Castana, Iowa

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Coordinates: 42°4′21″N 95°54′30″W / 42.0725, -95.90833
Castana, Iowa
Location of Castana, Iowa
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Monona
Area
- Total	0.9 sq mi (2.4 km²)
- Land	0.9 sq mi (2.4 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	1,148 ft (350 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	178
- Density	192.2/sq mi (74.2/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	51010
Area code(s)	712
FIPS code	19-11530
GNIS feature ID	0455207

Castana is a city in Monona County, Iowa, United States. The population was 178 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Castana is located at 42°4′21″N, 95°54′30″W (42.072518, -95.908266)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 178 people, 77 households, and 47 families residing in the city. The population density was 192.2 people per square mile (73.9/km²). There were 84 housing units at an average density of 90.7/sq mi (34.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.31% White, 1.12% Native American and 0.56% Pacific Islander.

There were 77 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $24,000 versus $15,417 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,327. About 20.4% of families and 25.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 13.3% of those sixty five or over.