Editing Tabor, Iowa

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'''Tabor''' is a city in [[Fremont County, Iowa|Fremont County]] and extends northward into [[Mills County, Iowa|Mills County]]<ref>[http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/23481/Green+Township/Fremont+County+1921/Iowa/ Mills County, Iowa historic map]</ref> in the U.S. state of [[Iowa]]. The population was 1,014 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>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.29|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<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|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>

== History ==
[[File:Tabor College in Iowa.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.2|[[Tabor College (Iowa)|Tabor College]], ca. 1893]]
In 1852 the city of Tabor was founded by "a few families from [[Oberlin, Ohio]], almost all of them [[Congregationalists]],"<ref name=Richman>{{cite book
|pages=11–59, at pp. 14–16
|title=John Brown among the Quakers, and other sketches
|first=Irving B.
|last=Richman
|chapter=John Brown among the Quakers
|location=[[Des Moines, Iowa]]
|publisher=[[State Historical Society of Iowa|Historical Department of Iowa]]
|year=1894
|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t4dn4gp3w&view=1up&seq=15}}</ref> "generous people, early settlers from New England and Ohio who had brought with them Puritan ideas of religion, and [[Charles Sumner|Sumner]]'s and [[Wendell Phillips|Phillips]]' and [[William Lloyd Garrison|Garrison]]'s ideas of freedom."<ref>{{cite news
|title=John Brown and his followers in Iowa
|first=Ransom Langdon
|last=Harris
|journal=[[Midland Monthly Magazine]]
|date=Oct 1894
|volume=2
|issue=4
|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_midland-monthly-magazine_1894-10_2_4/page/262/mode/1up
|pages=262–268
}}</ref> Among them were the Christian clergymen George Gaston, Samuel A. Adams, and Rev. [[John Todd (abolitionist)|John Todd]], and their families. They chose to settle in what is now Tabor in order to found a Christian college, which eventually became [[Tabor College (Iowa)|Tabor College]]. The founders were impressed with this high location and mutually selected the name "Tabor" after the Biblical name of [[Mount Tabor]], a mountain near [[Nazareth]], the town of [[Jesus]]' childhood.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Tabor College
|date=2011
|author=Tabor Historical Society
|url=http://taboriowahistoricalsociety.com
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726224915/https://taboriowahistoricalsociety.com/
|archive-date=July 26, 2019
|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The town was the home of many abolitionists; Rev. Todd, co-founder of Tabor College, was a "conductor" on the [[Underground Railroad]]. The residents of Tabor held monthly [[abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]] prayer meetings,<ref name=Iowa>{{cite book
|title=Necessary Courage: Iowa's Underground Railroad in the Struggle against Slavery
|publisher=[[University of Iowa Press]]
|location=[[Iowa City, Iowa]]
|year=2013
|first=Lowell J.
|last=Soike
|isbn=978-1-60938-193-6
|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/book/26675
|via=[[Project MUSE]]}}</ref>{{rp|90}} and helped [[Fugitive slaves in the United States|runaway slaves]] whenever they could.<ref name=Iowa/>{{rp|111}}

During the [[Bleeding Kansas]] period (1854–1860), Tabor was on a route established to enable anti-slavery partisans to reach Kansas without needing to go through the [[free states and slave states|slave state]] of Missouri.<ref name=Richman/> A shipment of 200 [[Sharps rifles]], sent from Boston for use in Kansas by free-state partisans, were stored there (in John Todd's barn).<ref name=Richman/> In 1857–1858 [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]] [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]] spent the winter in Tabor, assembling and training men for his [[John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry|raid on Harpers Ferry]].<ref name=Richman/>

Tabor College was located in the city from 1853 until 1927, when it closed for financial reasons. The college's buildings housed German [[prisoner of war|prisoners of war]] during [[World War II]].{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

The Tabor & Northern Railway, a 9-mile line connecting with the [[Wabash Railroad]] at [[Malvern, Iowa|Malvern]], operated from 1889 to 1934.<ref>{{cite book
|page=247
|title=Iowa Railroads: The Essays of Frank P. Donovan, Jr.
|first=H. Roger
|last=Grant
|year=2000
|publisher=[[University of Iowa Press]]
|location=[[Iowa City, Iowa]]
|isbn=0877457158
|via=[[Project MUSE]]
|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/book/8820}}</ref> It was operated by the college.<ref>{{cite news
|title='Flivver Engines' Are Motive Power for Iowa Railroad Owned in Tabor
|newspaper=[[Des Moines Register]] ([[Des Moines, Iowa]])
|date=June 24, 1928
|page=2
|via=[[newspapers.com]]
|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75137377/tabor-northern-railroad/}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title= Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|1870|310
|1880|320
|1890|503
|1900|934
|1910|909
|1920|1186
|1930|1017
|1940|976
|1950|869
|1960|909
|1970|957
|1980|1088
|1990|994
|2000|993
|2010|1040
|2020|1014
|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|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=2020-03-29}} 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 1,014 people, 386 households, and 271 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 785.0 inhabitants per square mile (303.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 418 housing units at an average density of 323.6 per square mile (124.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 93.5% [[White Americans|White]], 0.4% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.0% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.3% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 1.5% from other races and 4.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 2.3% of the population.

Of the 386 households, 35.8% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% were cohabitating couples, 25.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 15.0% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 29.8% of all households were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 41.1 years. 29.3% of the residents were under the age of 20; 3.5% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 21.9% were from 25 and 44; 23.5% were from 45 and 64; and 21.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.

===2010 census===
At the 2010 [[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> there were 1,040 people, 418 households and 272 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|806.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. There were 451 housing units at an average density of {{convert|349.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup was 98.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.0% of the population.

There were 418 households, of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.9% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age was 44.3 years. 23.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.3% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 22.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.

===2000 census===
At the 2000 census,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 993 people, 387 households and 267 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|777.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 416 housing units at an average density of {{convert|325.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup was 99.60% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.30% from two or more races. 0.81% of the population was [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 387 households, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91.

24.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.1 males.

The [[median household income]] was $36,750 and the median family income was $50,000. Males had a median income of $31,042 and females $23,068The [[per capita income]] was $16,979. About 3.7% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[Fremont–Mills Community School District]] operates public schools.<ref>"[https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/SDRP2017_FREMONT-MILLS.pdf Fremont-Mills] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427122555/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/SDRP2017_FREMONT-MILLS.pdf |date=April 27, 2018 }}." [[Iowa Department of Education]]. Retrieved June 18, 2018.</ref>

==National Historic Places and attractions==
*[[Todd House (Tabor, Iowa)|Todd House]] (1853), home of abolitionist John Todd and [[Underground Railroad]] station, now a museum
*[[Hunter School]] (1901), one room school house
*[[Tabor Antislavery Historic District]] (1853), series of abolitionist related buildings and places

==Cultural references==
The town of Gilead, in [[Marilynne Robinson]]'s ''[[Gilead (novel)|Gilead]]'', is a fictionalised version of Tabor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.writinguniversity.org/writers/marilynne-robinson |title=Marilynne Robinson {{!}} The Writing University |website=www.writinguniversity.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229150942/http://www.writinguniversity.org/writers/marilynne-robinson |archive-date=2012-02-29}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Springdale, Iowa]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.taboriowa.us City website]
*[http://taboriowahistoricalsociety.org/ Tabor Historical Society website]
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