Kalona, Iowa Kalona, Iowa Location of Kalona, Iowa Location of Kalona, Iowa Kalona is a town/city in Washington County, Iowa, United States.
It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Kalona is the second biggest city in Washington County. Amish settlement in what is now the Kalona region began in the 1840s, placing the Amish among the very first European pioneer in the area.
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway assembled a 66-mile branch from Iowa City to What Cheer via Kalona in 1879. Kalona was established by the barns on August 6, 1879. The name was suggested to the barns by a Mr.
Its adjacency to both Iowa City, Iowa and a large Amish settlement have allowed expansion in populace and trade in recent years.
This quaint town/city centers around the historic old town company section of Kalona, which features many small-town businesses that are prominent with tourists.
Not far from Kalona is positioned one of the biggest Amish settlements west of the Mississippi with 9 church districts and a populace of roughly 1,200 citizens .
It is the earliest in Iowa, established in 1846. The Kalona Old Order Amish affiliation is one of the most liberal ones concerning the use of technology, allowing even tractors for field work.
Kalona is the home of the Iowa Mennonite Archives, positioned at the Kalona Historical Village. The Iowa Mennonite School is positioned a several miles northwest of Kalona.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.04 square miles (5.28 km2), all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,363 citizens , 1,053 homeholds, and 657 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.2% White, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 1.1% from other competitions, and 0.9% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,053 homeholds of which 26.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 37.6% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 45.7 years.
21.9% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 5.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.5% were from 25 to 44; 28.2% were from 45 to 64; and 23% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,293 citizens , 947 homeholds, and 597 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 98.08% White, 0.22% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other competitions, and 0.52% from two or more competitions.
There were 947 homeholds out of which 27.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families.
33.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $45,897.
About 5.0% of families and 6.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
About Kalona @ Kalona Chamber of Commerence Dorothy, Schwieder, Tom Morain, A Peculiar People, Iowa's Old Order Amish, University of Iowa Press, 1975; page 5.
Travelers' Official Guide of the Railway and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States and Canada, National Railway Publication Co., New York, July 1881; pages 250-251.
The History of Washington County, Iowa: Its Cities, Towns, Etc.
Tom Savage, A Dictionary of Iowa Place Names, University of Iowa Press, 2007; page 119.
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Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Iowa, United States
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Cities in Iowa - Cities in Washington County, Iowa - Amish in the United States - Iowa City urbane region - Populated places established in 1879
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