Pella

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Pella

Total population

10,720

Median home value

$292,700

47.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$84,111

Pella$84k

National$74k

Founded

1847

Elevation270 m

Land area22.61 km²

Weather76°F · Partly Sunny

Coordinates41.40°, -92.92°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Pella is a city in Marion County, Iowa, United States, with a population of 10,464 at the time of the 2020 U.S. census. Founded by immigrants from the Netherlands, it is forty miles southeast of Des Moines. Pella is the home of Central College, as well as several manufacturing companies, including Pella Corporation and Vermeer Manufacturing Company.

Demographics & economy

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

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Pella, IA from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Morgan Earp

younger brother of Wyatt and Virgil Earp (1851-1882)

Cyrenus Cole

American politician (1863-1939)

William Leighton Carss

U.S. Representative from Minnesota (1865-1931)

John Hospers

American philosopher and politician (1918–2011)

Dave Keuning

American musician

Warren Earp

American lawman

A

Andy Thompson

Member of the Ohio House of Representatives

K

Kory DeHaan

American baseball player

N

Norman Roorda

American politician (1928-2012)

H

Henry Scholte Nollen

September 26, 1866–April 24, 1942

Edward Owings Towne

American lawyer, writer, poet

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N. J. Gesman

American politician

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

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Pella

History of Pella, Iowa, 1847-1987, Vol. I

1988

Oakwood Cemetery

Vicki Dischner · 2016

Pella Iowa

Vicki Dischner · 2016

Geschiedenis van Pella, Iowa

K. Van Stigt · 1897

Souvenir history of Pella, Iowa

1922

History of Pella, Iowa and vicinity

K. Van Stigt · 1985

Analysis of the ground-water flow system, geochemistry, and underseepage in the vicinity of the Red Rock Dam near Pella, Iowa

Keith J. Lucey · 1991

Effects of remedial grouting on the ground-water flow system at Red Rock Dam near Pella, Iowa

Linhart, S. Mike. · 2001

Search results from Open Library.