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Country
  
United States

County
  
Keokuk

FIPS code
  
19-41475

Elevation
  
251 m

Zip code
  
52335

Population
  
72 (2013)

State
  
Iowa

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
0458099

Area
  
50 ha

Local time
  
Tuesday 9:30 AM

Area code
  
319

Kinross, Iowa

Weather
  
-8°C, Wind NE at 18 km/h, 71% Humidity

Kinross is a city in Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 73 at the 2010 census. The community is named after a place in Scotland. Kinross is now essentially a ghost town, having no public businesses or schools; the large closed brick school and an abandoned gas station are the only indicators of a town.

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Map of Kinross, IA 52335, USA

History

Kinross was created by people moving to be close to a new railroad depot in 1879 by moving both houses and businesses. This move along with other departures effectively turned their prior community, Hinkletown, Iowa, into a ghost town.

Geography

Kinross is located at 41°27′34″N 91°59′15″W (41.459422, -91.987387), southwest of Iowa City.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.20 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 73 people, 32 households, and 19 families residing in the city. The population density was 365.0 inhabitants per square mile (140.9/km2). There were 37 housing units at an average density of 185.0 per square mile (71.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White.

There were 32 households of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.6% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 3.11.

The median age in the city was 44.5 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.4% were from 25 to 44; 41.1% were from 45 to 64; and 8.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.4% male and 46.6% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 80 people, 31 households, and 18 families residing in the city. The population density was 416.5 people per square mile (162.6/km²). There were 39 housing units at an average density of 203.1 per square mile (79.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White.

There were 31 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.33.

32.5% are under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 110.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,563, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $20,833 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,625. There were 14.3% of families and 11.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

References

Kinross, Iowa Wikipedia