capita income for the city was $20,683. About 5.0% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over. Arts and culture Points of interest Wapsipinicon Mill Independence State Hospital, a historic mental hospital located on the outskirts of the city. Heartland Acres Agribition Center, an agricultural history museum. Independence Motor Speedway Independence Public Library Malek Theatre Illinois Central Station Education Independence belongs to the Independence Community School District, which also includes the towns of Brandon and Rowley. The district includes a K - 2nd grade school (East Elementary), a 3rd - 6th grade school (West Elementary) and a junior senior high school (7th-12th grade). The area is also served by St. John Catholic School. In 2011, the communities of Brandon, Rowley and Independence passed a bond referendum to build a new $27,500,000 junior and senior high school that opened in the fall of 2013. Infrastructure Airport The FAA identifier is IIB, and this is a small municipal airport offering flight training, quick-service fueling, charter flights, aircraft maintenance, and hangar rental. Notable people Harry Chase, 19th Century American marine artist William Edwards Cook, American expatriate artist Janet Dailey, novelist Leonard Eugene Dickson, prominent mathematician William G. Donnan, member of the Iowa Senate and United States House of Representatives Murray Joslin, electrical engineer who made major contributions to nuclear power William A. Noyes, analytical and organic chemist Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick, botanist and horticulturist who specialized in spermatophytes Robert Byron Tabor, painter Harry E. Yarnell, U.S. Navy admiral References External links Official City of Independence website Cities in Buchanan County, Iowa Cities in Iowa County seats in Iowa 1847 establishments in Iowa