THE HILL PEOPLE OF TURIN

Turin, Iowa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Turin, Iowa
—  City  —
Location of Turin, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°1′15″N 95°58′3″W? / ?42.02083°N 95.9675°W? / 42.02083; -95.9675
United States
Iowa
Monona
Area
0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,053 ft (321 m)
Population (2000)
75
892.4/sq mi (344.6/km2)
Central (CST) (UTC-6)
CDT (UTC-5)
51059
712
19-79185
0462360

Turin is a city in Monona County, Iowa, United States. The population was 75 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Turin is located at 42°1′15″N 95°58′3″W? / ?42.02083°N 95.9675°W? / 42.02083; -95.9675 (42.020792, -95.967541)[1]. It is situated near the confluence of the Little Sioux River and the Maple River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 75 people, 34 households, and 24 families residing in the city. The population density was 892.4 people per square mile (362.0/km²). There were 39 housing units at an average density of 464.0/sq mi (188.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.67% White and 1.33% Native American.

There were 34 households out of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.52.

In the city the population was spread out with 18.7% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $21,875. Males had a median income of $24,792 versus $16,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,094. There were 21.2% of families and 21.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including 52.6% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

[edit] References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

[edit] External links

• Turin, Iowa is at coordinates 42°01′15″N 95°58′03″W? / ?42.020792°N 95.967541°W? / 42.020792; -95.967541? (Turin, Iowa)Coordinates: 42°01′15″N 95°58′03″W? / ?42.020792°N 95.967541°W? / 42.020792; -95.967541? (Turin, Iowa)

The Hill People of Turin are a small band of people who live in Loess Hills and are essentially

hunting and gathers. Perhaps no more than 20 people, they remain by themselves and

rarely go into the town of Turin. They live in the cold, kill whatever animals that they can

find and gather what ever vegetable that is edible. There is interbreeding and other

customs that have emerged. Most of the local social services and education agency have a quiet understanding that they should be left alone. A colleague of mine wanted to know more about the

group and decided to approach the tribe in a friendly manner. He was run off and out of the

location. Loess Hills is an extremely attractive area on the west coast of   Iowa. For the

most part it starts very roughly from Council Bluffs and heads northward to Siouxland, Sioux City. .