Editing Lake City, Iowa

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Lake City, Iowa
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|motto                    = Everything but a Lake
|image_skyline            = Lake City, IA.jpg
|image_caption            = Town Square
|image_map                = Calhoun_County_Iowa_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Lake_City_Highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location within [[Calhoun County, Iowa|Calhoun County]] and [[Iowa]]
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Iowa]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Iowa|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Calhoun County, Iowa|Calhoun]]
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_19.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 12.49
|area_land_km2            = 12.49
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 4.82
|area_land_sq_mi          = 4.82
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1731
|population_density_km2   = 138.62
|population_density_sq_mi = 359.05
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|timezone                = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset              = −6
|timezone_DST            = CDT
|utc_offset_DST          = −5
|elevation_footnotes     = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft            = 1240
|coordinates             = {{coord|42|16|06|N|94|44|29|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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|postal_code_type        = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code             = 51449
|area_code               = [[Area code 712|712]]
|blank_name              = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info              = 19-42465
|blank1_name             = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info             = 468186<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|468186}}</ref>
|website                 = [http://www.lakecityiowa.com/ www.lakecityiowa.com]
|footnotes               = 
}}

'''Lake City''' is a city in [[Calhoun County, Iowa|Calhoun County]], [[Iowa]], United States, founded in 1856. The population was 1,731 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> The sign coming into town proudly proclaims that Lake City has "Everything but a Lake."

==History==
Lake City was founded in 1856.<ref name="history">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yZAUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA130 | title=Past and Present of Calhoun County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress, and Achievement, Volume 1 | publisher=Pioneer Publishing Company | author=Stonebraker, Beaumont E. | year=1915 | pages=130}}</ref> Lake City took its name from [[Lake Creek (Raccoon River)|Lake Creek]].<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=PA91|year=1908|page=91}}</ref> The town experienced growth with the advent of the railroad in 1881.<ref name="history" /> On June 9, 1954, the city was struck by an F4 tornado, killing one.<ref>{{cite book|last= Grazulis|first= Thomas P.|author-link= Thomas P. Grazulis|title= Significant Tornadoes 1880-1989: A Chronology Of Events|date= 1990|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=W8hFAAAAYAAJ|publisher= Environmental Films|page= 375|isbn= 1-879362-02-3 }}</ref> On July 14, 2021, the city was struck by an EF3 tornado.<ref>{{Cite web|last=By|first=daryl herzmann|title=IEM :: PNS from NWS DMX|url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSDMX&e=202107152304|access-date=2021-07-16|website=mesonet.agron.iastate.edu|language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.81|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
|1870|103
|1880|249
|1890|1160
|1900|2703
|1910|2043
|1920|2110
|1930|2012
|1940|2216
|1950|2308
|1960|2114
|1970|1910
|1980|2006
|1990|1841
|2000|1787
|2010|1727
|2020|1731
|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=2011-03-19}} and [http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf Iowa Data Center]
}}
[[Image:Lake City Rainbow Bridge.jpg|thumb|Rainbow Bridge, designed by [[James Barney Marsh]], located over the [[Raccoon River]] southwest of Lake City.]]

===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 1,731 people, 744 households, and 455 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 359.1 inhabitants per square mile (138.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 822 housing units at an average density of 170.5 per square mile (65.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 95.8% [[White Americans|White]], 0.2% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.1% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.6% from other races and 3.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 1.5% of the population.

Of the 744 households, 22.7% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% were cohabitating couples, 28.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 18.0% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 38.8% of all households were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 49.2 years. 21.4% of the residents were under the age of 20; 4.2% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 21.0% were from 25 and 44; 25.3% were from 45 and 64; and 28.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male and 51.9% 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 1,727 people, 757 households, and 451 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|359.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 846 housing units at an average density of {{convert|175.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 757 households, of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.4% were non-families. Of all households 37.1% were made up of individuals, and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.74.

The median age in the city was 49.1 years. Residents under 19 composed of 20.2% of the city; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.8% were from 25 to 44; 28.7% were from 45 to 64; and 26.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.0% male and 53.0% 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 1,787 people, 779 households, and 468 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|370.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 874 housing units at an average density of {{convert|181.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.88% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.06% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.67% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.06% of the population.

There were 779 households, out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. Of all households, 36.2% were made up of individuals, and 22.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.85.

Residents under 18 composed 22.6%.of the population, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 28.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,000, and the median income for a family was $37,941. Males had a median income of $27,128 versus $18,477 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,969. About 8.9% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.
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==Economy==
[[Dobson Pipe Organ Builders]], which manufacturers and restores [[pipe organ]]s, is located in Lake City.

Lake City also has many small businesses, including a hardware store, fitness center, restaurants, shopping and a theatre.
Stewart Memorial Community Hospital, a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital, is the largest employer in Lake City with 291 employees.<ref>http://www.ihaonline.org/Portals/0/Files/Information/Econ%20Impact/Impact%20Table%20-%20Calhoun.pdf {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

==Education==
Lake City is within the [[South Central Calhoun Community School District]].<ref>"[https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/SDRP2017_SOUTH%20CENTRAL%20CALHOUN.pdf South Central Calhoun]." [[Iowa Department of Education]]. Retrieved on July 18, 2018.</ref>

It was a part of the Lake City Community School District until July 1, 1993, when it merged into the [[Southern Cal Community School District]], which, in turn, merged into South Central Calhoun on July 1, 2014.<ref name=Mergerlist>"[https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124738/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf |date=2019-02-09 }}." [[Iowa Department of Education]]. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.</ref>

In 2007, the Southern Cal district closed the Lincoln Elementary School building and later sold it for $22,000 to a private individual.<ref name=Whenschoolsclose>{{cite web|url=http://www.carrollspaper.com/MobileContent/Local-News-Archive/Education/Article/When-schools-close/1/19/17602|title=When schools close|publisher=Daily Times Herald|date=2014-03-28|accessdate=2018-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717155817/http://www.carrollspaper.com/MobileContent/Local-News-Archive/Education/Article/When-schools-close/1/19/17602|archive-date=2018-07-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.lakecityiowa.com City website]
* [http://www.thegraphic-advocate.com Graphic-Advocate Newspaper]

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[[Category:Cities in Calhoun County, Iowa]]
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1856]]