Colesburg, Iowa

Colesburg, Iowa
—  City  —
Location of Colesburg, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°38′24″N 91°12′4″W / 42.64°N 91.20111°W / 42.64; -91.20111Coordinates: 42°38′24″N 91°12′4″W / 42.64°N 91.20111°W / 42.64; -91.20111
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Delaware
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	1,155 ft (352 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	412
– Density	1,399.9/sq mi (540.5/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	52035
Area code(s)	563
FIPS code	19-15015
GNIS feature ID	0455526

Colesburg is a city in Delaware County, Iowa, United States. The population was 412 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Colesburg is located at 42°38′24″N 91°12′4″W / 42.64°N 91.20111°W / 42.64; -91.20111 (42.639999, -91.201246)^[1] near the Little Turkey River.

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.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 412 people, 185 households, and 123 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,399.9 people per square mile (548.5/km²). There were 198 housing units at an average density of 672.8 per square mile (263.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White.

There were 185 households out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,068, and the median income for a family was $41,750. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $17,396 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,638. About 4.6% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 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.