Website City of Avoca Avoca is a town/city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States.
Avoca was established in 1869 in connection with the assembly of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad through the area. It is titled after Avoca in Ireland.
Avoca is positioned at 41 29 N 95 20 W (41.4790, -95.3373). The town/city is sited between the West Nishnabotna River and its East Branch.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.13 square miles (5.52 km2), all of it land. United States Enumeration Bureau.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,506 citizens , 662 homeholds, and 436 families residing in the city.
There were 711 housing units at an average density of 333.8 per square mile (128.9/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 98.8% White, 0.2% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other competitions, and 0.6% from two or more competitions.
There were 662 homeholds of which 28.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 34.1% were non-families.
29.9% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 43.2 years.
23.4% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.4% were from 25 to 44; 29.3% were from 45 to 64; and 18.7% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,610 citizens , 666 homeholds, and 458 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 830.6 citizens per square mile (320.4/km ).
There were 706 housing units at an average density of 364.2 per square mile (140.5/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 99.19% White, 0.06% African American, 0.06% Asian, 0.06% from other competitions, and 0.62% from two or more competitions.
There were 666 homeholds out of which 29.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families.
27.6% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
23.2% are under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $39,826, and the median income for a family was $45,000.
About 1.5% of families and 3.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.
History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa: Containing a History from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time.
Pottawatamie Count Historical Society article on Avoca Archived March 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
City of Avoca, Iowa City Data Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Avoca Municipalities and communities of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States
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