Nichols, Iowa

Nichols, Iowa
—  City  —
Location of Nichols, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°28′45″N 91°18′30″W / 41.47917°N 91.30833°W / 41.47917; -91.30833Coordinates: 41°28′45″N 91°18′30″W / 41.47917°N 91.30833°W / 41.47917; -91.30833
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Muscatine
Area
– Total	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
– Land	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	633 ft (193 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	374
– Density	1,604.8/sq mi (619.6/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	52766
Area code(s)	319
FIPS code	19-56685
GNIS feature ID	0459517

Nichols is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 374 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Nichols is located at 41°28′45″N 91°18′30″W / 41.47917°N 91.30833°W / 41.47917; -91.30833 (41.479113, -91.308291)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 374 people, 138 households, and 102 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,604.8 people per square mile (627.8/km²). There were 142 housing units at an average density of 609.3 per square mile (238.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.36% White, 1.07% African American, 1.60% Asian, 9.89% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.99% of the population.

There were 138 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,750, and the median income for a family was $47,917. Males had a median income of $32,045 versus $21,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,082. About 4.7% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 14.0% 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.