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Manilla, Iowa

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Crawford

FIPS code
  
19-48855

Elevation
  
413 m

Zip code
  
51454

Local time
  
Monday 12:09 AM

State
  
Iowa

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
0458757

Area
  
2.67 km²

Population
  
789 (2013)

Area code
  
712

Manilla, Iowa

Weather
  
12°C, Wind E at 10 km/h, 67% Humidity

Manilla is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States, along the West Branch of the West Nishnabotna River. The population was 776 at the 2010 census.

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Map of Manilla, IA 51454, USA

History

Manilla is working to bolster its declining population by providing free land and property tax abatements to attract new residents.

Geography

Manilla is located at 41°53′18″N 95°13′58″W (41.888202, -95.232809). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.03 square miles (2.67 km2), all of it land.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 776 people, 337 households, and 214 families residing in the city. The population density was 753.4 inhabitants per square mile (290.9/km2). There were 369 housing units at an average density of 358.3 per square mile (138.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.9% White, 0.1% Asian, 1.2% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population.

There were 337 households of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.5% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.74.

The median age in the city was 47.7 years. 20.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.5% were from 25 to 44; 27.4% were from 45 to 64; and 26.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.

2000 census

As of the census 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 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

Manilla, Iowa Wikipedia