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343:. Mr Bussey went into the lumber and grain business there. By 1880, the population was close to 100, with four general merchandise stores and one drug store. The town was incorporated in 1895. There were some problems with the initial incorporation, so a second vote was held in 1899, after which James Bussey was elected as the first mayor.
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living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.1% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there were numerous coal mines in the Bussey area. In the early 1890s, the Powers company had two mine shafts in the area with a private tramway connecting them to the company's tipple along the railroad line. J. A. Powers founded the O.K. Coal
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In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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local 69 was organized in Bussey in 1899. In 1902 it had 275 members, but by 1907 most of the local mining activity had moved to
Everist, and it had only 8 members. Prior to union organization, the minimum wage was $ 1.50 per day, but by 1902, this had increased to $ 2.15 per day. By 1907, wages
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living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.95.
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of 2000, there were 450 people, 184 households, and 128 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,358.1 inhabitants per square mile (524.4/km). There were 210 housing units at an average density of 633.8 per square mile (244.7/km). The racial makeup of the city was 97.78%
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The median age in the city was 40.7 years. 26.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.6% were from 25 to 44; 28.3% were from 45 to 64; and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.
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Bussey, with a mile-long railroad spur to a mine a mile south of town. This mine was the largest producer in Marion County from 1895 to around 1902. Powers reorganized the O.K. company as the
Mammoth Vein Coal Company when it moved its primary operations to
863:, Union Historical Company, Des Moines, 1881, as reprinted in 1975 by the Marion County Genealogical Society; page 789; see also Page 433 for the reference to the A., K. & D. R. R., and page 790 biographical detail about J, Bussey.
355:. The Cricket Coal Company, later the Equality Coal Company, was based in Bussey and had a shaft outside of town, producing 18,000 tons of coal in 1915 from a coal seam that was 4 to 6 feet thick.
339:, bought the land for the town of Bussey in 1867. He laid out the town of Bussey on the line of the Albia, Knoxville and Des Moines Railroad in 1875, the same year the line was acquired by the
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was 1,278.8 inhabitants per square mile (493.7/km). There were 209 housing units at an average density of 633.3 per square mile (244.5/km). The racial makeup of the city was 98.3%
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for a household in the city was $ 32,500, and the median income for a family was $ 42,857. Males had a median income of $ 35,500 versus $ 23,438 for females. The
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ranged from $ 1.90 to $ 2.70 per day. A second union local, UMW local 2482, had 216 members in Bussey in 1912.
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for the city was $ 14,657. About 7.5% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the
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John W. Wright and W. A. Young, Coal Mining, Chapter XIV -- Finance and
Industry,
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Villages,
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U.S. Geological Survey
Geographic Names Information System: Bussey, Iowa
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Workers of America, United,
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Charles Rollin Keyes, Marion County, Coal Beds of Central Iowa,
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729:, Iowa state legislator and businessman, was born in Bussey.
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351:, a coal camp 3 miles west of Bussey and a mile north of
876:, University of Iowa Press, Iowa City, 2007; page 46.
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596:The population of Bussey, Iowa from US census data
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965:Jan. 16 – Feb. 2, 1912, Indianapolis; page 80A.
641:was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.92.
316:is approximately 14 miles to the northwest and
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925:The Coal Field Directory and Mining Catalogue
889:, S. J. Clarke, Chicago, 1915; pages 160-161.
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913:History of Marion County Iowa and its People
887:History of Marion County Iowa and its People
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678:of any race were 0.22% of the population.
859:Bussey, Chapter XIV -- Liberty Township,
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633:of any race were 2.1% of the population.
915:, S. J. Clarke, Chicago, 1915; page 254.
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927:, Keystone, Pittsburgh, 1915; page 148.
902:Iowa Geological Survey, 1894; page 340.
341:Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
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1195:Map of Iowa highlighting Marion County
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940:, Murphy, Des Moines, 1903; page 232.
715:Twin Cedars Community School District
670:, and 1.56% from two or more races.
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312:seven miles to the northeast.
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953:, Des Moines, 1908; page 198.
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1263:Iowa portal
1206:communities
1116:County seat
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649:2000 census
601:2010 census
290:2020 census
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1286:Categories
1161:Marysville
819:1946494003
796:August 12,
790:census.gov
734:References
653:As of the
605:As of the
353:Marysville
268:feature ID
176:Population
62:92°53′03″W
59:41°12′20″N
1248:Footnotes
1156:Knoxville
1123:Knoxville
1057:August 4,
753:March 16,
709:Education
572:March 29,
318:Oskaloosa
314:Knoxville
296:Geography
256:FIPS code
244:Area code
198:Time zone
168:Elevation
1229:Columbia
1146:Hamilton
672:Hispanic
666:, 0.44%
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260:19-09730
232:ZIP code
1007:May 11,
982:June 4,
845:May 11,
621:, 0.2%
617:, 0.7%
560:Source:
349:Everist
331:History
302:Mahaska
271:2393481
88:Country
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1151:Harvey
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1133:Cities
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676:Latino
655:census
631:Latino
607:census
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1219:Bauer
1171:Pella
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660:White
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615:White
555:−8.3%
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464:+0.2%
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