Editing Bridgewater, Iowa

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| image_caption      = Part of Main Street
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| subdivision_name   = {{USA}}
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Iowa}}
| subdivision_name2  = [[Adair County, Iowa|Adair]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Iowa|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Jackson Township, Adair County, Iowa|Jackson]]
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| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1885
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1  = April 1, 1905
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| area_total_km2     = 0.75
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.29
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.29
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| population_total   = 148
| population_density_km2 = 198.18
| population_density_sq_mi = 513.89
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
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| elevation_ft       = 1250
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| postal_code        = 50837
| area_code          = 641
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| blank_info         = 19-08425
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'''Bridgewater''' is a city in [[Jackson Township, Adair County, Iowa|Jackson Township]], [[Adair County, Iowa]], United States. The population was 148 at the time of 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>  Bridgewater was founded in 1885.

==History==
Bridgewater got its start in 1885 when the [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad]] was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hX4UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA138 | title=History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1 | publisher=Pioneer Publishing Company | author=Kilburn, Lucian Moody | year=1915 | pages=138}}</ref> A post office called Bridgewater has been in operation since 1885.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=IA | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=January 11, 2017}}</ref> Bridgewater was officially incorporated as a city on April 1, 1905.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wayback Machine |url=https://sos.iowa.gov/business/pdf/inccities.pdf |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240719142726/https://sos.iowa.gov/business/pdf/IncCities.pdf |archive-date=2024-07-19 |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=sos.iowa.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[Mormon Trail]] Lake and Park are located outside of town.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.29|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref>{{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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 365
|1920= 343
|1930= 327
|1940= 302
|1950= 296
|1960= 225
|1970= 188
|1980= 233
|1990= 209
|2000= 178
|2010= 182
|2020= 148
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{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/>
}}
[[File:BridgewaterIowaPopPlot2020.png|thumb|right|alt=The population of Bridgewater, Iowa from US census data|The population of Bridgewater, 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 148 people, 64 households, and 32 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 513.3 inhabitants per square mile (198.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 89 housing units at an average density of 308.7 per square mile (119.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 93.9% [[White Americans|White]], 0.0% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.0% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.0% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.7% from other races and 5.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 4.1% of the population.

Of the 64 households, 20.3% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.2% were cohabitating couples, 23.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 31.2% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 50.0% of all households were non-families. 42.2% of all households were made up of individuals, 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 46.7 years. 23.0% of the residents were under the age of 20; 6.8% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 16.9% were from 25 and 44; 27.0% were from 45 and 64; and 26.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.7% male and 47.3% 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 182 people, 89 households, and 48 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|627.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 100 housing units at an average density of {{convert|344.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.5% of the population.

There were 89 households, of which 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.1% were non-families. 43.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 28.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.83.

The median age in the city was 47.3 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.3% were from 25 to 44; 24.6% were from 45 to 64; and 28.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.3% male and 46.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref>{{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 178 people, 87 households, and 56 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|620.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 105 housing units at an average density of {{convert|366.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.44% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.56% of the population.

There were 87 households, out of which 17.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.50.

Age spread: 17.4% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 33.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,536, and the median income for a family was $31,625. Males had a median income of $27,188 versus $20,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,780. None of the families and 7.0% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 6.6% of those over 64.

==Education==
[[Nodaway Valley Community School District]] serves the community.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/SDRP2017_NODAWAY%20VALLEY.pdf|title=Nodaway Valley|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|accessdate=2019-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427124338/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/SDRP2017_NODAWAY%20VALLEY.pdf|archive-date=2018-04-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was formed on July 1, 2000, by the consolidation of the districts of [[Greenfield Community School District|Greenfield]] and [[Bridgewater–Fontanelle Community School District|Bridgewater–Fontanelle]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20180619180121/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66]." [[Iowa Department of Education]]. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.</ref> [[Nodaway Valley High School]] is the joint high school.

==Notable person==
* [[Joy Corning]], [[List of lieutenant governors of Iowa|Lieutenant Governor of Iowa]], was born in Bridgewater.<ref>'Former Lt. Gov. Joy Corning dies at 84', ''The Des Moines Register'', Molly Longman, May 21, 2017.</ref>

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