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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Estherville, Iowa
|settlement_type = [[City]]
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|image_caption = Central Avenue, Estherville, Iowa
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|map_caption = Location of Estherville, Iowa
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Emmet County, Iowa|Emmet]]
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|area_code = [[Area code 712|712]]
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'''Estherville''' is a city in [[Emmet County, Iowa]], United States. The population was 5,904 in the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], a decline from 6,656 at the [[2000 United States Census|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> It is the [[county seat]] of [[Emmet County, Iowa|Emmet County]].<ref>{{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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref>
==
Emmet County was initially created by an act of the Iowa Legislature in 1851. The area that is now Estherville had its first settlers around 1856 and into 1857. The city was selected as the county seat in 1859, and was eventually incorporated in 1881.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_rnoUAAAAYAAJ | title=History of Emmet County and Dickinson County, Iowa | publisher=Pioneer Publishing Company | year=1917 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_rnoUAAAAYAAJ/page/n157 128]–129}}</ref>
Estherville was named after Esther A. Ridley, one of the first white female settlers in the area. Many of Estherville's current residents are the descendants of the original Scandinavian, German and Irish immigrants that arrived in the community in the 1870s.<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/n120 121]}}</ref>
A large meteorite struck the ground near Estherville on May 10, 1879. A report shared with the Royal Astronomical Society (UK) indicated that one fragment weighed about 500 lbs. A smaller fragment was found that weighed 170 lbs. The University of Minnesota acquired several pieces for examination.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J6URAAAAYAAJ&q=editions:uJuC4VYnQFsC | title=The Observatory Volume 3 | publisher=Taylor & Francis | author=S. F. Peckham | year=1879 | pages=[153–154]}}</ref>
[[File:South 6th St Estherville.jpg|thumb|Empty business district - South 6th Street]]
==Features and attractions==
The Regional Wellness Center was a joint project of Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District and the National Guard. Beyond standard gym equipment, the facility boasts an indoor track, pools with slides, and multiple group fitness classes.
Estherville is home to a renovated [[Carnegie Library]]. Its services include free public wireless internet.
The intersection of Iowa Highways 4 and 9 features a statue of the Estherville [[Estherville, Iowa#Meteorite|meteorite]] breaking up in flight.
[[Fort Defiance State Park]] offers a variety of hiking and horseback trails, a campsite and outdoor meeting areas. The park was named after a military fort constructed in Estherville in 1863 in response to the [[Dakota War of 1862]].
After the 1862 conflict began, the Iowa Legislature authorized “not less than 500 mounted men from the frontier counties at the earliest possible moment, and to be stationed where most needed”, this number was soon reduced. No fighting took place in Iowa, the Dakota uprising led to the rapid expulsion of the few unassimilated Native Americans left there. Today Fort Defiance State Park covers 191 acres and is governed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The park is home to numerous Whitetail Deer.
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.32|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref>{{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/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>
Estherville is near [[Okoboji, Iowa|Okoboji]] and [[Spirit Lake, Iowa|Spirit Lake]].
===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Estherville has a [[hot-summer humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.
{{Weather box
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|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Y
|Jan record high F = 66
|Feb record high F = 69
|Mar record high F = 88
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 107
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 107
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 93
|Nov record high F = 80
|Dec record high F = 70
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|Jan avg record high F = 44.1
|Feb avg record high F = 48.1
|Mar avg record high F = 67.2
|Apr avg record high F = 80.8
|May avg record high F = 88.5
|Jun avg record high F = 91.9
|Jul avg record high F = 92.7
|Aug avg record high F = 90.6
|Sep avg record high F = 88.1
|Oct avg record high F = 81.7
|Nov avg record high F = 66.6
|Dec avg record high F = 47.6
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|Feb high F = 28.4
|Mar high F = 41.0
|Apr high F = 56.6
|May high F = 68.9
|Jun high F = 79.2
|Jul high F = 82.5
|Aug high F = 79.8
|Sep high F = 73.9
|Oct high F = 60.2
|Nov high F = 43.1
|Dec high F = 29.0
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|Jan mean F = 14.5
|Feb mean F = 19.0
|Mar mean F = 31.5
|Apr mean F = 44.7
|May mean F = 57.4
|Jun mean F = 68.1
|Jul mean F = 71.3
|Aug mean F = 68.5
|Sep mean F = 61.0
|Oct mean F = 48.1
|Nov mean F = 33.0
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|Feb low F = 9.6
|Mar low F = 21.9
|Apr low F = 32.8
|May low F = 45.9
|Jun low F = 57.0
|Jul low F = 60.1
|Aug low F = 57.3
|Sep low F = 48.2
|Oct low F = 36.0
|Nov low F = 23.0
|Dec low F = 11.4
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|Jan avg record low F = -15.6
|Feb avg record low F = -10.3
|Mar avg record low F = 0.1
|Apr avg record low F = 19.2
|May avg record low F = 32.7
|Jun avg record low F = 45.5
|Jul avg record low F = 50.4
|Aug avg record low F = 47.1
|Sep avg record low F = 33.8
|Oct avg record low F = 20.6
|Nov avg record low F = 6.0
|Dec avg record low F = -9.7
|year avg record low F = -18.6
|Jan record low F = -31
|Feb record low F = -38
|Mar record low F = -24
|Apr record low F = 3
|May record low F = 18
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 40
|Aug record low F = 33
|Sep record low F = 18
|Oct record low F = -5
|Nov record low F = -12
|Dec record low F = -30
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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.77
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|Apr precipitation inch = 3.55
|May precipitation inch = 4.48
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|Jul precipitation inch = 3.94
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|Oct precipitation inch = 2.50
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|Dec precipitation inch = 0.99
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|Nov snow days = 2.0
|Dec snow days = 3.4
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA>
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|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&___location=IA&station=USC00132724
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access
|access-date = July 24, 2022
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|date = July 2022
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
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|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data
|access-date = July 24, 2022
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==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|width= 20%
|state= Iowa
|shading=
|percentages=
|1870|168
|1880|138
|1890|1475
|1900|3237
|1910|3404
|1920|4699
|1930|4940
|1940|5651
|1950|6719
|1960|7927
|1970|8108
|1980|7518
|1990|6720
|2000|6656
|2010|6360
|2020|5904
|source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{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=Iowa Data Center <ref name="IADC">{{cite web|url=http://www.iowadatacenter.org/archive/2011/02/feb10|title=Data from the 2010 Census|publisher=State Data Center of Iowa|access-date=April 22, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718201045/http://www.iowadatacenter.org/archive/2011/02/feb10|archive-date=July 18, 2011 }}</ref>
}}
[[File:EsthervilleIowaPopPlot2020.png|thumb|left|alt=The population of Estherville, Iowa from US census data|The population of Estherville, 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 5,904 people, 2,455 households, and 1,432 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,096.0 inhabitants per square mile (423.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 2,723 housing units at an average density of 505.5 per square mile (195.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 84.5% [[White Americans|White]], 1.5% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.7% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 5.5% from other races and 7.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 13.7% of the population.
Of the 2,455 households, 27.8% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% were cohabitating couples, 28.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 22.1% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 41.7% of all households were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.
The median age in the city was 39.3 years. 27.0% of the residents were under the age of 20; 7.4% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 21.8% were from 25 and 44; 22.8% were from 45 and 64; and 21.0% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.1% male and 49.9% 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 6,360 people, 2,607 households, and 1,546 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1195.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,892 housing units at an average density of {{convert|543.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 5.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 11.0% of the population.
There were 2,607 households, of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.7% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.95.
The median age in the city was 37.2 years. 23.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.9% were from 45 to 64; and 18% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,279, and the median income for a family was $41,042. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $20,441 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,488. About 5.0% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.
{{Clear}}
==Education==
[[Estherville–Lincoln Central Community School District]] operates area public schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_ESTHERVILLE%20LINCOLN%20CENTRAL.pdf|title=Estherville-Lincoln Central|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref> It was established on July 1, 1997, by the merger of the [[Estherville Community School District|Estherville]] and [[Lincoln Central Community School District|Lincoln Central]] school districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124738/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-02-09|title=REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|access-date=2019-08-01}}</ref> The district opened the 2016–17 school year with the elementary, middle, and high schools on a single campus. This is the final stage of a plan which has seen the construction of new elementary and middle school buildings as well as renovation of the high school.
Estherville is home to the main campus of [[Iowa Lakes Community College]].
==Sports==
Estherville was home to [[minor league baseball]] in 1912. The [[Estherville (baseball)|Estherville team]] won the Championship in the 1912 [[Iowa State League]], an [[Independent baseball league|Independent]] level league. The team was managed by Harry Welch.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1912 Estherville Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-ee11453/y-1912|title=1912 Estherville Statistics on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref>
==Local media==
The area is served by the ''Estherville Daily News'', both in print and online. Two local radio stations serve the region, [[KILR (AM)|KILR]] and [[KILR-FM]]. Estherville and Emmet County are located in the [[Sioux City, Iowa|Sioux City]] [[media market|television market]].
==Meteorite==
[[File:Steineisenmeteorit Estherville (Emmet Co, Iowa).JPG|thumb|left|upright=0.7|{{center|A piece of the stony-iron mesosiderite<br>found near Estherville}}]]
[[File:Estherville 1879 meteorite - Smithsonian.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Estherville 1879 meteorite, at the [[National Museum of Natural History|Smithsonian]]]]
{{see also|Amana Meteorites|meteorite falls}}
On May 10, 1879, a 455-pound [[meteorite]] fell to earth in Emmet County a few miles north of Estherville, and has become known as the Estherville Meteorite. When it struck it buried itself 15 feet in the ground. It is made of [[mesosiderite]]. Portions of the meteorite are on display in the Estherville Public Library, the [[National Museum of Natural History|Smithsonian Museum of Natural History]], the [[Museum Reich der Kristalle]] in Munich, Germany and the [[Natural History Museum, Vienna]], Austria.
== Notable people ==
* [[Virgil Frye]] (1930-2012), American Film Actor, Golden Gloves Champion and father of [[Sean Frye]]
* [[Robert Hansen]] (1939–2014), Serial killer.
* [[William M. McFarland]] (1848–1905), newspaper publisher, served in the Iowa House of Representatives
* [[Sherie Scheer]] (born 1940), photographer<ref>{{cite book|author1=Jules Heller|author2=Nancy G. Heller|title=North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AYxmAgAAQBAJ&pg=PR11|date=19 December 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-63882-5}}</ref>
* [[Erika and Benjamin Sifrit]], murderers of Joshua Ford and Martha Crutchley.
* [[Frank P. Woods]] (1868–1944), five-term [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000721 |title= WOODS, Frank Plowman|publisher= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=March 19, 2011}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.cityofestherville.org City of Estherville] ''Official'' City website
*[http://www.estherville.org Estherville Area Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://www.esthervilledailynews.com/ ''Estherville Daily News'']
*[http://www.city-data.com/city/Estherville-Iowa.html City Data] Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Estherville
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