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According to the census , the city had a population of 99, making it Iowa's third-largest city. The city appealed this figure, arguing that the Census Bureau missed a section of residents, and that its total population was more than , Located approximately halfway between Chicago and Des Moines , Davenport is on the border of Iowa across the river from Illinois.
The city is prone to frequent flooding due to its location on the Mississippi River.
There are two main universities: St. Ambrose University and Palmer College of Chiropractic , where the first chiropractic adjustment took place. Three interstates , 80, 74 and , and two major United States Highways serve the city. Davenport has seen steady population growth since its incorporation. National economic difficulties in the s, resulted in job and population losses.
The Quad Cities was ranked as the most affordable metropolitan area in by Forbes magazine. Conference of Mayors. In , Davenport, and the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area , was ranked among the fastest-growing areas in the nation in the growth of high-tech jobs. France laid claim to this territory as part of its New France and Illinois Country in the 18th century. Its traders and missionaries came to the area from Canada Quebec , but it did not have many settlers here.
After losing to Great Britain in the Seven Years' War , France ceded its territory east of the Mississippi River to the victor, but retained lands to the west. On August 27, , Pike camped on the present-day site of Davenport. Although named after the defeated chief Black Hawk, he was being held prisoner by the US. Sauk chief Keokuk , who had remained neutral in the war, signed off on the purchase.
It was made on the site of present-day Davenport. He later was credited with founding Davenport.
Chief Keokuk gave a generous portion of land to Antoine Le Claire's wife, Marguerite, the granddaughter of a Sauk chief. Le Claire built their home on the exact spot where the agreement was signed, as stipulated by Keokuk, or he would have forfeited the land. Le Claire finished the 'Treaty House' in the spring of He founded Davenport on May 14, , naming it for his friend Colonel George Davenport , who was stationed at Fort Armstrong during the war.
The city was incorporated on January 25, Scott County was formed by an act of the Wisconsin Territorial legislature in The city with the most votes from Scott County citizens in the February election would become the county seat. On the eve of the election, Davenport citizens acquired the temporary service of Dubuque laborers so they could vote in the election.
Davenport won the election with the help of the laborers. Rockingham supporters protested the elections to the territorial governor, on the grounds the laborers from Dubuque were not Scott County residents. The governor refused to certify the results of the election. A second election was held the following August.
To avoid another import of voters, the governor set a day residency requirement for all voters. Davenport won by two votes. Because the margin of victory was so close, a third election was held in the summer of As the August election drew nearer, Rockingham residents grew tired of the county seat cause.
Davenport easily won the third election. Consequently, to avoid questions about the county seat, Davenport quickly built the first county courthouse. It connected Davenport to Rock Island, Illinois. The addition of new railroad lines to Muscatine and Iowa City , and the acquisition of other lines by the Rock Island Railroad, resulted in Davenport becoming a commercial railroad hub. Steamboat companies rightly saw nationwide railroads as a threat to their business. On May 6, , just weeks after the bridge was completed, a steamboat captain deliberately crashed the Effie Afton into the bridge. Abraham Lincoln was the lead defense lawyer for the railroad company.
Kirkwood declared Davenport to be Iowa's first military headquarters; five military camps were set up in the city to aid the Union. By , thousands of Davenport residents were on public relief, due to the Great Depression. A shantytown of the poor developed in the west end of the city, along the Mississippi River. Sickness, hunger, and unsanitary living conditions plagued the area.
The situation would soon change, as many citizens went to work for the Works Progress Administration. Davenport had an economic boom during and after World War II, driven by wartime industry and peacetime demand. Joy, Green Tree, and others. Oscar Mayer , Ralston Purina , and other companies built plants in west Davenport.
The Interstate highway network reached Davenport in , improving transportation in the area. By , more than 1, homes a year were being constructed. By the late s, the good times were over for both downtown and local businesses and industries. Railroad restructuring in the midth century had caused a loss of jobs in the industry.
The farm crisis of the s negatively affected Davenport and the rest of the Quad Cities, where a total of 35, workers lost their jobs throughout the entire Quad Cities area.
With the s, the city finally showed the beginnings of a resurgence. Davenport's longitude and latitude coordinates in decimal form are Farmland surrounds Davenport, outside the Quad Cities area. Davenport is located on the banks of the Mississippi River. At this point the river has a maximum depth of around 30 to 40 feet 9. The river flows from east to west in this area, as opposed to its usual north to south direction. The streets of the city, especially downtown and in the central part of the town, follow a grid design. Davenport often makes national headlines when it suffers seasonal flooding by the Mississippi River.
Davenport has adopted ordinances requiring any new construction in the floodplain to be elevated above the year-flood level, or protected with walls. As a result, former mayor Phil Yerington said that if they "let Mother Nature take her course, we'll all be better off". Summers are very warm to hot with high levels of humidity.
Winters have cold temperatures and often high winds, with snow likely from November through February. Average snowfall in Davenport is Although several minor tornadoes have occurred, no devastating tornado has ever touched down in Davenport. During the Great Flood of , the water crested at Major flooding in Davenport causes many problems.
Roads in and around the downtown area, including U. Route 67 , are closed and cause increased traffic on other city roads. The effects of major flooding can be long-lasting. Severe thunderstorms on June 16, , created heavy flash flooding in Bettendorf and Davenport that killed four people.
Davenport has several neighborhoods dating back to the s. The city can be divided into five areas: downtown, central, east end, near north and northwest, and west end. Many architectural designs are found throughout the city including Victorian , Queen Anne , Tudor Revival , and others.