New Market, Iowa
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| New Market, Iowa | |
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Taylor |
| Area | |
| - Total | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²) |
| - Land | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 1,234 ft (376 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 456 |
| - Density | 1,038.7/sq mi (401.0/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 51646 |
| Area code(s) | 712 |
| FIPS code | 19-56370 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0459481 |
New Market is a city in Taylor County, Iowa, United States. The population was 456 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
New Market is located at (40.730414, -94.901423)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Racism
Like thousands of other municipalities across the United States at the beginning of the 20th century, New Market was considered a "Sundown Town." The reference being that African Americans were not allowed to be in the town after dusk and would suffer dire consequences if they were. These methods were used to provide a measure of exclusionary racial control. New Market was one of the towns that enacted local "sundown" ordinances and as late as the mid 80's there was documentation of New Market repealing it is ordinance for one night to allow an interracial band to play. Its unknown if this ordinance has been repealed.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 456 people, 205 households, and 128 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,038.7 people per square mile (400.1/km²). There were 224 housing units at an average density of 510.2/sq mi (196.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.34% White, 0.22% Native American and 0.44% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population.
There were 205 households out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.74.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,771, and the median income for a family was $34,896. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $25,227 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,381. About 15.7% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- New Market, Iowa is at coordinates Coordinates:
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[edit] Notes and references
1. "Poverty and Race in America", Chester Hartman, Lexington Books 2006
