Editing Bertram, Iowa

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|subdivision_name1        = [[Iowa]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Linn County, Iowa|Linn]]
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|population_total         = 269
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|postal_code              = 52403<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/52403|title=Bertram IA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2024|access-date=February 5, 2024}}</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area code 319|319]]
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|blank_info               = 19-06175
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'''Bertram''' is a city in [[Linn County, Iowa|Linn County]], [[Iowa]], United States. The population was 269 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=cen2020>{{cite web |title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/ |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref>

Bertram is part of the [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa|Cedar Rapids]] [[Cedar Rapids metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Bertram was laid out in 1858 as an outgrowth on the railroad, which was completed to that point in 1859.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924028914186 | title=The History of Linn County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c | publisher=Western Historical Company | year=1878 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/cu31924028914186/page/n588 583]}}</ref> It was named for Capt. [[John Bertram (Massachusetts businessman)|John Bertram]], who was instrumental in bringing the railroad there.<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA44|year=1908|page=44}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.68|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2012-05-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

Located on the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] main line (former [[Chicago and North Western Railway]]), which has a nearby large trestle over Big Creek, the city is primarily a bedroom community of [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa|Cedar Rapids]].{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} Bertram is also close to Palisades-Kepler State Park.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}  [[Bertram Bridge]], which also spans Big Creek is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title= Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|1920|96
|1930|102
|1940|90
|1950|128
|1960|170
|1970|177
|1980|216
|1990|201
|2000|263
|2010|294
|2020|269
|source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name=cen2020/>}}|footnote=Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|title=U.S. Census website|access-date=2020-03-28}} and [http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf Iowa Data Center]
}}
[[File:BertramIowaPopPlot.png|thumb|left|alt=The population of Bertram, Iowa from US census data|The population of Bertram, Iowa from US census data]]

===2020 census===
As of the [[United States census|census]] of 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-main.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 269 people, 113 households, and 96 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 175.7 inhabitants per square mile (67.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 114 housing units at an average density of 74.4 per square mile (28.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 94.1% [[White Americans|White]], 0.4% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.0% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 1.1% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.0% from other races and 4.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 1.9% of the population.

Of the 113 households, 33.6% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.5% were cohabitating couples, 14.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 10.6% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 15.0% of all households were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals, 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 52.1 years. 21.6% of the residents were under the age of 20; 2.2% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 14.5% were from 25 and 44; 30.1% were from 45 and 64; and 31.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-05-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 294 people, 106 households, and 81 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|175.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 114 housing units at an average density of {{convert|67.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.4% of the population.

There were 106 households, of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.6% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.80.

The median age in the city was 46 years. 28.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15% were from 25 to 44; 31% were from 45 to 64; and 19.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 57.1% male and 42.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the incorrect [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 681 people, 98 households, and 76 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|533.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 101 housing units at an average density of {{convert|79.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.18% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.91% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.15% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.47% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.47% of the population.

There were 98 households, out of which 20.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.66.

The age spread is 10.7% under the age of 18, 62.4% from 18 to 24, 7.9% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.

However, the official population was later revised to 263 when officials discovered that 418 students living in a [[Cornell College]] [[dorm]]itory in nearby [[Mount Vernon, Iowa|Mount Vernon]] had incorrectly been reported as living in Bertram.<ref>[http://www.cornellcollege.edu/cornell_report/issues/spring2002/cnews3.shtml eReport: Spring 2002] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060920185204/http://www.cornellcollege.edu/cornell_report/issues/spring2002/cnews3.shtml |date=2006-09-20 }}, [[Cornell College]], 2002.  Accessed 2007-08-18.</ref>

The median income for a household in the city was $58,750, and the median income for a family was $66,500. Males had a median income of $46,750 versus $32,143 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,015. About 2.6% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.

==References==
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{{Linn County, Iowa}}

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[[Category:Cities in Iowa]]
[[Category:Cities in Linn County, Iowa]]
[[Category:Cedar Rapids, Iowa metropolitan area]]
[[Category:1858 establishments in Iowa]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1858]]