Farmington, Iowa

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Farmington, Iowa
Location of Farmington, Iowa
Location of Farmington, Iowa
Coordinates: 40°38′23″N 91°44′22″W / 40.63972, -91.73944
Country United States
State Iowa
County Van Buren
Area
 - Total 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km²)
 - Land 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 548 ft (167 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 756
 - Density 1,602.4/sq mi (618.7/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 52626
Area code(s) 319
FIPS code 19-26895
GNIS feature ID 0456553

Farmington is a city in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. The population was 756 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Farmington is located at 40°38′23″N, 91°44′22″W (40.639676, -91.739412)[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 756 people, 330 households, and 192 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,602.4 people per square mile (621.0/km²). There were 356 housing units at an average density of 754.6/sq mi (292.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.94% White, 0.13% Asian, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population.

There were 330 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% were non-families. 38.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,354, and the median income for a family was $35,156. Males had a median income of $30,250 versus $21,406 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,591. About 10.1% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

[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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