Pella, Iowa Pella, Iowa Molengracht Canal in Pella's central company precinct Molengracht Canal in Pella's central company precinct Location of Pella, Iowa Location of Pella, Iowa Pella, Iowa is positioned in the US Pella, Iowa - Pella, Iowa Pella is a town/city in Marion County, Iowa, United States, with a populace of 10,352 at the time of the 2010 census.
Pella is the home of Central College, as well as a several manufacturing companies, including Pella Corporation and Vermeer Manufacturing Company.
Scholte settled the region known as Pella.
The name "Pella" is a reference to Perea, where the Christians of Jerusalem had found refuge amid the Roman Jewish war of 70; the name was chose because the Dominee and the rest were also seeking theological freedom.
It was the childhood home of Wyatt Earp, whose father Nicholas Porter Earp had settled on a farm near Pella.
His brothers Warren and Morgan were born in Pella.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.73 square miles (22.61 km2), all of it land. United States Enumeration Bureau.
Of the 3,735 homeholds, 30.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 1.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 33.1% were not families.
Pella's Vermeer Mill.
Franklin Street in Pella and some of the businesses positioned there: Notable in the background are the Tulip Toren (tall white statue) and Information Windmill positioned in Pella's Central Park.
Shops on Main Street in Pella illustrating Dutch architecture Pella is home to a number of small-town events and architectural sites.
The Pella Opera House, assembled in 1900, was renovated in 1990 and is a prominent entertainment destination, featuring stained-glass windows and ornate tin ceilings.
The annual Tulip Time Festival is a celebration of Pella's Dutch heritage.
A queen and court are chose from the two high schools in the town to represent Pella and advertise the Festival.
Pella Dutch is a Dutch dialect spoken in Pella based on South Guelderish dialect.
Central College is positioned in Pella.
In his 1989 book, The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America, travel author Bill Bryson stops in Pella, recounting his childhood visits to the town, and relating different aspects of the town with his usual wry humor.
Morgan Earp - lawman, born in Pella Wyatt Earp - lawman and gunfighter of OK Corral fame, spent most of his childhood in Pella Warren Earp - youngest of Earp brothers, born in Pella Louis Le - Cocq - Pella native, World War I-era auto racer, killed in 1919 Indianapolis 500 Dutch letter a pastry that originated in Pella United States Enumeration Bureau.
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Municipalities and communities of Marion County, Iowa, United States
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