Le Claire, Iowa

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official_name = Le Claire, Iowa
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Le Claire, Iowa


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subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Scott
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area_total_km2 = 11.4
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area_total_sq_mi = 4.4
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2847
population_metro = 377291 (131^st)
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timezone = Central (CST)
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elevation_m = 179
elevation_ft = 587
latd = 41 |latm = 35 |lats = 46 |latNS = N
longd = 90 |longm = 21 |longs = 23 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 52753
area_code = 563
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Le Claire is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,847 at the 2000 census. The city is located near the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa, and is located along the Mississippi River. The city takes its name from Antoine LeClaire, a mestizo trader who originally owned the land.

Geography

Le Claire is located at coor dms|41|35|46|N|90|21|23|W|city (41.596233, -90.356252)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11.4 km²), of which, 4.2 square miles (10.9 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (4.56%) is water.

History

Buffalo Bill Cody was born just outside of Le Claire. There is also a Buffalo Bill Museum located in town.

Education

Le Claire is part of the Pleasant Valley School District ( [http://www.pleasval.k12.ia.us District Web site] ), and is host to three of the district's schools. In-town elementary students attend Bridgeview Elementary, while students living in outlying areas are assigned to Cody Elementary. Junior high students are bussed to Pleasant Valley Junior High School (formerly known as Blackhawk Junior High from 1970-2001), also on the city's outskirts. The district's two other elementary schools (Pleasant View and Riverview Heights), the high school, and the district's administrative offices are located in eastern Bettendorf.

LeClaire residents have one district director on Pleasant Valley's seven-member board of education. Another director serves the city's adjacent rural areas.

Youth Activities

There are many things for teenagers or children in LeClaireThese include
*Cub Scouts
*Pleasant Valley Little League
*Revolution Youth Group

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,847 people, 1,104 households, and 819 families residing in the city. The population density was 680.0 people per square mile (262.3/km²). There were 1,175 housing units at an average density of 280.6/sq mi (108.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.72% White, 0.21% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.60% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.21% of the population.

There were 1,104 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,644, and the median income for a family was $51,546. Males had a median income of $42,188 versus $26,395 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,243. About 2.9% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

Tugfest

Tugfest is an annual three-day-long event in early August in which a rope is stretched across the Mississippi River from Le Claire to Port Byron. Several teams of 20 tug against each other; whatever team pulls the most rope wins, and whichever state wins the most contests wins Tugfest. After the 2007 contest, Illinois led the overall record 11-10. The event is also associated with a large fireworks display, live band, amateur rib cook off, a carnival and food on both sides of the river.

References

External links

* [http://www.leclaireiowa.gov/ Le Claire homepage]
* [http://www.Tugfest.com Tugfest]