Prairie City, Iowa
| Prairie City, Iowa | |
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| Nickname(s): PC | |
| Motto: "Proud Of Our Past, Confident Of Our Future." | |
 Location of Prairie City, Iowa |
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| Coordinates: 41°35′53″N 93°14′12″W / 41.59806°N 93.23667°WCoordinates: 41°35′53″N 93°14′12″W / 41.59806°N 93.23667°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Iowa
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| County | Jasper |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.21 sq mi (3.13 km2) |
| • Land | 1.21 sq mi (3.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 928 ft (283 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,680 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,674 |
| • Density | 1,388.4/sq mi (536.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 50228 |
| Area code(s) | 515 |
| FIPS code | 19-64470 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0460389 |
Prairie City is a city within Jasper County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,680 at the 2010 census. It is twenty-two miles east of Des Moines.
Prairie City was founded by James Elliot in 1856, for whom it was originally named; it was later changed because there was already another Elliot in the state. The first resident was William Means, who built a tavern 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Elliot's cabin. The railroad first came through Prairie City in 1866. The first school in Prairie City was built on 1868(The Plainsmen) ; the city's district remained independent until a merger with that of Monroe in 1990, brought about by the destruction by fire of Monroe's high school. The new school district is called Prairie City-Monroe ("PCM") Community School district, home of the PCM Mustangs.
Prairie City's Historical Society was established in 1995. The Prairie City Historical Museum is located at 109 S. Main Street and open by appointment. Many artifacts from Prairie City's history are housed in the museum including the Dowden Potato Digger, which was originally manufactured in Prairie City.
The city was the subject of Douglas Bauer's popular reminiscence of change in small town Iowa from the 1950s through the 1970s, Prairie City, Iowa: Three Seasons at Home.
Prairie City is located at 41°35′53″N 93°14′12″W / 41.59806°N 93.23667°W (41.598042, -93.236726).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.21 square miles (3.13 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,680 people, 631 households, and 468 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,388.4 inhabitants per square mile (536.1/km2). There were 678 housing units at an average density of 560.3 per square mile (216.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.4% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.
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