Carroll, Iowa Carroll, Iowa Location of Carroll, Iowa Location of Carroll, Iowa Website City of Carroll Carroll is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Carroll County, Iowa, United States, positioned along the Middle Raccoon River.
The populace was 10,103 in the 2010 census, a diminish of 3 citizens from the 10,106 populace in the 2000 census. Carroll was laid out in 1867. It took its name from Carroll County, titled in honor of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Maryland. He was the only Roman Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence.
In 1869, the centrally positioned barns town of Carroll City was chose as the county seat, replacing, with some protest, Carrollton.
Source: Marie Hackett, Curator of the Carroll County Historical Museum, 1991 According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.69 square miles (14.74 km2), all of it land. There were 4,698 housing units at an average density of 825.7 per square mile (318.8/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.0% White, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 1.5% from other competitions, and 1.3% from two or more competitions.
There were 4,357 homeholds of which 28.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 40.2% were non-families.
The average homehold size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.91.
The median age in the town/city was 42 years.
23.9% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 19.7% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,106 citizens , 4,173 homeholds, and 2,649 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 1,823.2 citizens per square mile (704.3/km ).
There were 4,431 housing units at an average density of 799.4 per square mile (308.8/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 98.57% White, 0.18% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.28% from other competitions, and 0.37% from two or more competitions.
There were 4,173 homeholds out of which 31.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families.
The average homehold size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.99.
Population spread: 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $39,854, and the median income for a family was $51,020.
About 3.4% of families and 5.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
"Carroll Chamber of Commerce".American Fact - Finder.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
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