Denison, Iowa Denison, Iowa Location of Denison, Iowa Location of Denison, Iowa Denison is a town/city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States, along the Boyer River.
Denison was laid out in 1856; the town was incorporated in 1875. Denison was titled for its founder, J.
Denison is governed by a mayor and a five-member town/city council The Denison Mayor is the chief executive officer of the town/city and presiding officer of the town/city council. The Denison Mayor serves a 2-year term. The current mayor of Denison is Dan Leinen.
Former Mayors of Denison: Denison City Council members serve overlapping four-year terms. The council consists of one representative from each of the city's three wards, plus two at-large representatives.
The members of the Denison City Council are: Denison's City Administrator is Terry Crawford.
The City of Denison is organized into the following departments: Administration, Public Works, Library, Aquatic Center, Fire Department, Police Department, and Conference Center.
The minutes and agenda for each town/city council meeting are available in advance on the city's website. Denison is positioned at 42 1 2 N 95 21 4 W (42.017187, 95.351124). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 6.57 square miles (17.02 km2), of which, 6.54 square miles (16.94 km2) is territory and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water. Denison historical populace United States Enumeration Bureau.
As of the census of 2010, there were 8,298 citizens , 2,816 homeholds, and 1,866 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 70.6% White, 2.3% African American, 0.6% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 23.0% from other competitions, and 2.3% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,816 homeholds of which 38.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 33.7% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 32.6 years.
29% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 11.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.5% were from 25 to 44; 21.3% were from 45 to 64; and 13.9% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,339 citizens , 2,674 homeholds, and 1,756 families residing in the city.
According to a New York Times article, 20% of Denison's high-school age kids were nonwhite in 2005, compared to approximately 50% of kindergarteners. There were 2,674 homeholds out of which 31.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families.
Age spread: 26.0% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $33,187, and the median income for a family was $41,362.
About 6.1% of families and 12.1% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dale Maharidge depicts a changing Denison in the early twenty-first century in his book Denison, Iowa: Searching for the Soul of America Through the Secrets of a Midwest Town.
Shaw (1848 1932) 17th Governor of Iowa and United States Secretary of the Treasury United States Enumeration Bureau.
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In This Small Town in Iowa the Future Speaks Spanish, September 14, 2005 on NYTimes.com.
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"Iowa Governor Leslie Mortier Shaw".
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