Conrad, Iowa

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Conrad is a city in Grundy County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,055 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Conrad is located at 42°13′30″N, 92°52′20″W (42.225095, -92.872270)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²), all land.

Home to the BCLUW Comets, whose track team has had a strong reputation over the past 10 years. Conrad is also the base of Ritchie Industries, an international producer of hog feed systems.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,055 people, 439 households, and 292 families residing in the city. The population density was 336.6/km² (871.7/mi²). There were 483 housing units at an average density of 154.1/km² (399.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.96% White, 0.19% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 439 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,396, and the median income for a family was $52,574. Males had a median income of $34,083 versus $25,655 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,220. About 3.6% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.