Urbandale is a city located in Polk County, and partially in Dallas County, in the state of Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 29,072.
Urbandale is located at 41°38'11" North, 93°44'10" West (41.636421, -93.736121).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 53.7 km2 (20.7 mi2). 53.6 km2 (20.7 mi2) of it is land and 0.1 km2 (0.04 mi2) of it is water. The total area is 0.10% water.
As of the census of 2000, there are 29,072 people, 11,484 households, and 8,038 families residing in the city. The population density is 542.5/km2 (1,404.9/mi2). There are 11,869 housing units at an average density of 221.5/km2 (573.6/mi2). The racial makeup of the city is 95.18% White, 1.53% African American, 0.09% Native American, 1.73% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. 1.60% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 11,484 households out of which 35.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% are married couples living together, 7.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% are non-families. 24.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.51 and the average family size is 3.02.
In the city the population is spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $59,744, and the median income for a family is $70,548. Males have a median income of $45,470 versus $32,631 for females. The per capita income for the city is $29,021. 3.7% of the population and 2.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 4.7% of those under the age of 18 and 4.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Urbandale incorporated as a city on April 16, 1917. In its early days Urbandale served as a streetcar suburb of Des Moines with four coal mines. Urbandale served as the end of the "Urbandale Line" after plans to build a railroad from Des Moines to Woodward were abandoned because of right-of-way issues. The coal mines had closed by the end of the 1940s while streetcar service ended in 1951.
In 1920, shortly after the city incorporated, Urbandale had 298 people. Its population in 1950 was 1,777, but the city grew rapidly after that along with the rest of Des Moines' suburbs. By 1970 Urbandale had 14,434 people, and in 2000 it had 29,072. A special census will be conducted in 2005 to determine how much the city has grown since the 2000 census. Although most of the city's developed area is in Polk County, Urbandale has expanded westward into Dallas County in recent years.
While Urbandale is primarily a residential city, commercial and industrial development has increased in recent years, particularly in industrial parks along I-35/80. Urbandale also features 850 acres (3.4 km2) of parks and 33 miles (53 km) of recreational trails that connect to other trails in the Des Moines area.
Urbandale is also the home of Living History Farms, where Pope John Paul II spoke to a crowd estimated at 400,000 on October 4, 1979, and 95KGGO Arena, home to the Des Moines Buccaneers hockey team.
In July of 2005, Money magazine ranked Urbandale 53rd on its list of the "100 Best Places to Live" in the United States.
Source:
UrbandaleIA.com
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