Renwick, Iowa
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Renwick is a city in Humboldt County
Humboldt County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 9,815 in the county, with a population density of . There were 4,684 housing units, of which 4,209 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...

, in the United States
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the city population was 306.

Geography

Renwick is located at 42°49′42"N 93°58′42"W (42.828341, -93.978284).

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.

Renwick's population density is estimated at 261 people per square mile which is considered very low for urban areas.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 306 people, 135 households, and 76 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 308.4 people per square mile (119.3/km²). There were 150 housing units at an average density of 151.2 per square mile (58.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.35% White, 0.33% Asian, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population.

There were 135 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 2.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.0% were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,333, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $27,344 versus $18,333 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $18,609. About 5.8% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.2% of those sixty five or over.

Arts and culture

Annual festivals
Donkey Daze is Renwick's town festival held every year during the first Saturday in June and features a four court volleyball tournament. Teams from around North Central Iowa have participated in past years.

Renwick is also the home to the Bobcat Football Challenge, a weekly contest held through the fall and winter months during college and professional football season.
Renwick Public Library
The library has in its collection 5,351 books, 131 audio materials, 532 video materials, and 23 serial subscriptions.

Transportation

Renwick has a privately owned airport licensed in 1991 called the Flying S Ranch Airport. The airport is located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from the center of town.

External links


  • City Data Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Renwick



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