Editing Lake Park, Iowa

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|official_name            = Lake Park, Iowa
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = A great place to spend a vacation or a lifetime
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|image_map = Dickinson County Iowa Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Lake Park Highlighted.svg
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|map_caption              = Location of Lake Park, Iowa
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = [[USA]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Iowa]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Iowa|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Dickinson County, Iowa|Dickinson]]
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|area_total_km2           = 4.27
|area_land_km2            = 4.09
|area_water_km2           = 0.18
|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.65
|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.58
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.07
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1167
|population_density_km2   = 285.58
|population_density_sq_mi = 739.54
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|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
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|elevation_ft             = 1470
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 51347
|area_code                = [[Area code 712|712]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 19-42600
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2395598<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2395598}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.lakeparkia.com/}}
|footnotes                = 
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'''Lake Park''' is a city in [[Dickinson County, Iowa]], United States. The population was 1,167 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=August 12, 2021}}</ref> Trappers Bay State Park is located just west of the town.

==History==
[[File:Pioneer Hotel in Lake Park, Iowa (1902).jpg|thumb|right|The Pioneer Hotel in Lake Park, 1902]]
Lake Park had its start in the year 1882 by the building of the [[Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway]] through that territory.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_dYQUAAAAYAAJ | title=A History of Dickinson County, Iowa | publisher=The Kenyon Printing & Mfg. Co. | author=Smith, Roderick A. | year=1902 | page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_dYQUAAAAYAAJ/page/n507 501]}}</ref> Lake Park was incorporated in 1892.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyemmetcou00unkngoog | title=History of Emmet County and Dickinson County, Iowa | publisher=Pioneer Publishing Company | year=1917 | page=[https://archive.org/details/historyemmetcou00unkngoog/page/n416 350]}}</ref>

On January 1, 1931, the new State Theatre was officially opened.<ref name=Official>[http://www.lakeparkia.com/index.php/our-town/history-of-lake-park/1925-1949 History of Lake Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908121054/http://www.lakeparkia.com/index.php/our-town/history-of-lake-park/1925-1949 |date=2015-09-08 }}, Official homepage</ref> In 1942, a tornado swept through the area, destroying many farm buildings. A new water treatment plant was built in 1970.<ref name=Official/> In September 1980, Lake Park gained its own ambulance. On July 2, 2002, voters in the Harris–Lake Park School District approved a $4 million bond issue for the construction of a new educational facility on Lake Park's south side. In addition to the development of a new community center, shared public/school library and athletic fields were planned in the city.<ref name=Official/> In 2003 an open house was held to officially open the new community center.

==Education==
Lake Park is served by the [[Harris–Lake Park Community School District]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.61|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.55|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box 
|location = Lake Park, Iowa (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1912−present)
|single line = Y
|collapsed = Y
|width = auto
|Jan record high F = 67
|Feb record high F = 65
|Mar record high F = 87
|Apr record high F = 96
|May record high F = 107
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 107
|Aug record high F = 105
|Sep record high F = 103
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 80
|Dec record high F = 68
|year record high F = 107

|Jan avg record high F = 44.2
|Feb avg record high F = 48.7
|Mar avg record high F = 67.7
|Apr avg record high F = 81.5
|May avg record high F = 90.1
|Jun avg record high F = 94.9
|Jul avg record high F = 95.2
|Aug avg record high F = 93.8
|Sep avg record high F = 90.4
|Oct avg record high F = 83.6
|Nov avg record high F = 65.2
|Dec avg record high F = 47.8
|year avg record high F = 97.7

|Jan high F = 24.1
|Feb high F = 28.5
|Mar high F = 41.6
|Apr high F = 57.1
|May high F = 70.0
|Jun high F = 81.1
|Jul high F = 85.2
|Aug high F = 82.5
|Sep high F = 75.6
|Oct high F = 60.8
|Nov high F = 43.4
|Dec high F = 29.2
|year high F = 56.6
|Jan mean F = 14.9
|Feb mean F = 19.1
|Mar mean F = 31.8
|Apr mean F = 45.7
|May mean F = 58.7
|Jun mean F = 70.2
|Jul mean F = 74.0
|Aug mean F = 71.3
|Sep mean F = 63.3
|Oct mean F = 49.2
|Nov mean F = 33.6
|Dec mean F = 20.7
|year mean F = 46.0
|Jan low F = 5.7
|Feb low F = 9.7
|Mar low F = 22.0
|Apr low F = 34.3
|May low F = 47.4
|Jun low F = 59.3
|Jul low F = 62.9
|Aug low F = 60.1
|Sep low F = 51.1
|Oct low F = 37.7
|Nov low F = 23.9
|Dec low F = 12.1
|year low F = 35.5

|Jan avg record low F = -15.5
|Feb avg record low F = -9.8
|Mar avg record low F = -0.6
|Apr avg record low F = 20.2
|May avg record low F = 33.4
|Jun avg record low F = 47.6
|Jul avg record low F = 52.8
|Aug avg record low F = 49.8
|Sep avg record low F = 35.8
|Oct avg record low F = 22.8
|Nov avg record low F = 6.7
|Dec avg record low F = -9.0
|year avg record low F = -18.4

|Jan record low F = −38
|Feb record low F = −33
|Mar record low F = −24
|Apr record low F = 1
|May record low F = 16
|Jun record low F = 34
|Jul record low F = 42
|Aug record low F = 36
|Sep record low F = 22
|Oct record low F = 6
|Nov record low F = −11
|Dec record low F = −29
|year record low F = -38
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.82
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.84
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.67
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.37
|May precipitation inch = 4.59
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.04
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.81
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.50
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.91
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.39
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.49
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.98
|year precipitation inch = 31.41
|Jan snow inch = 8.4
|Feb snow inch = 8.7
|Mar snow inch = 6.3
|Apr snow inch = 3.4
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.6
|Nov snow inch = 4.4
|Dec snow inch = 9.2
|year snow inch = 41.0
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 5.2
|Feb precipitation days = 4.8
|Mar precipitation days = 6.2
|Apr precipitation days = 9.6
|May precipitation days = 12.0
|Jun precipitation days = 11.2
|Jul precipitation days = 8.5
|Aug precipitation days = 8.8
|Sep precipitation days = 7.7
|Oct precipitation days = 7.4
|Nov precipitation days = 4.8
|Dec precipitation days = 5.3
|year precipitation days = 91.5
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 4.2
|Feb snow days = 4.2
|Mar snow days = 2.8
|Apr snow days = 1.1
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.5
|Nov snow days = 2.3
|Dec snow days = 4.2
|year snow days = 19.3
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=fsd
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 18, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00134561&format=pdf
| title = Station: Lake Park, IA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 18, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title= Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|1900|541
|1910|552
|1920|789
|1930|708
|1940|828
|1950|924
|1960|952
|1970|918
|1980|1123
|1990|996
|2000|1023
|2010|1105
|2020|1167
|source={{center|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/>}}|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]
}}

===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 1,167 people, 516 households, and 335 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 739.6 inhabitants per square mile (285.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 626 housing units at an average density of 396.8 per square mile (153.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 95.9% [[White Americans|White]], 0.5% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.3% from other races and 2.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 1.2% of the population.

Of the 516 households, 29.7% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% were cohabitating couples, 26.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 17.2% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 35.1% of all households were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 46.1 years. 23.1% of the residents were under the age of 20; 3.9% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 21.3% were from 25 and 44; 25.9% were from 45 and 64; and 25.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.4% male and 49.6% female.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref>{{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 1,105 people, 486 households, and 307 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|712.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 594 housing units at an average density of {{convert|383.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% 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 1.0% of the population.

There were 486 households, of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.8% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.78.

The median age in the city was 47.3 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.5% were from 45 to 64; and 25.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.1% male and 50.9% 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 1,023 people, 442 households, and 300 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|687.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 519 housing units at an average density of {{convert|348.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.59% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.39% of the population.

There were 442 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 28.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,104, and the median income for a family was $44,931. Males had a median income of $29,327 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,094. About 2.4% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==

<references />

==External links==
* [http://www.lakeparkia.com/ Official city website]
* [http://www.harris-lp.k12.ia.us/ Harris–Lake Park Community School District website]

{{Dickinson County, Iowa}}

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