Hull, Iowa | |
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City | |
Water tower located in the Hull (Iowa) Industrial Park just off US Highway 18.
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Motto: Where Great Ideas Are Born | |
Location of Hull, Iowa |
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Coordinates: 43°11′25″N 96°8′4″W / 43.19028°N 96.13444°WCoordinates: 43°11′25″N 96°8′4″W / 43.19028°N 96.13444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Sioux |
Incorporated | May 15, 1886 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-council |
• Mayor | Roger Vis |
Area | |
• Total | 1.20 sq mi (3.11 km2) |
• Land | 1.20 sq mi (3.11 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,440 ft (439 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,175 |
• Estimate (2013) | 2,199 |
• Density | 1,812.5/sq mi (699.8/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 51239 |
Area code(s) | 712 |
FIPS code | 19-37515 |
GNIS feature ID | 0457713 |
Website | City of Hull |
Hull is a city in Sioux County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,175 at the 2010 census.
Hull was named for John A. T. Hull, a U.S. Representative from Iowa. It was previously named Pattersonville for John G. Patterson, before changing its name to Winland then finally Hull in the 1880s.
In 2004, Hull received a $400,000 grant from Vision Iowa to build the Pattersonville Park and Cultural Center. Some of the money was returned in 2011 because the park had not been constructed.
Hull is located at 43°11′25″N 96°8′4″W / 43.19028°N 96.13444°W (43.190203, -96.134390).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.20 square miles (3.11 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,175 people, 741 households, and 577 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,812.5 inhabitants per square mile (699.8/km2). There were 764 housing units at an average density of 636.7 per square mile (245.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.6% White, 0.4% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 5.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.1% of the population.