Royal, Iowa

Royal, Iowa
—  City  —
Location of Royal, Iowa
Coordinates:
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Clay
Area
 • Total 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
 • Land 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 1,411 ft (430 m)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 446
 • Density 1,486.7/sq mi (574/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 51357
Area code(s) 712
FIPS code 19-69105
GNIS feature ID 0460839

Royal is a city in Clay County, Iowa, United States. The population was 446 in the 2010 census, a decline from 479 in the 2000 census. [1][2]

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Geography

Royal's longitude and latitude coordinates
in decimal form are 43.064354 -95.283806. [3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Royal
Population History
Census Pop.
1920 362
1930 410 13.3%
1940 426 3.9%
1950 495 16.2%
1960 475 −4.0%
1970 469 −1.3%
1980 522 11.3%
1990 466 −10.7%
2000 479 2.8%
2010 446 −6.9%
Iowa Data Center [2]

2010 census

The 2010 census recorded a population of 446 in the city, with a population density of 1,490/sq mi (570/km2). There were 202 housing units, of which 191 were occupied. [1]

2000 census

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 479 people, 194 households, and 131 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,634.2 people per square mile (637.7/km²). There were 219 housing units at an average density of 747.2 per square mile (291.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.58% White, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population.

There were 194 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $41,146. Males had a median income of $29,107 versus $18,281 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,118. About 3.3% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Iowa portal