Editing Tiffin, Iowa

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Tiffin, Iowa
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|motto                    = Crossroads of the Heartland
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|map_caption              = Location of Tiffin, Iowa
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = {{USA}}
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Iowa]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Johnson County, Iowa|Johnson]]
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|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Tim Kasparek<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tiffin-iowa.org/index.php?option=com_contact&catid=12&Itemid=28|title = Tiffin-Iowa}}</ref>
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|area_total_km2           = 10.78
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 4512
|population_density_km2   = 419.19
|population_density_sq_mi = 1085.70
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|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 52340
|area_code                = [[Area code 319|319]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 19-78060
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2397023<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2397023}}</ref>
|website                  = http://www.tiffin-iowa.org/
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'''Tiffin''' is a city in [[Johnson County, Iowa]], United States. It is part of the [[Iowa City, Iowa]] [[Iowa City metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 4,512 at the time of the [[United States Census, 2020|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> F. W. Kent County Park is located just to the west of Tiffin, and is a popular site for outdoor recreation in Johnson County, being noted for its lake, camping facilities, resident [[whitetail deer]] herd and [[wild turkey]]s, and its [[cross-country ski]] trails through rolling acres of [[oak]] and [[hickory]] forest.

==History==
Tiffin was [[plat]]ted in 1867.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JHwUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA164 | title=Leading Events in Johnson County, Iowa, History, Volume 1 | publisher=Western Historical Press | author=Aurner, Clarence Ray | year=1912 | pages=164}}</ref> The name was a transfer from [[Tiffin, Ohio]], the former home of Rolla Johnson, who owned the town site.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BfIN2L5htEwC&pg=PA706 | title=History of Johnson County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, and Its Townships, Cities and Villages from 1836 to 1882| year=1883| pages=706}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.14|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|4.13|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=2012-01-25}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 47
|1910= 176
|1920= 178
|1930= 206
|1940= 240
|1950= 256
|1960= 311
|1970= 299
|1980= 413
|1990= 460
|2000= 975
|2010= 1947
|2020= 4512
|footnote=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/>
}}

===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 4,512 people, 1,749 households, and 1,178 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,085.7 inhabitants per square mile (419.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,978 housing units at an average density of 476.0 per square mile (183.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 82.4% [[White Americans|White]], 5.0% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 2.5% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 2.8% from other races and 7.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 5.5% of the population.

Of the 1,749 households, 39.5% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% were cohabitating couples, 23.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 15.6% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 32.6% of all households were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 31.8 years. 29.7% of the residents were under the age of 20; 6.1% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 36.5% were from 25 and 44; 19.5% were from 45 and 64; and 8.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.7% male and 50.3% 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 1,947 people, 800 households, and 488 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|471.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 848 housing units at an average density of {{convert|205.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.6% of the population.

There were 800 households, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.0% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.04.

The median age in the city was 31.2 years. 27.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 37.3% were from 25 to 44; 19.8% were from 45 to 64; and 6.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% 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 975 people, 440 households, and 268 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|326.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 457 housing units at an average density of {{convert|152.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.18% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.95% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.41% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.03% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.36% of the population.

There were 441 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.75.

23.1% are under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 40.8% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,381, and the median income for a family was $47,969. Males had a median income of $30,857 versus $25,542 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,222. About 3.7% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Tiffin is a part of the [[Clear Creek–Amana Community School District]] and houses Tiffin Elementary School, Clear Creek–Amana Middle School, and [[Clear Creek–Amana High School]].

==References==

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==External links==
* [http://www.tiffin-iowa.org City website]

{{Johnson County, Iowa}}

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[[Category:Cities in Johnson County, Iowa]]
[[Category:Cities in Iowa]]
[[Category:Iowa City metropolitan area]]
[[Category:1867 establishments in Iowa]]