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collection of buildings called Otter Creek served as the terminus for about a year before the village moved with the railroad. Chelsea's first hotel was opened in 1863 by Mrs. Thompson, followed by Samuel Spence. A later two-story hotel burned down. E. A. Southard opened the first cabinet shop in 1864, operating for two years. The post office was established in 1863, with W. H. Graham as postmaster, succeeded by Martin Smith and then Fred Roach in
January 1883.
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Chelsea was surveyed in the spring of 1863 by
Charles Irish for Seneca C. Breese on the northwest quarter of section 17. A few years later, James Hunter added nine acres on section 7, and in 1870, the Iowa Railroad Land Company added nine acres on section 18. At the time, there was a log cabin on the
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living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.2% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
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was the first to reach
Chelsea. The Iowa legislature, by an act approved on July 14, 1856, granted land to the Iowa Central Air Line Railroad Company for building a railroad, with certain conditions. The 1857 panic caused the company to collapse. In March 1860, the state reassigned the grant to the
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living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.52.
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The Cedar Rapids and
Missouri River Railroad, under lease to the Chicago & North Western was the first to actually cross Iowa and reach the Missouri River. Thomas C. Durant, vice president Railroad, held stock in multiple railroads and was accused of corruption in manipulating the railroads'
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The first frame building, built by E. E. Vickery, was used as a blacksmith shop, followed by a dwelling built by E. A. Southard. W. H. Graham opened the first store in 1863, though Peter
Scoffish had a store before the village was platted. The railroad reached section 17 in 1861, where a small
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The median age in the city was 30.8 years. 29.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 20.9% were from 45 to 64; and 11.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.7% male and 48.3% female.
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of 2000, there were 287 people, 98 households, and 70 families living in the city. The population density was 283.6 inhabitants per square mile (109.5/km). There were 113 housing units at an average density of 111.7 per square mile (43.1/km). The racial makeup of the city was 74.56%
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35.2% are under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.8 males.
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The largest floods in
Chelsea history took place in the years 1918, 1944, 1947, 1960, 1969, 1993 and 2008. Frequent flooding in Chelsea and its associated costs have led to a population decline and a decrease in the overall standard of living in the community.
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Cedar Rapids and
Missouri River Railroad Company, formed in 1859 by stockholders of the Chicago, Iowa, and Nebraska Railroad. The railroad progressed steadily: bridging the Cedar River and reaching Otter Creek by 1861 and Chelsea in 1862.
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The median income for a household in the city was $ 30,625, and the median income for a family was $ 36,750. Males had a median income of $ 28,854 versus $ 24,000 for females. The
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was 264.4 inhabitants per square mile (102.1/km). There were 111 housing units at an average density of 109.9 per square mile (42.4/km). The racial makeup of the city was 79.0%
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Chelsea lies in the lowland terrace flood plains of the Iowa River and Otter Creek making the city very prone to recurring flooding.
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Storefronts on the east side of Station Street in Chelsea Iowa circa 1908.
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A History of Tama County, Iowa - Volume 1 J. R. Caldwell · 1910
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The population of Chelsea, Iowa from US census data
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905:Annals of Iowa, January 1921, By Alonzo J. Barkle
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855:Chapman, Samuel D. (1879).
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393:Historical populations
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1355:communities
1308:Otter Creek
1127:County seat
1031:January 31,
720:other races
697:2000 census
671:other races
649:2010 census
302:2020 census
294:Tama County
86: /
1438:Categories
1368:Long Point
1363:Buckingham
1323:Salt Creek
1243:Buckingham
818:August 12,
812:census.gov
769:References
701:As of the
653:As of the
375:Iowa River
306:Iowa River
280:feature ID
188:Population
74:92°23′40″W
71:41°55′12″N
1400:Footnotes
1235:Townships
1177:Gladbrook
1067:March 28,
789:March 16,
757:Education
620:March 29,
369:Geography
268:FIPS code
256:Area code
210:Time zone
180:Elevation
1318:Richland
1283:Highland
1263:Columbia
1182:Le Grand
724:Hispanic
714:, 0.70%
710:, 0.35%
675:Hispanic
631:Source:
357:Flooding
340:Railroad
272:19-12990
244:ZIP code
1298:Lincoln
1273:Geneseo
1268:Crystal
1253:Carroll
1248:Carlton
1193:Montour
1188:Lincoln
1167:Elberon
1157:Clutier
1152:Chelsea
1006:May 11,
981:June 4,
959:May 11,
665:, 3.4%
608:Source:
312:History
290:Chelsea
283:0455368
100:Country
1338:Toledo
1303:Oneida
1288:Howard
1213:Vining
1203:Toledo
1172:Garwin
1162:Dysart
1144:Cities
1134:Toledo
728:Latino
703:census
679:Latino
655:census
603:−14.2%
577:−14.6%
564:−10.6%
538:−15.9%
512:−10.7%
460:+21.0%
447:+31.8%
434:+20.9%
140:County
130:
110:
1313:Perry
1278:Grant
1258:Clark
1208:Traer
1061:(PDF)
1050:(PDF)
716:Asian
708:White
663:White
590:−7.0%
551:−1.3%
525:−6.0%
499:−6.1%
486:+3.2%
473:+9.9%
249:52215
238:(CDT)
236:UTC-5
215:UTC-6
120:State
1343:York
1333:Tama
1198:Tama
1069:2020
1033:2008
1008:2012
983:2015
961:2012
842:2015
820:2021
791:2022
626:and
622:2020
596:2020
583:2010
570:2000
557:1990
544:1980
531:1970
518:1960
505:1950
492:1940
479:1930
466:1920
453:1910
440:1900
427:1890
414:1880
402:Pop.
398:Year
344:The
298:Iowa
278:GNIS
151:Area
145:Tama
133:Iowa
33:City
863:283
726:or
677:or
600:229
587:267
574:287
561:336
548:376
535:381
522:453
509:482
496:540
483:575
470:557
457:507
444:419
431:318
418:263
261:641
229:DST
196:229
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