Deloit, Iowa

Deloit, Iowa
—  City  —
Location of Deloit, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°5′50″N 95°19′9″W / 42.09722°N 95.31917°W / 42.09722; -95.31917Coordinates: 42°5′50″N 95°19′9″W / 42.09722°N 95.31917°W / 42.09722; -95.31917
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Crawford
Area
- Total	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
- Land	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,270 ft (387 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	288
- Density	684.4/sq mi (264.3/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	51441
Area code(s)	712
FIPS code	19-19765
GNIS feature ID	0455874

Deloit is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States, along the Boyer River. The population was 288 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Deloit is located at 42°5′50″N 95°19′9″W / 42.09722°N 95.31917°W / 42.09722; -95.31917 (42.097204, -95.319168)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 288 people, 114 households, and 76 families residing in the city. The population density was 684.4 people per square mile (264.8/km²). There were 123 housing units at an average density of 292.3 per square mile (113.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.40% White, 0.69% Native American, 2.78% from other races, and 3.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.17% of the population.

There were 114 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $40,568. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $15,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,446. About 3.4% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 5.7% of those sixty five or over.

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.