St. Donatus is a city in Jackson County

Jackson County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 19,848 in the county, with a population density of . There were 9,415 housing units, of which 8,289 were occupied.-2000 census:...

, Iowa

Iowa

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, United States

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. The population was 140 at the 2000 census. St. Donatus is known for its status as a Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

er village, with historic architecture and views along U.S. Highway 52. It is the home of a historic Catholic church

Saint Donatus Catholic Church

Saint Donatus Catholic Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church that is located in the Jackson County, Iowa community of Saint Donatus, Iowa. The patron of the parish and the town is Saint Donatus of Muenstereifel, whose cultus is popular in Luxembourg and the Rhineland...

, which is dedicated to Saint Donatus of Muenstereifel

Saint Donatus of Muenstereifel

Saint Donatus of Muenstereifel is a saint whose relics are found in the Jesuit church in Bad Muenstereifel. He is widely venerated in the Rhine valley region of Germany and the Low Countries, and he is a patron saint of Buda and of protection against lightning...

, the town's namesake. It was formerly named Tetes de Morts, which is the name of a creek that flows through the village.

Geography

St. Donatus is located at 42°21′38"N 90°32′20"W (42.360590, -90.538790).

According to the United States Census Bureau

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, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 140 people, 53 households, and 41 families residing in the city. The population density

Population density

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 was 383.6 people per square mile (150.2/km²). There were 53 housing units at an average density of 145.2 per square mile (56.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White.

There were 53 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 109.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,750, and the median income for a family was $42,000. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $16,477 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the city was $15,369. There were none of the families and 0.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 5.3% of those over 64.