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Country
  
United States

County
  
Emmet

FIPS code
  
19-33240

Area
  
34 ha

Zip code
  
51344

Population
  
93 (2013)

State
  
Iowa

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
0457174

Elevation
  
397 m

Local time
  
Friday 7:58 PM

Area code
  
712

Gruver, Iowa

Weather
  
-9°C, Wind N at 13 km/h, 48% Humidity

Gruver is a city in Emmet County, Iowa, United States. The population was 94 at the 2010 census.

Contents

Map of Gruver, IA 51334, USA

History

Gruver was laid out in 1899. The town was called Luzon until 1900, when it the name was changed to Gruver.

Geography

Gruver is located at 43°23′35″N 94°42′17″W (43.393113, -94.704719).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2), all of it land.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 94 people, 38 households, and 24 families residing in the city. The population density was 723.1 inhabitants per square mile (279.2/km2). There were 40 housing units at an average density of 307.7 per square mile (118.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.9% White and 2.1% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 38 households of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.8% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the city was 32.5 years. 28.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 14.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 55.3% male and 44.7% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 106 people, 42 households, and 33 families residing in the city. The population density was 830.1 people per square mile (314.8/km²). There were 44 housing units at an average density of 344.6 per square mile (130.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.83% of the population.

There were 42 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the city, the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,766. There were no families and 2.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 16.7% of those over 64.

References

Gruver, Iowa Wikipedia