Manilla, Iowa

Manilla, Iowa
—  City  —
Location of Manilla, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°53′18″N 95°13′58″W / 41.88833°N 95.23278°W / 41.88833; -95.23278Coordinates: 41°53′18″N 95°13′58″W / 41.88833°N 95.23278°W / 41.88833; -95.23278
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Crawford
Area
– Total	0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
– Land	0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,355 ft (413 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	839
– Density	1,059.2/sq mi (408.9/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	51454
Area code(s)	712
FIPS code	19-48855
GNIS feature ID	0458757

Manilla is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States, along the West Branch of the West Nishnabotna River. The population was 839 at the 2000 census. Manilla is working to bolster its declining population by providing free land and property tax abatements to attract new residents.^[1]

Geography

Manilla is located at 41°53′18″N 95°13′58″W / 41.88833°N 95.23278°W / 41.88833; -95.23278 (41.888202, -95.232809)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 839 people, 337 households, and 222 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,059.2 people per square mile (410.1/km²). There were 369 housing units at an average density of 465.8 per square mile (180.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.74% White, 0.24% African American, 0.36% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 337 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 27.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,146, and the median income for a family was $37,625. Males had a median income of $27,292 versus $16,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,011. About 10.5% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ Kilen, Mike. “Free land the key to small towns' growth?” The Des Moines Register, November 15, 2009.
2. ^ "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. 
3. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.