Little Rock, Iowa

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Little Rock is a city in Lyon County, Iowa in the United States, along the Little Rock River. The population was 489 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Little Rock is located at 43°26′33″N, 95°53′2″W (43.442628, -95.883931)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 489 people, 208 households, and 133 families residing in the city. The population density was 242.1/km² (627.9/mi²). There were 232 housing units at an average density of 114.8/km² (297.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.59% White and 0.41% Asian.

There were 208 households out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 2.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 26.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,667, and the median income for a family was $38,571. Males had a median income of $26,000 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,514. About 4.3% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.