Eldridge, Iowa

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Eldridge is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,159 at the 2000 census; a special census conducted by the city in 2004 counted 4,807 residents. [1] Eldridge is a part of the Quad Cities metropolitan area. The city has a mayor-council form of government and employs a city administrator and assistant city administrator.

1 Geography
2 Education
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Eldridge is located at 41°38′55″N, 90°34′53″W (41.648697, -90.581492)^GR1. It is located north of Davenport along U.S. Route 61.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24.3 km² (9.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Education

Eldridge hosts three of the seven public schools in the North Scott Community School District, which has its administrative offices there as well. The North Scott High School, North Scott Junior High and Ed White Elementary School are in Eldridge. The other four elementary schools in the district are in the outlying communities of Donahue, Long Grove, Park View and Princeton.

Residents are represented by a seven-member board of education, which conducts bi-monthly meetings on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at the Administration Center.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,159 people, 1,501 households, and 1,179 families residing in the city. The population density was 170.8/km² (442.4/mi²). There were 1,540 housing units at an average density of 63.3/km² (163.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.58% White, 0.24% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.61% of the population.

There were 1,501 households out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $54,167, and the median income for a family was $62,401. Males had a median income of $45,407 versus $23,285 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,514. About 3.2% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.