to 1995.
Eldon had its start in the year 1870 by the building of the Keokuk and Des Moines Railway through that territory. It was incorporated in 1872.
Eldon is located at 40°55′4″N 92°13′13″W / 40.91778°N 92.22028°W (40.917702, -92.220395).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.12 square miles (2.90 km2), of which, 1.11 square miles (2.87 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. The city is situated on the north bank of the Des Moines River.
As of the census of 2010, there were 927 people, 406 households, and 260 families residing in the city. The population density was 835.1 inhabitants per square mile (322.4/km2). There were 448 housing units at an average density of 403.6 per square mile (155.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.4% White, 0.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.
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