| 词条 | DeWitt, Iowa |
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|official_name = De Witt, Iowa |settlement_type = City |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = DeWitt, Iowa (21219764543).jpg |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = Aerial view of De Witt |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = Clinton_County_Iowa_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_De_Witt_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of De Witt, Iowa |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{USA}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Iowa}} |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Clinton |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = [1] |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 15.49 |area_land_km2 = 15.49 |area_water_km2 = 0 |area_total_sq_mi = 5.98 |area_land_sq_mi = 5.98 |area_water_sq_mi = 00 |population_as_of = 2010 |population_est = 5233 |pop_est_as_of = 2016 |population_footnotes = [2] |population_total = 5322 |population_density_km2 = 343.6 |population_density_sq_mi = auto |timezone = Central (CST) |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 216 |elevation_ft = 709 |coordinates = {{coord|41|49|22|N|90|32|34|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 52742 |area_code = 563 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 19-21180 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0455826 |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_footnotes = [3] }} De Witt is a city in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,322 at the 2010 census, which is a 5.2% increase from the 2000 census, making it the fastest growing city in Clinton County. HistoryDe Witt was platted in 1841.[1] The city started under the name Vandenburg, but was later[2] named after DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), an early American politician who served as United States Senator and 7th Governor of New York.[3] Ralph Waldo Emerson gave a lyceum lecture at De Witt in January 1866.[4]GeographyDe Witt is located at {{coord|41|49|22|N|90|32|34|W|type:city}} (41.822684, -90.542643).[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|5.98|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.[6] Demographics{{US Census population|1870= 1749 |1880= 1608 |1890= 1359 |1900= 1383 |1910= 1654 |1920= 1849 |1930= 2041 |1940= 2205 |1950= 2644 |1960= 3224 |1970= 3647 |1980= 4512 |1990= 4514 |2000= 5049 |2010= 5322 |estyear=2016 |estimate=5233 |estref=[7] |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census[8] }} 2010 censusAs of the census[9] of 2010, there were 5,322 people, 2,208 households, and 1,415 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|890.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,306 housing units at an average density of {{convert|385.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.1% White, 0.8% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population. There were 2,208 households of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.9% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.99. The median age in the city was 39.7 years. 25.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 26% were from 45 to 64; and 17.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female. The median income for a household in the city was $44,720, and the median income for a family was $54,063. Males had a median income of $37,951 versus $25,457 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,717. About 2.8% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over. GovernmentDe Witt is governed by a mayor and five-member council. The mayor is Don Thiltgen[10], and the city council is currently composed of Luanne Smith (First Ward), Steve Hasenmiller (Second Ward), Verlyn Scheckel Dawn Marcus (At-Large), (At-Large) and Kurt Ketelsen (At-Large).[11] RailroadDe Witt is served by the Union Pacific along the south side. Until 1971 The Milwaukee Road entered DeWitt from the north and ran along 12th Street before crossing the tracks of the former Chicago & Northwestern south into Scott County. The tracks between DeWitt and Eldridge Junction were abandoned 1931.[12] The Milwaukee Road rail between Maquoketa and De Witt was abandoned by 1970. What was the Chicago & Northwestern's Depot was destroyed by fire around 1969 and never rebuilt. The Depot for the Milwaukee Road's Depot was at the northeast corner of 7th and 12th streets. It was converted into commercial use. Area HighwaysDe Witt is served by U.S. Highways 30 & 61. At one time the highways met at the northwest corner of the City Park to the north of the city center business district. By 1980 both highways were moved to new alignments around the south and west sides of De Witt. This was first suggested in a plan from the early 1960s. EducationDeWitt is home to the Central DeWitt Community School District. In addition to DeWitt, the nearby cities of Grand Mound, Low Moor, and Welton are also a part the school district.[13] It known as the Central Clinton Community School District until July 1, 2014.[14] St. Joseph Catholic Church operates a K-8 school. The Junior and High School portions was closed in the 1960s. The mascot for St. Joseph School is the Eagle. Frances Banta Waggoner Community Library is the local community library.[15] MediaThe DeWitt Observer serves as DeWitt's primary local newspaper. In addition to DeWitt, The Observer also serves much of rural eastern Clinton County.[16]Notable people
References1. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=poQUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA311#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, Volume 1 | publisher=B. F. Bowen | author=Wolfe, Patrick B. | year=1911 | pages=311}} 2. ^{{cite web|last1=Pratt|first1=LeRoy|title=The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa|url=http://iagenweb.org/clinton/places/courthouse.htm|website=Clinton County IaGenWeb|publisher=IAGenWeb|accessdate=24 May 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040909064259/http://www.iagenweb.org/clinton/places/courthouse.htm|archivedate=9 September 2004|df=}} 3. ^{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA64|year=1908|page=64}} 4. ^{{cite book|author=Tom F. Wright|title=The Cosmopolitan Lyceum: Lecture Culture and the Globe in Nineteenth-Century America|publisher=University of Massachusetts Press|year=2013|pages=7}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} 6. ^1 {{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2012-05-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/699nOulzi?url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-07-14 |df= }} 7. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YSasqtfX?url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=May 12, 2015|df=}} 9. ^1 {{cite web|title=American FactFinder|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2012-05-11}} 10. ^http://www.cityofdewittiowa.org/mayorcouncil 11. ^City of DeWitt Elected Officials, 2008, accessed 2008-12-22. 12. ^https://books.google.com/books?id=mBf0VGvgafoC&pg=PA260&lpg=PA260&dq=MIlwaukee+road+eldridge+dewitt&source=bl&ots=yQOTgui7FV&sig=jDWoSSqzo6MkIlJNap15ALquCFY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiLm_jZp-3YAhVLY6wKHTfQDaAQ6AEIOjAF#v=onepage&q=MIlwaukee%20road%20eldridge%20dewitt&f=false 13. ^Central Community School District Home Page 14. ^"[https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66]." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018. 15. ^[https://dewitt.lib.ia.us/ Home]. Frances Banta Waggoner Community Library. Retrieved on November 9, 2018. 16. ^The DeWitt Observer External links
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