Dow City, Iowa

Dow City, Iowa
—  City  —
Location of Dow City, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°55′42″N 95°29′40″W / 41.92833°N 95.49444°W / 41.92833; -95.49444Coordinates: 41°55′42″N 95°29′40″W / 41.92833°N 95.49444°W / 41.92833; -95.49444
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Crawford
Area
– Total	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
– Land	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,142 ft (348 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	503
– Density	1,578.3/sq mi (609.4/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	51528
Area code(s)	712
FIPS code	19-22215
GNIS feature ID	0455969

Dow City is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States, along the Boyer River. The population was 503 at the 2000 census.^[1] The name is that of one of its founders.^{[citation needed]}

History

The community was founded in 1869 by Simon E. Dow and another person.^{[citation needed]}

Dow City is the location of the historic Dow House, which was built in 1872.^[2]

Geography

Dow City is located at 41°55′42″N 95°29′40″W / 41.92833°N 95.49444°W / 41.92833; -95.49444 (41.928195, -95.494475)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), all of it land.

Dow City is located on US Route 30 and is thirty miles north of Interstate 80.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 503 people, 227 households, and 142 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,578.3 people per square mile (606.9/km²). There were 248 housing units at an average density of 778.2 per square mile (299.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.82% White, 1.19% Asian, 1.19% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population.

There were 227 households out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the city the population was spread out with 19.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,547, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $30,104 versus $17,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,108. About 2.9% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ Crawford County Conservation Board listing for Dow House
3. ^ "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.