Drakesville, Iowa
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Drakesville is a city in Davis County
Davis County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 8,753 in the county, with a population density of . There were 3,600 housing units, of which 3,201 were occupied.-2000 census:...

, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

, United States
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. The population was 185 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Drakesville is located at 40°47′57"N 92°28′52"W (40.799029, -92.481088).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

At the 2000 census
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, there were 185 people, 78 households and 46 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 746.4 per square mile (285.7/km²). There were 88 housing units at an average density of 355.0 per square mile (135.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.22% White, 0.54% African American, and 3.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.70% of the population.

There were 78 households of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples
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 living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% were non-families. 33.3% 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 2.37 and the average family size was 3.15.

Age distribution was 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.

The median household income
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 was $26,875, and the median family income was $32,500. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $23,438 for females. The per capita income
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 for the city was $13,063. About 14.7% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 26.9% of those sixty five or over.

Drakesville is located in the center of Iowa's fastest growing Amish community
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