Winfield, Iowa

History

Winfield was laid out in 1852. It experienced a growth with the arrival of the Burlington and Northwestern Railway in the 1870s.

Geography

Winfield is located at 41°07′37″N 91°26′15″W (41.127072, -91.437392).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.05 square miles (2.72 km²), all of it land.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,134 people, 437 households, and 302 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,080.0 inhabitants per square mile (417.0/km²). There were 482 housing units at an average density of 459.0 per square mile (177.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.8% White, 1.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 437 households of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.9% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.02.

The median age in the city was 39.4 years. 27.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.4% were from 25 to 44; 24.2% were from 45 to 64; and 17.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,131 people, 437 households, and 280 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,089.7 people per square mile (419.9/km²). There were 471 housing units at an average density of 453.8 per square mile (174.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.97% White, 0.35% African American, 0.35% Asian, 0.80% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.50% of the population.

There were 437 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.18.

29.8% were under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $44,500. Males had a median income of $32,125 versus $23,393 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,949. About 11.2% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Winfield is home to the Winfield-Mount Union Community School District. WMU is classified as a 1A school. Their mascot is the Wolves, and is a member of the South Eastern Iowa SuperConference (SEISC) North Division.

Popular culture

The travel writer Bill Bryson, in his book The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America, visits Winfield while retracing his childhood family holidays. His grandparents had lived there on a small farm; his grandfather was a postman. Bryson again fondly recalls his childhood visits in detail in his 2006 memoir, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid.

Notable people