Madrid, Iowa
| Madrid, Iowa | |
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 Location of Madrid, Iowa |
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| Coordinates: 41°52′32″N 93°49′12″W / 41.87556°N 93.82000°WCoordinates: 41°52′32″N 93°49′12″W / 41.87556°N 93.82000°W | |
| Country | USA |
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 Iowa
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| County | Boone |
| Township | Douglas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.19 sq mi (3.08 km2) |
| • Land | 1.19 sq mi (3.08 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,017 ft (310 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,543 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 2,534 |
| • Density | 2,137.0/sq mi (825.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 50156 |
| Area code(s) | 515 |
| FIPS code | 19-48450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0458731 |
| Website | www.madridiowa.org |
Madrid /ˈmædrɪd/ is a city in Douglas Township, Boone County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,543 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area.
Madrid is located at 41°52′32″N 93°49′12″W / 41.87556°N 93.82000°W (41.875435, −93.819931).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.19 square miles (3.08 km2), all of it land.
Madrid was originally known as Swede Point by its Swedish founders, among whom the first was Anna Dalander, an immigrant Swedish widow, in 1846. She and her seven children traveled to Iowa looking for the community of New Sweden. Taking the wrong fork of the Des Moines River, they ended up in the area now called Madrid.
It was a small coal mining community during the winter and a farming community during the summer. Mining became a larger part of its economy as time went on. Initially, coal was used locally for winter heating, hence the reason for it being considered a part-time job by most residents. The Carpenter Coal Company opened a mine between Madrid and Woodward in 1901, and the Reese Brothers Coal Company opened two mine shafts near Madrid. The Carpenter Brothers named their coal camp Scandia, and changed their corporate name to match. By 1914, The Scandia Coal Company of Madrid produced over 100,000 tons of coal per year, ranking among the top 24 coal producers in the state. In 1912, Locals 709 and 2460 of the United Mine Workers union, both based in Madrid, had an aggregate membership of 397, representing about 1/3 of the total population in 1910.
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