Melbourne, Iowa

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Melbourne is a town in Marshall County, Iowa, United States. The population was 794 at the 2000 census.

The mayor of Melbourne from 1984 until 1998 was Bill Crews, an openly gay Republican who came out of the closet in 1993. At the time, Melbourne was believed to be the smallest town in the United States to have an openly gay mayor.

[edit] Geography

Melbourne is located at 41°56′30″N, 93°6′9″W (41.941788, -93.102403)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 794 people, 318 households, and 218 families residing in the town. The population density was 537.8/km² (1,402.4/mi²). There were 332 housing units at an average density of 224.9/km² (586.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.50% White, 0.13% African American, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.38% of the population.

There were 318 households out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,019, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $36,528 versus $24,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,641. About 3.1% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.