Sergeant Bluff, Iowa | |
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City | |
Motto: "Remember the Past, Embrace the Future" | |
Location of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa |
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Coordinates: 42°24′7″N 96°21′30″W / 42.40194°N 96.35833°WCoordinates: 42°24′7″N 96°21′30″W / 42.40194°N 96.35833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Woodbury |
Area | |
• Total | 2.11 sq mi (5.46 km2) |
• Land | 2.11 sq mi (5.46 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,093 ft (333 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,227 |
• Estimate (2012) | 4,269 |
• Density | 2,003.3/sq mi (773.5/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 51054 |
Area code(s) | 712 |
FIPS code | 19-71625 |
GNIS feature ID | 0461507 |
Website | City of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa Website |
Sergeant Bluff is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,227 at the 2010 census.
The city was named after Sergeant Charles Floyd, the only member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to die on the journey. Sergeant Bluff was incorporated on May 2, 1904.
Sergeant Bluff is located at 42°24′7″N 96°21′30″W / 42.40194°N 96.35833°W (42.402055, -96.358316).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.11 square miles (5.46 km2), all of it land.
The city is located just south of Sioux City at the edge of the Loess Hills. The Sioux City Municipal Airport (SUX) is adjacent to Sergeant Bluff, on the floodplain of the Missouri River. The city is home to a large brickmaking industry, and is near the Port Neal industrial complex. Interstate 29 cuts through the city, dividing residential and industrial areas.
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,227 people, 1,464 households, and 1,142 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,003.3 inhabitants per square mile (773.5/km2). There were 1,499 housing units at an average density of 710.4 per square mile (274.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.1% White, 1.1% African American, 0.8% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 1.0% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.3% of the population.