Wallingford, Iowa
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| Wallingford, Iowa | |
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Emmet |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km²) |
| - Land | 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 1,273 ft (388 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 210 |
| - Density | 215.4/sq mi (83.2/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 51365 |
| Area code(s) | 712 |
| FIPS code | 19-81975 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0462622 |
Wallingford is a city in Emmet County, Iowa, United States. The population was 210 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Wallingford is located at (43.319163, -94.793331)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 210 people, 78 households, and 54 families residing in the city. The population density was 215.4 people per square mile (83.6/km²). There were 88 housing units at an average density of 90.3/sq mi (35.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.19% White, 2.86% Native American, 0.95% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.71% of the population.
There were 78 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $39,500, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,137. About 4.9% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 17.4% of those sixty five or over.
Noted pioneer writer Gro Svendsen, whose book Frontier Mother: the Letters of Gro Svendsen chronciled the difficult life of the middle 1800s in northwest Iowa, is buried in Wallingford Lutheran cemetery.
[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
- Wallingford, Iowa is at coordinates Coordinates:
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