Editing Correctionville, Iowa

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Woodbury County, Iowa|Woodbury]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 766
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|postal_code              = 51016
|area_code                = [[Area code 712|712]]
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|blank_info               = 19-16545
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'''Correctionville''' is a city in [[Woodbury County, Iowa]], United States. It is part of the [[Sioux City metropolitan area]]. The population was 766 at the time of the 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> The town name comes from the original survey of the town. Correctionville has been noted for its [[place names considered unusual|unusual place name]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gallant|first=Frank K.|title=A Place Called Peculiar: Stories about Unusual American Place-Names|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yzk9g9TuMNYC&pg=PA76|date=16 February 2012|publisher=Courier Corporation|isbn=978-0-486-48360-3|page=76}}</ref> It is supposedly the longest single-word place name in the state of Iowa.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.correctionville.govoffice2.com/index.asp?SEC=13C263BB-4F76-425F-AD48-68954954E1FF&Type=B_BASIC | title=Correctionville! How did it get its name? | publisher=City of Correctionville, Iowa | access-date=28 February 2015}}</ref>

==History==
Correctionville was [[plat]]ted in 1855.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://siouxcityjournal.com/special-section/local/visitors-guide/correctionville-in-woodbury-county-platted-in/article_4af56426-dafe-57b8-b337-65ac05321c8d.html | title=Correctionville in Woodbury County platted in 1855 | newspaper=[[Sioux City Journal]] | date=23 October 2003 | access-date=1 March 2015}}</ref> It was so named from its location on a surveyors' [[Public Land Survey System|correction line]], an east-west line between baselines required because of the Earth's curvature.<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=PA58|year=1908|page=58}}</ref> A post office called Correctionville has been in operation since 1862.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IA&county=Woodbury | title=County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=28 February 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
Correctionville is situated adjacent to the [[Little Sioux River]].  [[U.S. Route 20 in Iowa|U.S. Route 20]] and [[Iowa Highway 31]] pass through the town.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.57|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]] |access-date=2012-05-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title= Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|1880|86
|1890|869
|1900|935
|1910|893
|1920|1016
|1930|1058
|1940|1151
|1950|992
|1960|912
|1970|870
|1980|935
|1990|897
|2000|851
|2010|821
|2020|766
|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|access-date=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=2020-03-29}} and [http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf Iowa Data Center]
}}
[[File:CorrectionvilleIowaPopPlot.png|thumb|left|alt=The population of Correctionville, Iowa from US census data|The population of Correctionville, 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 766 people, 315 households, and 189 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,275.0 inhabitants per square mile (492.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 359 housing units at an average density of 597.6 per square mile (230.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 92.4% [[White Americans|White]], 0.3% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.9% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 1.2% from other races and 4.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 2.2% of the population.

Of the 315 households, 31.1% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.7% were cohabitating couples, 30.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 17.1% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 40.0% of all households were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 40.6 years. 27.7% of the residents were under the age of 20; 5.2% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 21.0% were from 25 and 44; 20.5% were from 45 and 64; and 25.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% 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]]|access-date=2012-05-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 821 people, 331 households, and 208 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1440.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 391 housing units at an average density of {{convert|686.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.3% of the population.

There were 331 households, of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.2% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the city was 42.8 years. 22.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21% were from 25 to 44; 25.4% were from 45 to 64; and 22.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.0% male and 49.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 851 people, 343 households, and 230 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,484.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 392 housing units at an average density of {{convert|683.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.65% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.35% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.88% of the population.

There were 343 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.95.

Age/Gender Breakdown: 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 25.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,615, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $28,250 versus $21,389 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,074. About 12.6% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.9% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Schools==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! School !! Location !! Mascot !! Colors !! Years !!
|-
| [[River Valley Community School District|River Valley]] || Correctionville || Wolverines || {{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|gray|border=darkgray}} || 1992–present
|-
| Eastwood|| Correctionville || Raiders{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} || {{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|white|border=darkgray}}  || 1966-1992<!--The high schools themselves likely merged as part of a "grade sharing" arrangement between Eastwood and Willow *before* their formal 1996 merger-->
|-
| Correctionville || Correctionville || Warriors{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} || {{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} || ?-1966
|-
|}

The [[River Valley Community School District]] operates public schools serving the community.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/SDRP2017_RIVER%20VALLEY.pdf|title=River Valley|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|access-date=2019-07-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427125124/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/SDRP2017_RIVER%20VALLEY.pdf|archive-date=2018-04-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was established on July 1, 1996 by the merger of the [[Eastwood Community School District]] and the [[Willow Community School District]]. The Eastwood school district itself was formed on July 1, 1966 by the merger of the Correctionville and Cushing school districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619180121/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-06-19|title=REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|date=2018-06-19|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>

==References==

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{{Woodbury County, Iowa}}

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[[Category:Cities in Woodbury County, Iowa]]
[[Category:Cities in Iowa]]
[[Category:Sioux City metropolitan area]]
[[Category:1855 establishments in Iowa]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1855]]