Missouri Valley, Iowa | |
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City | |
Location of Missouri Valley, Iowa |
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Coordinates: 41°33′32″N 95°53′38″W / 41.55889°N 95.89389°WCoordinates: 41°33′32″N 95°53′38″W / 41.55889°N 95.89389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Harrison |
Incorporated | October 30, 1871 |
Government | |
• Mayor | As of 2011[ref] Clint Sargent |
Area | |
• Total | 3.13 sq mi (8.11 km2) |
• Land | 3.13 sq mi (8.11 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,017 ft (310 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,838 |
• Estimate (2012) | 2,749 |
• Density | 906.7/sq mi (350.1/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 51555 |
Area code(s) | 712 |
FIPS code | 19-52860 |
GNIS feature ID | 0459150 |
Website | http://www.cityofmissourivalley.com |
Missouri Valley is a city in Harrison County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,838 at the 2010 census.
Missouri Valley was laid out in 1867 when the Chicago and North Western Railway was extended to that point. The city was named after the valley of the Missouri River.
Missouri Valley's longitude and latitude coordinates
in decimal form are 41.558912, -95.893926.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.13 square miles (8.11 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,838 people, 1,160 households, and 707 families residing in the city. The population density was 906.7 inhabitants per square mile (350.1/km2). There were 1,291 housing units at an average density of 412.5 per square mile (159.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.6% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population.
There were 1,160 households of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.1% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.99.