Cushing, Iowa

Cushing, Iowa
—  City  —
Location of Cushing, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°27′54″N 95°40′35″W / 42.465°N 95.67639°W / 42.465; -95.67639Coordinates: 42°27′54″N 95°40′35″W / 42.465°N 95.67639°W / 42.465; -95.67639
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Woodbury
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	1,296 ft (395 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	246
– Density	771.9/sq mi (298.0/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	51018
Area code(s)	712
FIPS code	19-17940
GNIS feature ID	0455761

Cushing is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 246 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Cushing is located at 42°27′54″N 95°40′35″W / 42.465°N 95.67639°W / 42.465; -95.67639 (42.465087, -95.676336)^[1].

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 246 people, 104 households, and 66 families residing in the city. The population density was 771.9 people per square mile (296.8/km²). There were 118 housing units at an average density of 370.3 per square mile (142.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.

There were 104 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $47,000. Males had a median income of $29,844 versus $21,719 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,408. About 2.9% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.0% of those sixty five or over.

Notable natives

• Kelly Goodburn, punter in the National Football League

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.