Bettendorf, Iowa | |
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| Motto: A Premier City | |
 Location in Scott County, Iowa | |
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| Coordinates:41°33′20″N90°29′37″W / 41.55556°N 90.49361°W /41.55556; -90.49361 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Scott |
| Incorporated | 1903 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Mayor | Robert Gallagher[1][needs update] |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.43 sq mi (58.09 km2) |
| • Land | 21.30 sq mi (55.17 km2) |
| • Water | 1.13 sq mi (2.92 km2) |
| Elevation | 666 ft (203 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 39,102 |
• Estimate (2022)[5] | 39,548 |
| • Rank | 15th in Iowa |
| • Density | 1,835.7/sq mi (708.75/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 52722 |
| Area code | 563 |
| FIPS code | 19-06355 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394157[3] |
| Website | bettendorf.org |
Bettendorf is a city inScott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 39,102 at the2020 census.[4] Bettendorf is one of the five cities that comprise theQuad Cities region along theMississippi River. It is located adjacent toDavenport, Iowa, and across the river fromMoline,East Moline, andRock Island in Illinois. The Quad Cities metropolitan area had a population of 384,324 as of the 2020 census.
Bettendorf lies in the originalWisconsin Territory, which the United States bought from theSac and Fox Indians after defeating them in theBlack Hawk War. The territory was ceded in theBlack Hawk Purchase of 1832. The first European-American settlers established a village they called Lilienthal, after an early tavern and dance hall. The village of Gilbert developed alongside Lilienthal in 1858, honoring Elias Gilbert, whoplatted the original site. At that time, the residents were predominantlyGerman immigrants and worked as farmers, skilled laborers, and small business owners. The two villages eventually combined to become the town of Gilbert.
Circa 1900, the town gaveWilliam andJoseph Bettendorf 70 acres (280,000 m2) of riverfront land on the condition that they move their iron wagon business from Davenport to Gilbert. In 1903, the town of 440 citizens petitioned forincorporation, requesting to change the town's name in honor of the brothers whose factory was a major economic influence in the early development of the city.
In the late 1940s,Aluminum Company of America (A.L.C.O.A.) choseRiverdale, anenclave of Bettendorf, for construction of the world's largest aluminum mill. The huge mill, and the attendant developments from it, created thousands of jobs and greatly increased growth in Bettendorf's population, which has continued to the present day.
Bettendorf was also home to Ronald Medd who invented and patented theDairy Queen blizzard machine at his Bettendorf Dairy Queen in 1984 which is known world-wide.
The first modern-dayriverboat casinos in the United States were launched in Bettendorf on April 1, 1991 by local businessmanBernard Goldstein. He went on to found theIsle of Capri Casinos. Goldstein and his family members also operate Alter Companies, which is a scrap metal, barge and towboat company operating on the river waterfront.[6] TheQuad Cities Waterfront Convention Center opened by the casino and hotel in 2009.[7] It is owned by the city and operated by the Isle of Capri.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.43 square miles (58.09 km2), of which 21.3 square miles (55.17 km2) is land and 1.13 square miles (2.93 km2) is water.[8]
The city of Bettendorf is located along the banks of the Mississippi River. Because of this, the city of Bettendorf goes through a great deal of flooding and deals annually with stormwater runoff. In 2000, Missman, Stanley & Associates prepared a Comprehensive Storm Water study on all 14 of the city's drainage ways. This study included future Capital Improvement Projects. The City of Bettendorf's Stormwater Section will be the organization to implement this comprehensive plan. There are 169 inlets that have found to be insufficient and not working to proper code for handling rainfall over 1.25 inches and in handling of rainfall into all city creeks. Due to this, several creeks such as Crow Creek, Pigeon Creek, Spencer Creek, and others are continuing to flow and destroy personal property because of not handling the water being put into the creek properly and having the creek banks secured. The City of Bettendorf has been collecting storm water fees on water bills to maintain and resolve these issues.[9]
Efforts are focused on improving surface water quality which will in turn improve the quality of drinking water, increase viability for fish and decrease flooding. The plan includes the repair and cleaning of roadside pipes and ditches, replacing small culverts with larger ones and maintaining the system on a regular basis. Routine inspections are performed during dry weather to detect and address illicit discharges.
| Climate data for Bettendorf | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 63 (17) | 68 (20) | 83 (28) | 88 (31) | 93 (34) | 100 (38) | 102 (39) | 103 (39) | 97 (36) | 90 (32) | 78 (26) | 69 (21) | 103 (39) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 29 (−2) | 35 (2) | 47 (8) | 60 (16) | 72 (22) | 82 (28) | 85 (29) | 83 (28) | 76 (24) | 64 (18) | 47 (8) | 34 (1) | 60 (15) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 13 (−11) | 19 (−7) | 30 (−1) | 41 (5) | 53 (12) | 62 (17) | 65 (18) | 66 (19) | 57 (14) | 45 (7) | 32 (0) | 20 (−7) | 42 (6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −23 (−31) | −28 (−33) | −14 (−26) | 11 (−12) | 28 (−2) | 42 (6) | 48 (9) | 43 (6) | 32 (0) | 18 (−8) | −4 (−20) | −21 (−29) | −28 (−33) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 1.13 (29) | 1.28 (33) | 2.37 (60) | 3.21 (82) | 3.76 (96) | 4.71 (120) | 3.51 (89) | 4.31 (109) | 2.96 (75) | 2.46 (62) | 2.39 (61) | 2.02 (51) | 34.11 (866) |
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| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1910 | 909 | — | |
| 1920 | 2,178 | 139.6% | |
| 1930 | 2,768 | 27.1% | |
| 1940 | 3,143 | 13.5% | |
| 1950 | 5,132 | 63.3% | |
| 1960 | 11,534 | 124.7% | |
| 1970 | 22,126 | 91.8% | |
| 1980 | 27,381 | 23.8% | |
| 1990 | 28,139 | 2.8% | |
| 2000 | 31,275 | 11.1% | |
| 2010 | 33,217 | 6.2% | |
| 2020 | 39,102 | 17.7% | |
| 2022 (est.) | 39,548 | [5] | 1.1% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[11] 2020 Census[4] | |||
As of thecensus of 2020,[12] the population was 39,102. Thepopulation density was 1,835.6 inhabitants per square mile (708.7/km2). There were 16,697 housing units at an average density of 783.8 per square mile (302.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 82.4%White, 6.2%Asian, 3.7%Black orAfrican American, 0.2%Native American, 1.3% fromother races, and 6.2% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 5.3%Hispanic orLatino of any race.
As of thecensus of 2010, there were 33,217 people, 13,681 households, and 9,225 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 1,565.4 inhabitants per square mile (604.4/km2). There were 14,437 housing units at an average density of 680.3 per square mile (262.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.9%White, 2.2%African American, 0.2%Native American, 3.1%Asian, 0.1%Pacific Islander, 0.7% fromother races, and 1.8% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 3.6% of the population.
There were 13,681 households, of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% weremarried couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.97.
The median age in the city was 40.7 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.6% were from 25 to 44; 29.2% were from 45 to 64; and 14.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.6% male and 51.4% female.
Bettendorf has amayor and city council form of government with seven city council members. Two council members are elected at-large, while the other five are elected by each of the city's five wards. Bettendorf’s current mayor is Robert Gallagher. Council members are Frank Baden (at-large), Lisa Brown (at-large), Jerry Sechser (1st ward), Scott Naumann (2nd Ward), Gregory Jager (3rd Ward), Greg Adamson (4th ward), Nick Palczynski (5th ward).
Bettendorf is home to two school districts, theBettendorf Community School District andPleasant Valley Community School District. The Bettendorf Community School District covers most areas of central, northern and western Bettendorf. Elementary students are assigned to one of five elementary schools; the district also operates a middle andBettendorf High School. A seven-member board of education represents district residents. The Pleasant Valley Community School District encompasses areas of eastern Bettendorf, as well as the outlying communities ofPleasant Valley,Riverdale andLeClaire. Located inside the city limits are four of the district's six elementary schools.[13] Both high schools are part of theMississippi Athletic Conference for sports.
The Bettendorf, Pleasant Valley, andNorth Scott school districts operate a consortiumalternative high school, Edison Academy,[14] in downtown Bettendorf. The Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency, one of nine such agencies in the state of Iowa,[15] operates a Learning Center in the former Bettendorf High School building in central Bettendorf, offering professional development and continuing education services for educators, as well as driver education and home school testing services for students.[16]
Also located within the city limits areRivermont Collegiate, a nonsectarian, independent, multicultural, college-preparatory school for preschool through 12th-grade students; Lourdes Catholic School, aRoman Catholic school for preschool through 8th-grade students;[17] and Morning Star Academy, a Christian school for preschool through 12th-grade students. Rivermont Collegiate operates in theformer mansion of J.W. Bettendorf, namesake of the city.
Scott Community College, part of the Eastern Iowa Community College District, is located in Riverdale with a Bettendorf address.[18]Upper Iowa University operates its Quad Cities Center in Bettendorf.[19]
Beginning in 2012, a portion of downtown Bettendorf's buildings were torn down to make way for the newI-74 Bridge project and as part of a corresponding downtown Bettendorf redevelopment. The original I-74 twin bridge span was built in 1935 and the second in 1959. The I-74 Bridge project will demolish the original twin spans and construct a new I-74 bridge over the Mississippi River. The 1.2 billion dollar bridge project began construction in July 2017 and is expected to be completed in 2021. The project converted Grant Street, in the vicinity of I-74, to a two-way street with three lanes in each direction. New commercial and residential construction in downtown Bettendorf has occurred in the redesigned corridor. The I-74 bridge connects Bettendorf andMoline, Illinois.[20][21][22][23][24]
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