Titonka, Iowa

Titonka, Iowa
—  City  —
Location of Titonka, Iowa
Coordinates:
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Kossuth
Area
 • Total 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
 • Land 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 1,161 ft (354 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 584
 • Density 2,092.2/sq mi (807.8/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 50480
Area code(s) 515
FIPS code 19-78330
GNIS feature ID 0462264

Titonka is a city in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 584 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Titonka is located at (43.236534, -94.041839)[1].

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

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 584 people, 250 households, and 148 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,092.2 people per square mile (805.3/km²). There were 279 housing units at an average density of 999.5 per square mile (384.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.32% White, 0.17% Asian, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population.

There were 250 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 38.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 34.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 81.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,147, and the median income for a family was $44,125. Males had a median income of $26,500 versus $19,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,594. About 3.9% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.