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La Porte City

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La Porte City

Total population

2,071

Median home value

$163,200

24.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$70,500

La Porte City$71k
National$74k

Founded

1855

Elevation253 m
Land area6.78 km²
Weather73°F · Mostly Cloudy
Coordinates42.31°, -92.19°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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  • Flood Watch · Severe
    Flood Watch issued September 18 at 1:22PM CDT until September 19 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Source: NOAA National Weather Service.

City facts

Founded
1855
Elevation
253 m
Area
6.78 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

La Porte City is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,284 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Waterloo–Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History & geography

History

La Porte City was platted in 1855. It is named after La Porte, Indiana, the former home of one of its founders.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

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Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Median age
34.3
Median home value
$163,200
Housing units
996
Poverty rate
10.7%
Unemployment
1.8%

Race & ethnicity

White
95.5%
Black
0.4%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
1.2%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
42.3138
Longitude
-92.1909
Water area
0.07 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

This Afternoon
73°F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight
66°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Saturday
79°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Saturday Night
60°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Sunday
67°F
Rain Showers Likely
Sunday Night
53°F
Chance Rain Showers

Forecast for La Porte City, IA from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
30.6%
Diabetes
9.5%
Adult obesity
40.5%
Binge drinking
23.8%
Adult smoking
16.5%
No leisure activity
21.3%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Schools

Total
2
Elementary
1
Middle
0
High
1
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • Union High School
    High · La Porte City · 316 students · 12.2:1 ratio
  • La Porte City Elementary School
    Elementary · La Porte City · 273 students · 12.4:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

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Notable people from here

P
Peg Mullen
American antiwar activist (1917–2009)
Fran Allison
Fran Allison
American television and radio comedian, personality and singer (1907-1989)
Morton Eaton Peck
Morton Eaton Peck
American botanist and poet (1871–1959)
John C. Chapple
John C. Chapple
American newspaper editor and politician (1875-1946)
G
Gerald Webber Prescott
botanist (1899-1988)
Joe Mitchell Chapple
Joe Mitchell Chapple
American editor and publisher (1867–1950)
Robert John Thompson
Robert John Thompson

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.02
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,467

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
219
Avg daily Wikipedia views
7
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about La Porte City

La Porte City chert - a devonian subsurface formation in central Iowa
Mary C. Parker · 1967
Centennial history and directory of La Porte City, Blackhawk County, Iowa
D. C. Patterson · 1876
Polled shorthorns, No-Bo-Ka dispersion sale, June 7, 1975
Robert C. McKinley · 1975
1980 census of housing
United States. Bureau of the Census · 1983
1990 census of population and housing
United States. Bureau of the Census · 1992
From the Wishmore to you
From the Wishmore to you
Ruth Anne Abel · 1998
Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress 2016
Ariz.) Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress (2016 Phoenix · 2016
American Film
American Film
American Film Institute · 1975

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library