Bondurant, Iowa

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Bondurant is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,846 at the 2000 census; a special census taken in 2006 counted 2,951 residents. ^[1] It is part of the Des Moines metropolitan area.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

Bondurant incorporated as a city on December 23, 1897. It was named for Alexander C. Bondurant, who was the area's first settler in 1857. ^[2]

[edit] Geography

Bondurant is located at 41°41′39″N, 93°27′41″W (41.694304, -93.461488)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.5 km² (4.8 mi²). 12.4 km² (4.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.42%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,846 people, 659 households, and 508 families residing in the city. The population density was 149.1/km² (385.9/mi²). There were 682 housing units at an average density of 55.1/km² (142.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.43% White, 0.22% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 659 households out of which 46.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the city the population was spread out with 33.1% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,877, and the median income for a family was $56,989. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $26,309 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,196. About 3.1% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.