Editing Fredonia, Iowa

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| official_name      = Fredonia, Iowa
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
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| image_caption      = Fredonia residential area
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| map_caption        = Location of Fredonia, Iowa
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Iowa]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Iowa|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Louisa County, Iowa|Louisa]]
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 222
| population_density_km2 = 569.34
| population_density_sq_mi = 1470.20
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| postal_code        = 52738
| area_code          = [[Area code 319|319]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 19-29055
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2394818<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2394818}}</ref>
| website            = [https://www.fredoniaiowa.gov fredoniaiowa.gov]
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'''Fredonia''' is a city in [[Louisa County, Iowa|Louisa County]], [[Iowa]], United States. The population was 222 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 [[Muscatine, Iowa|Muscatine]] [[Muscatine micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Fredonia was laid out in 1836, by Alvin Clark, who had a squatters claim on the land and was surveyed by John Gilliland. It is located on the east side of the [[Iowa River]], immediately below the junction of the Iowa and [[Cedar River (Iowa River tributary)|Cedar]] rivers. It is a part of section 20, township 75, range 4 west. It is said Alvin Clark and his brother Gibbs were the first settlers in Fredonia. As such it is one of the oldest continuously-incorporated towns in Iowa. It is sometimes claimed that Fredonia came near being the capital of Iowa and only lost by 1 vote. This however, was not a truly serious consideration in the House of Representatives, as many other names were being brought up at the time.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S4EUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA296 | title=History of Louisa County, Iowa, from Its Earliest Settlement to 1912, Volume 1 | publisher=S. J. Clarke Publishing Company | author=Springer, Arthur | year=1912 | pages=296}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=http://iagenweb.org/louisa/history/fredonia_beginnings.htm | title=Down Memory Lane in Fredonia | publisher=IA GenWeb Project | author=Bliven, Barbara Lord | year=2017}}</ref>

==Geography==
Fredonia is located just east of the confluence of the [[Iowa River]] and the [[Cedar River (Iowa)|Cedar River]]. The community of [[Columbus Junction, Iowa|Columbus Junction]] lies to the southwest across the Iowa River.<ref>''Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 7th Edition, 2021 p. 51 {{isbn|1946494003}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.17|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>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title= Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|1930|165
|1940|147
|1950|133
|1960|147
|1970|168
|1980|224
|1990|201
|2000|251
|2010|244
|2020|222
|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:FredoniaIowaPopPlot.png|thumb|left|alt=The population of Fredonia, Iowa from US census data|The population of Fredonia, 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 222 people, 80 households, and 59 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,474.6 inhabitants per square mile (569.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 531.4 per square mile (205.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 56.3% [[White Americans|White]], 1.8% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.5% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 14.9% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 20.3% from other races and 6.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 36.0% of the population.

Of the 80 households, 42.5% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.2% were cohabitating couples, 16.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 23.8% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 26.2% of all households were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 38.8 years. 30.6% of the residents were under the age of 20; 4.1% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 21.6% were from 25 and 44; 31.5% were from 45 and 64; and 12.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.2% male and 46.8% 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 244 people, 83 households, and 58 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1435.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 93 housing units at an average density of {{convert|547.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 74.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 19.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 43.9% of the population.

There were 83 households, of which 44.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.1% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.53.

The median age in the city was 29 years. 34.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 21.3% were from 45 to 64; and 9.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.9% male and 47.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[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 251 people, 87 households, and 64 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,635.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 92 housing units at an average density of {{convert|599.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 86.06% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.97% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.98% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 31.47% of the population.

There were 87 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.40.

32.3% are under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,250, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $18,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,380. About 7.6% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 4.2% of those 65 or over.

==References==

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{{Louisa County, Iowa}}

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[[Category:Cities in Iowa]]
[[Category:Cities in Louisa County, Iowa]]
[[Category:Muscatine, Iowa micropolitan area]]