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GEOGRAPHY


Waverly is located at 42°43'36" North, 92°28'31" West (42.726530, -92.475366).

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 29.7 Km&2 (11.5 Mi&2 ). 28.9 km&2 (11.2 mi&2) of it is land and 0.8 km&2 (0.3 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 2.70% water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 8,968 people, 3,238 households, and 2,143 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 310.3/km&2 (803.4/mi&2). There were 3,394 housing units at an average density of 117.4/km&2 (304.0/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.11% White , 1.05% African American , 0.11% Native American , 0.87% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.12% from Other Races , and 0.72% from two or more races. 0.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,238 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were Married Couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 20.4% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,587, and the median income for a family was $52,656. Males had a median income of $36,369 versus $22,031 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $18,285. 6.3% of the population and 2.1% of families were below the Poverty Line . 2.0% of those under the age of 18 and 5.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


TRIVIA

  • The fictional Marvel comics superhero, Hawkeye was born here.

  • The female ice skater, Alexis Winston (played by Lynn-Holly Johnson ), from the 1978 movie "Ice Castles" was from Waverly.

  • Sister City since 1992 - Eisenach Germany, Home of Wartburg Castle



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