Website City of Eldridge Eldridge is a town/city in Scott County, Iowa, United States.
The populace was 6,162 in a 2014 census estimate; Eldridge is a suburb and also part of the Quad Cities urbane area.
Eldridge, the city's namesake, appeared in central Scott County in 1846, having purchased territory for $1.25 per acre.
Eldridge Junction, assembled on territory donated by Jacob Eldridge, was incorporated on July 2, 1871.
A fire heavily damaged the city's company precinct in 1904, and in 1918 a tornado of unknown strength heavily damaged or finished a several residences and the church, and killed three citizens .
The town/city began burgeoning in populace during the 1950s, starting with the formation of the Scott County Library System (a countywide network of libraries serving lesser communities in the area) in 1950, and the North Scott Community School District in 1956.
By the late 1960s, the populace had grown to more than 1,000 residents, and with the creation of a several industrial parks to encourage new company development, the town/city continued to grow.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 9.48 square miles (24.55 km2), all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 5,651 citizens , 2,213 homeholds, and 1,576 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.8% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% from other competitions, and 1.8% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,213 homeholds of which 39.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 28.8% were non-families.
24.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 36.7 years.
28.8% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.4% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 11.1% were 65 years of age or older.
The gender makeup of the town/city was 48.0% male and 52.0% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,159 citizens , 1,501 homeholds, and 1,179 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 98.58% White, 0.24% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.17% from other competitions, and 0.75% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,501 homeholds out of which 44.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families.
18.0% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $54,167, and the median income for a family was $62,401.
The per capita income for the town/city was $21,514.
About 3.2% of families and 4.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Eldridge has a mayor-council form of government with a mayor and five town/city council members.
City council meetings are conducted bi-monthly on the first and third Mondays of each month at the town/city hall.
The town/city is managed by a town/city administrator and assistant town/city administrator.
Eldridge hosts three of the seven enhance schools in the North Scott Community School District, which has its administrative offices there as well.
The North Scott High School, North Scott Junior High and Ed White Elementary School are in Eldridge.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Eldridge city, Iowa Fact Sheet American Fact - Finder, (Factfinder.census.gov) Accessed 2010-09-16 City of Eldridge Quad Cities and encircling urbane region of Iowa and Illinois Municipalities and communities of Scott County, Iowa, United States
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