CORYDON, IOWA

'Corydon' is a city in Wayne County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,591 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wayne County.
Corydon is the hometown of Olympic gold medalist George Saling. George Saling won the 110 meter hurdles in the 1932 Los Angeles games with a time of 14.6 seconds.[1]. The city's sports complex bears the name Saling Field and the annual George Saling Race is a part of the communities Old Settler's Celebration held the second weekend in August.

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Geography

Demographics

Tourism

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Geography

Corydon is located at (40.759058, -93.317758).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.6 km² (1.4 mi²), all land.
Corydon is served by Iowa Highways 2 and 14 which make up the southern, eastern and northeastern portion of the town square.
Rail service though Corydon is provided by the Union Pacific Railroad. Since the Union Pacific merged with the Chicago & Northwestern in 1995, there has been a considerable increase in rail traffic on the line. The line was originally the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad's Short line from Kansas City to Minneapolis. It is now known as the Spine Line by the Union Pacific
Corydon was also served by the Burlington Northern Railroad until the mid-1980s. The line originally was the Keokuk & Western line from Humeston in the northwest part of Wayne County through Corydon, Promise City, Centerville and into northeastern Missouri. It then became part of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad The line was abandoned between Corydon and Centerville in 1958. The line was completely abandoned from Corydon to Humeston in the mid-1980s. Depot service was maintained until abandonment - the last few years by a mobile depot that serviced Humeston, Mt. Ayr, Corydon, and Leon on set days of the week. The CB&Q and Rock Island depots in Corydon were just 1/4 mile apart. The Burlington Northern depot still exists as a warehouse.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,591 people, 718 households, and 432 families residing in the city. The population density was 441.9/km² (1,144.3/mi²). There were 802 housing units at an average density of 222.8/km² (576.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.43% White, 0.06% African American, 0.06% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.
There were 718 households out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.73.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 19.5% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 31.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 82.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,542, and the median income for a family was $40,231. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $18,523 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,496. About 9.7% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.
Larry Harlan is the mayor of Corydon.

Tourism

The Prairie Trails Museum of Wayne County, IA[2] is located on the Eastern side Corydon along Highway 2. It features a brick building that houses 25,000 artifacts in five galleries covering over 21,000 sq. ft., in addition to a large barn filled with farm antiques.
Some of the permanent exhibits that the museum displays include a tribute to the Mormon Trail and to the 1871 robbing of the Ocobock Bank in Corydon by Jesse James.

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