Sully, Iowa

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Sully, Iowa
City
Location of Sully, Iowa
Location of Sully, Iowa
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Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Jasper
Government
 • Mayor Brent Vander Molen
Area[1]
 • Total 0.58 sq mi (1.50 km2)
 • Land 0.58 sq mi (1.50 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 919 ft (280 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 821
 • Estimate (2012[3]) 814
 • Density 1,415.5/sq mi (546.5/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 50251
Area code(s) 641
FIPS code 19-76035
GNIS feature ID 0462071
Website Welcome to Sully

Sully is a small town of 821 (2010) located in Jasper County, Iowa, United States named after railroad man Alfred Sully.

History

Sully was platted in 1882.[4] The community was incorporated in 1901.

Attractions

Van Wijk Winery

The City of Sully is home to the Van Wijk Winery, which has been producing twenty varieties of Iowa wine since 2009. Patrons can participate in free wine tastings year round, and enjoy a lunch menu from the winery's bistro that also makes available varieties of coffee and tea from cappuccinos to chai lattes. Van Wijk Winery hosts weddings, receptions, local bands, murder mystery dinners, and movie goers can wine and dine in its commercially licensed theater that regularly shows both mainstream and independent films. The winery also maintains an art gallery of oil paintings; most of which are available for purchase.

Coffee Cup Cafe

The Coffee Cup Cafe started in 1970 with old fashioned cooking with great recipes from the community. It is said that they take pride in their "made from scratch" cooking, which includes pies that they are well known for throughout Iowa.

Jasper County Freedom Rock

Freedom Rock painter Raymond “Bubba” Sorensen II of Greenfield finished the Jasper County Freedom Rock in 2014, the 17th of the 99 county rocks in the Freedom Rock Tour he is painting in Iowa. The Jasper County Freedom Rock includes the east side sketch based on Sgt. William Jasper rallying the troops at Fort Sullivan, S.C., and is located on the East side of the Sully square.

Geography

Sully is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (41.578638, -92.845441).[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.58 square miles (1.50 km2), all of it land.[1]

The community is south of Interstate 80.

Demographics

Historical populations
Year Pop. ±%
1910 282 —    
1920 393 +39.4%
1930 362 −7.9%
1940 402 +11.0%
1950 452 +12.4%
1960 508 +12.4%
1970 685 +34.8%
1980 828 +20.9%
1990 841 +1.6%
2000 904 +7.5%
2010 821 −9.2%
2014 823 +0.2%
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Source:
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

2010 census

As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 821 people, 334 households, and 257 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,415.5 inhabitants per square mile (546.5/km2). There were 358 housing units at an average density of 617.2 per square mile (238.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.6% White, 0.2% African American, and 0.1% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.2% of the population.

There were 334 households of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.1% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.87.

The median age in the city was 45.1 years. 24.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.1% were from 25 to 44; 29.9% were from 45 to 64; and 20.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.

2000 census

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 904 people, 348 households, and 271 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,736.5 people per square mile (671.2/km²). There were 360 housing units at an average density of 691.5 per square mile (267.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.78% White and 0.22% Asian.

There were 348 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.03.

28.5% were under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $47,344, and the median income for a family was $54,018. Males had a median income of $36,563 versus $25,446 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,506. About 1.1% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

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