Bronson, Iowa

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Bronson is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City/Iowa/Nebraska/South Dakota Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 269 at the 2000 census.

Bronson has a 4th of July celebration with fireworks each year. It celebrated its centennial in 2003. A publication was produced with some town history.

[edit] Geography

Bronson is located at 42°24′34″N, 96°12′42″W (42.409450, -96.211564)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 269 people, 100 households, and 74 families residing in the city. The population density was 314.7/km² (825.0/mi²). There were 103 housing units at an average density of 120.5/km² (315.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.88% White, 0.37% Asian, and 0.74% from two or more races.

There were 100 households out of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 108.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,727, and the median income for a family was $53,409. Males had a median income of $32,386 versus $22,031 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,086. None of the families and 0.4% of the population were living below the poverty line.

[edit] External links

• History of the town of Bronson

• The Siouxciety Project(site about the Siouxland area)
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 42.40945° -96.211564°
  • Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA

Bronson, Iowa page from Western Iowa Telephone Association which serves Bronson including providing Internet access http://www.netins.net/ricweb/community/bronson/bronson.htm

Fred Olson's Bronson web page http://fholson.cohousing.org/bronson.htm