Editing Morning Sun, Iowa

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = Morning Sun, Iowa
| settlement_type                 = [[City]]
| image_skyline                   = Morning Sun former church.jpg
| imagesize                       = 250px
| image_caption                   = A former church on the city's southeastern side
| image_map                       = Louisa_County_Iowa_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Morning_Sun_Highlighted.svg
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| map_caption                     = Location of Morning Sun, 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               = [[Louisa County, Iowa|Louisa]]
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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                  = 2.01
| area_land_km2                   = 2.01
| area_water_km2                  = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi                = 0.78
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 0.78
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.00
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| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes            = 
| population_total                = 752
| population_density_km2          = 373.63
| population_density_sq_mi        = 967.82
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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                    = 751
| coordinates                     = {{coord|41|05|39|N|91|14|52|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 52640
| area_code                       = [[Area code 319|319]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 19-54120
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 2395405<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2395405}}</ref>
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| subdivision_type3               = [[Township (United States)|Township]]
| subdivision_name3               = [[Morning Sun Township, Louisa County, Iowa|Morning Sun Township]]
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'''Morning Sun''' is a city in [[Morning Sun Township, Louisa County, Iowa|Morning Sun Township]], [[Louisa County, Iowa|Louisa County]], [[Iowa]], United States. The population was 752 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==
Morning Sun was laid out in 1851 by Cicero Hamilton.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S4EUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA309 | 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=309}}</ref>

==Geography==
Morning Sun is located on the north side of [[Iowa Highway 78]] approximately 1.5 miles north of the Louisa-[[Des Moines County, Iowa|Des Moines]] county line. [[Wapello, Iowa|Wapello]] is about six miles north.<ref>''Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 7th Edition, 2021 pp. 52 and 62 {{isbn|1946494003}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.80|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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=2012-01-25}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title= Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|1860|226
|1870|314
|1880|812
|1890|881
|1900|948
|1910|897
|1920|751
|1930|856
|1940|861
|1950|939
|1960|875
|1970|906
|1980|959
|1990|841
|2000|872
|2010|836
|2020|752
|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=2020-03-29}} 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 752 people, 286 households, and 199 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 967.7 inhabitants per square mile (373.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 316 housing units at an average density of 406.6 per square mile (157.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 93.6% [[White Americans|White]], 0.3% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.5% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 1.6% from other races and 3.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 5.3% of the population.

Of the 286 households, 32.9% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.9% were cohabitating couples, 25.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 18.5% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 30.4% of all households were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 40.7 years. 27.0% of the residents were under the age of 20; 4.5% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 and 44; 22.9% were from 45 and 64; and 22.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.1% male and 49.9% 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 836 people, 314 households, and 220 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1045.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 360 housing units at an average density of {{convert|450.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 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 1.6% of the population.

There were 314 households, of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.9% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.04.

The median age in the city was 39.8 years. 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 25.7% were from 45 to 64; and 18.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.5% male and 50.5% 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 872 people, 338 households, and 239 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,119.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 366 housing units at an average density of {{convert|469.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.36% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.46% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.46% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.38% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.78% of the population.

There were 338 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,727, and the median income for a family was $43,173. Males had a median income of $32,107 versus $20,313 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,041. About 8.3% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
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* [[Jack Hamilton (baseball)|Jack Hamilton]], Major League Baseball Player
* [[Clifford Roberts]], co-founder with [[Bobby Jones (golfer)|Bobby Jones]] of the [[Augusta National Golf Club]]

==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]]