Earlville, Iowa

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Earlville, Iowa
Location of Earlville, Iowa
Location of Earlville, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°28′55″N 91°16′14″W / 42.48194, -91.27056
Country United States
State Iowa
County Delaware
Area
 - Total 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km²)
 - Land 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 997 ft (304 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 900
 - Density 1,648.0/sq mi (636.3/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 52041
Area code(s) 563
FIPS code 19-23430
GNIS feature ID 0456106

Earlville is a city in Delaware County, Iowa, United States. The population was 900 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Earlville is located at 42°28′55″N, 91°16′14″W (42.482074, -91.270456)[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 900 people, 338 households, and 248 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,648.0 people per square mile (631.8/km²). There were 355 housing units at an average density of 650.0/sq mi (249.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.78% White, 0.11% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.

There were 338 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,194, and the median income for a family was $43,333. Males had a median income of $30,398 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,855. About 6.0% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Economy

The town lacks any internal grocery stores, dental facilities, or hardware stores, but does contain two taverns, a swimming pool, and a public school.[citation needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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