Editing Toronto, Iowa

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Toronto, Iowa
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|named_for                = [[Toronto, Ontario]], Canada
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|image_skyline            = Saint James Church - Toronto, Iowa.JPG
|image_caption            = Saint James Catholic Church
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|image_map = Clinton_County_Iowa_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Toronto_Highlighted.svg
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|map_caption              = Location of Toronto, Iowa
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|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Iowa]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Iowa|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Clinton County, Iowa|Clinton]]
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|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = July 26, 1909<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.city-data.com/city/Toronto-Iowa.html|title= Toronto-Iowa|publisher=City-Data|accessdate=May 10, 2011}}</ref>
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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           = 0.47
|area_land_km2            = 0.47
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.18
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.18
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 102
|population_density_km2   = 215.85
|population_density_sq_mi = 560.44
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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             = 735
|coordinates              = {{coord|41|54|11|N|90|51|46|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}<ref name=gnis/>
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 52777
|area_code                = [[Area code 563|563]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 19-78600
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2397038<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2397038}}</ref>
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'''Toronto''' is a town in [[Clinton County, Iowa]], United States. The population was 102 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>

==History==
Toronto was [[plat]]ted in 1853 by George W. Thorne (1817-1898),<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/History_Docs/11th%2520GA/11_thorn_george_clinton.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2020-11-05 |archive-date=2017-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324210823/https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/History_Docs/11th%20GA/11_thorn_george_clinton.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> born in [[Maidstone]], [[Kent]], [[England]] in and raised in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada. Thorne had built a sawmill and gristmill at the site in the 1840s.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=poQUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA278 | title=Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, Volume 1 | publisher=B. F. Bowen | author=Wolfe, Patrick B. | year=1911 | pages=278}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.19|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]]|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
|1910|106
|1920|139
|1930|113
|1940|142
|1950|165
|1960|144
|1970|145
|1980|172
|1990|132
|2000|134
|2010|124
|2020|102
|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 102 people, 48 households, and 37 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 559.0 inhabitants per square mile (215.9/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 55 housing units at an average density of 301.4 per square mile (116.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 90.2% [[White Americans|White]], 0.0% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.0% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 1.0% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.0% from other races and 8.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 3.9% of the population.

Of the 48 households, 29.2% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.6% were cohabitating couples, 22.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 18.8% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 22.9% of all households were non-families. 10.4% of all households were made up of individuals, 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 45.0 years. 20.6% of the residents were under the age of 20; 2.9% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 26.5% were from 25 and 44; 20.6% were from 45 and 64; and 29.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.0% male and 49.0% 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 124 people, 48 households, and 36 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|652.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 59 housing units at an average density of {{convert|310.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 2.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.4% of the population.

There were 48 households, of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.0% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.03.

The median age in the city was 47 years. 21.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.7% were from 25 to 44; 40.4% were from 45 to 64; and 12.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 54.0% male and 46.0% 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 134 people, 51 households, and 41 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|728.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 55 housing units at an average density of {{convert|299.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 51 households, out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 127.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.9 males

The median income for a household in the city was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $27,500. Males had a median income of $22,188 versus $13,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,702. There were 5.0% of families and 6.3% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 7.7% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==Education==
The [[Calamus–Wheatland Community School District]] operates public schools serving the community.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_CALAMUS-WHEATLAND.pdf|title=Calamus-Wheatland|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref> The district was established on July 1, 1990, by the merger of the Calamus and Wheatland school districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124738/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-02-09|title=REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|accessdate=2020-03-22}}</ref> [[Calamus–Wheatland High School]] is the local high school.

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==External links==

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*[http://www.city-data.com/city/Toronto-Iowa.html City-Data] Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Toronto

{{Clinton County, Iowa}}

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[[Category:Cities in Clinton County, Iowa]]
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[[Category:1853 establishments in Iowa]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1853]]