Editing Hull, Iowa

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Hull, Iowa
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|motto                    = Where Great Ideas Are Born
|image_skyline            = File:Water Tower of Hull, Iowa.JPG
|imagesize                = 250px
|image_caption            = Water tower located in the Hull (Iowa) Industrial Park just off [[U.S. Route 18 in Iowa|US Highway 18]].
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|map_caption              = Location of Hull, Iowa
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|subdivision_name         = [[USA]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Iowa]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Iowa|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Sioux County, Iowa|Sioux]]
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|government_type          = Mayor-council
|leader_title             = Mayor
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|established_date         = May 15, 1886
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|area_total_km2           = 3.64
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 2384
|population_density_km2   = 654.87
|population_density_sq_mi = 1695.59
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|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 51239
|area_code                = [[Area code 712|712]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 19-37515
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2394442<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2394442}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL| http://cityofhull.org/| City of Hull}}
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Hull''' is a city in [[Sioux County, Iowa|Sioux County]], [[Iowa]]. The population was 2,384 at the time of 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==
The first settlers in the Hull area arrived in 1872.<ref>{{cite news |title=A design to celebrate Hull's Sesquicentennial |url=https://siouxcountyindex.com/a-design-to-celebrate-hulls-sesquicentennial/ |access-date=26 November 2022 |work=Sioux County Index-Reporter |date=21 November 2022}}</ref> The city was incorporated on May 15, 1886.<ref name="Savage" /> Hull was named for [[John A. T. Hull]], a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from Iowa.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n162 163]}}</ref> It was previously named Pattersonville for [[John G. Patterson]], before changing its name to Winland then finally Hull in the 1880s.<ref name="Savage">{{cite book|last1=Savage|first1=Tom|title=A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names|date=2007|publisher=University of Iowa Press|isbn=9781587297595|page=112|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DxagLIZHNv4C&pg=PA112 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sioux County|url=http://www.iowaghosttowns.com/sioux_county.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924070424/http://www.iowaghosttowns.com/sioux_county.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 24, 2013|access-date=4 August 2014|agency=State Historical Society of Iowa|publisher=Iowa Ghost Towns}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hull: Past, Present and Future|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/51947319/|access-date=4 August 2014|publisher=Newspapers.com|date=25 October 1929}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Frazier|first1=Joseph|title=The WPA Guide to 1930s Iowa|date=2010|publisher=University of Iowa Press|isbn=9781587296635|page=448}}</ref>

In 1993, The Foreign Candy Company of Hull became the first American firm to import [[Warheads (candy)|Warheads]] sour candy.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ncppub.com/pages/?p=4522 | title=Let It Rip: A New Building for Foreign Candy | publisher=New Century Press | work=Sioux County Index-Reporter | date=29 February 2012 | access-date=29 December 2013 | archive-date=July 9, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709231734/https://www.ncppub.com/pages/?p=4522 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Wired Warheads">Frauenfelder, Mark. [https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/7.06/candy.html Gross National Product], ''[[Wired Magazine|Wired]]'', June 1999.</ref>

In 2004, Hull received a $400,000 grant from Vision Iowa to build the Pattersonville Park and Cultural Center. Some of the money was returned in 2011 because the park had not been constructed.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dorman|first1=Todd|title=Moville, Hull projects get funding|url=http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/moville-hull-projects-get-funding/article_baed57db-9ce3-58f3-902d-7ace880ef54f.html|access-date=6 August 2014|newspaper=Sioux City Journal|date=14 October 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Breen|first1=Dan|title=Hull forced to return portion of Vision Iowa grant|url=http://www.nwestiowa.com/news/hull-forced-to-return-portion-of-vision-iowa-grant/article_86dc2a08-f150-11e0-ad8d-001a4bcf6878.html|access-date=6 August 2014|publisher=N'West Iowa Review|date=7 October 2011}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.20|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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title= Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|1890|566
|1900|626
|1910|658
|1920|791
|1930|905
|1940|1072
|1950|1127
|1960|1289
|1970|1523
|1980|1714
|1990|1724
|2000|1960
|2010|2175
|2020|2384
|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}}</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=2020-03-29}} and [http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf Iowa Data Center]
}}
[[File:HullIowaPopPlot.png|thumb|left|alt=The population of Hull, Iowa from US census data|The population of Hull, 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 2,384 people, 824 households, and 617 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,710.0 inhabitants per square mile (660.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 865 housing units at an average density of 620.5 per square mile (239.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 87.2% [[White Americans|White]], 0.1% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.5% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 6.7% from other races and 4.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 13.1% of the population.

Of the 824 households, 39.7% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.6% were cohabitating couples, 18.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 11.9% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 25.1% of all households were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 33.9 years. 33.8% of the residents were under the age of 20; 5.2% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 23.8% were from 25 and 44; 18.8% were from 45 and 64; and 18.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.7% male and 50.3% 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, 2,175 people, 741 households, and 577 families resided in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1812.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The 764 housing units averaged {{convert|636.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race (U.S. Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 92.6% White, 0.4% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 5.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 9.1% of the population.

Of the 741 households, 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.7% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.1% were not families. About 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.30.

The median age in the city was 32.5 years; 30.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25% were from 25 to 44; 20.3% were from 45 to 64; and 15.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.8% male and 50.2% 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}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,960 people, 682 households, and 527 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,638.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 709 housing units at an average density of {{convert|592.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.34% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.05% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.12% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.78% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.71% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.28% of the population.

There were 682 households, out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,269, and the median income for a family was $43,919. Males had a median income of $31,100 versus $17,991 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,153. About 6.1% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

== Education ==
[[Boyden–Hull Community School District]] includes Hull in its boundary,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_BOYDEN-HULL.pdf|title=Boyden-Hull|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> and operates Boyden-Hull Elementary School in [[Boyden, Iowa|Boyden]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bhcomets.com/elementary-school/|title=Elementary School|publisher=Boyden–Hull Community School District|access-date=2020-04-05|quote=818 Lincoln St, Boyden, IA 51234}}</ref> and [[Boyden–Hull Junior/High School]] in Hull; the latter houses the district's headquarters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bhcomets.com/junior-high-school/|title=Junior/High School|publisher=Boyden–Hull Community School District|access-date=2020-04-05|quote=801 1st Street, Hull, IA  51239}}</ref>

Area private schools:
*[http://www.hullchristian.com Hull Christian School] 
*[http://www.prca.org/educ.html Hull Protestant Reformed Christian School]
*[[Trinity Christian High School (Hull, Iowa)|Trinity Christian High School]]
*[[Western Christian High School (Hull, Iowa)|Western Christian High School]]

==Economy==

===Business===
Located in Northwest Iowa, much of Hull's economy is centered around the agricultural industry, either directly or indirectly. [[Agropur]] Cooperative is located in Hull<ref>{{cite web|last=Nelson|first=Jerry|title=Agropur plans to expand|url=http://www.dairystar.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=6163|publisher=Dairy Star|access-date=6 December 2013|date=13 June 2011}}</ref> and is the largest employer. The Foreign Candy Company, distributors of [[Warheads (candy)|Warheads]] sour candy and other sweets, was started in Hull in 1978.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ncppub.com/pages/?p=1466 | title=Candy Wars Take Center Stage | publisher=New Century Press | work=Sioux County Index Reporter | date=17 November 2010 | access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709231734/https://www.ncppub.com/pages/?p=4522 |archive-date=9 July 2017 | url=http://www.ncppub.com/pages/?p=4522 | title=Let It Rip: A New Building for Foreign Candy | publisher=New Century Press | work=Sioux County Index Reporter | date=29 February 2012 | access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref> The [[Pizza Ranch]] restaurant chain was founded in Hull in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|last=Askew|first=John|title=Meanwhile at the Pizza Ranch…|url=http://www.iowastatedaily.com/article_426f5f75-55f2-5396-b0aa-09ef620162ef.html|publisher=[[Iowa State Daily]]|access-date=May 28, 2014|date=September 17, 2007|archive-date=September 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925025912/http://www.iowastatedaily.com/article_426f5f75-55f2-5396-b0aa-09ef620162ef.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://siouxcityjournal.com/blogs/eye_on_business/why-romey-didn-t-dine-at-a-ranch/article_da1646b2-2ef7-58fa-994e-f44b559baa0d.html|last=Dreeszen|first=Dave|title=Why Rom[n]ey didn't dine at a 'Ranch'|newspaper=[[Sioux City Journal]]|access-date=6 December 2013|date=8 January 2012}}</ref> A [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]] opened in February 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Linck|first=Michele|title=SUBWAY opens (finally)!|url=http://www.ncppub.com/pages/?p=5329|work=Sioux County Index Reporter|publisher=New Century Press|access-date=6 December 2013}}</ref> The Hull Co-op Society provides a number of agricultural services to Hull and surrounding areas, including a grain elevator, feed mill, and custom spraying. Other businesses include Hull Feed and Produce which provides feed mill services, and Hull Veterinary Clinic.

The Baumann Brothers General Store was located in Hull until the 1910s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bosma |first1=Julie |title=Blast from the past |url=https://siouxcountyindex.com/blast-from-the-past/ |work=Sioux County Index-Reporter |date=June 30, 2023}}</ref> A grocery store, Tom's Foodland, was opened on [[U.S. Route 18 in Iowa|U.S. Route 18]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Bernice Mulder, 83, Hull |url=https://www.nwestiowa.com/obituaries/bernice-mulder-83-hull/article_17349ec2-34bf-11e5-94b0-0b4937996ef0.html |access-date=July 3, 2023 |work=N'West Iowa Review |date=July 27, 2015}}</ref> which later became the Hull Food Center.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Paulson |first1=Randy |title=Hull Food Center set to close doors |url=https://www.nwestiowa.com/news/hull-food-center-set-to-close-doors/article_9a8afc20-17f4-11ec-80f9-47f969e1bb89.html |access-date=July 3, 2023 |work=N'West Iowa Review |date=September 21, 2021}}</ref> The Hull Food Center closed in September 2021 due to the economic effects of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Iowa]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Van Aartsen |first1=Scott |title=Hull To Lose Its Only Grocery Store |url=https://kiwaradio.com/local-news/hull-to-lose-its-only-grocery-store/ |access-date=July 3, 2023 |publisher=KIWA |date=September 24, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Takhtadjian |first1=Jason |title=Hull Food Center announces last day of operations, community member reacts |url=https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/hull-food-center-announces-last-day-of-operations-community-member-reacts/ |access-date=July 3, 2023 |publisher=KCAU-TV |date=September 22, 2021}}</ref> In 2023, [[Fareway]] announced plans to open a store in Hull.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Teunissen |first1=Greg |title=Fareway planning new location in Hull, Iowa |url=https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/fareway-planning-new-location-in-hull-iowa/ |access-date=July 3, 2023 |publisher=KCAU-TV |date=April 13, 2023}}</ref> The Hull Fareway opened in July 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=James |first1=Chandler |title=Fareway Hosts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Store in Hull, Iowa; Garrett Piklapp Comments |url=https://www.delimarketnews.com/culture/fareway-hosts-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-new-store-hull-iowa-garrett-piklapp-comments/chandler-james/thu-07182024-0846/17840 |access-date=July 19, 2024 |date=July 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Deckert |first1=Taylor |title=Fareway now open in Hull, Iowa celebrating the end of a grocery desert |url=https://www.ktiv.com/2024/07/18/fareway-now-open-hull-iowa-celebrating-end-grocery-desert/ |access-date=July 19, 2024 |publisher=KTIV |date=July 18, 2024}}</ref>

===Finance===
Two banks have branches in Hull: Iowa State Bank and American State Bank. Iowa State Bank started as Baumann Brothers Bank in 1879. Ten years later, it was renamed Iowa State Bank. It closed for a short period during the [[Great Depression]] and was reopened in 1934.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Crosbie|first1=Nicole|title=Iowa State Bank celebrates remodel, 135 years in business|url=http://siouxcountyindex.com/iowa-state-bank-celebrates-remodel-135-years-in-business/|access-date=August 8, 2014|work=Sioux County Index Reporter|publisher=New Century Press|date=August 5, 2014}}</ref> American State Bank moved to Hull in 2004, and constructed a new building in 2007. It also has branches in [[Alvord, Iowa|Alvord]], [[Granville, Iowa|Granville]], [[Hospers, Iowa|Hospers]], and [[Sioux Center, Iowa|Sioux Center]]. It is the largest bank in Sioux County.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Crosbie|first1=Nicole|title=American State Bank plans events for 10 year anniversary|url=http://siouxcountyindex.com/american-state-bank-plans-events-for-10-year-anniversary/|access-date=August 8, 2014|work=Sioux County Index Reporter|publisher=New Century Press|date=August 5, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Introducing The Kelley Group Co. {{!}} Sioux County Index |url=https://siouxcountyindex.com/introducing-the-kelley-group-co/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Dwayne Alons]], member of the [[Iowa State House of Representatives]]<ref name=scir>{{cite news|title=Community saddened by death of Dwayne Alons|url=http://siouxcountyindex.com/community-saddened-by-death-of-dwayne-alons/|access-date=December 9, 2014|work=Sioux County Index Reporter|publisher=New Century Press|date=December 4, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Randy Feenstra]], member of the [[Iowa Senate]] and [[United States House of Representatives]]<ref name="stpns">{{cite web | url=http://www.stpns.net/view_article.html?articleId=86943198691018381 | title=Feenstra will run for State Senate | publisher=Small Town Papers News Service | work=Sioux County Index Reporter | date=11 March 2008 | access-date=15 January 2014 | author=Visser, Jeanne | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116092407/http://www.stpns.net/view_article.html?articleId=86943198691018381 | archive-date=16 January 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Nancy Metcalf]], American indoor volleyball player<ref name="Des Moines Register">{{cite news|url=http://data.desmoinesregister.com/hall-of-fame/single.php?id=388|title=Iowa Sports Hall of Fame: Metcalf's big dreams took her to Olympics and beyond|date=2012-05-24|access-date= 2013-10-14|newspaper= Des Moines Register}}</ref>
* [[Wilmon Newell]], entomologist<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.uff.ufl.edu/Facilities/facilities.asp?id=125 | title=Wilmon E. Newell Hall | publisher=University of Florida Foundation | access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref>
* [[William Earl Rowe]], 20th lieutenant governor of Ontario, Canada<ref>{{cite web | url=http://horseracinghalloffame.com/1976/01/05/the-hon-earl-rowe/ | title=The Hon. Earl Rowe | publisher=Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame | access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref>
* [[Alexander Grant Ruthven]], president of the [[University of Michigan]] from 1929–1951.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hulls' History: Did You Know ?|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/2139901|access-date=4 August 2014|work=Sioux County Index|publisher=Newspapers.com|date=10 August 1972}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.cityofhull.org/ Official City Website]
*[http://www.city-data.com/city/Hull-Iowa.html City Data]
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