Sabula, Iowa
| Sabula, Iowa | |
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Sabula City Hall, July 2014.
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 Location of Sabula, Iowa |
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| Coordinates: 42°4′4″N 90°10′27″W / 42.06778°N 90.17417°WCoordinates: 42°4′4″N 90°10′27″W / 42.06778°N 90.17417°W | |
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 United States
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| State |
 Iowa
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| County | Jackson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.26 sq mi (3.26 km2) |
| • Land | 0.40 sq mi (1.04 km2) |
| • Water | 0.86 sq mi (2.23 km2) |
| Elevation | 591 ft (180 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 576 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 568 |
| • Density | 1,440.0/sq mi (556.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 52070 |
| Area code(s) | 563 |
| FIPS code | 19-69510 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0460877 |
Sabula is a city in Jackson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 576 at the 2010 census. Sabula is the site of Iowa's only island city. The island has a beach and a campground. It also has a harbor with boat docks and storage sheds to store some boats during the winter. Because of its proximity to Chicago (three-hour drive), Sabula has become a popular vacationing destination during the summer months.
Sabula has two churches: one Lutheran, one Methodist.
Sabula is the northern terminus of U.S. Route 67, a 1,560 mile (2,511 km) long north–south U.S. highway in the Central United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States–Mexico border in Presidio, Texas.
Sabula was established in 1835 when, according to legend, Isaac Dorman crossed the river from the Illinois side on a log and decided to settle on the present site of Sabula. Sabula is a name of Native American origin meaning "sand"; this refers to the sandy soil of the area.
In the late 19th century the principal industries in the community included a large "pearl button" factory—which produced buttons from clam shells harvested from large clam beds located in the river adjacent to the shoreline. (The factory is no longer there.) The thriving community also supported a large hog slaughtering industry.
The community did not actually become an island until the lock and dam system was constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers on the upper Mississippi in the 1930s. The construction of Lock and Dam No. 13 between Clinton, Iowa and Fulton, Illinois in 1939 left the lowlands west of the townsite permanently flooded, creating the "Island City," as the town is now known.
Sabula is located at 42°4′4″N 90°10′27″W / 42.06778°N 90.17417°W (42.067866, −90.174270).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.26 square miles (3.26 km2), of which 0.40 square miles (1.04 km2) is land and 0.86 square miles (2.23 km2) is water.
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