Rowan, Iowa

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Rowan is a city in Wright County, Iowa, United States. The population was 218 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Rowan is located at 42°44′25″N, 93°33′4″W (42.740145, -93.551047)^GR1.

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

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 218 people, 93 households, and 55 families residing in the city. The population density was 150.3/km² (387.4/mi²). There were 103 housing units at an average density of 71.0/km² (183.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.20% White, 3.21% Native American, 3.67% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.88% of the population.

There were 93 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 28.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $34,531. Males had a median income of $26,500 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,077. About 5.1% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 12.3% of those sixty five or over.

Rowan, the busiest little town in the county. It may only have 218 citizens living in the town, but it has the heart of thousands. Our many activities include:

Building a new public library, senior center, and city hall all in one building. The senior center is available to rent for meetings, reunions, receptions, and parties.

Emptying the Rowan American Legion building and renting it for a new restaurant.

Holding an annual Chicken Barbecue at the end of each September by the Lions Club.

Near the first of April each year is the annual American Legion Fish Fry.

Memorial Day services are held each year at the Rowan Cemetery by the American Legion.

Every three years the Rowan High School reunion is held in the old school gymnasium basement.

The Iowa River Players present about three productions each year with 6 to 8 performances of each in the old gymnasium on Broadway St. Dinners are served at the Rowan Church twice during each production.

The Rowan Lions Club serves pancake meals about 8 times per year in Rowan and neighboring communities.

Head south out of town and follow the curvy road to Bingham Park. It is a little park nestled in the woods, with a winding path leading to the Iowa River. This is the area that was first settled in Wright County and was named “Horse Grove”. It had many businesses that were moved to the Town of Rowan when the Great Western and the Rock Island railroads crossed in the early 1900s.The desired name for the new town was Rowen after the first settler, Robert Rowen. But because of a US Postal regulation that required TWO letter be different from any of town in Iowa and that there already was a Bowen, the spelling was changed to Rowan (with an "A" not an "E").

Rowan is located just off Hwy. 3, just eight miles west of I-35 and ten miles from both Belmond and Clarion.

[edit] Education

Rowan is in the Belmond-Klemme Community School District. Other area schools include the Clarion-Goldfield and Dows Community Schools and CAL Community School. Belmond-Klemme Community School Clarion-Goldfield Community Schools CAL Community School