Sibley, Iowa Location of Sibley, Iowa Location of Sibley, Iowa Sibley is a town/city in Osceola County, Iowa, United States.
It is the governmental center of county of Osceola County. Hawkeye Point, the highest point in the State of Iowa, is also nearby.
Sibley had its start in the year 1872 by the building of the Sioux City & St.
Harding, governor of Iowa from 1917 to 1921, was born in Sibley in 1877.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 1.68 square miles (4.35 km2), all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,798 citizens , 1,153 homeholds, and 724 families residing in the city.
There were 1,269 housing units at an average density of 755.4 per square mile (291.7/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 93.1% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 5.2% from other competitions, and 0.7% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,153 homeholds of which 26.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 37.2% were non-families.
33.2% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.98.
The median age in the town/city was 42.8 years.
23.3% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.4% were from 45 to 64; and 22.6% were 65 years of age or older.
At the 2000 census, there were 2,796 citizens , 1,161 homeholds and 743 families residing in the city.
There were 1,244 housing units at an average density of 771.8 per square mile (298.3/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.68% White, 0.21% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.89% from other competitions, and 0.54% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,161 homeholds of which 28.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families.
33.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.95.
23.7% of the populace were under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 3.6% of families and 4.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
History of Western Iowa, Its Settlement and Growth.
Past and Present of O'Brien and Osceola Counties, Iowa, Volume 1.
History of Osceola County, Iowa, from Its Organization to the Present Time.
"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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Municipalities and communities of Osceola County, Iowa, United States
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