Spillville, Iowa facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Spillville, Iowa
City
Turkey River runs through town
Nickname(s):  Spillville Fireworks
Location of Spillville, Iowa
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Winneshiek
Area
• Total	0.45 sq mi (1.16 km2)
• Land	0.44 sq mi (1.14 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	1,070 ft (326 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	385
• Density	876.99/sq mi (338.41/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	52168
Area code(s)	563
FIPS code	19-74370
GNIS feature ID	0461848

Antonín Dvořák in Spillville

the stamp from Spillville's festival

Spillville is a city in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 385 at the time of the 2020 census. It is located in Calmar Township, approximately 4 mi (6.4 km) west of Calmar and about 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Decorah, the county seat. Spillville is known for its Independence Day fireworks display, held the first Saturday in July.

History

Spillville was platted by German Joseph Spielmann in 1860. Originally named Spielville after the founder, Joseph Spielman, the community's name was misread and became Spillville.

It was largely settled by Bohemian, German and Swiss immigrants.

Spillville boasts a strong cultural and musical history. The Czech composer Antonín Dvořák spent most of 1893 in Spillville, where his friend Josef Jan Kovařík had relatives. There he composed the monumental Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", as well as two of his most famous chamber works, the String Quartet in F ("The American") and the String Quintet in E-flat. Spillville is also the site of the Inwood Ballroom, established in 1920 and the destination of several popular 20th-century musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller, Guy Lombardo, and The Byrds. Many tourists to Spillville have also visited the Bily Clocks Museum (see link below), a collection of intricately designed clocks created by two brothers in Spillville housed in the building where Dvořák lived during his stay.

The Roman Catholic parish in Spillville, St. Wenceslaus Church, was built in 1860 and is the oldest Czech Catholic church in the United States.

Geography

Spillville is located at 43°12′N 91°57′W / 43.20°N 91.95°W / 43.20; -91.95 (43.202, -91.952).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.43 square miles (1.11 km²), of which 0.42 square miles (1.09 km²) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²) is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 367 people, 168 households, and 96 families living in the city. The population density was 873.8 inhabitants per square mile (337.4/km²). There were 182 housing units at an average density of 433.3 per square mile (167.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.5% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, and 3.0% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.3% of the population.

There were 168 households, of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.9% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.90.

The median age in the city was 42.8 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 23.3% were from 45 to 64; and 25.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.7% male and 49.3% female.

Parks

The Bily Clocks Museum is located in Spillville. The museum contains clocks that were made by hand from the years 1913 to 1958. The clocks were made by Frank and Joseph Bily, together known as the Bily brothers. The same house contains the room where Antonín Dvořák lived in 1893 and where he composed his famous Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"

• Riverside Park & the Inwood Pavilion

Education

The community is within the South Winneshiek Community School District.

CFS Catholic School formed as a consolidation of Catholic schools in Calmar, Festina, and Spillville. Prior to fall 2020 its campuses are St. Aloysius Center in Calmar and St. Wenceslaus Center in Spillville. In 2019 CFS and St. Theresa of Calcutta in Ossian announced plans to consolidate into a single school, with the Calmar campus closing. Beginning fall 2020 the Ossian campus will house grades K-2 and middle school while the Spillville campus will house grades 3–4.

See also

In Spanish: Spillville (Iowa) para niños