Editing Spirit Lake, Iowa

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|population_total         = 5439
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'''Spirit Lake''' is a city in [[Dickinson County, Iowa|Dickinson County]], [[Iowa]], United States. The population was 5,439 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is the [[county seat]] of Dickinson County.<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}}</ref>

The town is located along the western shore of [[East Okoboji Lake]], in the [[Iowa Great Lakes]] region.

==History==
The Dakota Sioux originated the name of "Spirit Lake" referring to it as "The Lake of The Spirit."<ref name="cityofspiritlake.org">{{cite web |url=http://cityofspiritlake.org/about-the-community/history/index.asp |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-07-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714165222/http://cityofspiritlake.org/about-the-community/history/index.asp |archive-date=2014-07-14 }}</ref> In 1856, three brothers-in-law created the town of Spirit Lake after a visit to the Lakes area piqued their interest.<ref name="cityofspiritlake.org"/> The three brothers-in-law, O.C. Howe, B.F. Parmenter, and R.U. Wheelock, were soon joined by various other settlers, making homes along the lakes' shores.<ref name="cityofspiritlake.org"/> These settlers however, did not  get along peacefully with the natives, and on March 13, 1857 Chief Inkpaduta of the Sioux led a revolt against the non-native settlers, killing all but four women.<ref name="cityofspiritlake.org"/>

<gallery class="center" widths="180px" heights="130px">
File:Courthouse in Spirit Lake, Iowa (1902).jpg|Courthouse, 1902
File:Stevens Block in Spirit Lake, Iowa (1902).jpg|Stevens Block, 1902
File:FI0002907.jpg|Main Street, 1936
File:FI0005595.jpg|Main Street, 1920
</gallery>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.65|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|4.63|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|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]]|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>

===Climate===
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| location    = Spirit Lake, Iowa (1991–2020)
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =24.0
| Feb high F  =28.3
| Mar high F  =41.6
| Apr high F  =55.9
| May high F  =68.2
| Jun high F  =78.9
| Jul high F  =82.8
| Aug high F  =80.1
| Sep high F  =73.1
| Oct high F  =59.0
| Nov high F  =42.3
| Dec high F  =28.6
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| Jan mean F  =15.6
| Feb mean F  =19.6
| Mar mean F  =32.4
| Apr mean F  =45.5
| May mean F  =57.9
| Jun mean F  =68.7
| Jul mean F  =72.7
| Aug mean F  =70.1
| Sep mean F  =62.6
| Oct mean F  =48.8
| Nov mean F  =33.6
| Dec mean F  =20.8
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| Jan low F  =7.1
| Feb low F  =11.0
| Mar low F  =23.2
| Apr low F  =35.1
| May low F  =47.6
| Jun low F  =58.6
| Jul low F  =62.6
| Aug low F  =60.2
| Sep low F  =52.1
| Oct low F  =38.6
| Nov low F  =24.9
| Dec low F  =12.9
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| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =0.55
| Feb precipitation inch  =0.63
| Mar precipitation inch  =1.43
| Apr precipitation inch  =2.99
| May precipitation inch  =4.13
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.77
| Jul precipitation inch  =3.53
| Aug precipitation inch  =3.69
| Sep precipitation inch  =3.03
| Oct precipitation inch  =2.09
| Nov precipitation inch  =1.39
| Dec precipitation inch  =0.82
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| Jan snow inch  =9.5
| Feb snow inch  =8.2
| Mar snow inch  =6.0
| Apr snow inch  =5.1
| May snow inch  =0.1
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.4
| Nov snow inch  =4.2
| Dec snow inch  =8.0
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 76
|1880= 277
|1890= 782
|1900= 1219
|1910= 1162
|1920= 1701
|1930= 1778
|1940= 2161
|1950= 2467
|1960= 2685
|1970= 3014
|1980= 3976
|1990= 3872
|2000= 4261
|2010= 4840
|2020= 5439
|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>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|title=U.S. Census website|access-date=2020-03-29}}</ref>
}}

===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 5,439 people, 2,380 households, and 1,410 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,214.6 inhabitants per square mile (469.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 2,806 housing units at an average density of 626.6 per square mile (241.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 94.2% [[White Americans|White]], 0.6% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.2% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.8% from other races and 3.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 2.6% of the population.

Of the 2,380 households, 25.4% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.6% were cohabitating couples, 26.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 19.7% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 40.8% of all households were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 42.5 years. 23.4% of the residents were under the age of 20; 5.4% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 23.9% were from 25 and 44; 24.3% were from 45 and 64; and 23.0% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.9% male and 52.1% 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 4,840 people, 2,157 households, and 1,268 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1045.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,578 housing units at an average density of {{convert|556.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.1% 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 2,157 households, of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.2% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.88.

The median age in the city was 41.9 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 19.9% 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=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 4,261 people, 1,792 households, and 1,130 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,280.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,024 housing units at an average density of {{convert|608.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.99% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.14% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.05% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.61% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.63% of the population.

There were 1,792 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.92.

Age spread: 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,224, and the median income for a family was $44,652. Males had a median income of $30,746 versus $21,357 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,661. About 5.3% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Public education in the city of Spirit Lake is provided by the [[Spirit Lake Community School District]].

==Media==
Spirit Lake is served by the Dickinson County News, both in print and online, [[KUOO|KUOO-FM (103.9)]] and KUQQ-FM.

==Notable people==
*[[Berkley Bedell]] (1921–2019), member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from Iowa's 6th district (1975–1987)
*[[Margaret Hance]] (1923–1990), first female mayor of [[Phoenix, Arizona]] (1976–1983)
*[[Douglas Franklin Wright]] (1940–1996), serial killer

==See also==
{{Portal|Iowa}}
*[[Berkley (fishing)|Berkley]], a manufacturer of fishing tackle, fishing reels and rods, located in Spirit Lake.
*[[Spirit Lake Massacre]], an 1857 attack by a ''Wahpetuke'' band of [[Santee Sioux]].
*[[Indian Motorcycles]] and [[Victory Motorcycles]], are motorcycle manufacturers owned by [[Polaris Industries]] based in Spirit Lake.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.cityofspiritlake.org}}

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