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Country
  
United States

County
  
Sioux

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
433 m

Zip code
  
51234

Local time
  
Friday 10:01 AM

State
  
Iowa

Incorporated
  
May 24, 1889

FIPS code
  
19-07840

Area
  
194 ha

Population
  
715 (2013)

Area code
  
712

Boyden, Iowa

Weather
  
-4°C, Wind S at 24 km/h, 84% Humidity

Boyden is a city in Sioux County, Iowa, United States. The population was 707 at the 2010 census.

Contents

Map of Boyden, IA 51234, USA

Geography

Boyden's longitude and latitude coordinates in decimal form are 43.190221, -96.003698.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.75 square miles (1.94 km2), all of it land.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 707 people, 279 households, and 208 families residing in the city. The population density was 942.7 inhabitants per square mile (364.0/km2). There were 290 housing units at an average density of 386.7 per square mile (149.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.6% White, 0.4% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 3.5% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.5% of the population.

There were 279 households of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.4% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.97.

The median age in the city was 36.2 years. 27.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.9% were from 25 to 44; 23.5% were from 45 to 64; and 16.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.5% male and 49.5% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 672 people, 275 households, and 207 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,932.9 people per square mile (741.3/km²). There were 285 housing units at an average density of 819.8 per square mile (314.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.62% White, 0.30% African American, 0.60% Asian, 1.19% from other races, and 0.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.08% of the population.

There were 275 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.44 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city, the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,688, and the median income for a family was $43,971. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $18,958 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,323. About 3.4% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

People from Boyden, Iowa

  • John Kooiker, politician
  • Sam Kooiker, politician
  • References

    Boyden, Iowa Wikipedia