Editing Chariton, Iowa

{{Short description|City in Iowa, United States}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Chariton, Iowa
|settlement_type          = City
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = "Pride in Community"<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.chariton.org/|title= City of Chariton, Iowa|publisher= City of Chariton, Iowa |access-date= September 2, 2012}}</ref>

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Lucas County, Iowa|Lucas]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 4193
|population_density_km2   = 429.61
|population_density_sq_mi = 1112.79
|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 50049
|area_code                = [[Area code 641|641]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 19-12720
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 467591<ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis|467591|City of Chariton|June 25, 2024}}</ref>
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'''Chariton''' ({{IPAc-en|'|S|eir|I|t|@n}} {{respell|SHAIR|it|ən}})<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iowapublicradio.org/2017-09-14/iowa-place-names-a-e|title=Iowa Place Names: A-E|last=Sherman|first=Barney|date=September 14, 2017|website=Iowa Public Radio|access-date=June 9, 2021}}</ref> is a city in, and the [[county seat]] of, [[Lucas 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=May 31, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> The population was 4,193 at the [[United States Census, 2020|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> Chariton is the primary distribution center for and the former corporate headquarters of the [[Hy-Vee]] supermarket chain.

==History==
Chariton was [[plat]]ted in 1850.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tY0-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA580 | title=History of Lucas County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, etc. | publisher=State Historical Company | year=1881 | pages=580}}</ref> Chariton was the name of a French trader.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TYEUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA40 | title=Past and Present of Lucas and Wayne Counties, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1 | publisher=S. J. Clarke Publishing Company | author=Stuart, Theodore M. | year=1913 | pages=40}}</ref>

[[Lucas County Courthouse Square Historic District]]

*[[Chariton Public Library]]

*[[Hotel Charitone]]
Designed by local architect [[William L. Perkins]] and listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] for its role in the development of Chariton as a county seat, the Hotel Charitone is listed by the [[Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance]] as one of the most endangered sites in Iowa.<ref>Iowa's Most Endangered Properties: {{cite web |url=http://www.iowapreservation.org/endangered.php |title=IHPA Most Endangered Properties |access-date=2008-12-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007124431/http://iowapreservation.org/endangered.php |archive-date=October 7, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>  The hotel is currently undergoing restoration with the majority of the hotel being converted into apartments.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.82|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/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref>

The [[Lucas County Courthouse (Iowa)|Lucas County Courthouse]] is the highest point of elevation in the whole town.

===Climate===

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

{{Weather box
|location = Chariton, Iowa, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1895–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 68
|Feb record high F = 78
|Mar record high F = 88
|Apr record high F = 91
|May record high F = 104
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 113
|Aug record high F = 114
|Sep record high F = 103
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 83
|Dec record high F = 74
|year record high =

|Jan avg record high F = 54.0
|Feb avg record high F = 59.2
|Mar avg record high F = 73.4
|Apr avg record high F = 81.3
|May avg record high F = 85.6
|Jun avg record high F = 90.7
|Jul avg record high F = 94.7
|Aug avg record high F = 93.9
|Sep avg record high F = 89.8
|Oct avg record high F = 83.5
|Nov avg record high F = 69.9
|Dec avg record high F = 58.7
|year avg record high F = 95.8

|Jan high F = 31.0
|Feb high F = 35.7
|Mar high F = 48.5
|Apr high F = 61.0
|May high F = 70.7
|Jun high F = 80.3
|Jul high F = 84.5
|Aug high F = 83.1
|Sep high F = 76.1
|Oct high F = 63.8
|Nov high F = 48.6
|Dec high F = 36.5
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 20.8
|Feb mean F = 24.7
|Mar mean F = 36.6
|Apr mean F = 48.0
|May mean F = 58.7
|Jun mean F = 68.7
|Jul mean F = 73.0
|Aug mean F = 71.1
|Sep mean F = 62.9
|Oct mean F = 50.8
|Nov mean F = 37.4
|Dec mean F = 26.4
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 10.6
|Feb low F = 13.7
|Mar low F = 24.7
|Apr low F = 35.0
|May low F = 46.6
|Jun low F = 57.1
|Jul low F = 61.5
|Aug low F = 59.0
|Sep low F = 49.8
|Oct low F = 37.8
|Nov low F = 26.1
|Dec low F = 16.2
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -12.0
|Feb avg record low F = -6.3
|Mar avg record low F = 4.9
|Apr avg record low F = 19.5
|May avg record low F = 31.2
|Jun avg record low F = 43.2
|Jul avg record low F = 49.8
|Aug avg record low F = 48.4
|Sep avg record low F = 34.4
|Oct avg record low F = 22.0
|Nov avg record low F = 9.8
|Dec avg record low F = -3.4
|year avg record low F = -16.9

|Jan record low F = -35
|Feb record low F = -38
|Mar record low F = -32
|Apr record low F = 8
|May record low F = 18
|Jun record low F = 34
|Jul record low F = 39
|Aug record low F = 35
|Sep record low F = 20
|Oct record low F = 0
|Nov record low F = -13
|Dec record low F = -31
|year record low F =

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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.96
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.40
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.90
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.15
|May precipitation inch = 5.39
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.92
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.21
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.40
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.71
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.98
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.03
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.27
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 7.9
|Feb snow inch = 6.5
|Mar snow inch = 3.5
|Apr snow inch = 0.8
|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 = 2.0
|Dec snow inch = 3.1
|year snow inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 7.2
|Feb precipitation days = 7.6
|Mar precipitation days = 9.4
|Apr precipitation days = 12.0
|May precipitation days = 14.7
|Jun precipitation days = 12.2
|Jul precipitation days = 9.7
|Aug precipitation days = 10.7
|Sep precipitation days = 9.0
|Oct precipitation days = 9.0
|Nov precipitation days = 7.4
|Dec precipitation days = 7.8

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 3.4
|Feb snow days = 3.7
|Mar snow days = 1.6
|Apr snow days = 0.5
|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 = 0.3
|Nov snow days = 0.9
|Dec snow days = 3.1

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&location=IA&station=USC00131394
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access
|access-date = July 24, 2022
}}
</ref>
|date = July 2022
|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==
{{Historical populations
|title= Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|1860|641
|1870|1728
|1880|2977
|1890|3122
|1900|3989
|1910|3794
|1920|5175
|1930|5365
|1940|5754
|1950|5320
|1960|5042
|1970|5009
|1980|5116
|1990|4616
|2000|4573
|2010|4321
|2020|4193
|source={{center|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|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name=cen2020/>}}|footnote=Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|title=U.S. Census website|access-date=March 29, 2020}} and [http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf Iowa Data Center]
}}
[[File:CharitonIowaPopPlot.png|thumb|left|alt=The population of Chariton, Iowa from US census data|The population of Chariton, 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 4,193 people, 1,834 households, and 1,048 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,112.7 inhabitants per square mile (429.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 2,072 housing units at an average density of 549.8 per square mile (212.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 93.1% [[White Americans|White]], 0.4% [[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]], 2.0% from other races and 3.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 3.7% of the population.

Of the 1,834 households, 26.8% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.4% were cohabitating couples, 29.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 21.1% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 42.9% of all households were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals, 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 41.0 years. 24.8% of the residents were under the age of 20; 5.5% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 23.7% were from 25 and 44; 24.6% were from 45 and 64; and 21.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

===2010 census===
As of the census<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 2010, there were 4,321 people, 1,861 households, and 1,109 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1131.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,114 housing units at an average density of {{convert|553.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 1,861 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.4% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.99.

The median age in the city was 42.1 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.5% were from 25 to 44; 24.8% were from 45 to 64; and 21.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the census<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 |df=mdy }}</ref> of 2000, there were 4,573 people, 1,936 households, and 1,192 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,238.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,155 housing units at an average density of {{convert|583.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.88% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 1,936 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.4% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.92.

Age spread: 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,844, and the median income for a family was $37,935. Males had a median income of $32,265 versus $21,981 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,553. About 6.6% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The [[Chariton School District]] is the only school district in the county since 2008, when the Russell School District closed. There are two elementary schools, Columbus Elementary (K-2 grades) and Van Allen Elementary (3–5 grades); one middle school, [[Chariton Middle School]] (6–8 grades); and one high school, [[Chariton High School]] (9–12).   The high school athletic teams are called the Chargers.

==Infrastructure==
=== Transportation ===
====Air Service====
Owned by the City of Chariton and located 3 miles west of Chariton on US Highway 34, the Chariton Municipal Airport has served the city and Lucas County since April 1947.<ref name="ohwy">{{cite web
  | url = http://www.ohwy.com/ia/c/cnc.htm
  | title = Chariton Municipal Airport
  | work = Online Highways Travel Guide: USA
  | publisher = Online Highways, LLC
  | access-date = 2009-08-27
}}</ref><ref name="AirNav">{{cite web
  | url = http://www.airnav.com/airport/KCNC
  | title = Chariton Municipal Airport
  | work = AirNav.com
  | publisher = AirNav, LLC
  | date = July 2, 2009
  | access-date = 2009-08-27
}}</ref>

====Highways====
Chariton is located on [[File:US 34 Business (Chariton, IA).svg|15px]]  [[U.S. Route 34 in Iowa|U.S. Route 34]], which runs east and west to each side of the state. The city is also served by Iowa Highway 14.

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*[[Paul Engebretsen]], [[National Football League]] player
*[[Everett Gendler]], rabbi, social activist, and author 
*[[Theodore Heck]], Catholic Benedictine priest, academy president, educator
*[[T. J. Hockenson]], National Football League player for the [[Minnesota Vikings]]
*[[Leo Hoegh]], former governor
*[[Lyle Tuttle]], tattoo artist and tattoo historian
*[[Easter Walters]], silent film actress
*[[Mortimer Wilson]], composer
*[[Gordon Willey]], anthropologist

==See also==
{{Portal|Iowa}}
*[[White Breast Creek]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website|https://www.chariton.org/}}

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