Editing Unionville, Iowa

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|official_name            = Unionville, Iowa
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|population_total         = 75
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'''Unionville''' is a city in [[Appanoose County, Iowa|Appanoose County]], [[Iowa]], United States. The population was 75 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==
Unionville claims to be the oldest settlement in Appanoose County; the first settles arrived in 1843 and the first school was built in 1846.<ref name="utopia">{{cite news |last1=Shane |first1=George |title=Unionville Compiles a 100-Year History |work=The Des Moines Register |issue=page 22 |publisher=Cowles |date=12 May 1946}}</ref> J. F. Stratton surveyed Unionville in 1848 on land "near the old dragoon trail, the [[Mormon trail]]".<ref name="trade">{{cite news |last1=McLaughlin |first1=Lillian |title=Trade Unionville? 'Not ever!' |work=Des Moines Tribune |issue=page 5 |publisher=Cowles |date=24 September 1979}}</ref>
Unionville was founded in 1849.<ref>{{cite book|title=The History of Appanoose County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c., a Biographical Directory of Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, etc.|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_O5kUAAAAYAAJ|year=1878|publisher=Western historical Company|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_O5kUAAAAYAAJ/page/n427 461]}}</ref> The city's name most likely commemorates the [[federal union]].<ref name="Savage2007">{{cite book|author=Tom Savage|title=A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DxagLIZHNv4C&pg=PA223|date=1 August 2007|publisher=University of Iowa Press|isbn=978-1-58729-759-5|pages=223}}</ref> Unionville was incorporated as a city in 1922.<ref name="CensusTruesdell1931">{{cite book|author1=United States. Bureau of the Census|author2-link=Leon E. Truesdell|author2=Leon Edgar Truesdell|title=Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930: Population ....|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5uFFAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA365|year=1931|publisher=U.S. Government Print. Office|pages=365}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:UnionvilleIowaUSA 20sep2023.jpg|thumb|left|An aerial photograph of Unionville, Iowa, taken on Sept. 20, 2023]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.75|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]] |access-date=2012-05-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title= Historical Populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|1860|178
|1870|183
|1880|196
|1930|221
|1940|253
|1950|204
|1960|185
|1970|161
|1980|150
|1990|133
|2000|127
|2010|102
|2020|75
|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|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 75 people, 37 households, and 23 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 99.2 inhabitants per square mile (38.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 49 housing units at an average density of 64.8 per square mile (25.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 96.0% [[White Americans|White]], 0.0% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.0% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.0% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 1.3% from other races and 2.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 1.3% of the population.

Of the 37 households, 29.7% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.1% were cohabitating couples, 37.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 13.5% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 37.8% of all households were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 49.8 years. 18.7% of the residents were under the age of 20; 5.3% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 21.3% were from 25 and 44; 22.7% were from 45 and 64; and 32.0% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.3% male and 54.7% 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]]|access-date=2012-05-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 102 people, 49 households, and 29 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|136.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 60 housing units at an average density of {{convert|80.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.9% of the population.

There were 49 households, of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.8% were non-families. 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.66.

The median age in the city was 51.8 years. 17.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.6% were from 25 to 44; 40.2% were from 45 to 64; and 16.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 127 people, 50 households, and 38 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|170.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 68 housing units at an average density of {{convert|91.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 50 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% 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 3.00.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,333, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $19,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,856. There were 9.1% of families and 11.3% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 22.2% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==References==

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{{Appanoose County, Iowa}}

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[[Category:Cities in Appanoose County, Iowa]]
[[Category:Cities in Iowa]]
[[Category:1849 establishments in Iowa]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1849]]