From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rathbun, Iowa
Rathbun, Iowa
Rathbun, Iowa This had a 50-foot (15 m) shaft and was nearly played
out by 1908. The Evans Mine, about halfway between the
— City — Rathbun and Darbyville, formerly operated by the Amer-
ican Coal Company, had already been closed by 1908.[4] In
1912, United Mine Workers Local 372 in Rathbun had 213
members.[5] This was close to half the total population at
the time.
Geography
Location of Rathbun, Iowa
Coordinates: 40°48′5″N 92°53′18″W / 40.80139°N
Rathbun is located at 40°48′5″N 92°53′18″W / 40.80139°N
92.88833°W / 40.80139; -92.88833Coordinates: 40°48′5″N 92.88833°W / 40.80139; -92.88833 (40.801375,
92°53′18″W / 40.80139°N 92.88833°W / 40.80139; -92.88833 -92.888296) [6] about a mile west of the confluence of Wal-
nut Creek and the Chariton River, about 2 miles south of
Country United States
Rathbun Dam.
State Iowa According to the United States Census Bureau, the
County Appanoose city has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²), all of it
Area land.
- Total 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
- Land
- Water
0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Demographics
Elevation 938 ft (286 m) Historical Populations
Population (2000)
Year Pop. %±
- Total 88 1900 270 —
- Density 408.7/sq mi (157.8/km2) 1910 382 41.5%
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) 1920 630 64.9%
DST)
- Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
1930 299 −52.5%
ZIP code 52544
1940 352 17.7%
Area code(s) 641
1950 229 −34.9%
FIPS code 19-65730
GNIS feature ID 0460531 1960 203 −11.4%
1970 113 −44.3%
Rathbun is a city in Appanoose County, Iowa, United
1980 93 −17.7%
States. The population was 88 at the 2000 census.
1990 89 −4.3%
History 2000 88 −1.1%
Iowa Data Center
Incorporated in 1897,[1] Rathbun was established in 1892
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 88 people, 39
as a mining town. [2] At the end of the 19th century, "the
households, and 24 families residing in the city. The pop-
valley of Walnut Creek was one continuous mining camp,
ulation density was 408.7 people per square mile (154.4/
known under different names, Jerome, Diamond, Mys-
km²). There were 53 housing units at an average density
tic, Clarksdale, Rathbun and Darby" (later known as Dar-
of 246.2 per square mile (93.0/km²). The racial makeup of
byville)[3]
the city was 98.86% White, and 1.14% from two or more
The Star Coal Company of Streator, Ill. operated the
races.
Rathbun Mine, with an 82-foot-deep (25 m) shaft. This
There were 39 households out of which 30.8% had
mine was in operation in 1895, and by 1908 it was con-
children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were
sidered one of the best equipped longwall mines in the
married couples living together, 2.6% had a female
county. The Darby mine, operated by the Unity Block
householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were
Coal Company, was about a mile northeast of Rathbun.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rathbun, Iowa
non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of in- [2] L. L. Taylor, Past and Present of Appanoose County
dividuals and 17.9% had someone living alone who was Iowa, Vol. 1, S. J. Clarke, Chicago, 1913; pages 152,
65 years of age or older. The average household size was 416.
2.26 and the average family size was 2.80. [3] H. Foster Bain, Geology of Appanoose County, Iowa
In the city the population was spread out with 21.6% Geological Survey Annual Report, 1895 Conway,
under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to Des Moines, 1896; page 389.
44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of [4] Henry Hinds, The Coal Deposits of Iowa, Chapter I
age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 of the Iowa Geological Survey Annual Report, 1908,
females there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age Des Moines, 1909; page 270.
18 and over, there were 109.1 males. [5] Tally Sheet, Proceedings of the 23rd Annual
The median income for a household in the city was Convention of the United Mine Workers of America
$40,000, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Jan. 16 - Feb. 2, 1912, Indianapolis; Volume 2, page
Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $25,833 for 180A.
females. The per capita income for the city was $14,749. [6] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United
There were 18.5% of families and 17.0% of the population States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12.
living below the poverty line, including 28.0% of under http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/
eighteens and 10.0% of those over 64. gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
[7] "American FactFinder". United States Census
References Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved
2008-01-31.
[1] Acts and Resolutions passed at the Extra Session of
the Twenty-sixth General Assembly of the State of
Iowa, F. R. Conway, Des Moines, 1897; page 38.
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