Editing Guttenberg, Iowa

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = City of Guttenberg
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| image_skyline      = GuttenbergatChristmas.JPG
| image_caption      = A view of Guttenberg from Acre Street December 2007
| motto              = A Great Place to Do Business, Live, Work and Play!
| image_map          = Clayton_County_Iowa_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Guttenberg_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Guttenberg in Iowa
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Iowa]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Iowa|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Clayton County, Iowa|Clayton]]
<!-- Government -->
| established_title  = Incorporated 
| established_date   = 1851
| government_type    = 
| government_footnotes = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = 
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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>
| area_total_km2     = 5.77
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.23
| area_land_km2      = 5.68
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.19
| area_water_km2     = 0.09
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.04
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| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1817
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_km2 = 319.72
| population_density_sq_mi = 828.17
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| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central Standard Time]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central Daylight Time]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 673
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|47|18|N|91|06|21|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| postal_code_type   = Zip Code
| postal_code        = 52052
| area_code          = 563
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 19-33465
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2394262<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2394262}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.cityofguttenberg.com}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Guttenberg''' is a city in [[Clayton County, Iowa|Clayton County]], [[Iowa]], United States, along the [[Mississippi River]]. The population was 1,817 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], down from 1,987 at the 2000 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 ==
[[File:Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 10.jpg|thumb|{{center|Lock and Dam number 10}}]]
Prairie La Porte, meaning "the door to the prairie," was the first name given to Guttenberg by French explorers in 1673.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HIp55QcwE30C&dq=leclaire+iowa&pg=PA64 | title=Travel Guide-Lansing Iowa to Leclaire: Along the Mississippi River in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin: Lansing Iowa to Leclaire | publisher=Dean Klinkenberg | date=Oct 1, 2009 | accessdate=2013-05-04 | author=Klinkenberg, Dean | pages=64| isbn=9780971690448 }}</ref> The Guttenberg area was a site of [[Sauk people|Sauk]] and [[Meskwaki]] campgrounds until 1823. The [[Louisiana Purchase]] of 1803 transferred ownership to the [[United States of America|United States]] and the [[Black Hawk Purchase]] of 1833 finally opened the area for legal settlement.

Guttenberg's past is preserved today in the many limestone buildings built by German immigrants in the mid-to-late 19th century. These structures were used for both residential and commercial purposes. Many such as the [[Albertus Building]] are pre–[[U.S. Civil War|Civil War]] era and are preserved in the [[Front Street (River Park Drive) Historic District|Front Street Historic District]].
   
Guttenberg's riverfront location was pivotal in its early commercial development. The town first served as a focal point for westward settlement and as an early governmental and administrative center. It was the early location of the county seat from 1838 to 1843. Guttenberg served as a supply center for the general area until the Civil War, when railroads and an interior road system combined to detract from Guttenberg's role as a market center.

The earliest businesses included general supply stores, blacksmith, wagon shops, and [[hotel]]s. The loss of the county seat in 1843 slowed growth and the population declined. Economic revival began in 1845 with the influx of hundreds of German immigrants under the auspices of the Western Settlement Society of [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]] and continued with the development of the lead mining industry along Miners Creek.

The German immigration began in 1845, and by 1850 the town was sizable and nearly all German. The city takes its name from [[Johannes Gutenberg]], the inventor of [[movable type]]. Many of the town's streets are named for 18th & 19th century German writers, poets, playwrights and philosophers such as Koerner, Herman, Weiland, Lessing, Schiller, Herder and Goethe, whose writings became prolific in Germany because of Johannes Gutenberg's invention. A replica of a [[Bible]] Gutenberg printed is on display at the public library.

Guttenberg incorporated in 1851. The influence of the German population was best indicated by the construction during the period between 1845 and 1865 for over one hundred stone buildings. The bluff [[limestone]] was easily obtained and good, local clay and lime for construction was available. Four large riverside warehouses opened and a large flour mill, stores, and hotels appeared during this period. The steamboat trade deposited merchandise and picked up farm produce, milled flour and lead ore.

Guttenberg experienced many floods, the most recent and devastating being in 1965, after which a levee was built. Today, Guttenberg's population is 1,817 and it is the largest town in Clayton County.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.12|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|2.09|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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]]|accessdate=2012-05-11}}</ref>

The community is next to the [[Mississippi River]] across from [[Wisconsin]] and is on [[U.S. Highway 52|US Route 52]].

===Climate===
Guttenberg has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfa'').

{{Weather box
| width       = auto
| collapsed   = yes
| single line = yes
| location    = Guttenberg, Iowa ([[Lock and Dam No. 10]]) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1937–present)
| Jan record high F = 60
| Feb record high F = 73
| Mar record high F = 87
| Apr record high F = 97
| May record high F = 95
| Jun record high F = 101
| Jul record high F = 103
| Aug record high F = 103
| Sep record high F = 101
| Oct record high F = 94
| Nov record high F = 78
| Dec record high F = 69
| year record high F = 103
| Jan high F = 27.9
| Feb high F = 32.8
| Mar high F = 45.2
| Apr high F = 59.3
| May high F = 71.0
| Jun high F = 80.4
| Jul high F = 83.8
| Aug high F = 81.6
| Sep high F = 74.7
| Oct high F = 61.4
| Nov high F = 46.0
| Dec high F = 33.0
| year high F = 58.1
| Jan mean F = 19.1
| Feb mean F = 23.4
| Mar mean F = 36.0
| Apr mean F = 49.0
| May mean F = 60.5
| Jun mean F = 70.3
| Jul mean F = 73.9
| Aug mean F = 71.7
| Sep mean F = 64.2
| Oct mean F = 51.5
| Nov mean F = 37.5
| Dec mean F = 25.3
| year mean F = 48.5
| Jan low F = 10.3
| Feb low F = 14.0
| Mar low F = 26.7
| Apr low F = 38.7
| May low F = 50.0
| Jun low F = 60.1
| Jul low F = 64.1
| Aug low F = 61.8
| Sep low F = 53.7
| Oct low F = 41.5
| Nov low F = 29.1
| Dec low F = 17.6
| year low F = 39.0
| Jan record low F = -36
| Feb record low F = -38
| Mar record low F = -30
| Apr record low F = 7
| May record low F = 27
| Jun record low F = 39
| Jul record low F = 46
| Aug record low F = 40
| Sep record low F = 27
| Oct record low F = 14
| Nov record low F = -11
| Dec record low F = -29
| year record low F = -38
| precipitation colour   = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.33
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.23
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.98
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.65
| May precipitation inch = 4.58
| Jun precipitation inch = 5.70
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.85
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.61
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.75
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.81
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.13
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.66
| year precipitation inch = 37.28
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days  = 8.6
| Feb precipitation days  = 7.7
| Mar precipitation days  = 9.2
| Apr precipitation days  = 11.2
| May precipitation days  = 12.2
| Jun precipitation days  = 11.2
| Jul precipitation days  = 9.1
| Aug precipitation days  = 8.7
| Sep precipitation days  = 9.1
| Oct precipitation days  = 8.7
| Nov precipitation days  = 7.8
| Dec precipitation days  = 8.8
| year precipitation days = 112.3
| Jan snow inch = 10.0
| Feb snow inch = 9.3
| Mar snow inch = 3.7
| Apr snow inch = 0.7
| 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 = 1.2
| Dec snow inch = 9.2
| year snow inch = 34.4
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days  = 5.6
| Feb snow days  = 4.4
| Mar snow days  = 2.0
| Apr snow days  = 0.4
| 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  = 1.0
| Dec snow days  = 4.7
| year snow days = 18.2
| source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=arx
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = April 2, 2024}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00133517&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = April 2, 2024}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title= Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|1860|1104
|1870|1040
|1880|1076
|1890|1160
|1900|1620
|1910|1873
|1920|1666
|1930|1918
|1940|1860
|1950|1912
|1960|2087
|1970|2177
|1980|2428
|1990|2257
|2000|1987
|2010|1914
|2020|1817
|source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name=cen2020/>}}|footnote=Source:{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|title=American FactFinder|access-date=2020-03-29|archive-date=2012-04-11|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/66qCfKPaX?url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/legacy/aff_sunset.html?_event=Search|url-status=dead}} and [http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf Iowa Data Center]
}}
[[File:GuttenbergIowaPopPlot.png|thumb|left|alt=The population of Guttenberg, Iowa from US census data|The population of Guttenberg, Iowa from US census data]]

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|census of 2020]],<ref name="2020-census-1933465">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census: Guttenberg city, Iowa |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1933465&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref> the population was 1,817. The [[population density]] was {{convert|828.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,047 housing units at an average density of {{convert|477.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.8% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 0.8% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="FactFinder">{{cite web|title=American FactFinder|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-05-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,919 people, 887 households, and 516 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|918.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,085 housing units at an average density of {{convert|519.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 887 households, of which 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.8% were non-families. 37.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.66.

The median age in the city was 51.3 years. 17.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.9% were from 25 to 44; 32.4% were from 45 to 64; and 27.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,987 people, 837 households, and 534 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|962.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 935 housing units at an average density of {{convert|452.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.89% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.45% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.05% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.40% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 837 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 26.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,151, and the median income for a family was $33,393. Males had a median income of $25,265 versus $16,897 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,098. About 4.0% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[File:Clayton Ridge High School.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|[[Clayton Ridge Community School District|Clayton Ridge High School]]]]
Public schools are operated by the [[Clayton Ridge Community School District]],<ref>"[https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/SDRP2017_CLAYTON%20RIDGE.pdf Clayton Ridge]." [[Iowa Department of Education]]. Retrieved on February 23, 2019.</ref> which formed in 2005 in the merger of the [[Guttenberg Community School District]] and the [[Garnavillo Community School District]].<ref>"[https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124738/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf |date=2019-02-09 }}." [[Iowa Department of Education]]. Retrieved on February 23, 2019.</ref>

[[St. Mary's School (Guttenberg, Iowa)|St. Mary IC School]], a Catholic K-8, is no longer in operation.<ref>[https://www.maryicjoseph.org/st-mary-ic-school.html Home]. St. Mary IC School. Retrieved on February 24, 2019.</ref><!--Older site: https://web.archive.org/web/20010201152200/http://www.st-marys.gutt.pvt.k12.ia.us/ --> It formerly had a senior high school division that closed in 1968.<ref>"[https://www.maryicjoseph.org/history.html History]." St. Mary IC School. Retrieved on February 26, 2019.</ref>

==Notable people==
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*[[Chris Kolker]] (born 1972) Colorado State Senator. Graduate of Guttenberg High School
*[[Lee Kunzman]] (born 1944, died 2025) A [[United States Auto Club|USAC]] and [[International Motor Contest Association|IMCA]] [[Sprint car racing|sprint car]] race driver.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/12562/ |title=Lee Kunzman Racing career |publisher=DRIVER DATABASE |accessdate=March 19, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Daniel Schaefer]] (1936–2006) Seven term [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] for [[Colorado]] from 1983 to 1999<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000109|title= SCHAEFER, Daniel|dictionary= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=March 19, 2011}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Lock and Dam No. 10]]
*[[Bussey Lake]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.cityofguttenberg.com/  City of Guttenberg]
*[http://www.guttenbergiowa.net/  Guttenberg Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://www.claytonridge.k12.ia.us/  Clayton Ridge Community School District]
*[http://www.city-data.com/city/Guttenberg-Iowa.html City-Data] Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Guttenberg

{{Clayton County, Iowa}}

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