Editing Carroll, Iowa

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Carroll, Iowa
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = "Get Involved. Get Results."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.carrolliowa.com/ |title= Carroll Chamber of Commerce|publisher= Carroll Chamber of Commerce |access-date= September 2, 2012}}</ref>

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| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Iowa|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Carroll County, Iowa|Carroll]]
| named_for          = [[Charles Carroll of Carrollton]]
| government_footnotes = 
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| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Gerald H. Fleshner
| leader_title1      = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name1       = Aaron Kooiker
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_19.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2     = 14.86
| area_land_km2      = 14.86
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 5.74
| area_land_sq_mi    = 5.74
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 10321
| population_density_km2 = 694.34
| population_density_sq_mi = 1798.40
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = &minus;6
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| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 1276
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|04|13|N|94|51|59|W|type:city_region:US-IA|display=it}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 51401
| area_code          = [[Area code 712|712]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 19-11080
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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| website            = {{URL|https://www.cityofcarroll.com/}}
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'''Carroll''' is a city in, and the [[county seat]] of, [[Carroll County, Iowa]], United States,<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> along the [[Raccoon River|Middle Raccoon River]]. The population was 10,321 in the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=cen2020>{{cite web |title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/ |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref>

== History ==
Carroll was laid out in 1867.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_bH8HtIwXzdcC | title=History of Western Iowa, Its Settlement and Growth | publisher=Western Publishing Company | year=1882 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_bH8HtIwXzdcC/page/n502 503]}}</ref>  It took its name from Carroll County, which was named in honor of [[Charles Carroll of Carrollton]], [[Maryland]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA52|year=1908|page=52}}</ref> He was the only [[Roman Catholic]] to sign the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]].

In 1869, the centrally located railroad town of Carroll City was selected as the county seat, replacing, with some protest, Carrollton. Later a $4,000 courthouse was constructed on the town square. This building was used until it burned to the ground in 1886. The vaults and records were undamaged, however, and moved to temporary housing in the Joyce Building and Drees' Music Hall.{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}

The following winter a $40,000 bond issue was approved toward the construction of a new, permanent courthouse. The stone-and-brick building was built on the northwest corner of the square (the parking lot of the current courthouse). The courthouse, complete with a clock-tower, was used for more than three-quarters of a century, then replaced by a modern-looking building in 1965.{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}

A $750,000 bond issue was used to construct and equip the new courthouse. This building was officially dedicated on September 24, 1966. The highlight of the dedication ceremony was the opening of the boxes sealed in the cornerstone of the old courthouse. The bell from the previous courthouse clock tower sits on the courthouse grounds.<ref>Marie Hackett, Curator of the Carroll County Historical Museum, 1991</ref>

The town was the site of the [[1960 Minneapolis Lakers cornfield landing]]. A [[Douglas DC-3]] carrying the coach and players of the [[Minneapolis Lakers]], made an emergency landing in a cornfield during a snowstorm after having got lost due to an electrical malfunction and poor weather.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McCrea |first=Andrew |date=November 27, 2024 |title=How an Iowa Corn Field Saved the Los Angeles Lakers |url=https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/corn/how-iowa-corn-field-saved-los-angeles-lakers |work=Ag Web {{!}} Farm Journal}}</ref>

== Geography ==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.69|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-05-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

===Climate===

According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Carroll has a [[hot-summer humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.

{{Weather box
|location = Carroll, Iowa (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present)
|single line = Y

|Jan record high F = 68
|Feb record high F = 72
|Mar record high F = 88
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 107
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 112
|Aug record high F = 112
|Sep record high F = 103
|Oct record high F = 94
|Nov record high F = 79
|Dec record high F = 71
|year record high F = 112

|Jan avg record high F = 50.3
|Feb avg record high F = 56.5
|Mar avg record high F = 72.1
|Apr avg record high F = 83.4
|May avg record high F = 89.5
|Jun avg record high F = 93.3
|Jul avg record high F = 94.2
|Aug avg record high F = 92.8
|Sep avg record high F = 90.3
|Oct avg record high F = 84.1
|Nov avg record high F = 68.5
|Dec avg record high F = 54.6
|year avg record high F = 96.1

|Jan high F = 27.9
|Feb high F = 32.8
|Mar high F = 46.2
|Apr high F = 59.9
|May high F = 71.1
|Jun high F = 81.3
|Jul high F = 84.3
|Aug high F = 82.2
|Sep high F = 76.3
|Oct high F = 62.9
|Nov high F = 46.4
|Dec high F = 33.1
|year high F = 58.7

|Jan mean F = 19.1
|Feb mean F = 23.5
|Mar mean F = 35.7
|Apr mean F = 48.0
|May mean F = 60.1
|Jun mean F = 70.7
|Jul mean F = 74.1
|Aug mean F = 71.7
|Sep mean F = 64.0
|Oct mean F = 51.2
|Nov mean F = 36.6
|Dec mean F = 24.6
|year mean F = 48.3

|Jan low F = 10.3
|Feb low F = 14.2
|Mar low F = 25.3
|Apr low F = 36.1
|May low F = 49.2
|Jun low F = 60.0
|Jul low F = 63.9
|Aug low F = 61.2
|Sep low F = 51.8
|Oct low F = 39.5
|Nov low F = 26.7
|Dec low F = 16.1
|year low F = 37.9

|Jan avg record low F = -11.7
|Feb avg record low F = -6.7
|Mar avg record low F = 4.5
|Apr avg record low F = 20.5
|May avg record low F = 33.7
|Jun avg record low F = 46.5
|Jul avg record low F = 51.9
|Aug avg record low F = 50.1
|Sep avg record low F = 35.6
|Oct avg record low F = 22.3
|Nov avg record low F = 9.3
|Dec avg record low F = -4.4
|year avg record low F = -14.5

|Jan record low F = −40
|Feb record low F = −33
|Mar record low F = −28
|Apr record low F = 3
|May record low F = 18
|Jun record low F = 33
|Jul record low F = 39
|Aug record low F = 34
|Sep record low F = 19
|Oct record low F = 1
|Nov record low F = −12
|Dec record low F = −26
|year record low F = −40

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.90
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.11
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.87
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.35
|May precipitation inch = 4.49
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.12
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.36
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.06
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.95
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.68
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.44
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.38
|year precipitation inch = 33.71

|Jan snow inch = 5.7
|Feb snow inch = 6.8
|Mar snow inch = 5.5
|Apr snow inch = 2.1
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.3
|Nov snow inch = 2.6
|Dec snow inch = 6.2
|year snow inch = 29.2

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 6.5
|Feb precipitation days = 6.6
|Mar precipitation days = 7.9
|Apr precipitation days = 10.6
|May precipitation days = 12.6
|Jun precipitation days = 12.1
|Jul precipitation days = 10.0
|Aug precipitation days = 9.5
|Sep precipitation days = 8.5
|Oct precipitation days = 8.5
|Nov precipitation days = 5.8
|Dec precipitation days = 6.9
|year precipitation days = 105.5

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 3.9
|Feb snow days = 3.6
|Mar snow days = 2.4
|Apr snow days = 1.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 1.5
|Dec snow days = 4.4
|year snow days = 16.9

|source 1 = [[NOAA]] (snow 1981–2010)<ref name= nws >
{{cite web
|url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=dmx
|title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = June 27, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00131233&format=pdf
|title = Station: Carroll, IA
|work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991&ndash;2020)
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = June 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00131233&format=pdf
|title = Station: Carroll, IA
|work = U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1981&ndash;2010)
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = June 27, 2021}}</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service <ref name=NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=dmx
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data
|access-date = July 24, 2022
}}
</ref>
}}

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1870= 384
|1880= 1385
|1890= 2448
|1900= 2882
|1910= 3546
|1920= 4254
|1930= 4691
|1940= 5389
|1950= 6231
|1960= 7682
|1970= 8716
|1980= 9705
|1990= 9579
|2000= 10106
|2010= 10103
|2020= 10321
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name=cen2020/>
}}
[[File:CarrollIowaPopPlot.png|thumb|right|alt=The population of Carroll, Iowa from US census data|The population of Carroll, Iowa from US census data]]

===2020 census===
As of the [[United States census|census]] of 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-main.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 10,321 people, 4,468 households, and 2,596 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,798.3 inhabitants per square mile (694.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 4,825 housing units at an average density of 840.7 per square mile (324.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 91.4% [[White Americans|White]], 2.4% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.1% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 1.9% from other races and 3.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 4.3% of the population.

Of the 4,468 households, 26.2% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.5% were cohabitating couples, 30.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 18.8% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 41.9% of all households were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals, 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 42.5 years. 25.7% of the residents were under the age of 20; 4.4% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 and 44; 24.8% were from 45 and 64; and 22.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.0% male and 52.0% female.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 10,103 people, 4,357 households, and 2,605 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1775.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 4,698 housing units at an average density of {{convert|825.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 96.0% White, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 1.5% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4%.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11}}</ref>

Of the 4,357 households 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.2% were non-families. 35.5% of households were one person and 16.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age was 42 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 19.7% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 10,106 people, 4,173 households, and 2,649 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,823.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,431 housing units at an average density of {{convert|799.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 98.57% White, 0.18% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

Of the 4,173 households 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 31.9% of households were one person and 16.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.99.

Population spread: 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median household income was $39,854 and the median family income  was $51,020. Males had a median income of $31,124 versus $22,215 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,442. About 3.4% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
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== Education ==
The public school district is the [[Carroll Community School District]].<ref>"[https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/SDRP2017_CARROLL.pdf Carroll] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427121208/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/SDRP2017_CARROLL.pdf |date=2018-04-27 }}." [[Iowa Department of Education]]. Retrieved on July 18, 2018.</ref>

The area Catholic private school is the [[Kuemper Catholic School System]], which includes Kuemper Catholic High School.

== Notable people ==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WikiProject Cities/US Guideline-->

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* [[Mary Arnold (singer)|Mary Arnold]], singer with the rock group [[Kenny Rogers and The First Edition]], wife of [[Roger Miller]]
* [[Joel Bolger]], former Chief Justice of the [[Alaska Supreme Court]]
*[[Lance Cade]], professional wrestler
* [[Adam Haluska]], professional basketball player
* [[Ken Henderson]] (born 1946) [[Major League Baseball]] player from 1965–1980
* [[Mary Lundby]] (1948–2009) Former [[Iowa State Senate|Iowa State Senator]] District 18
* [[Matthew McDermott]], Associate Justice of the [[Iowa Supreme Court]]
* [[Tony Bernard Mosman]] (1886–1985), painter
* [[Arthur Neu]], Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, 1973 - 1979
* [[Nick Nurse]], head basketball coach for the [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
* [[Everett Rogers]]  communication scholar
* [[Carl O. Wegner]], Minnesota state legislator and lawyer
* [[Joe Slade White]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] media consultant

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.cityofcarroll.com/ ''Official'' Carroll Web Site]

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