Aredale, Iowa
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Aredale is a city in Butler County
, Iowa
, United States
. The population was 89 at the 2000 census.
. The area surrounding the town had seen increasing settlement since the 1860s, and in 1890, the local dairy farmers pooled their resources to create a cheese making factory, which eventually helped the town develop enough to warrant the community its own post office and thus township rights.
The name Aredale is derived from a variation on the Pennsylvania
town of Airville, from which several Aredale residents had emigrated. The plat
was recorded on June 28, 1900 by the Iowa and Minnesota Town Site Company. June 28 later was observed as Field Day
by residents, and featured a town celebration and a baseball game visited by hundreds of people from nearby towns.
Soon the town featured a number of competing lumberyards and stockyards, and the Aredale Savings and Loan was constructed in 1901. That same year, the First Methodist Church was organized, and purchased the Coldwater Methodist Church building, which was then moved in town. It was destroyed by fire in 1923 and replaced by a new building.
In 1953, a train wreck destroyed the town depot, and no new one is forthcoming.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 89 people, 36 households, and 23 families residing in the city. The population density
was 89.0 people per square mile (34.4/km²). There were 42 housing units at an average density of 42.0 per square mile (16.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.88% White, and 1.12% from two or more races.
There were 36 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples
living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 27.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 16.9% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 117.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $15,579. There were no families and 5.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 14.8% of those over 64.
Butler County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 14,867 in the county, with a population density of . There were 6,682 housing units, of which 6,120 were occupied.-2000 census:...
, Iowa
Iowa
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, United States
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. The population was 89 at the 2000 census.
History
The town of Aredale owes its conception to cheeseCheese
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. The area surrounding the town had seen increasing settlement since the 1860s, and in 1890, the local dairy farmers pooled their resources to create a cheese making factory, which eventually helped the town develop enough to warrant the community its own post office and thus township rights.
The name Aredale is derived from a variation on the Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
town of Airville, from which several Aredale residents had emigrated. The plat
Plat
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was recorded on June 28, 1900 by the Iowa and Minnesota Town Site Company. June 28 later was observed as Field Day
Field Day
Field Day is an annual amateur radio exercise, widely sponsored by IARU regions and member organizations, encouraging emergency communications preparedness among amateur radio operators...
by residents, and featured a town celebration and a baseball game visited by hundreds of people from nearby towns.
Soon the town featured a number of competing lumberyards and stockyards, and the Aredale Savings and Loan was constructed in 1901. That same year, the First Methodist Church was organized, and purchased the Coldwater Methodist Church building, which was then moved in town. It was destroyed by fire in 1923 and replaced by a new building.
In 1953, a train wreck destroyed the town depot, and no new one is forthcoming.
Geography
Aredale is located at 42°50′6"N 93°0′17"W (42.834907, -93.004744).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 89 people, 36 households, and 23 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 89.0 people per square mile (34.4/km²). There were 42 housing units at an average density of 42.0 per square mile (16.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.88% White, and 1.12% from two or more races.
There were 36 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 27.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 16.9% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 117.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $15,579. There were no families and 5.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 14.8% of those over 64.