Sully, IA

Sully, Iowa
Location of Sully, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°34′43″N 92°50′44″W / 41.57861, -92.84556
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Jasper
Area
- City	km²  ( sq mi)
- Land	km² ( sq mi)
- Water	km² ( sq mi)
Elevation	m ( ft)
Population (2000)
- City
- Density	/km² (/sq mi)
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

Sully is a city in Jasper County, Iowa, United States. The population was 904 at the 2000 census. The town is named after railroad man Alfred Sully.

History

Sully was founded in 1882.

The community was incorporated in 1901.

Geography

Sully is located at 41°34′43″N, 92°50′44″W (41.578638, -92.845441)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²), all land.

The community is south of Interstate 80.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 904 people, 348 households, and 271 families residing in the city. The population density was 671.2/km² (1,736.5/mi²). There were 360 housing units at an average density of 267.3/km² (691.5/mi²). 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.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.5% 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% who 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.

External links

• Sully IA
• Rural Iowa Community Web

Coordinates: 41.578638° N 92.845441° W

Municipalities and communities of Jasper County, Iowa
County seat: Newton
Cities	Baxter | Colfax | Kellogg | Lambs Grove | Lynnville | Mingo | Mitchellville | Monroe | Newton | Oakland Acres | Prairie City | Reasnor | Sully | Valeria
Communities	Ira | Rushville

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