From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Moorhead, Iowa
Moorhead, Iowa
Moorhead, Iowa Geography
— City — Moorhead is located at 41°55′23″N 95°51′2″W /
41.92306°N 95.85056°W / 41.92306; -95.85056 (41.923003,
-95.850688)[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. Moorhead’s mayor until 2000 was Ivan Nielsen.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 232 people, 111
households, and 72 families residing in the city. The pop-
ulation density was 742.9 people per square mile (289.0/
Downtown Moorhead, Iowa km²). There were 121 housing units at an average density
of 387.5 per square mile (150.7/km²). The racial makeup
of the city was 99.14% White, 0.43% Asian, and 0.43% from
two or more races.
There were 111 households out of which 22.5% had
children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were
married couples living together, 8.1% had a female
Location of Moorhead, Iowa
householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were
Coordinates: 41°55′23″N 95°51′2″W / 41.92306°N non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of in-
95.85056°W / 41.92306; -95.85056Coordinates: 41°55′23″N dividuals and 19.8% had someone living alone who was
95°51′2″W / 41.92306°N 95.85056°W / 41.92306; -95.85056 65 years of age or older. The average household size was
2.09 and the average family size was 2.64.
Country United States
In the city the population was spread out with 21.1%
State Iowa under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to
County Monona 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 27.6% who were 65 years of
Area age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100
• Total 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age
• Land 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.
• Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) The median income for a household in the city was
$26,042, and the median income for a family was $38,750.
Elevation 1,125 ft (343 m)
Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $19,167 for
Population (2000) females. The per capita income for the city was $16,644.
• Total 232 About 6.2% of families and 9.1% of the population were
• Density 742.9/sq mi (286.8/km2)
below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under the
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) age of eighteen and 18.5% of those sixty five or over.
DST)
• Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 51558 Schools
Area code(s) 712
Moorhead no longer has an active school within the city.
FIPS code 19-53850
The K-12 school was operational for a number of years
GNIS feature ID 0459216
before closing. Students living in and around Moorhead
Moorhead is a city in Monona County, Iowa, United now attend surrounding schools based on their proximi-
States. Moorhead stands along the Soldier River and, as ty to other school districts.[citation needed]
of the 2000 census, its population was 232.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Moorhead, Iowa
References http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/
gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
[1] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United [2] "American FactFinder". United States Census
States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved
2008-01-31.
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