Bridgewater, Iowa
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Bridgewater is a city in Jackson Township
, Adair County, Iowa
, United States
. The population was 178 at the 2000 census
. Bridgewater was founded in 1885.
Lake and Park are located outside of town.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 0.29 square mile (0.7510965519 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 178 people, 87 households, and 56 families residing in the city. The population density
was 620.7 people per square mile (237.0/km²). There were 105 housing units at an average density of 366.1 per square mile (139.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.44% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.
There were 87 households out of which 17.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples
living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.50.
In the city the population was spread out with 17.4% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 33.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,536, and the median income for a family was $31,625. Males had a median income of $27,188 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $18,780. None of the families and 7.0% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 6.6% of those over 64.
Jackson Township, Adair County, Iowa
Jackson Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 379.-Geography:Jackson Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Bridgewater. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Bryant, Cears and...
, Adair County, 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
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 178 at 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...
. Bridgewater was founded in 1885.
Geography
Bridgewater is located at 41°14′44"N 94°40′6"W (41.245491, -94.668288). Mormon TrailMormon Trail
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Lake and Park are located outside of town.
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.29 square mile (0.7510965519 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 178 people, 87 households, and 56 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 620.7 people per square mile (237.0/km²). There were 105 housing units at an average density of 366.1 per square mile (139.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.44% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.
There were 87 households out of which 17.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% 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, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.50.
In the city the population was spread out with 17.4% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 33.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,536, and the median income for a family was $31,625. Males had a median income of $27,188 versus $20,417 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 $18,780. None of the families and 7.0% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 6.6% of those over 64.
External links
- City-Data Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Bridgewater