Editing Elkhart, Iowa

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| official_name      = Elkhart, Iowa
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Polk County, Iowa|Polk]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Iowa|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Elkhart Township, Polk County, Iowa|Elkhart]]
| named_for          = [[Elkhart, Indiana]]
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| established_date   = 1853

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| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1  = July 27, 1904
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 882
| population_density_km2 = 191.01
| population_density_sq_mi = 494.67
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
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| elevation_ft       = 974
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 50073
| area_code          = [[Area code 515|515]]
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| blank_info         = 19-24735
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'''Elkhart''' is a city in [[Elkhart Township, Polk County, Iowa|Elkhart Township]], [[Polk County, Iowa|Polk County]], [[Iowa]], [[United States]]. The population was 882 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> It is part of the [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]&ndash;[[West Des Moines, Iowa|West Des Moines]] [[Des Moines metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Elkhart was founded in 1853<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofpolkcou1880unio | title=The History of Polk County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c  | publisher=Union Historical Company | year=1880| pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofpolkcou1880unio/page/643 643]}}</ref> by settlers from [[Elkhart, Indiana]]. After a decline in the population of the original town, the Elkhart Post Office was moved to the nearby town of Ottawa. In a few years, the name would be moved once again to its current location.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DxagLIZHNv4C&q=elkhart+iowa&pg=PA80 | title=A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names | author=Tom Savage | date=August 2007 | pages=80| isbn=9781587297595 }}</ref> It was incorporated as a city on July 27, 1904.<ref>{{cite book|last=Henning|first=Barbara Beving Long|author2=Patrice K. Beam|year=2003|title=Des Moines and Polk County: Flag on the Prairie|publisher=American Historical Press|location=Sun Valley, California|isbn=1-892724-34-0}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.58|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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|1910|132
|1920|196
|1930|218
|1940|215
|1950|222
|1960|260
|1970|269
|1980|256
|1990|388
|2000|362
|2010|683
|2020|882
|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=2020-03-28}} and [http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf Iowa Data Center]
}}
[[File:ElkhartIowaPopPlot2020.png|thumb|left|alt=The population of Elkhart, Iowa from US census data|The population of Elkhart, Iowa from US census data]]

[[Image:Elkhart Iowa 20090503 Community Center.JPG|thumb|right|Elkhart Community Center]]
[[File:Elkhart Iowa 20090503 Fire Station.JPG|thumb|right|Fire department]]

===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 882 people, 335 households, and 233 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 494.7 inhabitants per square mile (191.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 359 housing units at an average density of 201.4 per square mile (77.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 89.0% [[White Americans|White]], 0.9% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.0% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 1.6% from other races and 8.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 7.0% of the population.

Of the 335 households, 46.3% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% were cohabitating couples, 14.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 23.0% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 30.4% of all households were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 30.8 years. 33.3% of the residents were under the age of 20; 4.8% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 35.0% were from 25 and 44; 20.1% were from 45 and 64; and 6.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.6% male and 46.4% 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 683 people, 256 households, and 175 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|432.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 269 housing units at an average density of {{convert|170.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 3.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.8% of the population.

There were 256 households, of which 46.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.6% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.27.

The median age in the city was 30.6 years. 32.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 32.9% were from 25 to 44; 19.2% were from 45 to 64; and 7.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.5% male and 48.5% 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 362 people, 158 households, and 91 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|306.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 163 housing units at an average density of {{convert|137.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.07% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.38% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.28% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.28% of the population.

There were 158 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.96.

22.9% are under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,000, and the median income for a family was $51,042. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $23,438 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,397. None of the families and 4.7% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 8.6% of those over 64.

==Education==
The community is within the [[North Polk Community School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_NORTH%20POLK.pdf|title=North Polk|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref>

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[[Category:Cities in Iowa]]
[[Category:Cities in Polk County, Iowa]]
[[Category:Des Moines metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1853]]
[[Category:1853 establishments in Iowa]]