Newell, Iowa

Newell, Iowa
—  City  —
Location of Newell, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°36′22″N 95°0′8″W / 42.60611°N 95.00222°W / 42.60611; -95.00222Coordinates: 42°36′22″N 95°0′8″W / 42.60611°N 95.00222°W / 42.60611; -95.00222
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Buena Vista
Area
– Total	1.3 sq mi (3.2 km2)
– Land	1.3 sq mi (3.2 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,263 ft (385 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	887
– Density	706.9/sq mi (272.9/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	50568
Area code(s)	712
FIPS code	19-55965
GNIS feature ID	0459505

Newell is a city in Buena Vista County, Iowa, United States. The population was 887 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Newell is located at 42°36′22″N 95°0′8″W / 42.60611°N 95.00222°W / 42.60611; -95.00222 (42.605974, -95.002193)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 887 people, 361 households, and 237 families residing in the city. The population density was 706.9 people per square mile (274.0/km²). There were 381 housing units at an average density of 303.6 per square mile (117.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.29% White, 0.11% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 1.92% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.16% of the population.

There were 361 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 27.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,204, and the median income for a family was $33,594. Males had a median income of $29,886 versus $19,286 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,554. About 9.2% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 6.4% 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.