Walcott, Iowa

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The Iowa 80 Truckstop main building.

Walcott is a city in Scott County, and partially in Muscatine County, in the state of Iowa. The population was 1,528 at the 2000 census. Walcott's interchange on Interstate 80 is home to an enormous complex of restaurants, motels and truck stops, including the Iowa 80 truck stop which claims to be the "world's largest." Bono of U2 stopped here in 2002 on a Midwest tour to raise awareness of AIDS in Africa.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Walcott is located at 41°35′25″N, 90°46′23″W (41.590363, -90.772991)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.7 km² (3.0 mi²). 7.7 km² (3.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.01%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,528 people, 623 households, and 437 families residing in the city. The population density was 199.3/km² (516.2/mi²). There were 644 housing units at an average density of 84.0/km² (217.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.38% White, 0.33% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.92% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.

There were 623 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,281, and the median income for a family was $52,625. Males had a median income of $40,296 versus $22,067 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,018. About 4.0% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.