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Eldridge, IA - History
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Welcome to the Eldridge Home page. The Eldridge Home page provides as much information as possible on Eldridge. Knowing Eldridge’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Eldridge’s Home page, you will also find Eldridge’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Eldridge has a population of 6678. 47.8% of Eldridge’s inhabitants are Male, and 52.2 are female. 60.7% of Eldridge is married and 79.9% own their own home. The Average Home price is $268,939, and the average rent is $721. Household median income in Eldridge is $81,150, and the individual median income is $40,770. Eldridge’s Ethnic is the following: White(92.9%), Hispanic(10%), Multiple(6.2%), Black(0.5%), Asian(0.4%).
Jacob M. Eldridge, the city's namesake, arrived in central Scott County in 1846, having purchased land for $1.25 per acre. Immigrants from Germany soon followed, and northern Scott County slowly began to develop. Railroads were developed during the 1860s, bringing more settlers. Eldridge Junction, built on land donated by Jacob Eldridge, was incorporated on July 2, 1871.
A post office and a Presbyterian church were soon built.Eldridge faced several challenges during its early years. The railroad faltered financially during the 1880s and was re-located to Oxford Junction, while a smallpox epidemic several years later was said to have totally isolated the city. A fire heavily damaged the city's business district in 1904, and in 1918 a tornado of unknown strength heavily damaged or destroyed several residences and the church, and killed three people.
Each time, the city recovered, and the farming community maintained its status as a grain and livestock shipping center. The city began growing in population during the 1950s, starting with the formation of the Scott County Library System (a countywide network of libraries serving smaller communities in the area) in 1950, and the North Scott Community School District in 1956.
By the late 1960s, the population had grown to more than 1,000 residents, and with the creation of several industrial parks to encourage new business development, the city continued to grow.
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